The origin of every cell of our body is a single cell, the fertilized egg. On the way to become a specialized cell, whether blood, heart or nerve cells, its descendants follow a genetic program. This program determines the…
Biozentrum Highlights Nobel Prize 1978 | Prof. Werner Arber Emeritus page Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award 2017 | Prof. Michael N. Hall Research Group Michael Hall Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2014 | Prof.…
The ERC Advanced Grants are intended to support established and excellent principal investigators in pursuing groundbreaking and high-risk projects. On June 17, the ERC announced the 281 recipients of the 2025 ERC Advanced…
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.…
2026 Prof. Fiona Doetsch Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine News Weblink 2025 Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi ERC Consolidator Grant News Weblink Prof. Flavio Donato ERC Consolidator Grant News Weblink Prof. David Brückner ERC…
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…
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…
Developmental, Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology Prof. Christoph Dehio Molecular mechanisms of chronic bacterial infections Prof. Fiona Doetsch Stem cells in the adult mammalian brain Prof. Flavio Donato Development of…
Extremely dry – the habitat of killifish The turquoise killifish inhabits areas characterized by extreme conditions. The species, native to Africa, can survive prolonged periods of drought due to its unique life cycle.…
With its hundreds of thousands of nerve cells, the vertebrate brain is the most complex organ in the animal kingdom. During vertebrate evolution not only have the number of neurons and consequently the volume of the brain…
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