On July 4, 2023, EMBO announced the newly elected members, including Prof. Marek Basler from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Including Marek Basler, a total of 33 scientists have been recognized for their…
On 2 December 2025, Prof. em. Jürg P. Rosenbusch passed away in Basel at the age of 87. With his death, the Biozentrum loses an outstanding biochemist and a warm-hearted colleague who shaped the institute for two decades as…
D5: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells – 32793 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2026) Rod Lim, Dmitry Veprintsev Biophysics tackles biological questions by the quantitative analysis of biomolecules and their interactions. The…
CV of Prof. Dr. Ben Engel ORCID 0000-0002-0941-4387 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : USA Positions: Since 2022 Assistant Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2020 – 2022 Junior Fellow ,…
Prof. Ben Engel on recognizing our connection with the environment Ben Engel about his childhood in California, his love of nature, and the importance of scientific communication. You grew up in California - how would you…
The ERC Advanced Grants are intended to support established and excellent principal investigators in pursuing groundbreaking and high-risk projects. On June 17, the ERC announced the 281 recipients of the 2025 ERC Advanced…
In the past years, AlphaFold has revolutionised protein science. This Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool was trained on protein data collected by life scientists for over 50 years, and is able to predict the 3D shape of…
PhD at a Glance Young scientists from around the world choose the Biozentrum – one of the world-leading Life Sciences institutes – to do their PhD. There are many reasons why they do so. Join us and become part of our…
Whether they are pathogens, deep-sea microbes or soil-dwelling organisms, in order to survive, microorganisms must be able to adapt rapidly to diverse changes in their environment, including nutrient depletion. Bacteria owe…
The research group of Markus Affolter is investigating the growth of the wings of the fruit fly Drosophila to understand which processes control organ development and growth. Proteins that control such growth processes are…
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