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April 26, 2018
Who am I? How cells find their identity
The research group of Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has investigated more closely how a single embryonic cell develops…
April 11, 2018
Fiona Doetsch receives prestigious ERC research grant
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the neuroscientist and stem cell biologist Prof. Fiona Doetsch at the Biozentrum, University of Basel,…
April 03, 2018
Like an assembly line: Molecular factories produce bioactive compounds
Bacteria and fungi produce potent natural products in molecular factories that resemble an assembly line. In "Nature Chemical Biology", researchers…
March 26, 2018
Mini-symposium with Nobel laureate Jacques Dubochet
Last year, Prof. em. Jacques Dubochet, along with two other scientists, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing cryo-electron…
March 22, 2018
Researchers discover new anti-cancer protein
An international team of researchers led by Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered a new anti-cancer protein.…
March 08, 2018
A new springboard into research for Bachelor students at the Biozentrum
The early involvement of students in real-life research has always been an exceptional quality feature of the Biozentrum. Now a further opportunity…
February 16, 2018
Architecture of cellular control center mTORC2 elucidated
The protein complex mTORC2 controls cellular lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Researchers from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and the ETH…
February 07, 2018
T3 Pharma qualifies for BaseLaunch funding program
T3 Pharmaceuticals, a spin-off from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has been selected for the second phase of the BaseLaunch start-up…
February 01, 2018
The Biozentrum welcomes new Director Alex Schier
On February 1, 2018, Prof. Alexander F. Schier took over as new Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel. The University Council had appointed…
January 25, 2018
Lab-on-a-chip for tracking single bacterial cells
The research group led by Prof. Erik van Nimwegen at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, together with researchers from the Max Planck…