TOR signaling and control of cell growth Fig. 1: Architecture of human mTOR complex 1 Introduction Cell growth is highly regulated. Cells respond to nutrients or other appropriate growth stimuli by up-regulating…

Stealing nature’s tricks to build better biosensors Recent years have seen the development of a broad class of optical and electrochemical sensors in which the binding of a specific molecular target is signaled via a…

Prof. Dr. Joachim Seelig, Emeritus 1972 - 2012 | Professor of Structural Biology Since 1972 Joachim Seelig (*1942, † 2024) carried out research, first, as Assistant Professor and since 1982 as Full Professor of Structural…

Prof. Dr. Martin Spiess, Emeritus 1986 - 2021 | Professor of Biochemistry As Professor of Biochemistry, Martin Spiess was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 1986 until his retirement in 2021. From the…

Prof. Dr. Anna Seelig-Löffler, Titular Professor Emerita 1972 - 2012 | Titular Professor of Biophysical Chemistry Anna Seelig-Löffler joined the Biozentrum of the University of Basel during her Thesis in Biophysical…

Prof. Dr. Tilman Schirmer, Emeritus 1989 – 2020 | Professor of Structural Biology As Professor of Structural Biology, Tilman Schirmer was active in research and teaching at the Biozentrum from 1992 to 2020, but joined the…

Video Sjöberg Prize 2020 2017 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award Prof. Michael N. Hall awarded 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award. JCI's Conversations with Giants in Medicine: Michael Hall Weltenreise 3, Prof.…

Prof. Dr. Peter Philippsen, Emeritus 1978 - 2011 | Professor of Molecular Microbiology Peter Philippsen first came to the Biozentrum as an Assistant Professor in 1978. Prior to this, he spent several years in postdoctoral…

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Reichert, Emeritus 2006 - 2015 | Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology Heinrich Reichert (*1949, † 2019) was Professor of Neurobiology and Molecular Zoology at the Biozentrum of the University of…

Prof. Dr. Erich A. Nigg, Emeritus 2009 - 2018 | Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Biozentrum Erich Nigg was Professor of Cell Biology and the Director of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, from 2009 to 2018.…