The widely used anti-diabetes drug metformin not only reduces blood sugar but also has an anti-cancer effect. However, the metformin dose commonly used in the treatment of diabetes is too low to inhibit cancer growth. The…

Media & Lab Ware Preparation The Media & Lab Ware Preparation (MLP) team at the Biozentrum is responsible for a wide variety of tasks. One of the main functions is to appropriately treat the used lab and experimental…

CV of Prof. Dr. Ben Engel ORCID 0000-0002-0941-4387 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : USA Positions: Since 2022 Assistant Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2020 – 2022 Junior Fellow ,…

CV of Prof. Dr. Maria Hondele ORCID 0000-0002-2733-2561 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: German Positions: Since 2020 Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, Switzerland 2014…

CV of Prof. Dr. Richard Neher ORCID 0000-0003-2525-1407 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: German Positions: Since 2017 Associate Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2010 - 2017 Independent Max…

Prof. Dr. Edward De Robertis 1980 – 1985 | Professor of Cell Biology Edward De Robertis, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, studied Medicine in Uruguay and completed his PhD in Chemistry at the Leloir Institute in Buenos…

2023 This year, we talked to three of our dedicated female PIs at the Biozentrum about their research and ideas of how to achieve gender equality in science. Silvia Arber, Professor of Neurobiology “Follow your dreams, be…

Cell signaling and dynamics in bacterial growth, adaptation, and persistence Our studies aim at understanding the molecular and cellular principles involved in the growth, differentiation and behavior of bacterial cells. We…

Congenital muscular dystrophy is a rare hereditary disease which cannot be cured. The more than 30 known forms of this neuromuscular disease differ in the type of genetic defect and in the severity of disease progression.…

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,…