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May 21, 2019
Treating muscular disease – Santhera and Biozentrum join forces
Santhera Pharmaceuticals and the Biozentrum, University of Basel, announce their collaboration to advance gene therapy research for the treatment of…
May 14, 2019
Relay station in the brain controls our movements
The relay station of the brain, the Substantia Nigra consists of different types of nerve cells and is responsible for controlling the execution of…
March 28, 2019
Crime Scene Schizophrenia - 30 Genes under suspicion
The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia.…
March 28, 2019
ERC Advanced Grant for Alex Schier
The European Research Council has awarded the cell and developmental biologist Prof. Alex Schier at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, a generously…
January 14, 2019
Engineered T cells promote long-term organ transplant acceptance
Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation medicine. Suppressing the immune system to prevent organ rejection, however, opens…
January 07, 2019
A springboard into research for Bachelor students
With the "Biozentrum Research Summer" program, Bachelor students in the sciences again have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a cutting-edge…
December 20, 2018
Bacteria rely on classic business model
The pneumonia causing pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has developed a twin-track strategy to colonize its host. It generates two different cells –…
December 20, 2018
First Innosuisse project at the Biozentrum
Dr. Stefan Imseng and Dr. Asier González are conducting a new study at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel to develop a novel drug for the…
December 11, 2018
Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the “juice” to cancer cells
A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth – this was discovered by the team of Prof.…
November 28, 2018
Biozentrum PhD Fellowships: Application deadline December 15
The Biozentrum has launched an additional winter call for its prestigious and much sought after PhD Fellowships. Ambitious and highly motivated young…