The BaseLaunch program was launched in 2017 as an initiative of BaselArea.swiss, the office for business promotion for Northwestern Switzerland, with the aim of strengthening the start-up scene in the Basel region and…

Today, the BBVA Foundation announced that Prof. Michael Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and Prof. David Sabatini from the MIT, USA, have been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category…

Biozentrum Excellence Scholarship for Master's Study in Physics of Life The Biozentrum offers a limited number of scholarships for international candidates with outstanding records of accomplishment who are applying for the…

Lab Pictures September 2026 - Congratulations to our latest PhD, Dr. Frederic Zimmer. All the best in your future adventures as a postdoc! September 2026 - Congratulations to Jana for receiving the prestigious Ed Fisher…

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kiefhaber 1993 - 2007 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Thomas Kiefhaber studied and graduated with a doctorate at the Universities of Regensburg and Bayreuth in the field of biophysics. From 1991 until…

Prof. Dr. Joachim Seelig, Emeritus 1972 - 2012 | Professor of Structural Biology Since 1972 Joachim Seelig (*1942, † 2024) carried out research, first, as Assistant Professor and since 1982 as Full Professor of Structural…

CV of Prof. Dr. Marek Basler ORCID 0000-0001-5414-2088 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : Czech Positions: Since 2026 Professor of Infection Biology 2018 - 2026 Associate Professor of Infection Biology 2013 – 2018…

A challenging journey… Yuping Li, new Professor of Infection and Immunity at the Biozentrum, is a rather quiet person. The pressure and stress she has experienced in her life are not immediately apparent. Particularly, being…

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…

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…