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November 14, 2024
SNSF Starting Grant for Yuping Li
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded Prof. Yuping Li from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel one of the coveted "SNSF…
October 22, 2024
Protected while sleeping: How pathogens survive antibiotic treatment
Drug tolerant bacteria pose a major challenge, because they can survive antibiotic therapies and cause recurrent infections. Researchers at the…
October 17, 2024
New discovery reveals how diatoms capture CO2 so effectively
Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the environment. They fix up to 20 percent of the Earth’s CO₂. Prof. Ben…
September 30, 2024
Biozentrum spin-off Translation-X receives Venture Kick funding
In 2022, Dr. Özgür Genç together with Prof. Peter Scheiffele from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, founded the startup Translation-X with the goal…
September 26, 2024
New target to treat severe autoimmune disease
Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have made significant progress in understanding a rare but serious immune disease. The team…
September 16, 2024
Two new SNSF Ambizione Fellows at the Biozentrum
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has awarded two young scientists from the Biozentrum at University of Basel a prestigious Ambizione…
September 09, 2024
Balzan Prize for Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum
Prof. Michael N. Hall from the Biozentrum of the University of Basel has been awarded the 2024 Balzan Prize for Biological Mechanisms of Ageing. The…
August 27, 2024
New Assistant Professor appointed to the Biozentrum
In August 2025, Claudia Keller Valsecchi will join the Biozentrum of the University of Basel as a new Assistant Professor. The molecular biologist,…
August 21, 2024
Obituary for Prof. em. Joachim Seelig (1942 – 2024)
The Biozentrum mourns the loss of Joachim Seelig, Professor emeritus of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel.
August 19, 2024
Biozentrum Retreat: Fostering Science and Community
From August 14 to 16, 2024, the second Biozentrum Retreat took place at the Campus Sursee, bringing together around 250 researchers, from master's…