Molecular and Cellular Biology

Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams
 Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life

Prof. Markus Affolter
 Development of blood vessels and complex organs

Prof. Silvia Arber
 Motor circuit function

Prof. Marek Basler
 Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles

Prof. Attila Becskei
 Mechanisms controlling gene regulatory networks

Prof. Christoph Dehio
 Molecular mechanisms of chronic bacterial infections

Prof. Fiona Doetsch
 Stem cells in the adult mammalian brain

Prof. Ben Engel
 Charting the molecular architecture of organelles

Prof. Michael N. Hall
 mTOR signaling in growth and metabolism

Prof. Christoph Handschin
 Molecular understanding of healthy and diseased muscles

Prof. Maria Hondele
 Formation and function of RNA-containing condensates

Prof. Urs Jenal
 Signaling in bacterial cell growth and virulence

Prof. Anissa Kempf
 Deciphering the molecular basis of sleep and tiredness

Prof. Yuping Li
 Understanding the interaction between bacteria and jumbophages

Prof. Roderick Lim
 Cellular nanomechanics  and nucleocytoplasmic transport control

Prof. Timm Maier
 Blueprints of biosynthetic and regulatory protein assemblies

Prof. Susan Mango
 Development of embryonic cells into complex organs

Prof. Jean Pieters
 Deciphering the mechanisms of cell population size control

Prof. Markus Rüegg
 Skeletal muscle aging and neuromuscular diseases

Prof. Alex Schier
 Embryonic development of vertebrates and regulation of sleep

Prof. Anne Spang
 Defining principles of intracellular organization
