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Torsten Schwede appointed as new President of the SNSF Research Council

Torsten Schwede, a current member of the President’s Board of the University, is set to lead one of Switzerland's most important academic bodies. The chemist heads a research group for structural bioinformatics at the…


Torsten Schwede appointed new Vice President for Research at the University of Basel

Torsten Schwede has been appointed the new Vice President for Research at the University of Basel. The University Council has approved this election. Schwede studied chemistry in Bayreuth and completed his PhD in structural…


Two Biozentrum researchers selected as International Society for Computational Biology Fellow

Prof. Torsten Schwede The ICSB honors Torsten Schwede, Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at the Biozentrum and Vice President for Research of the University of Basel, for his substantial contributions to computational…


Artificial Intelligence Tools shed light on millions of proteins

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…


From World Alumni Day to Kunstmuseum Basel – Highlights 2023

2023 was a year of significant scientific discoveries and exciting community activities. A major highlight was our first World Alumni Day, celebrating our global community and renewing as well as fostering connections. More…


E1: Current research in Bioinformatics I

E1: Current research in Bioinformatics I – 22830 (2 hrs/week, 1 CP; Fall 2024, Lecture series with invited speakers) Attila Becskei, Richard Neher , Torsten Schwede, Erik van Nimwegen, Mihaela Zavolan Computational biology…


E2: Current research in Bioinformatics II

E2: Current research in Bioinformatics II – 21563 (2 hrs/week, 1 CP; Spring 2025, Lecture series with invited speakers) Attila Becskei, Richard Neher , Torsten Schwede, Erik van Nimwegen, Mihaela Zavolan Computational…


Míriam Condeminas Rodríguez

Testimonial of Míriam Condeminas Rodríguez University of Barcelona, Spain, Research Group Torsten Schwede Where do you come from and what do you study? I come from Barcelona in Spain. I am studying chemistry and have just…


Computational and Theoretical Biology

Computational and Theoretical Biology Prof. Jan Pieter Abrahams Uncovering the fundamental shapes of life Prof. Attila Becskei Mechanisms controlling gene regulatory networks Prof. Flavio Donato Development of neuronal…


E10: Making of a Drug

E10: Making of a Drug – 52327 (2 hrs/week, 2 CP; Fall 2024, Lecture series with speakers from industry and academia) Dominic Hoepfner, Torsten Schwede The “Making of a drug” is an endeavor that usually takes 15 years or…