Meet Maria Hondele, Professor of Biochemistry February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Do you think it is important that we celebrate this day? This day is a great opportunity to celebrate the…

Interview with Andrii Kharin What he likes most about molecular biology is that he can work in the lab all day. This is one of the reasons why Andrii Kharin decided to do his master's degree at the Biozentrum, because here…

E7: Introduction to R – 48662 (2 hrs/week, 2 CP; Fall 2025, Lecture and exercises) Florian Geier, Robert Ivane k , Kloc Michal, Panagiotis Papasaikas, Julien Roux, Jenny Charlotte Soneson, Michael Stadler R is a free…

There is talk about Omicron being the beginning of the end and the start of an endemic situation. What exactly does that mean? If the pandemic becomes endemic, it means that a certain balance is established between the virus…

The ability to turn experiences into memories allows us to learn from the past and use what we learned as a model to respond appropriately to new situations. For this reason, as the world around us changes, this memory model…

Education What study programs are offered at the Biozentrum (Bachelor, Master, PhD)? Programs include Bachelor’s degrees in Biology or Computational Sciences, Master’s in Molecular Biology or Physics of Life, and PhD…

H1: Molecular Medicine I – 22831 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2025) Christoph Handschin, Markus H. Heim The purpose of this lecture series is to introduce biologists to the mechanisms that cause human diseases. Emphasis will be…

Mechanisms in the formation of neuronal networks The brain is one of the most fascinating and complex systems in the body. It controls sensory perceptions, emotions, and actions and makes it possible to form memories and…

Interview with Chris Peyer At first he was surprised. He had imagined that studying biology would be different. It not only deals with the human being. On the contrary, it is exactly the broad range of fields, which he now…

Proteins perform various jobs in cells, they catalyze thousands of biochemical reactions, relay signals and are required for building cellular structures and transport processes. Within every single cell of our body vast…