It is hardly bigger than a matchbox and yet there is a laboratory en miniature on this chip. Single bacterial cells grow in about 2000 channels of a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter and can be individually studied in…
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…
Venue and travel information History of Monte Verità In 1900 a group of idealists from Northern Europe settled on the hilltop above Ascona. Their vision was to start a new life, an ideal society based on freedom, simplicity,…
Module: Research Projects During the course of study, students carry out two research projects, each worth 10 CP, under the responsibility of a member of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Science or the teaching staff of…
Alumni Portrait Anna Seelig, Titular Professor Emerita, Biozentrum December 2025 “Have the courage to follow your own path.” Anna Seelig spent five decades researching side by side with her husband, Joachim Seelig, at the…
Learning ‒ teaching ‒ sparking enthusiasm May 2015 She definitely didn’t want to become a teacher. Yet she is one. For 15 years, Anja Renold has been teaching at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof in Basel. Since 2008, she is also the…
The issue of intestinal bacteria is a complex one. On the one hand, we are dependent on the microorganisms because they are the ones that digest the food in our intestine. On the other hand, there are also numerous pathogens…
Prof. Flavio Donato on the mysteries of memory Why do we remember some moments vividly, while others seem to vanish? We asked neuroscientist Flavio Donato about how the brain stores experiences – and whether forgotten…
Interview with Artan Ademi Getting to the bottom of things is something he has always loved doing. That is why Artan Ademi was drawn to basic research and to the Biozentrum. Now he is doing a Masters in Cell and…
Boundless Research David Brückner loves research at the interface between biology and physics. He has often crossed national borders in its pursuit: He studied in Cambridge, earned his PhD in Munich, and moved to Vienna for…
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