Define your story, forget the fears. May 2016 Nobody can stop her. Effervescent, waving her hands and laughing, Natalya Izergina recounts the story of her relocation from Russia to Switzerland, when she couldn’t speak either…

Whether they are pathogens, deep-sea microbes or soil-dwelling organisms, in order to survive, microorganisms must be able to adapt rapidly to diverse changes in their environment, including nutrient depletion. Bacteria owe…

The research group of Markus Affolter is investigating the growth of the wings of the fruit fly Drosophila to understand which processes control organ development and growth. Proteins that control such growth processes are…

In the past years, AlphaFold has revolutionised protein science. This Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool was trained on protein data collected by life scientists for over 50 years, and is able to predict the 3D shape of…

PhD at a Glance Young scientists from around the world choose the Biozentrum – one of the world-leading Life Sciences institutes – to do their PhD. There are many reasons why they do so. Join us and become part of our…

CV of Prof. Dr. Ben Engel ORCID 0000-0002-0941-4387 Google Scholar Google Scholar Nationality : USA Positions: Since 2022 Assistant Professor, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland 2020 – 2022 Junior Fellow ,…

Cycle I: Practical and Experimental Skills I1: How to be a Scientist - 70842 (Block Course; 4 CP; Spring 2025) I2: Academic Writing and Publishing in the Life Sciences - 64388 (6 Workshops - Spring 2025) I4: Fluorescence…

D5: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells – 32793 (2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2026) Stephan Grzesiek , Rod Lim, Dmitry Veprintsev Biophysics tackles biological questions by the quantitative analysis of biomolecules and their…

The Ambizione fellow Dr. Janani Durairaj , project leader in the research group of Prof. Torsten Schwede, will study the protein universe of viruses in more detail. Viruses have evolved diverse pathogenic mechanisms and…

CV of Prof. Peter Scheiffele ORCID 0000-0002-9516-9399 Nationality : German Positions: Since 2008 Ordinarius für Zellbiologie und Entwicklungsbiologie Biozentrum der Universität Basel, Switzerland 2001 – 2008 Assistant…