Bacterial traits of antibiotic treatment failures Antibiotic development and treatment are based on in vitro measures of bacterial growth inhibition, with growth indicating drug resistance. Much less is known about the…
Speaking from the soapbox November 2014 Brisk and sometimes bracing walks from his flat to and from the Biozentrum - this is the first thing that comes to mind to the famous Californian. In the early 1980ies the Nobel Prize…
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…
Fitness clubs are booming: New gyms are springing up like mushrooms. More and more people are striving to build up and strengthen their muscles. But what exactly happens in the muscle during training? In their recent work,…
Facing conflicts without fear December 2020 Seven different countries, seven different cultures. Hilde Janssens has experience in how differently people communicate with each other. And yet, certain problems are the same…
What does everyday life in a research lab look like? How does a research group function? And which questions occupy scientists as they drive their projects forward? Each summer, 12 to 15 carefully selected Bachelor students…
2020 was a roller-coaster year, with a lot of unexpected and challenging situations. But even though research and teaching activities were affected by the drastic measures to contain the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the Biozentrum…
Dynamic RNA biology at the single-molecule level: Watching how interconnected processes work in real-time Speaker: Prof. Dr. Olivier Duss Olivier Duss studied Chemistry at the ETH Zurich, did his PhD with Fred Allain at the…
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Engel, Emeritus 1972 - 2004 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Jürgen Engel worked in the Department of Biophysical Chemistry at the Biozentrum from 1972 to 2004. His particular research interest was the…
Self-organization of active epithelial mechanics Shape changes of epithelia during animal development, such as convergent extension, are achieved through the concerted mechanical activity of individual cells. While much is…
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