Prof. Dr. Walter Keller, Emeritus 1987 - 2008 | Professor of Cell Biology Walter Keller (*1938, † 2023) has been professor of cell biology at the Biozentrum from 1987 to 2008 and its chairman from 1995 to 1997. His research…

Prof. Dr. Jürg Rosenbusch, Emeritus 1977 - 1998 | Professor of Microbial Biochemistry Juerg Rosenbusch was professor for microbial biochemistry at the Biozentrum from 1977 to 1998. He also was a senior scientist and program…

Prof. Dr. Charles Thompson 1993 – 2004 | Professor of Microbiology Charles J. Thompson studied at the Washington and Lee University and earned his doctorate at the Pennsylvania State University in 1976. Afterwards he carried…

Prof. Dr. Petr Broz 2013 − 2017 I Professor of Infection Biology Petr Broz studied molecular biology at the University of Basel and completed his PhD under supervision of Prof. em. Guy Cornelis. He subsequently worked for…

Prof. Dr. Kelly Tan 2014 – 2021 | Professor of Neurobiology Kelly Tan studied biology at the University of Bordeaux II Victor Segalen in France. She earned her PhD at the University of Bern in 2007, subsequently she moved to…

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schwarz, Emeritus 1971 - 2000 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry The physicist Gerhard Schwarz (*1930, †2015) studied and completed his doctorate in Göttingen. He subsequently moved as a postdoc to the…

Prof. Dr. Kasper Kirschner, Emeritus 1971 - 1999 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Kasper Kirschner (*1933, † 2013) grew up in Indonesia and studied biochemistry at the University of Munich. He earned his doctorate under…

Prof. Dr. Ueli Aebi, Emeritus 1986 – 2011 | Professor of Structural Biology Ueli Aebi (*1946, † 2025) was professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum from 1986 to 2011. He was the director of the Maurice E. Müller…

Prof. Dr. Walter J. Gehring, Emeritus 1972 - 2009 | Professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics As professor of Developmental Biology and Genetics, Walter J. Gehring (*1939, † 2014) was active in both research and…

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…