The Biozentrum, University of Basel The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is one of the leading life sciences institutes in the world. Its primary focus is on fundamental molecular and biomedical research and teaching.…

Master of Science in Molecular Biology The Master's degree program in Molecular Biology at the Biozentrum Basel gives you direct access to cutting-edge research in many of the relevant fields of research as well as to an…

Kadjita Asumbisa, Postdoctoral Fellow What brought Kadjita Asumbisa to the Biozentrum? He shares how the institute’s world-class labs, Basel’s vibrant scientific community, and the city’s welcoming lifestyle make it the…

Biozentrum Research Summer The Biozentrum offers undergraduate students from across Europe a unique opportunity to immerse in real-life science projects. During the “Biozentrum Research Summer” you will spend seven to nine…

Master of Science in Physics of Life The Master's degree program in Physics of Life at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel provides training in cutting-edge research at the interface of physics, mathematics,…

The brain is malleable well into adulthood. Brain plasticity is not only due to the formation of new nerve connections. Stem cells present in the adult brain also generate new nerve cells. For more than a hundred years,…

What can the ecology and evolution of pollutant-degrading bacterial communities bring to infection biology? Medical microbiology has traditionally studied pathogens in isolation, for example to understand how they evolve…

What does it mean to think and work like a scientist? How do you turn ideas into experiments? For the fifth time, the BSSA – organized and run by the Biozentrum at the University of Basel – brought together high school…

Biozentrum World Alumni Day, June 23, 2023 Dear Biozentrum Alumni, Do you ever wonder what your former Biozentrum colleagues and friends are up to? What is happening at the Biozentrum now? What does the new building look…

About us NCCR s (National Centres of Competence in Research) are national programmes funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation for up to 12 years, designed to achieve both scientific and societal impact . NCCR…