Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Christoph Dehio Molecular…

Photos Group photo - April 2025 Group photo - April 2025 Lab picture - Sept 2023 Lab Hike to the Creux du Van - October 2022 Lab outing in Engelberg - April 2022 Lab outing - December 2021 Group Photo Outside the New…

The cross-border commuter May 2017 Borders are not an obstacle for her, they exist to be crossed. Kathrin Thedieck has lived at open borders since her childhood. This has shaped her self-image as a European. The fact that…

C3: Molecular Mechanisms of Development – 13166 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2025) M. Affolter , U. Jenal, A. Spang, R. Zeller Progress in molecular biology, genetic analysis and imaging technology in the past few years has led…

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Multicellular Dynamics Prof. Markus Affolter Development of blood vessels and complex organs Prof. Silvia Arber Motor circuit function Prof. David Brückner Physical principles of living systems Prof. Dirk Bumann Single-cell…

Biozentrum Discovery Seminars Biozentrum Discovery (BZD) is a seminar series, which alternates between talks by renowned guest speakers and seminars given by graduate students and postdocs from the Biozentrum. Since its…

The incidence of liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma, is steadily increasing. In the last twenty years, the number of cases has almost doubled in Switzerland. Hepatocellular carcinoma is usually diagnosed at…

Bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics. Often, resistance is mediated by resistance genes, which can simply jump from one bacterial population to the next. It’s a common assumption that the…

In the course of evolution, the human body has developed diverse strategies to protect itself from harmful substances. In the intestine, the placenta and also in the blood-brain barrier are tiny transport proteins, which…