Interview with Alexander Kuznetsov From a medical degree in pediatrics to a Master in Bioinformatics, from industry to academia, and from Moscow, via Armenia, to Basel. Alexander Kuznetsov considers things carefully before…

Soon children's voices will fill the Biozentrum. Again this year, for the third time, school children will become young research scientists. Wearing white coats, armed with pipettes, pens and notebooks, they will eagerly…

From the lab bench to the political stage. November 2013 Each morning he cycles to his office at the Münsterplatz in Basel. The usual business of telephone calls and writing – seen in most offices – are rare here. Instead,…

Muscle aging Rapid advances in treating life-threatening, age-related diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, have extended human lifespan in many developed countries. However, greater longevity has meant more…

Interview with Palmer Bassett She has a passion for the tiny worm C. elegans – not only because it offers so many possibilities for discovery but also because it brings together so many interesting people. This and the fact…

Out of the Bubble She grew up with three sisters in Pratteln. Chance led her to molecular biology. Claudia Keller Valsecchi, who once studied at the Biozentrum, has now returned as a professor. In this interview, she talks…

A philosophical perspective on science January 2023 “The stereotype of a thinker sitting in a room all alone with their brilliant ideas has never been true.” Biozentrum alumnus Marcel Weber must know. He is Professor of…

Prof. Richard Neher talks about influenza Every year we are plagued by a new flu epidemic. Richard Neher and his team are investigating the spread and evolution of the flu virus. They also predict which virus is in the…

Our brain consists of hundreds, if not thousands, of different types of nerve cells that control our brain functions due to their individual characteristics. But how do the different cell types manage to develop their…

Muscular dystrophies Muscular dystrophies are rare, genetic diseases often caused by mutations in genes important for the structural stability of muscle fibers during contraction. As a consequence, affected children show…