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August 09, 2018
Synapses of the reward system at stake in autistic disorders
Autism spectrum disorders are a heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders, one of the main characteristics of which is impaired social…
July 06, 2018
How does Parkinson's disease develop? Study raises doubts on a previous theory of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease was first described by a British doctor more than 200 years’ ago. The exact causes of this neurodegenerative disease are still…
June 18, 2018
How to track and trace a protein: Nanosensors monitor intracellular deliveries
The research group led by Martin Spiess at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has developed a method for tracing the movement of proteins within the…
June 18, 2018
Biozentrum again part of the largest EU-funded research project on autism
The neurobiologist Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has received a grant of 1.2 million euros to study autism. He is a…
June 13, 2018
Enigma of fatty acid metabolism solved: Enzyme shape controls its activity
Fats are essential for our body. The core components of all fats are fatty acids. Their production is initiated by the enzyme ACC. Researchers led by…
May 14, 2018
EMBO Membership for Alex Schier
Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and currently still research group leader at Harvard University in Cambridge, has…
April 26, 2018
Who am I? How cells find their identity
The research group of Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has investigated more closely how a single embryonic cell develops…
April 11, 2018
Fiona Doetsch receives prestigious ERC research grant
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the neuroscientist and stem cell biologist Prof. Fiona Doetsch at the Biozentrum, University of Basel,…
April 03, 2018
Like an assembly line: Molecular factories produce bioactive compounds
Bacteria and fungi produce potent natural products in molecular factories that resemble an assembly line. In "Nature Chemical Biology", researchers…
March 26, 2018
Mini-symposium with Nobel laureate Jacques Dubochet
Last year, Prof. em. Jacques Dubochet, along with two other scientists, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing cryo-electron…