Networks for our research Research is increasingly carried out in interdisciplinary networks and in both national and international research associations. One of the main reasons for this is the fact that interdisciplinary…

Testimonials Participants of the Biozentrum Research Summer give insights into their experiences at the Biozentrum. Nina Beutling, University of Basel, Switzerland I wanted to gain some practical work experience as early as…

In a refreshing change of scenery, the researchers of our institute stepped out of their labs and gathered at the uptown Basel area for the 2025 Biozentrum Symposium. This year’s organizing committee, headed by Prof. Silvia…

Starting immediately or as per agreement How does life emerge from molecules and cells? This is the central question that motivates us. With curiosity and passion, we investigate the entire spectrum ranging from the atom to…

Prof. Dr. Simon Bernèche 2008 − 2015 I Professor of Biophysics The Canadian Simon Bernèche studied physics at the University of Montreal. In 2003, he completed his PhD in the field of Biophysics and Physiology at the Weill…

Prof. Dr. Yves-Alain Barde, Emeritus 2003 - 2013 | Professor of Neurobiology As professor of Neurobiology, Yves-Alain Barde was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 2003 to 2013. In his research he focused…

Imaging Core Facility at the Biozentrum During the past two decades the importance of light microscopy increased tremendously in all types of biological research. In addition to the image acquisition at various types of…

From the lab bench to the political stage. November 2013 Each morning he cycles to his office at the Münsterplatz in Basel. The usual business of telephone calls and writing – seen in most offices – are rare here. Instead,…

Well prepared for life July 2018 What a coincidence. Shortly, after we sent out our request for an interview, Harvard Professor Anna Mandinova replied that she is currently traveling through Europe and Switzerland.…

May 15th, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Eduard Kellenberger. The physicist has not only gone down in the history and textbooks as a pioneer of electron microscopy but also as an early representative…