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Biozentrum at a Glance: 2025 in Review

Before we dive into the new year, we would like to take a brief look back. Together we achieved a lot over the past year. This is reflected in numerous publications, awards, and grants, as well as in a range of successful…


Women in Science Day 2022

2022 At the Biozentrum a lot of talented and curiosity-driven women are doing impactful research – here we have featured two postdocs and PhD candidates as well as research group leader. Laura de Smalen, PhD Student, Group…


2024 in Retrospect

From tackling nosocomial pathogens to decoding memory storage, Biozentrum scientists made significant advances in the past year. Prof. Urs Jenal’s team, for example, revealed how Pseudomonas aeruginosa exploits goblet cells…


Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

Against the current November 2013 High over the roofs of Tübingen, at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, is where Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard carries out research. In 1995, she was awarded the highest…


Aging muscles – uncovering the causes of sarcopenia

You are likely to lose around one third of your muscle mass over your lifetime. An excessive loss of muscle mass and muscle strength is known as sarcopenia. As life expectancy increases, so does the number of people…


Alumni

Alumni Year Name Position 1987 FRIED Sharon Technician 1990 SCHLUP Verena Technician FEUCHT Sybille Student HEITMAN Joseph Postdoc 1991 MORTIMER Robert Sabbatical 1992 HENRIQUEZ Ruben Postdoc UNGEWISS Kathrin Diploma Student…


Women in Science Day 2024

2024 Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognize women's important roles and achievements in science. This day underscores the need for gender equality in science and the ongoing…


Alumni Portraits

Alumni Portrait Anna Seelig, Titular Professor Emerita, Biozentrum December 2025 “Have the courage to follow your own path.” Anna Seelig spent five decades researching side by side with her husband, Joachim Seelig, at the…


Overview

Biozentrum Community We are a lively and dynamic community with over 30 research groups, 260 young scientists and a total of 500 employees. And we are very international – the Biozentrists come from more than 40 countries.…


Unique fingerprint: What makes nerve cells unmistakable?

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…