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Stella Stefanova

Stella Stefanova Head of the FACS Core Facility Could you briefly describe your role at the Biozentrum? I am the head of the FACS Core Facility at the Biozentrum. FACS stands for fluorescence-activated cell sorting. We work…


The world of viruses and its evolution through the lens of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics

The world of viruses and its evolution through the lens of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics Viruses and virus-like mobile genetic elements are ubiquitous parasites or symbionts of all cellular life forms and the most…


Ben Engel

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…


Pradel Research Award 2018 for Silvia Arber

Silvia Arber, one of the world’s most prominent neurobiologists, is a leading figure in the study of neuronal circuitry controlling motor behavior. Her research on the assembly, structure and function of motor circuits has…


Biozentrum Discovery Seminar Series

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. The seminars…


Biozentrum Highlights: 2021 in Review

The past year was in every respect exceptional for the Biozentrum. And so it happened that “the move” coincided with the 50th Jubilee. The kick-off was the official handover of the new building to the University of Basel. In…


A3: New Approaches to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

A3: New Approaches to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance – 14466 (1 hr/week; 1 CP; Fall 2026) Urs Jena l , Marek Basler, Dirk Bumann, Christoph Dehio, Médéric Diard, Knut Drescher This lecture series was redesigned in the scope of…


Adipose tissue as a culprit: How obesity leads to diabetes

Diabetes is a medical condition in which the body is unable to keep blood sugar in a healthy range. Normally, the pancreas produces sufficient insulin to regulate the blood sugar level and maintain homeostasis. However, in…


Tackling the Achilles' heel of pneumonia-causing bacteria

According to the WHO, more than one million people worldwide die of pneumococcal infections every year. Young children, elderly and immunocompromised persons are particularly affected. After the introduction of…


Irena and Björn Burmann

She says, he says: With kit and caboodle to Sweden February 2024 Both are researchers at the University of Gothenburg: he is a professor; she is a senior scientist. They both once worked at the Biozentrum and are a couple.…