Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases worldwide. This disease is typically accompanied by motor defects such as the tremor of arms and legs, slowness of movements and muscle rigidity, which…

C2: Functional Organization of the Cell Nucleus – 13182 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2026) Room U1.193, 09:15 - 11:15 h Birthe Fahrenkrog, Roderick Lim This course will describe the structure and function of the eukaryotic…

Every movement – from reaching for a cup to turning our head – depends on the brain combining information about the body, surroundings and the actions we want to perform. But how some key brain regions that control movement…

Mr. Neher, this is our first interview without masks since the beginning of the pandemic. Will this remain so? Richard Neher: If the number of cases increases, wearing face masks again in some settings makes sense. This not…

Alumni Awards & Honors Abbreviations: AAAS = American Association for the Advancement of Science / AMACAD = American Academy of Arts and Sciences / EMBO = European Molecular Biology Organisation / Leopoldina = German Academy…

Alumni Since its inception, the “Biozentrum PhD Fellowship” program has recruited many extremely talented doctoral students - around half of them women - from over 26 different countries. Over 90 PhD students have in the…

“Out of hundreds of start-ups, we invest in just a handful” May 2026 Anne Grahl took a leap into the unknown, moving from a postdoc at the Biozentrum into the world of venture capital. She has now been working for over four…

Ribosomes produce all the body’s proteins and are therefore also referred to as "protein factories". Their architecture and function have largely remained unchanged over millions of years, highlighting their importance for…

Cilia perform numerous functions for the cell: they help cells swim, move fluid, and send messages to each other. Cilia ensure that we can see, they remove substances from the lungs, move fluid in the brain, and enable us to…

The WHO calls the creeping and rapidly growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria a “silent pandemic”. The crisis is aggravated by the fact that hardly any new drugs have come onto the market in recent decades. Even…