Events
Big Decisions, Bold Moves: How Leaders in Pharma and Consulting Drive Change
Part I - Executive Interview with Thomas Schinecker (CEO Roche Group)
Part II - Panel Discussion with leaders from Roche and McKinsey & Company
Basel Seminars in Neuroscience, VV 76292-01
Cancelled! Prof. Dmitriy Aronov: Title tba
Prof. Dimitriy Aronov (Zuckerman Institute, Columbia University)
Host: Prof. Flavio Donato, Biozentrum
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Elvan Böke: Evading ageing: metabolic and proteostatic adaptations in oocytes
Dr. Elvan Böke (CRG Spain)
Host: Prof. Fiona Doetsch
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Prof. Dr. Maxime Baud: Pharmacological control of cortical excitability and seizures
Prof. Dr. Maxime Baud, University of Bern & Wyss Center for Bio- and Neuroengineering, Geneva
Program
Prof. Florian Markowetz: All models are wrong and YOURS are useless! How to make clinical prediction models impactful for patients.
Prof. Florian Markowetz (Computational Oncology group, University of Cambridge, UK)
Public seminar of the ETH Zurich – Roche partnership ‘Next-gen Bioengineers’
Coffee & Gipfeli at 10:30am
Seminar Series: Current research in Bioinformatics I
Dr. Pierre Ronceray: From trajectories to models: learning the stochastic dynamics of biological matter
Dr. Pierre Ronceray
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
Dr. Pierre Ronceray: From trajectories to models: learning the stochastic dynamics of biological matter
Dr. Pierre Ronceray
Host: David Brückner
Abstract
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - From in vitro models to human patients
Prof. Hubert Hilbi: Signals and effectors of the amoebae-resistant respiratory pathogen Legionella
Prof. Hubert Hilbi, Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich
Host: Prof. Dr. Christoph Dehio
Abstract
Einblicke Biozentrum: Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Anne Spang: Miniatur-Recycling – Wie Zellen recyceln und was wir daraus lernen können
Prof. Anne Spang (Biozentrum, Universität Basel)
Webpage
FMI Seminar
Prof. Pei-Hsuan Wu: Small RNAs in male reproduction: spermatogenesis, sperm maturation, and paternal influences
Prof. Pei-Hsuan (Xuan) WU(University of Geneva)
Graduate teaching cycle D3: Molecular and Cellular Structural Biology II – 17001
Dr. Lea Dietrich: Analysing the oxidative phosphorylation machinery inside cells - an example of a structural cell biology project
Dr. Lea Dietrich (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany)
Host: Ben Engel
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Caitie McCafferty: Integrative structural biology to explore uncharted molecular components of cilia & Dr. Manos Kyriakakis: The role of Diet on Proteostasis and Healthspan
Dr. Caitie McCafferty (group Engel)
Dr. Manos Kyriakakis (group Spang)
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Dr. Judith Reinhardt: Design and preclinical validation of a gene therapy approach for a congen-ital muscular dystrophy
Dr. Judith Reinhardt, Biozentrum, Basel
Program
Ricarda Winkelmann: Kipppunkte im Klimasystem: Vorboten aus dem polaren Eis.
Ricarda Winkelmann, Direktorin des Max Planck Institutes für Geoanthropologie
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Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics I
Pavel Baranov: Enigmatic Translons – Animalcules of Molecular Biology?
Pavel Baranov, Biomolecular Informatics, University College Cork, Ireland
Host: Aleksei Mironov
Abstract
FMI event
Dr. Jan Ache: Neuronal mechanisms for flexible sensorimotor integration in Drosophila
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - from in vitro models to human patients
Dr. Javier Pizarro-Cerda: Pathogenic Yersinia: fascinating models to investigate virulence evolution and host-pathogen interactions
Dr. Javier Pizarro-Cerda, Institut Pasteur Paris
Host: Prof. Dr. Dirk Bumann
Abstract
Seminar
Prof. Dr. Olivier Duss: Dynamic RNA structural biology at the single-molecule level: Watching how interconnected processes work in real-time
Prof. Dr. Olivier Duss, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
Cell Biology Lecture Series I, VV 67912-01
Prof. Iwijn De Vlaminck: Spatial Sequencing of Host-Microbiome Interactions
Prof. Iwijn De Vlaminck, Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Host: Prof. Dr. Knut Drescher
Abstract
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Prof. Carolyn King: CD4 T cells Sans Frontières
Prof. Carolyn King, DBM, Basel
Program
PhD Defense: Fabienne Estermann
Of resistance mechanisms and prophage activation: Characterizing the behavior of pathogens in clinical contexts
Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics I
Dr. Thomas Michaels: Title tba
Dr. Thomas Michaels
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Seminar Series: Infection Biology - from in vitro models to human patients
Dr. Damien Portevin: Protective immune traits from Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced granuloma ex vivo
Dr. Damien Portevin, Tuberculosis Immunolog, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Host: Prof. Dr. Dirk Bumann
Abstract
FMI seminar
Prof. Jean-Yves Roignant: RNA modifications
Prof. Jean-Yves Roignant (University of Lausanne)
Cell Biology Lecture Series I, VV 67912-01
Dr. Yad Ghavi-Helm: Regulating gene expression in 3D during embryonic development
Dr. Yad Ghavi-Helm, Research group leader, Institut de Génomique Fonctionelle (IGFL), Lyon, France
Host: Dr. Joaquín Navajas Acedo (Group Schier)
Basel Seminars in Neuroscience VV 76292-01
Prof. Nicolas Brunel: title tba
Prof. Nicolas Brunel (Duke University, Durham, UK)
Host: Prof. Friedemann Zenke (FMI)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Alex Dunn: title tba
Prof. Alex Dunn (Stanford University)
Host: Prof. Alex Schier
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Prof. Dr. Jean Pieters: Regulation of autoimmunity and transplant rejection by the coronin 1 pathway—lessons from mouse models
Prof. Dr. Jean Pieters, Biozentrum, Basel
Program
FMI, Young investigator seminar series
Dr. Daniel Krueger: title tba
Dr. Daniel Krueger (Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, Netherlands) Hans Clevers group
FMI Seminar
Prof. Torben Heick Jensen: Nuclear RNA processing
Prof. Torben Heick Jensen (University of Aarhus, Denmark )
Cell Biology Lecture Series I, VV 67912-01
Dr. Philippe Bastin: In search of mechanisms driving evolution of cilia and flagella
Dr. Philippe Bastin, Trypanosome Cell Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
Host: Dr. Alexey Baldin (Group Pieters)
Abstract
Internal Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Fengjie Wu: title tba & Dr. Stefan Imseng: title tba
Dr. Fengjie Wu (Ambizione fellow; group Hiller)
Dr. Stefan Imseng (Aukera)
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research, VV 76078-01
Dr. Stavros Giaglis: Exploring the innate immune system in autoimmune diseases: from individual cell populations to complex organotypic models
Dr. Stavros Giaglis, DBM, Basel
Program
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)
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: Title tba
Dr. Fridtjof Brauns
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
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: Titel tbd
Prof. Stefano Vanni, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg
Seminar Series: Cell Biology Lecture Series I
Host: Fanny Le Blanc (group Engel)
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
Einblicke Biozentrum - Aktuelles aus der Forschung
Prof. Peter Scheiffele: Autismus - Neuronale Besonderheiten und neue Behandlungswege
Prof. Peter Scheiffele (Biozentrum)
Webpage
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)
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
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)