Mr. Neher, this is our first interview without masks since the beginning of the pandemic. Will this remain so? Richard Neher: If the number of cases increases, wearing face masks again in some settings makes sense. This not…

Alumni Since its inception, the “Biozentrum PhD Fellowship” program has recruited many extremely talented doctoral students - around half of them women - from over 26 different countries. Over 90 PhD students have in the…

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),…

Regulators of gene expression from stem cell differentiation to aging Our group is interested in the mechanisms that control gene expression from very early to very late in human life. In eukaryotes, gene expression is a…

Structural dynamics of ordered and disordered systems D2: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells I – 13160 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2028) Roderick Lim , Sebastian Hiller "Structural dynamics of ordered and disordered systems" -…

Structural Biology Across Scales D1: Molecular and Cellular Structural Biology I – 12421 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Spring 2027) Ben Engel , Rod Lim, Michel Steinmetz “Structural Biology Across Scales - This course will provide an…

I6: A Practical Introduction to Biophysical Methods - 34603 (4 days; 2 CP; Spring 2026, dates to be published course times: 09:30 - 16:00 Timothy Sharpe , Tobias Mühlethaler This course provides a practical and theoretical…

C2: Functional Organization of the Cell Nucleus – 13182 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2026) Birthe Fahrenkrog, Roderick Lim This course will describe the structure and function of the eukaryotic nucleus. The nucleus serves as the…

A3: New Approaches to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance – 14466 (1 hr/week; 1 CP; Fall 2026) Urs Jena l , Marek Basler, Dirk Bumann, Christoph Dehio, Médéric Diard, Knut Drescher This lecture series was redesigned in the scope of…

Main Content Research Groups A-Z Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Markus Affolter Development of blood vessels and complex organs Silvia Arber Motor circuit function Marek Basler Unraveling the…