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.…
CV of Prof. Dr. Knut Drescher ORCID 0000-0002-7340-2444 Google Scholar Google Scholar Positions: Since 2021 Associate Professor at the Biozentrum 2015 - 2021 Professor of Biophysics, Philipps-Universität Marburg 2014 - 2021…
FACS Core Facility Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) is a technology with which mixtures of cells can be analyzed, counted and separated with a special instrument, the flow cytometer. This procedure is already being…
The goal of the ERC Advanced Grants is to support established, leading principal investigators to pursue a groundbreaking and high-risk project. As all ERC grants, they are in high demand and therefore very competitive. This…
The company NextImmune , founded at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel in 2021, focuses on the development of selective immunosuppressive therapy. This novel class of drugs specifically suppresses the immune system…
Interview with Seraphine Lüscher She practically adopted the protein assigned to her in the Experimental Molecular Biology course. Being able to conduct experiments from A to Z already in her second year of studies was a…
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