Starting immediately or upon agreement How does life emerge from molecules and cells? This is the central question that motivates us. With curiosity and passion, we investigate the entire spectrum ranging from the atom to…

Dynamic RNA biology at the single-molecule level: Watching how interconnected processes work in real-time Speaker: Prof. Dr. Olivier Duss Olivier Duss studied Chemistry at the ETH Zurich, did his PhD with Fred Allain at the…

Resolving Protein-Ligand Interactions Across Time and Space Using X-ray Free Electron Lasers Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jörg Standfuss Jörg earned his PhD at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt before joining the MRC…

Microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lorenz Ulrich Lorenz studied Chemistry in Würzburg, did his Ph.D. with Tom Rizzo at EPFL, and was postdoc with Ahmed Zewail at Caltech; since 2016 he has been a…

Module: Research Projects During the course of study, students carry out two research projects, each worth 10 CP, under the responsibility of a member of the teaching staff of the Faculty of Science or the teaching staff of…

From Meningococcus to Gonococcus: The journey of Vaccine Development and Cross-Protection Progress in genomic sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, has opened a new era in vaccine design enabling the discovery of many new…

Epigenetic insights for precision medicine: Sequencing-based real-time brain cancer classification The differentiation of a totipotent cell into a somatic cell type is a highly orchestrated process characterized by changes…

Publications

Prof. Dr. Yves-Alain Barde, Emeritus 2003 - 2013 | Professor of Neurobiology As professor of Neurobiology, Yves-Alain Barde was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 2003 to 2013. In his research he focused…

Genes provide the blueprint for life, determining when and where proteins are made. This process involves two key steps: transcription, from DNA to messenger mRNA (mRNA), and translation, where mRNA is decoded into proteins.…