Silvia Arber, Professor at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) as well as Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the Biozentrum of the University of Basel,…
Each year, thousands of patients in Swiss hospitals become infected with dangerous pathogens that can hardly be controlled with antibiotics. The methicillin-resistant bacterium Staphylococcus aureus , MRSA for short, is…
May 15th, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Prof. Eduard Kellenberger. The physicist has not only gone down in the history and textbooks as a pioneer of electron microscopy but also as an early representative…
On September 1st, 2020, Maria Hondele will start as a new Assistant Professor of Biochemistry with Tenure Track at the Biozentrum, University of Basel. She is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of…
ARTIDIS AG announced the successful completion of its clinical study “NANO”, which was performed to evaluate the utility and the sensitivity of a nanomechanical biomarker, developed by ARTIDIS, for breast cancer diagnosis.…
Breast cancer is by far the most frequent type of cancer affecting women and a leading cause of death, despite advances in its detection and treatment. There are different forms of breast cancer and the causes are just as…
Already in our best years, our muscles begin to shrink and their strength dwindles. Unfortunately, this is a natural part of aging. For some people, the decline in muscle mass and function is excessive. This condition,…
When infecting a host, pathogens not only need to evade the immune defense but also to survive diverse living conditions, such as the acidic conditions in the stomach or the salty intestinal environment. Gram negative…
The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the recipients of this year’s ERC Consolidator Grants: A total of 327 applicants from all over Europe have been awarded this prestigious grant including Prof. Médéric Diard…
Picking up a pen and writing our name or reaching for a fork to eat spaghetti with tomato sauce are things we take for granted. However, holding a pen properly or bringing spaghetti to the mouth without making a mess…
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