“It’s cool to see the different ways biology and physics connect” Berit Kooter moved from Amsterdam to Basel to study Physics of Life. She is one of the first students in the new master’s program. In this interview, she…
The human body is composed of trillions of cells. Most of them, such as skin cells, remain in place throughout their lifespan. But there are some exceptions: embryonic cells, immune cells, and those involved in wound healing…
While Myc concentrations in muscle are normally low, they rise with growth stimuli, such as exercise. Based on this observation and the fact that Myc stimulates many growth processes, researchers hypothesized that Myc was…
VAMP: Virtual Analysis and Data Management Platform Concept of the VAMP platform for data analysis Interactive analysis of imaging datasets using the VAMP platform Microscopy data is a major driver of data growth at the…
The European funded research project CANDY investigates the underlying mechanisms of co-morbidities in neurodevelopmental diseases. “By looking at the mechanisms underpinning neurodevelopmental disorders it is our aim to…
The research team led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and currently group leader at Harvard University in Cambridge, investigated a total of 132 genes associated with schizophrenia. The…
How does a complex organism with a large number of different cells develop from a single cell? What are the common ancestors of the individual cells and how are they related to each other? What are the signals that drive the…
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the University Council appointed Benjamin Engel as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Structural Biology and Biophysics at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. Benjamin Engel, born in…
The interplay between genes and cells during the development of a fertilized egg into an embryo is highly complex. Previous methods captured gene activity only in 2D slices, making whole-embryo visualization impossible and…
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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