Prof. Dr. Ueli Aebi, Emeritus 1986 – 2011 | Professor of Structural Biology Ueli Aebi was professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum from 1986 to 2011. He was the director of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for…

Prof. Dr. Walter J. Gehring, Emeritus 1972 - 2009 | Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics As professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics, Walter J. Gehring (*1939, † 2014) was active in both research and…

Prof. Dr. Kasper Kirschner, Emeritus 1971 - 1999 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Kasper Kirschner (*1933, † 2013) grew up in Indonesia and studied biochemistry at the University of Munich. He earned his doctorate under…

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwarz, Emeritus 1971 - 2000 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry The physicist Gerhard Schwarz (*1930, †2015) studied and completed his doctorate in Göttingen. He subsequently moved as a postdoc to the…

Prof. Dr. Petr Broz 2013 − 2017 I Professor of Infection Biology Petr Broz studied molecular biology at the University of Basel and completed his PhD under supervision of Prof. em. Guy Cornelis. He subsequently worked for…

Prof. Dr. Charles Thompson 1993 – 2004 | Professor of Microbiology Charles J. Thompson studied at the Washington and Lee University and earned his doctorate at the Pennsylvania State University in 1976. Afterwards he carried…

Prof. Dr. Kelly Tan 2014 – 2021 | Professor of Neurobiology Kelly Tan studied biology at the University of Bordeaux II Victor Segalen in France. She earned her PhD at the University of Bern in 2007, subsequently she moved to…

Move of the magnet – from the old building to the new Biozentrum Group Video Group retreat 2020 (Youtube unlisted) Group Pictures Group retreat in Ascona (TI) 2021 - canyoning in Boggera Group retreat in Ascona (TI) 2021 -…

Prof. Dr. John Nicholls, Emeritus 1983 - 1998 | Professor of Pharmacology John Nicholls (*1929, † 2023) moved from Stanford University to become professor of Pharmacology at the Biozentrum from 1983 to 1998 where he taught…

Prof. Dr. Sonja Hofer 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Sonja Hofer studied biology at the Technical University of Munich. She received her PhD in 2006 at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried. After…