Research Fields Research at the Biozentrum is dedicated to the central question of how molecules and cells create life. We study the physical and biochemical mechanisms of cells and explore the behaviors and dynamics of…

Testimonial Nina Beutling University of Basel, Research Group Attila Becskei Why did you apply for the Biozentrum Research Summer? Studying biology is my second course of studies. I am a primary school teacher and still…

Library The Biozentrum library offers access to the virtual library , to e-journals , e-books and databases in the field of biosciences. It offers support in searching, in ordering articles, in acquiring monographs and in…

Central Electronics Workshop The electronic and lab equipment in the Biozentrum are in the best hands. They are maintained and kept in good repair by the Central Electronics Workshop. At the request of the researchers, the…

Prof. Dr. Johan N. Jansonius, Emeritus 1973 - 1998 | Professor of Structural Biology The chemist Johan N. Jansonius (*1932, † 2022) earned his doctorate degree in Groningen (the Netherlands) with a thesis in the field of…

Prof. Dr. Gottfried Schatz, Emeritus 1974 - 2000 | Professor of Biochemistry Gottfried Schatz (*1936, † 2015) was formerly professor of Biochemistry at Cornell University (USA) and then at the Biozentrum from 1974 to 2000.…

On a peace mission: From NBC protection to arms control May 2020 Whether anthrax, smallpox, Ebola, Hanta or coronaviruses – none of these are exotic to the Biozentrum alumnus Max Brackmann. He works as a postdoc at the Spiez…

Speaking from the soapbox November 2014 Brisk and sometimes bracing walks from his flat to and from the Biozentrum - this is the first thing that comes to mind to the famous Californian. In the early 1980ies the Nobel Prize…

Interview with Andrii Kharin What he likes most about molecular biology is that he can work in the lab all day. This is one of the reasons why Andrii Kharin decided to do his master's degree at the Biozentrum, because here…

Against the current November 2013 High over the roofs of Tübingen, at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, is where Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard carries out research. In 1995, she was awarded the highest…