Motor circuit function Behavior is the common output of the nervous system. Despite their importance, the mechanisms by which neuronal circuits produce actions appropriately aligned with needs and intentions are poorly…

Research projects We investigate the physiology of bacterial pathogens ( Salmonella , Pseudomonas , Staphylococcus ) in infected rodent and human tissues, focusing on single-cell behavior and potential applications for novel…

Secretion systems allow bacteria to transport macromolecules such as proteins into host cells during pathogenesis or bacterial cells during competition in various ecological settings. Type 6 Secretion Systems (T6SS) are…

CV of Prof. Dr. Silvia Arber ORCID 0000-0002-6261-250X Nationality : Swiss Positions: 2015 – 2018 Deputy Director of the Biozentrum Since 2008 Full Professor for Neurobiology/Cell Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel,…

Fellowships and Awards Year Award Recipient(s) 2023 EMBO Membership BASLER Marek 2021 Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD fellowship CHEUNG Hoi Ching 2021 Novartis FreeNovation Grant KOLESNIKOV Maxim, PLUM Miro, BASLER Marek 2020…

Movies Bacterial nanosized speargun Dynamics of T6SS sheath in Vibrio cholerae. (Basler et al., Nature 2012) Dueling between green Pseudomonas aeruginosa cells (ClpV-GFP) and killing of red Vibrio cholerae cells…

Video The Brain Prize Ceremony 2022 Silvia Arber, Winner of the 2017 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

Publications

Alumni Name Position Held in Lab Current Position AGUILAR Gustavo PhD & PostDoc ALBORELLI Ilaria PhD & PostDoc Head of Data Analysis Unit, Pathology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland AYDOGAN Vahap PhD &…

Cell signalling and cell rearrangement during organ morphogenesis The organization of body pattern in developing multi-cellular organisms is controlled to a large extent by cell-cell signaling. In the past two decades, the…