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Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi selected EMBO Young Investigator.

December 03, 2024

Claudia Keller Valsecchi selected EMBO Young Investigator

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has selected Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi to join the Young Investigator Program. The molecular…

Prof. Yuping Li receives a coveted SNSF Starting Grant.

November 14, 2024

SNSF Starting Grant for Yuping Li

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded Prof. Yuping Li from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel one of the coveted "SNSF…

Bacteria growing on an agar plate.

October 22, 2024

Protected while sleeping: How pathogens survive antibiotic treatment

Drug tolerant bacteria pose a major challenge, because they can survive antibiotic therapies and cause recurrent infections. Researchers at the…

Diatoms frozen on an electron microscopy grid for cryo-electron tomography.

October 17, 2024

New discovery reveals how diatoms capture CO2 so effectively

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the environment. They fix up to 20 percent of the Earth’s CO₂. Prof. Ben…

The team of the Biozentrum startup Translation-X has received funding from Venture Kick.

September 30, 2024

Biozentrum spin-off Translation-X receives Venture Kick funding

In 2022, Dr. Özgür Genç together with Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, founded the startup Translation-X with the goal…

Enlarged endolysosomes in fibroblasts of patients with LRBA deficiency.

September 26, 2024

New target to treat severe autoimmune disease

Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have made significant progress in understanding a rare but serious immune disease. The team…

Janani Durairaj and Fengjie Wu have received an SNSF Ambizione Fellowship.

September 16, 2024

Two new SNSF Ambizione Fellows at the Biozentrum

The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded two young scientists from the Biozentrum at University of Basel a prestigious Ambizione…

Balzan Prize winner: Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum, University of Basel.

September 09, 2024

Balzan Prize for Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum

Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has been awarded the 2024 Balzan Prize for Biological Mechanisms of Ageing. The…

New Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology: Claudia Keller Valsecchi

August 27, 2024

New Assistant Professor appointed to the Biozentrum

In August 2025, Claudia Keller Valsecchi will join the Biozentrum of the University of Basel as a new Assistant Professor. The molecular biologist,…

Prof. em. Joachim Seelig passed away on August 15, 2024.

August 21, 2024

Obituary for Prof. em. Joachim Seelig (1942 – 2024)

The Biozentrum mourns the loss of Joachim Seelig, Professor emeritus of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel.