The objectives of the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) "AntiResist" are to search for new antibiotics and to develop alternative strategies to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens. "AntiResist" is one of a…
Santhera Pharmaceuticals has started a collaboration with Prof. Markus Rüegg, who pioneered a novel gene therapy approach for the treatment of type 1 congenital muscular dystrophy (MDC1A). MDC1A is a severe form of…
Terra incognita. November 2017 One can hardly imagine a more exotic place to do a doctorate. Serej Ley spent four years in Papua New Guinea studying tuberculosis and experienced things that most of us only know from books or…
There is talk about Omicron being the beginning of the end and the start of an endemic situation. What exactly does that mean? If the pandemic becomes endemic, it means that a certain balance is established between the virus…
Electron Tomography Application To obtain a 3D model for objects that are too thick or vary too much in size and shape for single particle electron microscopy (≥ 1 micrometer thick), e.g., small cells, cellular organelles…
Join us! We are looking for highly motivated and curious PhD students with a background in theoretical physics, applied mathematics, and related fields. In our group, you will develop theoretical approaches to understand the…
Nano-diffraction of biological specimens The Abrahams group develops new approaches for using diffraction to determine the atomic structures of proteins and other radiation sensitive nano-size samples. We use diffraction…
Applications Single particle analysis is generally used to determine the 3D structure of globular proteins and protein complexes at high resolution. Method Grids holding purified protein samples are plunge-frozen in liquid…
IMCF guidelines 1. General booking Rules: The user can book a microscope only after having received the appropriate introduction. The instruments can be booked up to 14 days in advance. During daily working hours (9-17h),…
“Many things just worked out that way” May 2022 Four years ago. Alumninews took up contact with Britta Hartmann. At this time, however, she was in the middle of a career change. Today, the biologist is the Head of the…
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