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May 19, 2026

Seminar Series: Recent Progress in Infection Biology, VV 39402-01

Prof. Barbara Stecher-Letsch: Eco-evolutionary mechanisms of microbiota-mediated infection protection

12:15 - 13:15

May 19, 2026

Special seminar in Neuroscience

Albrecht Stroh: The selfish network: A dynamical systems perspective on the interplay between neuronal network dynamics and the progression of neuropsychiatric disorders

15:30 - 18:30

May 21, 2026

Cell Biology Lecture Series II, VV 67913-01

Dr. James Briscoe: Dynamics of Neural Tube Development

12:15 - 13:15

May 22, 2026

Biozentrum Discovery seminar - Discoveries in Life Sciences VV 62642

Prof. Sergiu Pasca: Building Human Neural Circuits: From Stem Cells to Organoids to Assembloids and Beyond

11:15 - 12:15

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Important Dates

Biozentrum Discovery Seminar 
Prof. Sergiu P. Pasca, Stanford University

"Building human neural circuits: from stem cells to organoids to assembloids and beyond"

May 22, 2026, 11:15 am, U1.131

 

 

Spotlight

Meet our professors

From molecules to complex biological systems, the Biozentrum spans a wide spectrum of research. Our “Meet our Professors" series introduces the people behind the labs, their scientific questions, ambitions, and perspectives. First in the series: Christoph Handschin, whose research explores how skeletal muscle adapts to exercise and how metabolic processes influence health and disease. More.

 

 

 

Research

Professor Views

sleep – movement – microbiome – CRISPR/Cas9  influenza – cell recycling

Women in Science

Researchers at the Biozentrum share their perspectives on gender equality in science

Awards & Honors

Nobel Prize - Lasker Award – Gairdner Award – Louis Jeantet Prize for Medicine …

Latest publications

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Bachelor - Master - PhD

▪ BSc in Biology

▪ MSc in Molecular Biology

▪ MSc in Physics of Life

 

Benefit from early involvement in active research, intensive mentoring and our international environment. 
 

▪ PhD program

▪ International PhD program

▪ Biozentrum PhD Fellowships

 

Benefit from exceptional research expertise, state-of-the-art technology facilities and an interdisciplinary teaching program.

 

Cindy Seibt, Bachelor Student

Between theory, practice, and personal growth: Cindy talks about studying Biology at the Biozentrum and why the EMB course became a turning point for her. More

 

Sebastian Bolli, Bachelor Student

Sebastian explains why he chose to study in Basel over Zurich – and why mistakes became his best teachers. More

 

Talia Ulmer, PhD student: Interview
During her master’s in neurobiology a lot of really exciting questions came up and so she decided to do a PhD and continue her research. More

 

Alexander Kuznetsov, PhD student: Interview

Since he considers things carefully before making a  decisions, the rotation-based selection of a research group suits him perfectly. More

 

 

Alumni

 

Welcome
The Biozentrum Alumni organization enables the former employees and students to keep in touch and to keep on sharing in the life at the Biozentrum. Join in! More

 

Interview with Prof. em. Anna Seelig
“Have the courage to follow your own path.”
Anna Seelig spent five decades researching side by side with her husband, Joachim Seelig, at the Biozentrum. Her biography is a story of being different and having the courage to follow her own way. More