The Skin I Live in The forces that shape embryos, and how embryonic cells respond Embryos undergo dramatic morphogenetic movements during development. For example, C. elegans embryos begin as a compact ball of cells and…
CV of Prof. Peter Scheiffele ORCID 0000-0002-9516-9399 Nationality : German Positions: Since 2008 Ordinarius für Zellbiologie und Entwicklungsbiologie Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland 2001 – 2008 Assistant…
Evolution of viruses and bacteria We want to understand the dynamics of evolution and the forces that drive it. Evolution of plants and animals tend to happen over centuries of even longer time-scales. Microbial organisms,…
Pioneers The transcription factors that specific cell fates Our body consists of 30 trillion cells that are organized into organs such as the liver, heart and kidneys. These specialized cells are generated in the embryo by a…
Chromosomes in 3D The developmentally dynamic nucleus How are chromosomes organized within nuclei? And how does organization impact developmental events? The nucleus is very dynamic during embryogenesis, in part because…
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.…
Lab news University of Toronto March 2023 Big congratulations to Ahilya and Jadiel on their tenure track faculty job searches. Ahilya got 6 offers from 8 interviews, and will join the University of Toronto &…
Gallery - 2020 Absolut Mango Mango Shop Hongkong Bob Ross Paint Night – March 2019 Visiting the new Biozentrum – January 2019 Visiting the new Biozentrum – January 2019 Scavenger hunting in Basel Christmas 2018 Cookie…
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