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Tim Arni

Testimonial of Tim Arni EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, Research Group Sebastian Hiller Where are you from and what do you study? I grew up near Bern. It was clear that I would choose a STEM subject and as I really wanted to…


Stephan Grzesiek

Prof. Dr. Stephan Grzesiek, Emeritus 1999 – 2025 | Professor of Structural Biology Stephan Grzesiek was Professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum, from 1999 until his retirement in 2025. His research was dedicated to…


Tagged for arrest: “Barcode” determines receptor’s fate.

Odors, light, hormones and a tremendous variety of signaling molecules are recognized by a large family of cell receptors, known as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). They are located on the cell surface and transduce…


Research Group Stephan Grzesiek

Understanding biomolecular function All biological processes, for example cell division, infection or development of cancer, are based on specific interactions between biomolecules. These interactions are consequences of the…


Obituary for Prof. em. Joachim Seelig (1942 – 2024)

The Biozentrum is mourning the death of Joachim Seelig, emeritus Professor of Structural Biology and former Chairman of the Department Biozentrum. Joachim Seelig passed away on August 15, 2024, at the age of 82 years. With…


Science Prize for Sebastian Hiller

The structure of a protein reveals a lot about its function. This means, the more precisely the three-dimensional protein structure is known, the better the conclusions on its function can be drawn. Using NMR spectroscopy,…


Anna Seelig

“Have the courage to follow your own path.” December 2025 Anna Seelig spent five decades researching side by side with her husband, Joachim Seelig, at the Biozentrum. In this interview, she talks about her childhood in the…


Anatole Abragam Prize for Prof. Björn Burmann

On July 23, 2017, Prof. Björn Burmann, a recent member of the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has received the Anatole Abragam Prize at the ISMAR Conference 2017 in Canada, together with Dr. Loren Andreas from the Max…


GPS for proteins: Tracking the motions of cell receptors

G protein-coupled receptors are embedded in the cell membrane and transmit signals from the outside to the inside of the cell. Because of their vast diversity and crucial role in the body, GPCRs are targeted by many drugs,…


Two new SNSF Ambizione Fellows at the Biozentrum

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…