Prof. Dr. Sonja Hofer 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Sonja Hofer studied biology at the Technical University of Munich. She received her PhD in 2006 at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology in Martinsried. After…

Prof. Dr. Clemens Cabernard 2011 − 2016 I Professor of Cell Biology Clemens Cabernard studied molecular biology at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and graduated as a PhD in Developmental Biology under the…

Living and working in Basel Basel is one of the top fifteen cities with the highest quality of living worldwide according to the 2023 Mercer study . It is located in the heart of Europe and embedded in Europe’s most…

Prof. Dr. Howard Riezman 1988 – 2002 | Professor for Biochemistry Howard Riezman first joined the Biozentrum as a postdoc in the lab of Gottfried Schatz and returned later as a Professor of Biochemistry. Riezman earned his…

Prof. Dr. Henning Stahlberg 2009 – 2020 | Professor of Structural Biology Henning Stahlberg studied physics at the TU (Technische Universität) Berlin and graduated with a doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of…

Prof. Dr. Hans Thoenen 1972 - 1977 | Professor of Neurobiology Hans Thoenen (*1928, † 2012) studied medicine at the Universities of Bern and Innsbruck and worked in various institutes in Bern, Basel and Gent. In 1972, he was…

Prof. Dr. Kaspar Vogt 2006 – 2014 | Professor of Pharmacology and Neurobiology Kaspar Vogt studied medicine and graduated in 1996 at the University of Berne. After postdoctoral research at both the University of California…

Prof. Dr. Charles Thompson 1993 – 2004 | Professor of Microbiology Charles J. Thompson studied at the Washington and Lee University and earned his doctorate at the Pennsylvania State University in 1976. Afterwards he carried…

Prof. Dr. Kelly Tan 2014 – 2021 | Professor of Neurobiology Kelly Tan studied biology at the University of Bordeaux II Victor Segalen in France. She earned her PhD at the University of Bern in 2007, subsequently she moved to…

Safety Commissions Safety Commission Head: Prof. Dirk Bumann Chemical Safety Commission Head: Prof. Anne Spang Biological Safety Commission Head: Dr. Maxime Quebatte Animal Commission Head: Prof. Peter Scheiffele Safety…