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How brain tumors promote their own growth

Cancer cells are characterized by uncontrolled growth and cell division. A glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain tumor, which results from uncontrolled growth of so-called glial cells. Glial cells surround…


Science Prize for Sebastian Hiller

The structure of a protein reveals a lot about its function. This means, the more precisely the three-dimensional protein structure is known, the better the conclusions on its function can be drawn. Using NMR spectroscopy,…


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Move of the magnet – from the old building to the new Biozentrum Group Video Group retreat 2020 (Youtube unlisted) Group Pictures Group retreat in Ascona (TI) 2021 - canyoning in Boggera Group retreat in Ascona (TI) 2021 -…


Sonja Hofer

Prof. Dr. Sonja Hofer 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Sonja Hofer studied biology at the Technical University of Munich. She received her PhD in 2006 at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried. After…


Anna Seelig-Löffler

Prof. Dr. Anna Seelig-Löffler, Titular Professor Emerita 1972 - 2012 | Titular Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Anna Seelig-Löffler joined the Biozentrum of the University of Basel during her Thesis in Biophysical…


John Nicholls

Prof. Dr. John Nicholls, Emeritus 1983 - 1998 | Professor of Pharmacology John Nicholls (*1929, † 2023) moved from Stanford University to become professor of Pharmacology at the Biozentrum from 1983 to 1998 where he taught…


Markus Affolter

Prof. Dr. Markus Affolter, Emeritus 1988 - 2025 | Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Markus Affolter was active in research and teaching from 1988 until his retirement in 2025, initially as a postdoc and…


Andrii Kharin

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…


Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

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…


Nadine Cybulski

From one who left… May 2014 She dared to take the big step into the unknown. The Biozentrum Alumna, Nadine Cybulski, left for Canada almost three years ago. No job, no plans, just like that! In an interview the Biochemist…