The structure of molecules and proteins has fascinated Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams throughout his scientific career. His research has been dedicated to…

Restless legs, restless nights: Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a common but still mysterious sleep disorder. Using zebrafish, Prof. Alex Schier’s…

The gut does much more than just digest food. Researchers led by Prof. Anissa Kempf at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, have now discovered a…

Scientific exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and community spirit were at the heart of this year’s three-day Biozentrum Retreat in Olten. The…

Meningitis is rare in newborns but often dramatic. For the first time, scientists have developed a preventive approach that stops harmful bacteria in…

Prof. Sebastian Hiller, structural biologist at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has been elected as a new member of the German National…

Developing new medicines is a slow and costly process. For some years now, artificial intelligence (AI) has been considered a promising tool to…

During infection, pathogens must adapt quickly to the conditions to thrive inside the body. Prof. Sebastian Hiller’s team at the Biozentrum,…

The Biozentrum of the University of Basel mourns the loss of Prof. Andreas Engel, a pioneer in structural biology and co-founder of the Maurice E.…

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new…