Thermo Fisher Scientific Glacios TEM Configuration 200kV X-FEG optics. C-TWIN objective lens. Autoloader for multi-grid loading at cryo-LN2 temperature and automated exchange of grid to column. The Glacios instrument is…
Host tissue responses to bacterial infection: A story of Mice and Men Bacterial infection takes place in the complex microenvironment of the host tissue. Dependent on the infection type, this environment varies dramatically…
At the end of 2019, physicians in Wuhan, China, described a cluster of pneumonia associated with an unknown virus. Only two weeks later scientists had determined that the pathogen is a new type of coronavirus that is related…
Research projects We investigate the physiology of bacterial pathogens ( Salmonella , Pseudomonas , Staphylococcus ) in infected rodent and human tissues, focusing on single-cell behavior and potential applications for novel…
Comparative genomics at scale in the post-AlphaFold era Within a decade, various consortia under the Earth BioGenome umbrella aim to sequence 1.5M eukaryotes. All these genomes are connected through life’s common origin, yet…
Spore formation in Clostridioides difficile is governed by small RNAs Spore formation in Clostridioides difficile is governed by small RNAs - an unexpected twist on the classic model of sporulation initiation. Clostridioides…
NMJ maintenance and remodeling The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a chemical synapse that transmits motor neuron action potentials into muscle fiber action potentials (see Figure below). Without this connection, muscle…
Cindy Seibt: «I understand now how theory and lab work connect» Cindy studies biology at the Biozentrum because she wants to understand how life works – from the brain to complex processes in nature. With increasing…
Interview with Seraphine Lüscher She practically adopted the protein assigned to her in the Experimental Molecular Biology course. Being able to conduct experiments from A to Z already in her second year of studies was a…
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…
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