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Events

May 23, 2022

Seminar Series: RNA Club

Dr. Simon Alberti: Elucidating the role of RNA-protein condensates in translation regulation

12:15 - 14:00

May 23, 2022

Seminar Series: Recent Progress in Infection Biology

Prof. Joseph Bondy-Denomy: How bacteriophages avoid CRISPR-mediated demise

17:15 - 18:15

May 24, 2022

Structural Biology and Biophysics Seminar (SBBS) Series

Prof. Andrew Kruse: Sigma receptors: from molecular cloning to computational drug discovery

12:15 - 13:15

May 24, 2022

Einblicke Biozentrum: Aktuelles aus der Forschung

Dr. Simon Ittig: Krebstherapie – Bakterien im Einsatz

19:00 - 19:45

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Research

Research Groups A - Z

30 Research Groups – scientists from more than 40 countries – interdisciplinary research

Professor Views

CRISPR/Cas9 –  human microbiome –  spread of viruses – neuromuscular diseases and more

Awards & Honors

Nobel Prize - Lasker Award – Gairdner Award – Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine …

Latest publications

Frei, I. C., Weissenberger, D., Ritz, D., Heusermann, W., Colombi, M., Shimobayashi, M. and Hall, M. N. (2022) ‘Adipose mTORC2 is essential for arborization of sensory neurons in white adipose tissue and whole-body energy homeostasis’, bioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. 10.1101/2022.03.21.485116.   edoc | Open Access
Enkler, L., Pennauer, M., Szentgyörgyi, V., Prescianotto-Baschong, C., Riezman, I., Wiesyk, A., Kucharczyk, R., Spiess, M., Riezman, H. and Spang, A. (2022) ‘The small GTPase Arf1 regulates ATP synthesis and mitochondria homeostasis by modulating fatty acid metabolism’, bioRxiv. Cold Spring Harbor . 10.1101/2022.01.26.477847.   edoc | Open Access
Ham, D. J., Börsch, A., Chojnowska, K., Lin, S., Leuchtman, A. B., Ham, A. S., Thürkauf, M., Delezie, J., Furrer, R., Burri, D., Sinnreich, M., Handschin, C., Tintignac, L. A., Zavolan, M., Mittal, N. and Rüegg, M. A. (2022) ‘Distinct and additive effects of calorie restriction and rapamycin in aging skeletal muscle’, Nature Communications, 13, p. 2025. 10.1038/s41467-022-29714-6.   edoc | Open Access

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For the prestigious and independent Biozentrum PhD fellowships that provide a unique rotation-based selection of research group. More

Application deadline: June 6, 2022

Biozentrum Discovery Seminar 
Prof. Stephen Giovannoni, Oregon State University, USA
"Nanobacteria: Key players in the earth’s carbon cycle"

June 3, 2022 12:15 pm
U1.131 and zoom (Registration)

Einblicke Biozentrum
24. Mai 2022, Dr. Simon Ittig (T3 Pharma)
Erfahren Sie, wie sich Bakterien für Krebstherapien einsetzen lassen More
Zeit: 19.00 Uhr
Ort: Maurice E. Müller Saal
Öffentlicher Vortrag, Eintritt frei,
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Bachelor - Master - PhD

Bachelor's & master's students benefit from: Early involvement in active research – intensive mentoring – all relevant research fields and technologies in molecular biology – international environment 


PhD students benefit from:  Exceptional concentration of research expertise – state-of-the-art technology facilites – highly interdisciplinary teaching program – a worldwide renowned institute 

 

Catherine Helbing, Bachelor student: Interview

She heads the Student Committee Biology and besides her studies works part-time. For her good organization is the be-all and end-all. More

 

Artan Ademi, Master student: Interview
Getting to the bottom of things is something he has always loved doing. That is why was drawn to basic research and to the Biozentrum in Basel. More

 

Karolin Berneiser, PhD student: Interview
She is not only enthusiastic about the interdisciplinary and international research groups but also, in particular, about the work with large molecular machines. More

 

Đorđe Relić, PhD student: Interview

For his PhD he changed from mathematics and computer science to biology. A challenging shift from exactness to less predictability. More

 

 

Spotlights

State-of-the-art infrastructure for leading-edge research

The Biozentrum has moved into its new home to continue fostering its world class research. It houses 400 researchers from around the world and a large range of highly sensitive scientific installations. For the university as a whole, an additional lecture hall capacity for 900 students has been created. More

Open Positions

Postdoctoral Position Research Group Christoph Handschin
Postdoctoral position (100%, funded) in skeletal muscle plasticity

Technical Staff Research Group Susan Mango
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Technician (100%)

Administration
Betriebsassistent/in - Floor Manager (100%)

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Alumni

 

Welcome
The Biozentrum Alumni organization enables the more than 1800 former employees and students to keep in touch and to keep on sharing in the life at the Biozentrum. Joint in! More

 

Alumnus Sacha Glardon: Interview
He cherishes Walter Gehring’s Drosophila strains, an old Biozentrum PCR machine and the Basel “Fasnacht”. Sacha Glardon is a passionate biologist and a man of many talents. More

 

Alumna Hilde Jannsens: Interview
Seven different nations and cultures. Hilde Janssens has experience in how differently people communicate. So she decided to become a communications trainer for scientists. More