Richard Neher has been conducting research at the Biozentrum since 2017. Yet never before has his opinion been so highly in demand as right now. Among scientists in Switzerland, he is one of the leading experts on the…

Prof. Richard Neher, who was just recently appointed to the Biozentrum of the University of Basel, and Prof. Trevor Bedford competed successfully with their open access website “ nextstrain.org ” against two other teams in…

Prof. Richard Neher talks about influenza Every year we are plagued by a new flu epidemic. Richard Neher and his team are investigating the spread and evolution of the flu virus. They also predict which virus is in the…

Evolution and Ecology Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Christoph Dehio Molecular mechanisms of chronic bacterial infections Prof. Médéric Diard Ecology and evolution of the…

E1: Current research in Bioinformatics I – 22830 (2 hrs/week, 1 CP; Fall 2025, Lecture series with invited speakers) Attila Becskei, Richard Neher , Torsten Schwede, Erik van Nimwegen, Mihaela Zavolan Computational biology…

E2: Current research in Bioinformatics II – 21563 (2 hrs/week, 1 CP; Spring 2026, Lecture series with invited speakers) Attila Becskei, Richard Neher , Torsten Schwede, Erik van Nimwegen, Mihaela Zavolan Computational…

Computational and Theoretical Biology Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Prof. Attila Becskei Mechanisms controlling gene regulatory networks Prof. David Brückner Physical principles of…

Physics of Life Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Prof. Attila Becskei Mechanisms controlling gene regulatory networks Prof. David Brückner Physical principles of living systems Prof. Knut…

Experts for Media For topics that might be of interest to you as a journalist or media producer, please find below a list of scientific experts on various topics. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to…

Microbiology, Infection Biology and Immunology Prof. Marek Basler Unraveling the secrets of bacterial injection needles Prof. Dirk Bumann Single-cell pathogen activities during infection and treatment Prof. Christoph Dehio…