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Silvia Arber

Meet neurobiologist Prof. Silvia Arber You have been active in research for decades. Has the importance of gender equality changed during your career? Yes, significantly more attention is given to it today than when I…


Not necessarily harmful: Protein aggregates in the brain

In the past, amyloids have mainly been associated with neurodegenerative diseases. These solid, insoluble protein clumps damage the nerve cells. The research group led by Prof. Martin Spiess at the Biozentrum of the…


Synapses in the brain mirror the structure of the visual world

Individual visual stimuli are not processed independently by our brain. Rather neurons exchange incoming information to form a coherent perceptual image from the myriad of visual details impinging on our eyes. How our visual…


Molecular bodyguards against Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders. In Switzerland, about 15,000 people are affected. Because of the worldwide rise in life expectancy, a rapid increase in Parkinson's cases is expected…


Serej Ley

Terra incognita. November 2017 One can hardly imagine a more exotic place to do a doctorate. Serej Ley spent four years in Papua New Guinea studying tuberculosis and experienced things that most of us only know from books or…


Researchers discover “folding factories” for proteins

Proteins are the workhorses of our cells: They transport substances, digest nutrients and serve as building blocks. To perform this wide range of tasks, they must be folded correctly. This process is ensured by an arsenal of…


Inner “clockwork” sets the time for cell division in bacteria

The ability of pathogens to multiply in the host is crucial for the spread of infections. The speed of bacterial division greatly depends on the environmental conditions. Under unfavorable conditions, such as nutrient…


A new layer of control in embryonic development

Genes provide the blueprint for life, determining when and where proteins are made. This process involves two key steps: transcription, from DNA to messenger mRNA (mRNA), and translation, where mRNA is decoded into proteins.…


Gabriele Pumo

Testimonial of Gabriele Pumo University of Basel, Switzerland, Research Group Markus Affolter Where do you come from and what do you study? I come from the Ticino, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, and have just…


Irena and Björn Burmann

She says, he says: With kit and caboodle to Sweden February 2024 Both are researchers at the University of Gothenburg: he is a professor; she is a senior scientist. They both once worked at the Biozentrum and are a couple.…