Below are the main deadlines of the conference. Please be advised that we can accept a maximum number of 120 participants. Participants who submit an abstract for a short talk or a poster presentation will have priority.…

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 Titan Krios TEM (300kV) Top left: Front protective enclosure of the Titan Krios. Top right: Detail of the microscope from inside the enclosure, showing the complexity of the microscope mainframe. Bottom: Operation…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

RIF Equipment All researcher affiliated to a research group of the Biozentrum may obtain access and training, and become independent users of the instruments listed below. Please ask for access to our booking system and…

Comparative genomics at scale in the post-AlphaFold era Within a decade, various consortia under the Earth BioGenome umbrella aim to sequence 1.5M eukaryotes. All these genomes are connected through life’s common origin, yet…