Just a question of perspective June 2019 In Tanzania you can wait for five hours for a train and no one complains. In Sweden there is a two-month summer break. In Switzerland, in contrast, this time is used efficiently. The…
Facing conflicts without fear December 2020 Seven different countries, seven different cultures. Hilde Janssens has experience in how differently people communicate with each other. And yet, certain problems are the same…
Insights and outlooks November 2016 It only takes the lift 36 seconds to zoom up to the 38th floor of the Roche Tower. Here, in the Pebbles Lounge, far over the rooftops of Basel, Alumninews meets with Barbara Geering,…
Name Achievements Position and Years Radu Cristian Leonte Developed IVA Prime, a tool for automated primer design in in vivo assembly cloning PhD Student Since 2025 Fengjie Wu SNF Ambizione Fellowship 2024 Project Leader…
The coronin pathway and cell population size control T cells require the protein coronin 1 to reach and maintain their cell population size. The movie illustrates T cells dividing until their appropriate density has been…
Our brain consists of hundreds, if not thousands, of different types of nerve cells that control our brain functions due to their individual characteristics. But how do the different cell types manage to develop their…
The kids@science study week at the University of Basel, introduced in 2008, is very popular among the young researchers. This year, some 120 school children have applied to participate. At the end of January, 81 will receive…
SEAL Therapeutics AG: Gene therapy for muscular dystrophy The Biozentrum spin-off develops an innovative gene therapy to treat congenital muscular dystrophy. Cross-section through treated LAMA2 MD muscle with individual…
LRBA deficiency is a rare and severe autoimmune disorder that was first described in 2012. This disease is caused by a genetic defect in the LRBA gene and is characterized by an impaired immune response and autoimmunity.…
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