Insights and outlooks November 2016 It only takes the lift 36 seconds to zoom up to the 38th floor of the Roche Tower. Here, in the Pebbles Lounge, far over the rooftops of Basel, Alumninews meets with Barbara Geering,…

In Europe alone, hundreds of different variants of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 are currently circulating, distinguished by mutations in their genomes. However, only very few of these variants have spread as successfully…

Master of Science in Physics of Life The Master's degree program in Physics of Life at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel provides training in cutting-edge research at the interface of physics, mathematics,…

From the lab bench to the political stage. November 2013 Each morning he cycles to his office at the Münsterplatz in Basel. The usual business of telephone calls and writing – seen in most offices – are rare here. Instead,…

“The ball is rolling” December 2024 This also describes Henri Saenz’s life. We met the Biozentrum alumnus in Allschwil, in the Alba building. On the 9th floor. The view is breathtaking – from the Black Forest to the Vosges,…

Getting the point in science. May 2014 “Shhhh. It’s news time!” – That’s what children used to hear at lunch time. This family tradition has been lost over the years. But not so the broadcast of the Swiss Radio main news at…

Stem cells and their niche in the adult mammalian brain Neural stem cells continuously generate new neurons in restricted areas of the adult mammalian brain. Adult stem cells reside in specialized niches that support their…

Out of the Bubble She grew up with three sisters in Pratteln. Chance led her to molecular biology. Claudia Keller Valsecchi, who once studied at the Biozentrum, has now returned as a professor. In this interview, she talks…

She says, he says: With kit and caboodle to Sweden February 2024 Both are researchers at the University of Gothenburg: he is a professor; she is a senior scientist. They both once worked at the Biozentrum and are a couple.…

A philosophical perspective on science January 2023 “The stereotype of a thinker sitting in a room all alone with their brilliant ideas has never been true.” Biozentrum alumnus Marcel Weber must know. He is Professor of…