Events
FMI Seminar
Dr. Katja Luck: Towards a complete structural landscape of protein-protein binding
Dr. Katja Luck, Institute of Molecular Biology, IMB Mainz, German
Seminar Series: Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV No.: 67913-01
Prof. Robert Arkowitz: Probing cytoplasmic crowding and viscosity during morphogenesis and drug tolerance in a human fungal pathogen
Prof. Robert Arkowitz, CNRS-INSERM-University of Côte d‘Azur, Nice
Host: Debdatto Mookherjee (group Spang)
Abstract
FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE 2026 VV FS 77705-01
From Bench to Bedside; Neuroscience Network Basel Symposium 2026
Registration is open until January 31, 2026: https://forms.gle/YhnVPqU3QCB6NZBJ9
Contact and information: neuro@unibas.ch
Program PDF download
Organization committee: Josef Bischofberger (DBM), Anne Eckert (UPK), Rainer Friedrich (FMI), Raphael Guzman (DBM, USB), Anne-Catherine Feutz (NNB coordinator)
Lecture
Prof. Tino Krell: The quest for signal molecules that activate receptors
Prof. Tino Krell, Department of Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, EEZ, Granada, Spain
Host: Prof. Dr. Urs Jenal
D-BSSE Next-gen Seminar
Prof. Johanna Joyce: Unraveling the Complexity of Cancer Ecosystems
Prof. Johanna Joyce (University of Lausanne, Ludwig Institute for Cancer research, Lausanne)
Host: Dr. Klara Ivanek, D-BSSE
February 10, 2026
19:00 - 19:45
Location: Biozentrum, Lecture hall Maurice E. Müller Saal, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel
Einblicke Biozentrum: Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Markus Rüegg: Tierversuche - Im Wandel der Zeit am Beispiel der Muskelforschung
FMI
Panel discussion in the context of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the FMI will host a panel discussion on how scientific progress and gender equality can advance together.
Poster
FMI Young Investigator Seminar Series
Dr. Ibrahim Tastekin: Mapping the gustatory connectome of Drosophila melanogaster
Dr. Ibrahim Tastekin (Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal) group Dr. Carlos Ribeiro
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life sciences VV 62642
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz: Harnessing mRNA to illuminate the hidden world of cells
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Campus, Ashburn,VA, USA
Host: Prof. Dr. Anne Spang
February 13, 2026
12:00 - 12:45
Location: DBM seminar room, 2nd floor, ZLF, Hebelstrasse 20
DBM Postdoc Club Career Talk - Lunchtime series - The Path to Where I am
Anke Wixmerten
Anke Wixmerten, Head of the GMP Core Facility (GMP) at the Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel and University Hospital Basel
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Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics II, VV21563-01
Prof. Pierre Haas: Mechanics of Lumina
Prof. Pierre Haas
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
February 17, 2026
17:30 - 18:30
Location: Novartis Pavillon ; Novartis Campus ; St. Johanns-Hafen-Weg 5, 4056 Basel
VMB Panorama Event
Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli: From atoms to the stars: can nuclear fusion power our future?
Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli, EPFL Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Registration link here. A maximum of 100 people can join so be quick at registering !!!
Here’s what to expect:
- A 40-minute moderated conversation
- An open Q&A where you can ask the questions
- A casual apéro to keep the discussion going
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Ginny Farías: Shaping the axonal proteome through inter-organelle communication
Dr. Ginny Farías, Neuronal Organelle Dynamics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Host: Dr. Debdatto Mookherjee (group Spang)
Abstract
Seminar Series: Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV No.: 67913-01
Asst.Prof. Idse Heemskerk; Title tba
Asst.Prof. Idse Heemskerk, Biomedical Engineering (BME), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Host: Prof. David Brückner
FMI seminar
Dr. Oliver Bell: Heterochromatin Gene Silencing in Development and Disease: Insights from Weiss-Kruszka Syndrome and KMT2A-rearranged Leukemia
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Cris Tocchini: Title tba & NN
Dr. Cris Tocchini, (group Susan Mango)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Prof. Suliana Manley: title tba
Prof. Suliana Manley (EPFL Lausanne)
Host: Prof. Dr.Anissa Kempf
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Malu Martínez-Chantar, Title tba
Dr. Malu Martínez-Chantar, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Derio (Bizkaia)
Host: Christoph Müller (Group Hall)
FMI Young investigator seminar series
Karim Rafie: Title tba
Karim Rafie, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, The Netherlands
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca: Metabolic regulation of chromatin organization and function
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca,Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Munich, Germany
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
Time: tba
Other - BR-FMI Mini-Symposium
March 24, 2026
19:00 - 19:45
Location: Biozentrum, Lecture hall Maurice E. Müller Saal, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel
Einblicke Biozentrum: Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi: Geschlechtschromosomen - Balanceakte der Gene
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Silvia Fre: Conserved signals dictate symmetry braking and regeneration of multilayered epithelia
Dr. Silvia Fre, Developmental Biology and Genetics, Institut Curie, Paris, France
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Alexey Baldin: Title tba
Dr. Alexey Baldin (group Jean Pieters)
April 28, 2026
19:00 - 19:45
Location: Biozentrum, Lecture hall Maurice E. Müller Saal, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel
Einblicke Biozentrum: Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Michael N. Hall: Cancer, Diabetes, Aging - A Personal Story of Discovery in Cell Growth Control
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. James Briscoe: Title tba
Dr. James Briscoe, Developmental Dynamics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK
Host: Dr. Joaquin Navajas Acedo (group Schier)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Tâm Mignot: Title tba
Dr. Tâm Mignot,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille
Host: Prof. Dr. Christoph Dehio
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Prof. Eva Nowack, Title tba
Prof. Eva Nowack, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf
Host: Fanny Le Blanc (group Engel)
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Katharina Papsdorf: Title tba
Dr. Katharina Papsdorf, Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life sciences VV 62642
Prof. Lacra Bintu: title tba
Prof. Lacra Bintu (Stanford University)
Host: PhD representative, Laetitia Rozic, (Hiller lab)
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Alexander Stark: Title tba
Dr. Alexander Stark, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria
Host: Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Naama Barkai: Title tba
Prof. Naama Barkai, Weizman Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Host: Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Roy Parker: Title tba
Prof. Roy Parker, University of Colorado Boulder
Host: Prof. Dr. Maria Hondele
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Darren Gilmour: Title tba
Prof. Darren Gilmour, University of Zurich
Host: Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Xavier Trepat: Title tba
Prof. Xavier Trepat , Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
Host: Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Marta Zlatic: Title tba
Dr. Marta Zlatic,University of Cambridge, UK
Host: Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Irene Miguel-Aliaga: The sex and geometry of organs
Dr. Irene Miguel-Aliaga, Crick Institute, London, UK
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Aleksandra Walczak: Title tba
Prof. Aleksandra Walczak, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
Host: Anne Moor