"The Biozentrum is an institute that has always attracted good researchers. By providing the Biozentrum PhD Fellowships program, we also have a unique tool to actively recruit outstanding, international junior scientists,"…

CV of Prof. Dr. Timm Maier ORCID 0000-0002-7459-1363 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality: German Positions: Since 2023 Full Professor of Structural Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2016-2023…

PhD Student Views Talia Ulmer, PhD student During her master’s a lot of really exciting questions came up and as research is really fun for her, she decided to do a PhD and continue her research for a few more years. More…

Internships for school children To get a taste for research and have the opportunity to use their own hands, or a pipette as the case may be, and slip into the role of a scientist, is also made possible for school children…

In biology, the development of cryo-electron microscopy triggered a revolution. Already in 2015, this technique was selected as the “Research Method of the Year” and last year the Nobel Committee in Stockholm awarded the…

CV of Mohamed Chami PhD Nationality Franco-Moroccan Positions: Since 2016 Head of BioEM lab at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2009 – 2015 Senior Scientist in the Center for Cellular Imaging and…

Each year, the European Research Council awards ERC Starting Grants to promote the independent and creative research work of young high-profile scientists. Professor Maria Hondele, who was recently appointed to the…

"From 1971 to 1978 Jacques carried out research at the Biozentrum and in 1974 he received his PhD from Eduard Kellenberger, one of the founders of the Biozentrum of the University of Basel. To the very last, the two had a…

The scientist passed away at the age of 89 years, on 2 January 2022, in Therwil. With him, the Biozentrum loses an outstanding structural biologist and one of its founding professors. He contributed fundamental insights into…

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…