Events
Current Research in Bioinformatics II, VV21563-01
Dr. Zena Hadjivasiliou: Patterning in dynamic environments
Host: Prof. Dr. David Brückner
Abstract
Seminar Series: Recent Progress in Infection Biology
Prof. Jean-François Collet: Under Pressure: Coordinating Assembly and Maintaining Envelope Integrity in Gram-Negative Bacteria
Prof. Jean-François Collet / UC Louvain - Belgium
Host: Prof. Dr. Marek Basler
Abstract
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Dr. Marc Michaelis: Critical Thinking in Pharma: From Human Error to Risk Tools and Data Analytics
Dr. Marc Michaelis, Head of Business Development & Projects, SwissCo Services AG, Member of the Aenova Group, Sisseln, Switzerland
Host: Prof. A. Odermatt
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Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Malu Martínez-Chantar; From Ion to Insight: How Magnesium Could Change the Way We See Liver Disease
Dr. Malu Martínez-Chantar, Bizkaia Science and Technology Park, Derio (Bizkaia)
Host: Christoph Müller (Group Hall)
Abstract
March 12, 2026
17:30 - 18:30
Location: Library, Petersplatz 10 (next to Botanical Garden)
Athena's Journey
Dr. Elisabetta Traggiai: Athena's Journey: Empowering Women in Science
Dr. Elisabetta Traggiai, Executive Director at Novartis
Followed by Networking and Apéro
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Flyer
Hosts: The Athena’s Journey Core Committee
FMI Young investigator seminar series
Prof. Karim Rafie: DNA viruses in focus – From mitochondrial targeting and cell death, to novel research tools
Prof. Karim Rafie (Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, The Netherlands)
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Prof. Suliana Manley: Insights into the mitochondrial collective
Prof. Suliana Manley (EPFL Lausanne)
Host: Prof. Dr.Anissa Kempf
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Prof. Flavio Donato: The reinstatement of a forgotten in-fantile memory
Prof. Dr. Flavio Donato, Biozentrum, Basel
Program
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
PD Dr. Achim Lother: Decoding Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling: Pathways to Precision Therapy
PD Dr. Achim Lother, Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center – University of Freiburg / Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Freiburg, Germany
Host: Prof. A. Odermatt
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Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca: Metabolic regulation of chromatin organization and function
Dr. Daphne Selvaggia Cabianca,Institute of Functional Epigenetics, Helmholtz Munich, Germany
Host: Prof. Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Prof. Tony Hyman: Phase separation in cell physiology & disease
Dr. Tony Hyman (MPI-CBG Dresden)
Host: Prof. Maria Hondele
Abstract
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Melanie Generali: Stem Cell Applications in the Cardi-ovascular System
Dr. Melanie Generali, University of Zürich
Program
Time: tba
Other - BR-FMI Mini-Symposium
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
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Dr. Holly Fletcher: The Fats of Life in the Early Modern World: Matter in Multispecies Medicine
Dr. Holly Fletcher, Wellcome Trust Early Carreer Fellow, University College London, UK
Host: Dr. P. Wanner
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Curious about how to get into entrepreneurship?
