Prof. Dr. Petr Broz 2013 − 2017 I Professor of Infection Biology Petr Broz studied molecular biology at the University of Basel and completed his PhD under supervision of Prof. em. Guy Cornelis. He subsequently worked for…

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…

Prof. Dr. Josef Pfeilschifter 1992 – 1996 | Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Josef Pfeilschifter studied medicine in Regensburg and Munich and graduated in 1982 at the Technische Universität Munich. He subsequently…

Prof. Dr. Edward De Robertis 1980 – 1985 | Professor of Cell Biology Edward De Robertis, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, studied Medicine in Uruguay and completed his PhD in Chemistry at the Leloir Institute in Buenos…

Prof. Dr. Thomas Kiefhaber 1993 - 2007 | Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Thomas Kiefhaber studied and graduated with a doctorate at the Universities of Regensburg and Bayreuth in the field of biophysics. From 1991 until…

Prof. Dr. Thomas Mrsic-Flogel 2013 − 2018 I Professor of Neurobiology Thomas Mrsic-Flogel studied biology and neuroscience at the University of Oxford, where he completed his PhD at the Department of Physiology. He then…

Prof. Dr. Max M. Burger 1972 - 1987 | Professor of Biochemistry Max M. Burger (*1933, † 2019) held the position of Professor of Biochemistry at the Biozentrum from 1972 to 1987. From 1987 to 2000, he directed the Friedrich…

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…