Meet neurobiologist Prof. Silvia Arber You have been active in research for decades. Has the importance of gender equality changed during your career? Yes, significantly more attention is given to it today than when I…

Fabienne Estermann, PhD Student, Group Bumann Tell us more about your PhD project. The aim of my PhD project is to better understand the physiology of the hospital pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with acute…

Meet sleep scientist Prof. Anissa Kempf Do gender issues play a role in your team? Yes, gender equality plays an important role in my team. Gender diversity is key to create a fair and productive work environment. How can we…

Laura de Smalen, PhD Student, Group Handschin Why did you decide to do a PhD? During my bachelor's in Nutrition and Dietetics, I developed a strong interest in the causes and mechanisms that underlie the human diseases that…

Lucia Du, Postdoc, Group Schier Can you provide us some insights into your research? Development is a remarkably robust process that results in the generation of organs with reproducible size, shape and functions. My…

Jadiel Wasson, Postdoc, Group Mango What is your research about? My research centers around understanding how different types of environmental inputs have intergenerational effects in a process known as epigenetic…

2023 This year, we talked to three of our dedicated female PIs at the Biozentrum about their research and ideas of how to achieve gender equality in science. Silvia Arber, Professor of Neurobiology “Follow your dreams, be…

From tackling nosocomial pathogens to decoding memory storage, Biozentrum scientists made significant advances in the past year. Prof. Urs Jenal’s team, for example, revealed how Pseudomonas aeruginosa exploits goblet cells…

Bacteria are constantly engaged in a struggle for survival, facing threats from immune cells, antibiotics, or phages— viruses that only infect bacteria. Over the course of evolution, bacteria have developed numerous…

The jury recognizes Prof. Spang’s rigorous pursuit of knowledge and novel discoveries regarding the compartmentalization of cellular organelles, proteins, and mRNA. They also greatly appreciated her ambition to study these…