Nucleate Switzerland: From Lab to Venture: Co-creating Startups
We are bringing together three entrepreneurs who operate at the heart of the Basel biotech ecosystem:
- Simon Ittig — CEO and Co-founder, T3 Pharmaceuticals AG
- Gisela Andrade — Startup innovation consultant and Guest Lecturer, FHNW
- Martyna Wroblewska — Manager Innovation & Sourcing, BaseLaunch
Registration
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Julia Schedel: title tby & Dr. Joaquin Navajas Acedo:title tba
Julia Schedel (group Rüegg)
Dr. Joaquin Navajas Acedo (group Schier)
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Prof. Andromachi Karakatsani: Do stem cells talk back to their niche? Deciphering the crosstalk between stem cells and blood ves-sels in the adult murine brain
Prof. Andromachi Karakatsani, BSS, ETH Basel
Program
Friedrich Miescher Lecture
Dr. Omaya Dudin: The Evolutionary Cell Biology of Multicellular Development
Dr. Omaya Dudin (University of Geneva)
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Dr. Tina Notter: Title tba
Dr. Tina Notter, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Host: Prof. L. Simmler
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FMI Young Investigator Seminar Series
Prof. Kathrin Leppek: title tba
Prof. Kathrin Leppek (University Clinic Bonn, University of Bonn, D)
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
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Maria-Clemencia Hernandez: From Genetic Mechanism to Clinical Intervention: Restoring GABAergic Tone in Angelman and Dup15q Syndromes
Dr. Maria-Clemencia Hernandez, Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel
Program
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Dr. Carole Marxer: Pharmacoepidemiology in Sweden vs. Switzerland: An Overview of Nationwide Linked Registries from Sweden and Personal Experience
Dr. Carole Marxer, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska, Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Host: Prof. C. Meier
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Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Dr. Alexey Baldin: Title tba & NN: title tba
Dr. Alexey Baldin (group Jean Pieters)
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Josephine Reber: RadioLigand Therapy (RLT): From SSTR2 and PSMA to Next-Genera-tion Targets
Dr. Josephine Reber, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel
Program
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Prof. Olivia Merkel: Title tba
Prof. Olivia Merkel
Host: PhD Association & PhD Programm for Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Prof. Tobias Derfuss: The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and the pathogenesis of MS
Prof. Tobias Derfuss, DBM and Univ Hospital Basel
Program
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
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Prof. Dr. Juliane Nguyen: Sticky Solutions: Engineering Retention for Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy
Prof. Dr. Juliane Nguyen, Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Host: Prof. P. Luciani / University of Bern
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Am diss:kurs dreht sich alles um die Forschung: Doktorierende und Postdoktorierende aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen geben in inspirierenden Kurzvorträgen einen Einblick in ihre Forschung. Das Angebot richtet sich an alle, die sich für eine Promotion interessieren, bereits promovieren oder neugierig auf die Forschung an der Universität Basel sind.
diss:kurs – Basler Doktorierende und Postdoktorierende präsentieren ihre Forschung
Sieben Vortragende haben jeweils 10 Minuten Zeit, dem Publikum spannende Einblicke in ihr Forschungsgebiet zu geben und beantworten anschliessend Fragen aus dem Publikum.
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Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642
Prof. Klaus Müller: title tba
Prof. Klaus Müller (TU Berlin)
Host: Attila Becskei
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Rainer Friedrich: Neuronal memory networks: from function to structure
Dr. Rainer Friedrich, FMI, Basel
Program
May 20, 2026
08:30 - 18:00
Location: Department of Biomedicine, ZLF building, Kleiner Horsaal, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel
Symposium
OncoDay Basel
Flyer
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Raffaella Santoro, Department of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, University of Zürich
Prof. Frank Winkler, Neurology Clinic and Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital Heidelberg
Registration Deadline: 1st of May 2026, Abstract submission Deadline: 1st of April 2026
Seminars on Drug Sciences (SDS), VV 78093-01
Prof. Mehdi Bemiddir: Title tba
Prof. Mehdi Bemiddir, BioCIS, UFR de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
Host: Prof. R. Teufel
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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
Prof. Sergiu Pasca: title tba
Prof. Sergiu Pasca (Stanford Medicine)
Hosts: Prof. Alex Schier & Prof. Mathias Lütolf (IHB)
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Claudio Giachino: Addressing the role of oncogenes and tumor suppressors using mouse models of brain tumors and conditional genetics
Dr. Claudio Giachino, DBM, Basel
Program
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
Lecture series: Genetic Approaches in Biomedical Research VV 78096-01
Dr. Alessio Strano: Investigating gene function with in vivo pooled CRISPR screens
Dr. Alessio Strano, BSS, ETH Basel
Program
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
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life sciences VV 62642
Prof. Lacra Bintu: title tba
Prof. Lacra Bintu (Stanford University)
Host: PhD representative, Laetitia Rozic, (Hiller lab)
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
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
Prof. Nadine Vastenhouw: title tba
Prof. Nadine Vastenhouw (University of Lausanne )
Host: Prof. Susan Mango
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
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
Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62641
Prof. Iñaki Ruiz: title tba
Prof. Iñaki Ruiz (Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona
Host: Prof. Jean Pieters