News Archive 2021
October 26, 2021
Research grant for Silvia Arber to investigate Parkinson's
Together with a team of international experts, Prof. Silvia Arber at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for…
September 21, 2021
Official opening of the new Biozentrum building
The University of Basel’s impressive new Biozentrum building celebrated its official opening today in the space of its large atrium. Research in the…
September 21, 2021
Benjamin Engel appointed new professor at the Biozentrum
Benjamin Engel has been appointed by the University Council to be new Assistant Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. The cell…
September 20, 2021
Apply now! Biozentrum PhD Fellowships
With its prestigious and much sought after PhD Fellowships, the Biozentrum enables ambitious and highly motivated young scientists to do their PhD at…
September 08, 2021
Keep on moving: Sports relieve tumor-associated anemia
Many cancer patients suffer from anemia leaving them fatigued, weak, and an impaired ability to perform physical activity. Drugs only rarely alleviate…
September 07, 2021
Good times, bad times: Worms equip their offspring for the future
Parents prepare their children for the future. For many animals, the survival of their progeny depends on their parents’ care, and this can affect…
September 06, 2021
T3 Pharma wins Swiss Economic Award 2021
The biotech company T3 Pharmaceuticals, a spin-off from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has received the Swiss Economic Award 2021 at this…
September 01, 2021
Small but powerful: Tiny droplets for muscle endurance
Running a marathon requires a good training plan. A targeted endurance training accustoms the muscles to a physical workload and increases their…
August 30, 2021
Farewell Symposium for Prof. Tilman Schirmer
At the Biozentrum, Professor Tilman Schirmer studied structure - function relationships of bacterial proteins and their communication at the molecular…
August 16, 2021
Michael N. Hall received honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has been honored by the Senate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the…