Prof. Dr. Hans Thoenen 1972 - 1977 | Professor of Neurobiology Hans Thoenen (*1928, † 2012) studied medicine at the Universities of Bern and Innsbruck and worked in various institutes in Bern, Basel and Gent. In 1972, he was…

Prof. Dr. Kaspar Vogt 2006 – 2014 | Professor of Pharmacology and Neurobiology Kaspar Vogt studied medicine and graduated in 1996 at the University of Berne. After postdoctoral research at both the University of California…

Prof. Dr. Thomas Mrsic-Flogel 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Thomas Mrsic-Flogel studied biology and neuroscience at the University of Oxford, where he completed his PhD at the Department of Physiology. He then…

Prof. Dr. Max M. Burger 1972 - 1987 | Professor of Biochemistry Max M. Burger (*1933, † 2019) held the position of Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum from 1972 to 1987. From 1987 to 2000, he directed the Friedrich…

Prof. Dr. Martin Spiess, Emeritus 1986 - 2021 | Professor of Biochemistry As Professor of Biochemistry, Martin Spiess was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 1986 until his retirement in 2021. From the…

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Reichert, Emeritus 2006 - 2015 | Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology Heinrich Reichert (*1949, † 2019) was Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology at the Biozentrum of the University of…

Prof. Dr. Guy Cornelis, Emeritus 2001 - 2012 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology Guy R. Cornelis was Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Biozentrum from 2001 to 2012. His studies on the pathogenesis of bacteria from…

Prof. Dr. Andreas Engel, Emeritus 1986 - 2010 | Professor of Structural Biology Andreas Engel was professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum from 1986 to 2010. He established the biological use of molecular mass…

Dr. Katarzyna Buczak LC-MS specialist at the Proteomics Core Facility What’s your job at the Biozentrum? I work as a scientist in the Proteomics Core Facility. What we do there is help people perform their experiments using…

Prof. Dr. Stephan Grzesiek, Emeritus 1999 – 2025 | Professor of Structural Biology Stephan Grzesiek was Professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum, from 1999 until his retirement in 2025. His research was dedicated to…