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Biozentrum Excellence Scholarship for Master's Study in Physics of Life The Biozentrum offers a limited number of scholarships for international candidates who are applying for the MSc Physics of Life with outstanding…


SNSF Starting Grant for Yuping Li

With the renowned Starting Grants, the SNSF honors excellent young researchers for their innovative research and supports them in consolidating their own research program. Yuping Li is one of the top young researchers to…


Obituary for Walter Keller (1938 - 2023)

On March 30th, 2023, Prof. em. Walter Keller passed away at the age of 84 years in Basel, after a long illness. With his death, the Biozentrum has lost an outstanding scientist, an important figure in shaping the institute…


Benjamin Engel appointed new professor at the Biozentrum

On Monday, September 20, 2021, the University Council appointed Benjamin Engel as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Structural Biology and Biophysics at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Benjamin Engel, born in…


Two SNSF Ambizione Fellowships for the Biozentrum

Alexander Harms, project leader in Urs Jenal's group, is one of the two SNSF Ambizione Fellows. He studied at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and earned his PhD in the group of Prof. Christoph Dehio. In 2015, the…


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…


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…


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Beyond structures: Dynamics rule at physiological temperatures – Insights from single-molecule FRET & nanopores

Beyond structures: Dynamics rule at physiological temperatures – Insights from single-molecule FRET & nanopores Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sonja Schmid Sonja Schmid did her undergrad in Nanosciences at the University of Basel before…


Shapeshifting gates guard the cell nucleus

Imagine the cell’s nucleus as a bank vault protected by a highly sophisticated security system: the nuclear pore complex (NPC). Only proteins carrying the correct “key” – specialized transport factors – are granted exclusive…