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For topics that might be of interest to you as a journalist or media producer, please find below a list of scientific experts on various topics. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Communications team at communications-biozentrumunibasch.

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Epidemiology and Evolution

Influenza virus
RNA virus 
SARS-CoV-2

Prof. Richard Neher
Professor of Computational Modelling and Biological Processes
Research: Evolution and spread of pathogens.
Phone +41 61 207 58 34
Email: richard.neherunibasch  

Infection Biology

Antibiotic Resistance
Bacterial Infections
Hospital Germ

Prof. Christoph Dehio
Professor of Infection Biology
Research: Bacterial infections
Phone +41 61 207 21 40
Email: christoph.dehiounibasch

Prof. Dirk Bumann
Professor of Infection Biology
Research: Metabolism of bacteria
Phone +41 61 207 23 82
Email: dirk.bumannunibasch
Prof. Urs Jenal
Professor of Infection Biology
Research: Signaling in bacterial infections
Phone +41 61 207 21 35
Email: urs.jenalunibasch

Neurobiology

Autism 

Prof. Peter Scheiffele
Professor of Neurobiology
Research: Development of neuronal networks in the brain 
Phone +41 61 207 21 94
Email: peter.scheiffeleunibasch

Motor Control and
Parkinson’s disease 

Prof. Silvia Arber
Professor of Neurobiology
Research: Function of neuronal circuits controlling motor behavior
Phone +41 61 207 20 57
Email: silvia.arberunibasch

Sleep

Prof. Anissa Kempf
Professor of Neurobiology
Research: How the brain controls sleep
Phone +41 61 207 65 75
Email: anissa.kempfunibasch

Stem Cells 

Prof. Fiona Doetsch
Professor of Neurobiology
Research: Stem cells in the adult mammalian brain
Phone +41 61 207 22 30
Email: fiona.doetschunibasch

Growth and Development

Cancer and Diabetes

Prof. Michael N. Hall
Professor of Biochemistry 
Research: Cell growth and metabolism in health and diseases such as cancer and  diabetes 
Phone +41 61 207 21 50
Email: m.hallunibasch

Muscle Function 
Muscular Diseases

Prof. Christoph Handschin
Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology
Research: Skeletal muscle cell plasticity in health and disease, exercise and aging
Phone +41 61 207 23 78
Email: christoph.handschinunibasch
Prof. Markus Rüegg
Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology
Research: Skeletal muscle aging and neuromuscular diseases
Phone +41 61 207 22 23
Email: markus-a.rueggunibasch