Picking up a pen and writing our name or reaching for a fork to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce are things we take for granted. However, holding a pen properly or bringing spaghetti to the mouth without making a mess…
Bioruptor Pico (Diagenode) Efficient ultrasonicator for cell lysis and DNA sharing of all samples in Eppendorf or PCR tubes. PIXUL® Multi-Sample Sonicator (Acitve Motif) High effective cell lysis and DNA sharing of larger…
Shaping the axonal proteome through inter-organelle communication Neuronal function relies on careful regulation of the local proteome in the two distinct neuronal domains, the somatodendritic and axonal domains. It is…
Prof. Torsten Schwede The ICSB honors Torsten Schwede, Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at the Biozentrum and Vice President for Research of the University of Basel, for his substantial contributions to computational…
From uncharted sequence space to de novo proteins From uncharted sequence space to de novo proteins Biological proteins form mostly tightly clustered families in the pool of possible combinations of canonical amino acids.…
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the University Council appointed Benjamin Engel as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Structural Biology and Biophysics at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Benjamin Engel, born in…
The cell and developmental biologist Prof. Alex Schier, from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, has been recognized for his work on embryonic development, in particular, for establishing and applying genetic and…
Support for Structural Bioinformatics Computational structural biology is an increasingly important multidisciplinary field that uses advanced models and computational techniques to understand and solve complex problems…
The Ambizione fellow Dr. Janani Durairaj , project leader in the research group of Prof. Torsten Schwede, will study the protein universe of viruses in more detail. Viruses have evolved diverse pathogenic mechanisms and…
Our body is made up of a wide variety of cells with the most diverse functions. Irrespective of being heart, liver or nerve cells, however, they all contain the same genetic information. The reason why cells develop…
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