News archive Prof. Dr. Alex Schier
March 14, 2024
Sleep-wake rhythm: Fish change our understanding of sleep regulation
Contrary to common belief, not all vertebrates regulate their sleep-wake rhythm in the same way. Researchers led by Prof. Alex Schier at the…
January 26, 2022
Alex Schier awarded distinction of AAAS Fellow
Prof. Alex Schier from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science…
December 06, 2021
Continued funding for Allen Discovery Center
Prof. Alex Schier from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and colleagues at the University of Washington and the California Institute of…
November 29, 2021
Diversity in the brain: New genes create new cell types
Through duplication of genetic material cells can acquire new functions. This process may give rise to new cell types with unique properties. Prof.…
April 28, 2020
Silvia Arber and Alex Schier elected to the “National Academy of Sciences”
Prof. Silvia Arber, neurobiologist at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), as well…
March 28, 2019
Crime Scene Schizophrenia - 30 Genes under suspicion
The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has identified 30 genes associated with schizophrenia.…
March 28, 2019
ERC Advanced Grant for Alex Schier
The European Research Council has awarded the cell and developmental biologist Prof. Alex Schier at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, a generously…
December 20, 2018
“Science” honors Alex Schier’s research studies as “Breakthrough of the Year 2018”
Publications of Prof. Alex Schier from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and Harvard University were named "Breakthrough of the Year 2018" by the…
May 14, 2018
EMBO Membership for Alex Schier
Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and currently still research group leader at Harvard University in Cambridge, has…
April 26, 2018
Who am I? How cells find their identity
The research group of Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has investigated more closely how a single embryonic cell develops…