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Your Donation Gifts, in all forms, are important for the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. They validate and support the institute’s work. There are two kinds of gifts: Unrestricted gifts Unrestricted gifts give the…


Research Group Knut Drescher

Physical mechanisms in bacterial multicellular development Bacterial communities Bacterial biofilms are surface-associated assemblages of bacterial cells that are now considered to be the most abundant form of microbial life…


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Main Content Floormanager At the Biozentrum, each research floor has a floormanager. They ensure that the daily operations run smoothly, attend to orders, are in charge of the financial controlling and maintain the cold and…


Guy Cornelis

Prof. Dr. Guy Cornelis, Emeritus 2001 - 2012 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology Guy R. Cornelis was Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Biozentrum from 2001 to 2012. His studies on the pathogenesis of bacteria from…


Research Group Markus Affolter

How do cellular networks develop? During the development of a multicellular organism, a living entity develops from a single cell – the fertilized egg. Our research group wants to understand more about the underlying…


Ueli Aebi

Prof. Dr. Ueli Aebi, Emeritus 1986 – 2011 | Professor of Structural Biology Ueli Aebi was professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum from 1986 to 2011. He was the director of the Maurice E. Müller Institute for…


Werner Arber

Prof. Dr. Werner Arber, Emeritus 1971 – 1996 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology As professor of Molecular Biology from 1971 to 1996, Werner Arber was one of the founding professors, active in research and teaching at the…


Thomas A. Bickle

Prof. Dr. Thomas A. Bickle, Emeritus 1973 – 2005 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology Tom Bickle came to the Biozentrum on an EMBO Long Term Fellowship in 1973 and retired as Professor for Molecular Microbiology in 2005.…


Richard M. Franklin

Prof. Dr. Richard M. Franklin, Emeritus 1971 - 1995 | Professor of Structural Biology In 1971, Richard M. Franklin (*1930, † 2020) was appointed to the Biozentrum as one of its first professors. It was here that he began to…


New insights into blood vessel formation

Blood vessels run throughout the entire body, delivering nutrients and oxygen through the circulating blood. During vessel formation, cells first form local lumens, which then fuse to form a continuous tubular network. The…