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September 01, 2021
Small but powerful: Tiny droplets for muscle endurance
Running a marathon requires a good training plan. A targeted endurance training accustoms the muscles to a physical workload and increases their…

August 30, 2021
Farewell Symposium for Prof. Tilman Schirmer
At the Biozentrum, Professor Tilman Schirmer studied structure - function relationships of bacterial proteins and their communication at the molecular…

August 16, 2021
Michael N. Hall received honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has been honored by the Senate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the…

August 13, 2021
Cholesterol disrupts lipid metabolism in the cell
The cell’s cholesterol level is decisive for fat regulation and therefore for the lipid metabolism of the entire organism. This has now been…

July 27, 2021
More than just walking: a new role for core brain region
For decades, a key brain area called the mesencephalic locomotor region has been thought to merely regulate locomotion. Now, the research group of…

July 17, 2021
Teaching Excellence Award for Susan Mango
Susan Mango was chosen by the students of the University of Basel as the winner of the "Modern Scholarship" award (Credit Suisse Award for Best…
June 25, 2021
We’re moving!
The big moment arrives on June 28th. The first of the almost 500 Biozentrum employees will move into the newly constructed Biozentrum. We are so…

June 21, 2021
Anne Spang newly elected member of the Leopoldina
Prof. Anne Spang, Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has become a member of the German National…

June 18, 2021
Virtual PhD Retreat 2021
The PhD Retreat is organized every year by graduate students of the Biozentrum and Pharmaceutical Sciences. For many students, the event is an…

June 16, 2021
Immune defense: How immune cells are activated
Immune cells protect our body against invading pathogens. The chemokine receptor CCR5 on the surface of T cells plays an important role in this…