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Name Achievements Position and Years Elia Agustoni Resolved the dynamic activation mechanism of a hybrid histidine kinase Best Talk, 35 th Rhine-Knee Regional Meeting on Structural Biology 2022 PhD Thesis 2023 Postdoctoral…


Teaching and Courses

Teaching and Courses Trainings and Workshops ELN-Wiki Introduction Process We accompany and support laboratories interested in starting to use ELN-Wiki on the way to the adoption of this new tool. A number of initial steps…


Anne Spang

Prof. Anne Spang on the relocation and recycling competence of cells Sorting out, packing, moving... All this kept Biozentrum employees busy from morning to night in the summer of 2021 and it also plays a key role in Prof.…


Victoire Tribout

Testimonial Victoire Tribout EPFL Lausanne, Research Group Sebastian Hiller Where do you come from and what are you studying? I grew up in Paris and now I study in Lausanne in the French part of Switzerland. I have just…


The brain creates three copies for a single memory

The ability to turn experiences into memories allows us to learn from the past and use what we learned as a model to respond appropriately to new situations. For this reason, as the world around us changes, this memory model…


Ribosomal component helps cells find their identity

Ribosomes produce all the body’s proteins and are therefore also referred to as "protein factories". Their architecture and function have largely remained unchanged over millions of years, highlighting their importance for…


Fish-out-of-water: How killifish embryos adapted their development

Extremely dry – the habitat of killifish The turquoise killifish inhabits areas characterized by extreme conditions. The species, native to Africa, can survive prolonged periods of drought due to its unique life cycle.…


High-speed storage of CO2 discovered in bacteria

The unusual enzyme HDCR produces formic acid from gaseous hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), thus removing CO 2 from the environment and storing it in the cell. In this process, HDCR transfers electrons from hydrogen…


Sophisticated swarming: Bacteria support each other across generations

In nature, bacteria usually live in communities. They collectively colonize our gut, also known as the gut microbiome, or form biofilms such as dental plaque. Living in communities provides many advantages to the individual…


The building in numbers

The building in numbers Height of construction 73 meters Height of Entrance Hall 13 meters Usable floor area 23’400 m 2 Volume 238’000 m 3 : 60 % above ground / 40 % below ground Rooms Laboratories 40 individually designed…