News archive Prof. Dr. Mihaela Zavolan
August 14, 2024
Ribosomal component helps cells find their identity
The "protein factories" of the cell, the ribosomes, consist of up to eighty components. Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have…
March 14, 2024
Two Biozentrum researchers selected as International Society for Computational Biology Fellow
Two professors of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics have now been selected as new fellows of the…
April 19, 2022
Multiple treatments to slow age-related muscle wasting
Everyone wants to stay fit and healthy as they grow old. But as we age, our body degrades, our muscles shrink and strength declines. Some older people…
April 30, 2021
Sanity: Analyzing single-cell data without distortion
Single-cell RNA sequencing is a powerful experimental method for determining the molecular identities and characteristics of individual cells.…
February 22, 2021
Aging muscles – uncovering the causes of sarcopenia
Age-related muscle loss has a huge impact on autonomy and life quality of the elderly. Animal models help us to better understand the ageing process…
August 19, 2020
Breast cancer: New way for tumor cells to escape self-destruction
In the body, the so-called programmed cell death prevents cells with irreparable damage from surviving and turning into cancer cells. In the “EMBO…
February 27, 2020
Genetic signature boosts protein production during cell division
Prof. Mihaela Zavolan’s team at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has uncovered a genetic signature that enables cells to adapt their protein…
July 12, 2019
Speed controllers for protein production
The translation of the genetic code into proteins is a vital process in any cell. Prof. Mihaela Zavolan’s team at the Biozentrum, University of Basel,…