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Diploma in Biotechnology

Trinational Studies in Biotechnology Strasbourg – Freiburg – Basel, three cities, three universities. Together they offer the unique opportunity of studying across the borders. The interdisciplinary diploma course in…


SampleQueuer

Samplequeuer Samplequeuer is a web-based solution to submit, schedule and track samples and their associated data sets, developed by Research IT. The software is used by the Biozentrum's Proteomics Core Facility . The…


Epigenetic Inheritance

Epigenetic Inheritance How moms sense the environment and inform their offspring Lamarck believed that animals could respond to their environment and pass that information to their progeny independent of gene mutations.…


Like a revolving door: How shuttling proteins operate nuclear pores

Genetic information is protected in the cell nucleus by a membrane that contains numerous nuclear pores. These pores facilitate the traffic of proteins known as importins that deliver molecular cargoes between the nucleus…


Alumni Portraits

Alumni Portrait Ina Sonnen, Research Group Leader at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht June 2025 Childhood dream: Becoming a scientist Since she was a child, Ina Sonnen dreamed of becoming a cancer researcher. Although her…


NCCR AntiResist – PhD Fellowship Call 2025

The National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) AntiResist is a Swiss-wide research consortium funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). AntiResist is transforming antibiotic discovery and development…


Alex Schier appointed new Director of the Biozentrum

Since 2005, Prof. Alexander F. Schier has been a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA). He has received several academic awards, among them the Merit Award and…


The Biozentrum welcomes new Director Alex Schier

Since 2005, Prof. Alexander F. Schier has been a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University in Cambridge (USA). He has received several academic awards, among them the Merit Award and…


How does Parkinson's disease develop? Study raises doubts on a previous theory of Parkinson’s disease

The arms and legs tremble incessantly, the muscles become weaker and the movements slower − these are typical symptoms that many Parkinson's patients suffer from. More than six million people are affected worldwide. In these…


Natalaya Izergina

Define your story, forget the fears. May 2016 Nobody can stop her. Effervescent, waving her hands and laughing, Natalya Izergina recounts the story of her relocation from Russia to Switzerland, when she couldn’t speak either…