Host tissue responses to bacterial infection: A story of Mice and Men Bacterial infection takes place in the complex microenvironment of the host tissue. Dependent on the infection type, this environment varies dramatically…
E5: From Data to Physical Models in Biology - 74535 (2.5hrs/week - lecture and exercises - 4 CP - Spring 2026) Richard Neher , Erik van Nimwegen Over the past 3 decades, biology has become a data rich science and making…
Mr. Neher, this is our first interview without masks since the beginning of the pandemic. Will this remain so? Richard Neher: If the number of cases increases, wearing face masks again in some settings makes sense. This not…
Odors, light, hormones and a tremendous variety of signaling molecules are recognized by a large family of cell receptors, known as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They are located on the cell surface and transduce…
FEI Tecnai G2 Spirit TEM Configuration BioTWIN lens configuration for increased contrast. 120kV TEM microscope (operated at 80kV) with a LaB6 filament and an EMSIS Veleta camera (top, side-mounted). The Camera operates using…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Aquilos 2 Cryo-FIB Configuration The Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB is the latest generation cryo-DualBeam instrument with enhanced anti-contamination hardware for improved cryo-sample protection and minimal ice…
Imaging Core Facility at the Biozentrum During the past two decades the importance of light microscopy increased tremendously in all types of biological research. In addition to the image acquisition at various types of…
TFS Titan Krios G4 TEM Configuration The Titan Krios G4 from Thermo Fisher Scientific is a high-end transmission cryo-electron microscope designed for ultimate performance and productivity across a wide range of Life Science…
Principles of intracellular organization Asymmetry is an inherent property of most cells. Proteins and mRNA have to be distributed at specific cellular locales to perform their assigned function or to be translated in a…
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