Each year at the Dies academicus, the University of Basel awards honorary doctorates to deserving personalities from academia and society. On 29 November 2019, Prof. Randy Schekman was given the title of “Doctor honoris…

CV of Prof. Dr. Alex Schier ORCID 0000-0001-7645-5325 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : Swiss/US Positions: Since 2018 Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel 2014 – 2017 Chair of the Department of…

CV of Prof. Dr. Christoph Dehio ORCID 0000-0001-7288-1052 Nationality : German Positions: Since 2012 Full Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Biozentrum, University of Basel 2004 – 2011 Associate Professor of Molecular…

Testimonials Participants of the Biozentrum Research Summer give insights into their experiences at the Biozentrum. Jordi Lagares Mir, Instituto Químico de Sarriá, Spain Fighting bacterial antibiotic resistance is a major…

Prof. Dr. Eduard Kellenberger, Emeritus Kellenberger Eduard 1971 – 1990 | Professor of Microbiology The physicist and molecular biologist Eduard Kellenberger (*1920, † 2004) was one of the founding fathers of the Biozentrum…

June 28th is the kickoff. The Services teams, ranging from the Workshops, Store and Supply and Reception to the Biozentrum Administration, will move and start the ball rolling. The caravan of Research Groups and Technology…

In the world of microbes, peaceful coexistence goes hand in hand with fierce competition for nutrients and space. Certain bacteria outcompete rivals and fend off attackers by injecting them with a lethal cocktail using tiny,…

CV of Prof. Dr. Richard Neher ORCID 0000-0003-2525-1407 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: German Positions: Since 2025 Full Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2017 - 2025 Associate Professor,…

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…

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.…