Jump in at the deep end December 2015 With her Master’s in Biochemistry still warm in her hand, market analyses, pricing strategies and product launches were already waiting for her. Gabriela Güntherodt, at that time a…

Exploring new horizons November 2016 Christian Sengstag had never imagined that he would one day do anything other than research. But then he was presented with a fait accompli: His research institute was to be closed down.…

Research Projects Biophysical Principles of Chaperone Function Molecular chaperones play a key role in cellular processes, including protein homeostasis, but also in membrane protein transport and biogenesis. We employ…

Prof. Ben Engel on recognizing our connection with the environment Ben Engel about his childhood in California, his love of nature, and the importance of scientific communication. You grew up in California - how would you…

Did the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT surprise you personally? I think we were all surprised by the rapid pace of this development and above all by the quality and versatility of this chat…

Structure, function, and evolution of genome-wide regulatory networks Most projects that we pursue concern the functioning and evolution of genome-wide regulatory systems in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. The…

Conference registration & hotel booking Invited and self-paying participants have to register on the Congressi Stefano Franscini (CSF) online platform (see instructions below). For the self-paying participants , the CSF…

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,…

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1933, Max Burger studied medicine at the University of Zurich. After practicing medicine for several years, he moved his focus to basic research and graduated in biochemistry at Washington…