Events
Seminar Series: Current research in Bioinformatics I
Prof. Donate Weghorn: Decoding the origins of mutations: From tumor signatures to germline hotspots
Prof. Donate Weghorn, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain
Host: Aleksei Mironov
Abstract
D-BSSE Tuesday Seminar
Prof. Dr. Paola Picotti: Decoding the protein dance
Prof. Dr. Paola Picotti (ETH Zurich, Department of Biology, Head of Institute for Molecular Systems Biology)
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - from in vitro models to human patients
Prof. Amandine Guérin: Host manipulation by the parasite Cryptosporidium
Prof. Amandine Guérin, University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine
Host: Prof. Dr. Marek Basler
Abstract
Einblicke Biozentrum - Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Roderick Lim: Nuclear pores: How to protect and penetrate the cell nucleus
Prof. Roderick Lim (Biozentrum, Universität Basel)
Webpage
FMI Seminar
Prof. Sutapa Chakrabarti: Molecular mechanisms of function and regulation of RNA helicases
Prof. Sutapa Chakrabarti (Free University, Berlin)
Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics I
Prof. Rory Johnson: RIBOncology: Decoding the regulatory RNA drivers of cancer
Prof. Rory Johnson, University of Bern; University College Dublin
Host: Aleksei Mironov
Abstract
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - From in vitro models to human patients
Prof. Franziska Faber: Spore formation in Clostridioides difficile is governed by small RNAs
Prof. Franziska Faber, Universität Würzburg
Host: Prof. Dr. Dirk Bumann
Abstract
FMI Young Investigator seminar series
Dr. Jerome Nicolas Janssen: title tba
Dr. Jerome Nicolas Janssen (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Martin Beck: Nuclear Pores as Guardians of the Genome
Dr. Martin Beck, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt, Germany
Host: Prof. Dr. Roderick Lim and Dr. Birthe Fahrenkrog
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Prof. Dr. Yuping Li: Bacteria-jumbophage arms race
Prof. Dr. Yuping Li, Biozentrum, Basel
Program
Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics I
Dr. Fridtjof Brauns: Self-organization of active epithelial mechanics
Dr. Fridtjof Brauns
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - From in vitro models to human patients
Prof. Suzan Rooijakkers: Antibodies & complement against bacterial infections
Prof. Suzan Rooijakkers, UMC Utrecht
Host: Prof. Dr. Urs Jenal
Prof. Stefano Vanni: Discovering new membrane protein functions with multi-scale molecular simulations
Prof. Stefano Vanni, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg
Seminar Series: Cell Biology Lecture Series I
Host: Fanny Le Blanc (group Engel)
Abstract
FAREWELL LECTURE Prof. Markus Affolter: 37 years at the Biozentrum – Thank you!
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Meric Ataman: title tba & Dr. Raul Ortiz: title tba
Dr. Meric Ataman (group Zavolan)
Dr. Raul Ortiz (group Scheiffele)
DBM lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 76078-01
Prof. Dr. Daniel Pinschewer: Immunity and Tolerance in Persistent Viral Infection
Prof. Dr. Daniel Pinschewer, DMB, Basel
Program
Seminar Series: Current research in Bioinformatics I
Dr. Mehmet C Ucar: Title tba
Dr. Mehmet C Ucar, University of Sheffield, UK
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - from in vitro models to human patients
Prof. Elina Laanto: Uncovering the hidden diversity and functional potential of bacteriophages through isolatebased research
Prof. Elina Laanto, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Host: Prof. Dr. Yuping Li
Abstract
Einblicke Biozentrum - Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Peter Scheiffele: Autismus - Neuronale Besonderheiten und neue Behandlungswege
Prof. Peter Scheiffele (Biozentrum)
Webpage
FMI Seminar
Dr. Filip Roudnicky: Functional Genomics of Antisense Medicines: From Genome-Scale Screens to Mechanism
Dr. Filip Roudnicky (Roche, Basel)
Dr. Matthias C. Truttmann: Targeting AMPylation-mediated chaperone regulation in proteostasis and aging
Dr. Matthias C. Truttmann, University of Michigan Medical School
Host: Prof. Urs Jenal
January 08, 2026
10:00 - 18:00
Location: Pharmacenter, Klingelbergstrasse 50, Basel, Lecture hall 1
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Basel Cell Therapy Symposium 2026
The symposium will include three Sessions, "Cellular Therapies for Infectious Disease and Cell Manufacturing”, "Hematopoietic Stem Cell Engineering” and "Engineering Immune Cells”, posters sessions and three Keynote Lectures held by Luca Gattinoni (Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany), Luigi Naldini (San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Milan, Italy), Chiara Bonini (Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy).
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67912-01
Prof. Edan Foley: Title tba
Prof. Edan Foley
Host: Host: Dr. Joaquín Navajas Acedo (Group Schier)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life sciences VV 62642
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz: Title tba
Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Campus, Ashburn,VA, USA
Host: Prof. Anne Spang
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Ginny Farías: Title tba
Dr. Ginny Farías, Neuronal Organelle Dynamics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Host: Dr. Debdatto Mookherjee (group Spang)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Prof. Suliana Manley: title tba
Prof. Suliana Manley (EPFL Lausanne)
Host: Prof. Anissa Kempf
Discovery Seminar
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
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)