PhD at a Glance Young scientists from around the world choose the Biozentrum – one of the world-leading Life Sciences institutes – to do their PhD. There are many reasons why they do so. Join us and become part of our…

"The Biozentrum is an institute that has always attracted good researchers. By providing the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program, we also have a unique tool to actively recruit outstanding, international junior scientists,"…

CV of Prof. Dr. David Brückner ORCID 0000-0001-7205-2975 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: German Positions: Since 2025 Assistant Professor of Theoretical Biophysics, Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Basel,…

CV of Prof. Dr. Yuping Li ORCID 0000-0003-2057-32716 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: Chinese Positions: Since 2024 Tenure-track Assistant Professor, University of Basel, Biozentrum 2019 – 2024 Postdoctoral…

Publications

Structure, function, and evolution of genome-wide regulatory networks Most projects that we pursue concern the functioning and evolution of genome-wide regulatory systems in organisms ranging from bacteria to humans. The…

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…

Neuronal circuit assembly in development and disease We use a multidisciplinary approach to uncover fundamental mechanisms of neural development and plasticity. We combine advanced genetic, cell biological,…

Alumni Year Name Position 2007 REYES VALERON Maria Abigail Guest Scientist SCHAER Susanne Master Student 2008 SCHINDLER Christina A. Ph.D. Student/Postdoc SCHMUTZ Cornelia Ph.D. Student TRAUTWEIN Mark Ph.D. Student/Postdoc…

CV of Prof. Dr. Anne Spang ORCID 0000-0002-2387-6203 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : Swiss, German Positions: Since 2005 Professor at the Biozentrum 1999 – 2006 Independent Group leader at the Friedrich Miescher…