CV of Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams ORCID 0000-0001-8216-1868 Nationality : Dutch Positions: Since 2015 Professor, Biozentrum 1997 – 2015 Professor, Universiteit Leiden 1992 – 1997 Staff scientist at MRC Laboratory of Molecular…

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.…

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Hauri, Emeritus 1983 - 2010 | Professor of Cell Biology Hans-Peter Hauri was at the Biozentrum from 1983 until 2010, first as an independent group leader and from 1992 until 2010 as professor of Cell…

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…

B4: Neurological Diseases – 12416 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Spring 2027) Anne Eckert, Josef Kapfhammer The lectures are part of the Postgraduate Program in Neuroscience and aim at students of the Molecular Biology Master program of…

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. Werner Arber, Emeritus 1971 – 1996 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology As professor of Molecular Biology from 1971 to 1996, Werner Arber was one of the founding professors, active in research and teaching at the…

“Have the courage to follow your own path.” December 2025 Anna Seelig spent five decades researching side by side with her husband, Joachim Seelig, at the Biozentrum. In this interview, she talks about her childhood in the…

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…