There is talk about Omicron being the beginning of the end and the start of an endemic situation. What exactly does that mean? If the pandemic becomes endemic, it means that a certain balance is established between the virus…

Sara Congedi, Polymechanic Apprentice The mechanical workshop has been training polymechanics for several decades. The current head of the workshop, Patrick Schlenker, began his training here over 25 years ago. Sara Congedi…

Testimonial of Nathalie Huldi University of Basel, Research Group Jean Pieters Why did you apply for the Research Summer program? I wanted to find out how it is to work in a lab and how the exciting discoveries that the…

Meet Maria Hondele, Professor of Biochemistry February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Do you think it is important that we celebrate this day? This day is a great opportunity to celebrate the…

The protein complex mTORC1 promotes muscle growth and is important for the self-cleaning process of the muscle cells. The role of mTORC1 in skeletal muscle fibers in response to nerve injury has so far not been studied in…

In Europe alone, hundreds of different variants of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are currently circulating, distinguished by mutations in their genomes. However, only very few of these variants have spread as successfully…

Internships for school children To get a taste for research and have the opportunity to use their own hands, or a pipette as the case may be, and slip into the role of a scientist, is also made possible for school children…

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…

BIPED: Candidate Management BIPED is a web-based Candidate Management/Applicant Tracking System (ATS) suitable for academic institutions and foundations. Our system allows an institute to easily and flexibly handle large,…

Speaking from the soapbox November 2014 Brisk and sometimes bracing walks from his flat to and from the Biozentrum - this is the first thing that comes to mind to the famous Californian. In the early 1980ies the Nobel Prize…