Until recently, it was assumed that vertebrates share similar mechanisms controlling sleep behavior. That's why researchers have been using fish in the past 20 years as a model organism to study sleep and its regulation. Now…
The new project funded by ASAP brings together researchers from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and FMI, and the US-based universities Northwestern, Columbia, Berkeley and Stanford. “Each team selected for the…
Prof. Richard Neher, who was just recently appointed to the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, and Prof. Trevor Bedford competed successfully with their open access website “ nextstrain.org ” against two other teams in…
The Sjöberg Prize honors scientist for pioneering research in the field of cancer research. Michael Hall, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, and Prof. David M. Sabatini, are jointly awarded for their discovery of the…
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…
With his nomination, Prof. Camilo Perez joins a high-ranking network of 73 current and 384 former EMBO Young Investigators , who represent some of the best young scientists in Europe and beyond. Established in 2000, the EMBO…
Torsten Schwede, a current member of the President’s Board of the University, is set to lead one of Switzerland's most important academic bodies. The chemist heads a research group for structural bioinformatics at the…
2023 was a year of significant scientific discoveries and exciting community activities. A major highlight was our first World Alumni Day, celebrating our global community and renewing as well as fostering connections. More…
Proteomics Core Facility Proteomics analyzes the full complement of proteins in an organism (the proteome), at a particular moment in time, by means of mass spectrometry. The Proteomics Core Facility makes the latest…
Skeletal muscle aging and neuromuscular diseases Muscle aging Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and function at old age, impinges on health span and is the major contributor to frailty in the elderly population of…
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