Testimonial Victoire Tribout EPFL Lausanne, Research Group Sebastian Hiller Where do you come from and what are you studying? I grew up in Paris and now I study in Lausanne in the French part of Switzerland. I have just…

The corona crisis in Switzerland has steadily deteriorated over the past several weeks. In order to protect the population and to relieve the burden on the health system, the Federal Council approved last Friday far-reaching…

Yuping Li, Professor for Infection and Immunity February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Do you think it is important that we celebrate this day? I think it is very important to celebrate the…

Jadiel Wasson, Postdoc, Group Mango What is your research about? My research centers around understanding how different types of environmental inputs have intergenerational effects in a process known as epigenetic…

Interview with Fabienne Estermann Good time management is very important to her. Not only because Fabienne Estermann, who is doing her Master's degree in infection biology in Prof. Urs Jenal’s lab, commutes for more than two…

Evolution of viruses and bacteria We want to understand the dynamics of evolution and the forces that drive it. Evolution of plants and animals tend to happen over centuries of even longer time-scales. Microbial organisms,…

Celebrating Women in Science Science drives innovation, tackles global challenges, and shapes the future — but to reach its full potential, it needs diverse perspectives. Despite progress, a significant gender gap remains in…

E4: Current Topics in Biophysics – 25661 (3 hrs/week + exercises, 6 CP; Fall 2025, Lecture and exercises) Richard Neher, Erik van Nimwegen , Mihaela Zavolan, Knut Drescher New measurement technologies have transformed…

The kids@science study week at the University of Basel, introduced in 2008, is very popular among the young researchers. This year, some 120 school children have applied to participate. At the end of January, 81 will receive…

Insights and outlooks November 2016 It only takes the lift 36 seconds to zoom up to the 38th floor of the Roche Tower. Here, in the Pebbles Lounge, far over the rooftops of Basel, Alumninews meets with Barbara Geering,…