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Studying Biology in Basel Biology is the key science of the 21st century. The University of Basel offers a variety of degrees in biology, including a Bachelor of Science in Biology with three specializations and six…


Edward De Robertis

Prof. Dr. Edward De Robertis 1980 – 1985 | Professor of Cell Biology Edward De Robertis, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, studied Medicine in Uruguay and completed his PhD in Chemistry at the Leloir Institute in Buenos…


Benjamin Engel awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

The ERC Consolidator Grants are intended to support projects of highly qualified scientists that push the frontiers of human knowledge. On March 17, 2022, the ERC announced the 313 laureates of the 2021 ERC Consolidator…


Biozentrum start-up NextImmune supported by Venture Kick

The company NextImmune , founded at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel in 2021, focuses on the development of selective immunosuppressive therapy. This novel class of drugs specifically suppresses the immune system…


"Einblicke Biozentrum" on the novel coronavirus outbreak

At the end of 2019, physicians in Wuhan, China, described a cluster of pneumonia associated with an unknown virus. Only two weeks later scientists had determined that the pathogen is a new type of coronavirus that is related…


Podcast

Free Radical Biology and Medicine Podcast Unlocking Athletic Potential: Exploring Exercise Physiology from Mechanisms to Performance Exercise training involves repeated exposure to increases in metabolic, thermal,…


Advisory Board

Advisory board Prof. Dr. Erin Schuman (Chair) Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Max-von-Laue-Str. 4 60438 Frankfurt am Main / Germany Prof. Dr. Elena Conti Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie Structural Cell Biology…


Synapses of the reward system at stake in autistic disorders

In all mammals, the reward system is a fundamental brain circuit that reinforces certain behaviours by providing the motivation necessary for their achievement. Search for food, learning or emotional behaviours are for…


Donations

Your Donation Gifts, in all forms, are important for the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. They validate and support the institute’s work. There are two kinds of gifts: Unrestricted gifts Unrestricted gifts give the…


Prof. Peter Scheiffele participates in EU-funded research project CANDY

The European funded research project CANDY investigates the underlying mechanisms of co-morbidities in neurodevelopmental diseases. “By looking at the mechanisms underpinning neurodevelopmental disorders it is our aim to…