Many distinguished scientists who collaborated with Erich Nigg in his laboratories in Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva, Munich or Basel, or work in the same field as Erich Nigg, are invited to give a talk at the symposium. The…

CV of Prof. Dr. Jean Pieters ORCID 0000-0002-5284-9757 Nationality: Dutch Positions: Since 2002 Professor of Biochemistry, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2000 – 2002 Permanent Member, Basel Institute for…

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…

Sebastian Bolli: «You learn the most by making mistakes» Already involved in hands-on research as a bachelor’s student: Sebastian Bolli explains why the EMB course has become perhaps the most formative experience of his…

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…