At their meeting on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, the University Council nominated Susan Mango to become a new Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Biozentrum. Since 2009, Susan Mango has been Professor of…
Silvia Arber, one of the world’s most prominent neurobiologists, is a leading figure in the study of neuronal circuitry controlling motor behavior. Her research on the assembly, structure and function of motor circuits has…
"The Biozentrum is an institute that has always attracted good researchers. However, with the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program, we have a unique tool to also actively recruit outstanding, international junior scientist,"…
"The Biozentrum is an institute that has always attracted good researchers. However, with the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program, we have a unique tool to also actively recruit outstanding, international junior scientist,"…
Born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1933, Max Burger studied medicine at the University of Zurich. After practicing medicine for several years, he moved his focus to basic research and graduated in biochemistry at Washington…
The Biozentrum organizes a symposium for its employees and students annually. This provides an insight into other areas of research, as well as an overview of the many projects being carried out. Furthermore, the symposium…
This year, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has admitted 23 new members to the Class II Life Sciences, including Prof. Anne Spang, who has been conducting research and teaching at the Biozentrum of the…
Prof. Torsten Schwede The ICSB honors Torsten Schwede, Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at the Biozentrum and Vice President for Research of the University of Basel, for his substantial contributions to computational…
Each year at the Dies academicus, the University of Basel awards honorary doctorates to deserving personalities from academia and society. On 29 November 2019, Prof. Randy Schekman was given the title of “Doctor honoris…
At the end of 2019, physicians in Wuhan, China, described a cluster of pneumonia associated with an unknown virus. Only two weeks later scientists had determined that the pathogen is a new type of coronavirus that is related…
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