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Principles of intracellular organization Asymmetry is an inherent property of most cells. Proteins and mRNA have to be distributed at specific cellular locales to perform their assigned function or to be translated in a…


Anne Spang

Prof. Anne Spang on the relocation and recycling competence of cells Sorting out, packing, moving... All this kept Biozentrum employees busy from morning to night in the summer of 2021 and it also plays a key role in Prof.…


Commissions

Safety Commissions Safety Commission Head: Prof. Dirk Bumann Chemical Safety Commission Head: Prof. Anne Spang Biological Safety Commission Head: Dr. Maxime Quebatte Animal Commission Head: Prof. Peter Scheiffele Safety…


Everything in balance? How a molecular switch controls lipid metabolism

All organisms need energy to live. We get energy from various components of our food. Our body uses a part of this energy directly and stores the rest. While glucose serves as an immediately available energy source, fats are…


Chronology

2025 Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi ERC Consolidator Grant News Weblink Prof. Flavio Donato ERC Consolidator Grant News Weblink Prof. David Brückner ERC Starting Grant News Weblink Prof. Alex Schier ERC Advanced Grant News…


New way to improve the efficacy of innovative RNA therapies

In modern medicine, personalized therapies are becoming increasingly important – particularly in the treatment of genetic diseases. One such promising approach is the use of so-called antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). These…


Cholesterol disrupts lipid metabolism in the cell

Our cells continuously receive external signals, which are transmitted across the cell membrane into the cell, to be processed in the cell nucleus. Various signaling pathways are found in the cell membrane. One is the…


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Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Christoph Dehio Molecular…


Professor Views

Professor Views Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi on changing perspectives Claudia Keller Valsecchi, who once studied at the Biozentrum, has now returned as a professor. In this interview, she talks about her love for her…