From trajectories to models: learning the stochastic dynamics of biological matter The dynamics of biological systems, from proteins to cells to organisms to ecosystems, is complex and stochastic. To decipher their physical…

Events & Courses For every kind of event, not only beamers, laptops, microphones and other accessories such as a flip chart, whiteboard, laser pointer or visualiser are available; at hand is also a lecture hall technician,…

Capillary attraction underlies bacterial collective dynamics “Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci Collective motion of active matter occurs in many living systems, such as bacterial communities,…

Autism occurs in about one percent of the population and is characterized by alterations in communication, repetitive behavior and social difficulties. There are numerous genetic factors involved in the development of…

Floormanager The floormanager supports the research groups on their respective floor in various administrative and technical matters. They coordinate all the ordering and corresponding deliveries, release invoices for…

Meet Maria Hondele, Professor of Biochemistry February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Do you think it is important that we celebrate this day? This day is a great opportunity to celebrate the…

HR & Finances The University of Basel places great value on offering its employees motivating and transparent employment conditions and providing an environment in which development and a high level of flexibility is…

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…

What does it mean to think and work like a scientist? How do you turn ideas into experiments? For the fifth time, the BSSA – organized and run by the Biozentrum at the University of Basel – brought together high school…

May 15th, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Eduard Kellenberger. The physicist has not only gone down in the history and textbooks as a pioneer of electron microscopy but also as an early representative…