Bartonella are bacteria that are transmitted from blood-sucking insects to mammals, including humans. There they enter the red blood cells and cause various symptoms. An example of such a human infection with a worldwide…

A Swiss globetrotter May 2013 He is a scientist, founder of a company, businessman and currently CEO of the biotechnology company Cytos. He lives in Switzerland, the USA and Germany. The Biozentrum alumnus Christian Itin…

Testimonial of Tim Arni EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, Research Group Sebastian Hiller Where are you from and what do you study? I grew up near Bern. It was clear that I would choose a STEM subject and as I really wanted to…

Join our international research community Scientists from around the world are welcome to pursue their career at Swiss research institutions, including the Biozentrum. Switzerland and Basel offer a stable, well-supported…

Interview with Andrii Kharin What he likes most about molecular biology is that he can work in the lab all day. This is one of the reasons why Andrii Kharin decided to do his master's degree at the Biozentrum, because here…

We study the cellular organization and regulation of metabolism by large macromolecular assemblies as well as giant microbial biosynthetic assembly lines. Our research builds on hybrid use of state-of-the-art cryo electron…

The ability to turn experiences into memories allows us to learn from the past and use what we learned as a model to respond appropriately to new situations. For this reason, as the world around us changes, this memory model…

There is talk about Omicron being the beginning of the end and the start of an endemic situation. What exactly does that mean? If the pandemic becomes endemic, it means that a certain balance is established between the virus…

Meet Maria Hondele, Professor of Biochemistry February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Do you think it is important that we celebrate this day? This day is a great opportunity to celebrate the…

Interview with Chris Peyer At first he was surprised. He had imagined that studying biology would be different. It not only deals with the human being. On the contrary, it is exactly the broad range of fields, which he now…