Events
PANORAMA and TWIST event
Liam Klenk: Gender Identity Across Borders and Industries
Liam Klenk, Author, Trans Activist and inspirational speaker
A 40-minute moderated conversation followed by Q&A and a casual apero to keep the discussion going
Host: PANORAMA team in collaboration with TWIST(Towards more Women and Inclusivity in Science & Technology)
Register here
Structural Biology, Biological Imaging and Biophysics Symposium
Prof. Dr. Danielle A. Grotjahn: Messages across membranes: connecting mitochondrial structure, function, and Communication
Prof. Dr. Danielle A. Grotjahn (The Scripps Research Institute)
Hosts: Prof. Roderick Lim and Prof. Alex Schier
Structural Biology, Biological Imaging and Biophysics Symposium
Dr. Eva Kowalinski: Discovery of novel RNA biology
Dr. Eva Kowalinski (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble)
Hosts: Prof. Roderick Lim and Prof. Alex Schier
Structural Biology, Biological Imaging and Biophysics Symposium
Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak: Unraveling the multilayered regulation of the microtubule cytoskeleton across scales
Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak (National Institutes of Health)
Hosts: Prof. Roderick Lim and Prof. Alex Schier
Structural Biology, Biological Imaging and Biophysics Symposium
Dr. Bonnie J. Murphy: Structure and function of climate-relevant macromolecular complexes
Dr. Bonnie J. Murphy (Max Planck Institute of Biophysics)
Hosts: Prof. Roderick Lim and Prof. Alex Schier
FMI Seminar
Dr. Giacomo Cavalli: Epigenetic inheritance of chromatin states mediated by 3D genome and Polycomb transitions
Dr. Giacomo Cavalli, University of Montpellier, France
FMI Seminar
Prof. Gilles Laurent: Texture computation, sleep and circadian rhythms
Prof. Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
Seminar Series
Prof. Yves Brun: The role of dynamic pili in bacterial adhesion
Prof. Yves Brun, Département de microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
Host: Prof. Christoph Dehio
Abstract
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Dr. Sedat Dilbaz: Single molecule kinetics from latent space cryo-EM data
Dr. Sedat Dilbaz (group Christoph Handschin)
Mette Roesgaard (group Jan Pieter Abrahams)
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
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. Dr. Anne Spang
Seminar Series: Current Research in Bioinformatics II, VV21563-01
Prof. Pierre Haas: Mechanics of Lumina
Prof. Pierre Haas
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
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
Dr. Cris Tocchini: Title tba
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. Cecilia Pessoa Rodrigues: Title tba
Dr. Cecilia Pessoa Rodrigues, Institute of Human Biology, Roche, Basel
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca: Title tba
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca,Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Munich, Germany
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
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
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