Prof. Ben Engel on recognizing our connection with the environment Ben Engel about his childhood in California, his love of nature, and the importance of scientific communication. You grew up in California - how would you…

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…

Countless bacterial species share cramped environments where competition for space and resources is fierce. Some rely on a molecular speargun to outcompete their opponents. One of them is Pseudomonas aeruginosa . It is…

Research is a team effort! May 2025. Interested in joining the Drescher group? Our research group focuses on understanding bacterial multicellular development and functions. We use methods from physics, molecular biology,…

“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…

Name Achievements Position and Years Matthias Schneider EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025 Postdoctoral Fellow 2025 – now Radu Cristian Leonte Developed IVA Prime, a tool for automated primer design in in vivo assembly…

Past Einblicke Biozentrum Past «Einblicke Biozentrum» Scientists from the Biozentrum invite all interested persons to learn about their latest research. The lecture series takes the visitors on a journey into the world of…

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…