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Andrii Kharin

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…


Virulence could be the Achilles heel of pathogens

Bacteria are masters of survival. Pathogens, for example, produce a range of molecules enabling them to infect their hosts and to evade the immune defense. The entero-pathogenic bacterium Salmonella enterica Typhimurium uses…


E7: Introduction to R

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…


"Even Omicron has three variants"

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 brain creates three copies for a single memory

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

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

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…


Cris Peyer

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…


Research Group Peter Scheiffele

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…


Anne Spang

Prof. Anne Spang on the relocation and recycling competence of cells Sorting out, packing, moving... All this kept Biozentrum employees busy from morning to night in the summer of 2021 and it also plays a key role in Prof.…