Technology Ventures The primary goal of the basic research investigations in molecular and biomedical biology at the Biozentrum is to investigate central questions about the smallest unit of life, the cell, as well as vital…

Multicellular Dynamics Prof. Silvia Arber Motor circuit function Prof. David Brückner Physical principles of living systems Prof. Dirk Bumann Single-cell pathogen activities during infection and treatment Prof. Fiona Doetsch…

The cross-border commuter May 2017 Borders are not an obstacle for her, they exist to be crossed. Kathrin Thedieck has lived at open borders since her childhood. This has shaped her self-image as a European. The fact that…

BD LSR Fortessa Laser (Excitation) PMT LP Mirror BP Filter Fluorochromes Blue Laser 488nm A B C D 670 525 505 / 685/35 542/27 512/25 488/10 PerCP YFP GFP, FITC, Alexa Fluor 488 SSC Red Laser 640nm A B C 750 690 / 780/60…

Coordinated biosynthetic fluxes drive yeast growth rate Cell growth requires supporting the core processes of gene expression under finite resources, yet how eukaryotic cells tune these processes to control growth rate…

Neutrophils: Double Agents in Type I Interferon Signaling Type I interferons (IFN-I) are central mediators of the mammalian antiviral defense. However, in contrast to the critical role in antiviral defense, excessive IFN-I…

Biozentrum Discovery Seminars Biozentrum Discovery (BZD) is a seminar series, which alternates between talks by renowned guest speakers and seminars given by graduate students and postdocs from the Biozentrum. Since its…

Signaling and Gene Regulation Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Attila Becskei Mechanisms controlling gene regulatory networks Prof. Fiona Doetsch Stem cells in the adult…

The incidence of liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma, is steadily increasing. In the last twenty years, the number of cases has almost doubled in Switzerland. Hepatocellular carcinoma is usually diagnosed at…

Sira Borja - Physics student from Spain Why did you apply for the internship? I wanted to get my first taste of actual research, as I had never done an internship before. In addition, when I discovered the different research…