Prof. Dr. Anna Seelig-Löffler, Titular Professor Emerita 1972 - 2012 | Titular Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Anna Seelig-Löffler joined the Biozentrum of the University of Basel during her Thesis in Biophysical…

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. Markus Affolter, Emeritus 1988 - 2025 | Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Markus Affolter was active in research and teaching from 1988 until his retirement in 2025, initially as a postdoc and…

Prof. Dr. Camilo Perez 2017 - 2023 | Professor of Structural Biology Camilo Perez studied biochemistry at the National University of Colombia in Bogota and received his PhD in Structural Biology from the Max Planck Institute…

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…