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February 05, 2025
Why antibiotics can fail even against non-resistant bacteria
Antibiotics are indispensable in the treatment of bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not…
January 17, 2025
2024 in Retrospect
The “Biozentrum Highlights 2024” brochure is out now, offering a review of the past year’s achievements by the Biozentrum community.
January 16, 2025
Sophisticated early warning system: How bacteria respond to threats
The team led by Prof. Knut Drescher at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a…
January 14, 2025
Anne Spang receives Lelio Orci Award 2024
Prof. Anne Spang at the Biozentrum, University of Basel receives the Lelio Orci Award 2024 for her pioneering work in intracellular organization. The…
January 08, 2025
Claudia Keller Valsecchi receives prestigious Friedrich Miescher Award
Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi, who was recently appointed Assistant Professor at the Biozentrum, and Prof. Li Tang from the EPFL have been selected to…
January 02, 2025
A springboard into research for Bachelor students
With the "Biozentrum Research Summer" program, Bachelor students in the life sciences have the opportunity to immerse themselves in a cutting-edge…
December 16, 2024
New insights into blood vessel formation
The formation of blood vessels is a complex process involving the interplay of proteins and mechanic forces. In two studies, Prof. Markus Affolter’s…
December 03, 2024
Claudia Keller Valsecchi selected EMBO Young Investigator
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has selected Dr. Claudia Keller Valsecchi to join the Young Investigator Program. The molecular…
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…