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…

Leaving the comfort zone November 2019 Leaving your own comfort zone can sometimes be quite daunting but above all it is one thing, enriching and in any case a chance to try something completely new. Catherine Brun speaks…

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…

Silvia Arber, one of the world’s most prominent neurobiologists, is a leading figure in the study of neuronal circuitry controlling motor behavior. Her research on the assembly, structure and function of motor circuits has…

A farewell event will be held on June 4, 2021, at 4 p.m. in honor of Martin Spiess, who has been Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum since 1986. The program includes a welcome speech as well as words of thanks by the…

2025 Prof. Alex Schier ERC Advanced Grant News Weblink Prof. Michael N. Hall Mike Hogg Award 2025 , University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Prof. Anne Spang Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of…

Getting the point in science. May 2014 “Shhhh. It’s news time!” – That’s what children used to hear at lunch time. This family tradition has been lost over the years. But not so the broadcast of the Swiss Radio main news at…

Biozentrum Highlights 1971 - 2021 1968 − Pioneering concept The potential of molecular biology was recognized early in Switzerland – in the 1960s. Due to the visionary leadership of Arnold Schneider, a member of the Cantonal…

Soon children's voices will fill the Biozentrum. Again this year, for the third time, school children will become young research scientists. Wearing white coats, armed with pipettes, pens and notebooks, they will eagerly…

Alumni Name Position Held in Lab Current Position AGUILAR Gustavo PhD & PostDoc ALBORELLI Ilaria PhD & PostDoc Head of Data Analysis Unit, Pathology Department, University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland AYDOGAN Vahap PhD &…