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Obituary for Prof. John G. Nicholls

The Biozentrum is mourning the death of Prof. em. John Nicholls, who passed away on July 13, 2023, at the age of 94 years. It bids farewell to a pioneer in neurobiological research and a dedicated and passionate scientist,…


A “Catch-22” vaccine against Salmonellosis

Antibiotics are still the treatment of choice in fighting bacterial infections. However, due to their extensive and sometimes improper use in medicine and livestock farming, resistant pathogens are increasingly emerging,…


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CV of Prof. Peter Scheiffele ORCID 0000-0002-9516-9399 Nationality : German Positions: Since 2008 Ordinarius für Zellbiologie und Entwicklungsbiologie Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland 2001 – 2008 Assistant…


I1: How to be a scientist

I1: How to be a Scientist - 70842 - (Block Course; 4 CP; Spring 2024) Course dates: 5.2. - 16.2.2024 Marek Basler, Médéric Diard, Flavio Donato, Roderick Lim, Alexander Schier This course is reserved exclusively for 1 st…


D2: Molecular Biophysics I

D2: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells I – 13160 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Spring 2025) Stephan Grzesiek, Rod Lim , Dmitry Veprintsev Biophysics tackles biological questions by the quantitative analysis of biomolecules and their…


D5: Molecular Biophysics II

D5: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells – 32793 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2026) Stephan Grzesiek , Rod Lim, Dmitry Veprintsev Biophysics tackles biological questions by the quantitative analysis of biomolecules and their…


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CV of Prof. Dr. Roderick Lim ORCID 0000-0001-5015-6087 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: Singapore Positions: Since 2014 Argovia Professor for Nanobiology (Associate Prof.) at the Biozentrum and the Swiss…


Benjamin Engel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

The ERC Consolidator Grants are intended to support projects of highly qualified scientists that push the frontiers of human knowledge. On March 17, 2022, the ERC announced the 313 laureates of the 2021 ERC Consolidator…


How the key protein mTOR controls cell growth

Cells proliferate by dividing repeatedly. Each cell division produces two daughter cells, which must first grow to a certain size before they can divide, too. This requires an increased production of cell components,…


Win-win in muscle research: faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method

Researchers use the mouse as a model organism to study the structure and function of skeletal muscle, neuromuscular diseases and ageing processes in muscle. The scientists are aware of their responsibility in the use of…