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Howard Riezman

Prof. Dr. Howard Riezman 1988 – 2002 | Professor for Biochemistry Howard Riezman first joined the Biozentrum as a postdoc in the lab of Gottfried Schatz and returned later as a Professor of Biochemistry. Riezman earned his…


Obituary for Professor Jürg P. Rosenbusch (1938–2025)

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…


Urs A. Meyer

Prof. Dr. Urs A. Meyer, Emeritus 1983 - 2008 | Professor of Pharmacology Urs A. Meyer was Professor of Pharmacology at the Biozentrum from 1983 to 2008. His scientific achievements in pharmacogenomics and personalized…


Biozentrum Retreat: Fostering Science and Community

On August 14, 2024, the Biozentrum scientists left their labs for a three-day retreat on the Campus Sursee. Around 250 researchers from a wide variety of disciplines took the time to get to know each other and make new…


Fiona Doetsch newly elected EMBO member

Today, the EMBO announced the election of Prof. Fiona Doetsch, research group leader at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, as a new member. This year, 63 scientists from 25 different countries, three being from…


Official opening of the new Biozentrum building

The Biozentrum is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021. To properly mark the occasion, the 73-meter-high new building was dedicated on Tuesday. Eight years after breaking ground and right on time for the beginning of the…


The Biozentrum welcomes new Director Alex Schier

Since 2005, Prof. Alexander F. Schier has been a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA). He has received several academic awards, among them the Merit Award and…


Alex Schier appointed new Director of the Biozentrum

Since 2005, Prof. Alexander F. Schier has been a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA). He has received several academic awards, among them the Merit Award and…


J.C.W. Shepherd Prize

J.C.W. Shepherd PhD Student Prize of the Biozentrum, University of Basel Background The wife of John Charles Warren Shepherd, a former collaborator of Walter Gehring (see Shepherd JC et al. 1984 Nature, Shepherd JC et al.…


New Building

State-of-the-art infrastructure for leading-edge research In 2021, the Biozentrum moved into its new home to continue fostering its world class research. The “Beacon of Science” houses 400 researchers from around the world…