Best Christmas Card of 2025 award goes out to the @biozentrum.unibas.ch for this incredible building-themed-advent-calendar! Opening a window each day has been fantastic! ❄️☃️😁

We will miss you Madalena and follow your exciting research at [email protected]‬

This past month marked the end of an era at the @schierlab.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch. It was a meaningful, intense, often challenging, but also incredibly rewarding chapter of my scientific journey. Thank you all in the Schier Lab for the unconditional support and the Schierleading!

🧪An international study led by Prof. Roderick Lim has discovered that nuclear pore complexes—gateways in the nuclear membrane—are not rigid or gel-like as once thought. Instead, their interiors are constantly moving and rearranging. @unibas.ch @snsf.ch 👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

... and we would love to see you ALL - working with ANY fish model - join us in Vienna for www.ezm2026.org, the biggest fish meeting in 2026! We plan to have a special session 'beyond zebrafish' and would love to include talks representing other fish systems across all sessions. Pls spread the word!

Apply for our Master of Science in Physics of Life – training in cutting-edge research at the interface of physics, mathematics, engineering and life sciences. Scholarships available. Application deadline: 30 November. More: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/education/de... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

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Assistant/Associate Professor in Structural Biology, Biophysics or Biological Imaging www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... #biozentrum #University #Basel #Professor #Structural #Biology #Biophysics #Biological #Imaging

We’re proud of our global research community at the Biozentrum @unibas.ch! Our scientists from 40+ countries bring their passion & diverse cultures to every discovery. 🔬Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Cg...

The Zebrafish Neurobiology meeting will be held this fall- Nov 19-22 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Abstracts are due Sept 5th. #cshlzebrafish Please join us in person or attend virtually with access to posters and oral sessions via zoom. meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.asp...

Seven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants – an exceptional result for the University of Basel. Over the next five years, they will each receive between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2.3 million in funding.

Save-the-date Career Event @unibas.ch – October 22, 2025 Join us for an inspiring two-part event: Interview with Thomas Schinecker, CEO of Roche; Panel with leaders from Roche and McKinsey & Company; Apéro & Networking. More information: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/events/confe...

Now published @natecoevo.nature.com with @annika-nichols.bsky.social, our latest on the evolution of 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 across 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 of cichlid fishes! doi.org/10.1038/s415... with members of the @schierlab.bsky.social and Salzburger labs, as well as the burgeoning Shafer lab @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social

BIG NEWS!! We will be hiring a new professor with 25 years of endowed funding at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch, focused on using biophysics and structural biology to explore climate-related fundamental science topics. Come start an innovative research cluster with us! 🧪🔬🧶🧬🌾🌍

🧪 The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship in #ClimateBiophysics at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch, funded by the Georg H. Endress Foundation. This new professorship strengthens climate research @unibas.ch. www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

Assistant Project Coordinator – Biozentrum PhD Fellowships – PhD Student Office (80% - 100%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... #Biozentrum #Basel #joboffer #hiring #job #recruiting #careers #Assistant #ProjectCoordinator

NCCR AntiResist, “New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria”, is recruiting a Scientific Officer (80-100%) lnkd.in/eEU7CBTb @biozentrum @unibas.ch #Biozentrum #Basel #research #science #joboffer #hiring #job #recruiting #careers #Scientific #Officer #NCCR #AntiResist

Everything (and more) you wanted to know about Nodal Signaling. A Paradigm for TGFβ Signaling in Embryonic Development | Annual Reviews - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Apply now for the prestigious and independent #BiozentrumPhDFellowships. Great science. Unique rotation-based selection of research group and other incentives. The summer call is open until October 12, 2025. bit.ly/4caiqqX @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #fellowship #PhD#Switzerland

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

There are only so many science jobs abroad to absorb U.S. scientists. What’s coming is more than a brain drain — it’s a brain drought, as new talent stops entering US science altogether.

If you are in the Boston area on July 23, join me, Doug Melton, Kara McKinley, Barbara Treutlein, Hans Clevers, and Ivan Martin for a discussion on stem cells and organoids in biology and medicine. Register here: swissnex.org/boston/event...

If you are in the Boston area on July 23, join me, Doug Melton, Kara McKinley, Barbara Treutlein, Hans Clevers, and Ivan Martin for a discussion on stem cells and organoids in biology and medicine. Register here: swissnex.org/boston/event...

From July 4, 2015 to July 4 now. "Once democratic expectations are lowered, rebuilding them becomes exponentially harder. The best remedy is dishabituation – to see things in light of our best historical practices, our largest ideals, and our highest aspirations". www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"I invite any Trump administration official who thinks our academic standards have declined to sit for an exam in my class. If you can explain the quantum principles underlying the structure of the Periodic Table (like my 18-year-old freshmen can), then you can lecture me on academic standards".

“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”

New Op-Ed in the Guardian regarding the new "Gold Standard Science" Executive Order. From @cdelawalla.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social, Carol Greider, and Victor Ambros. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨 Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham. It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda. We’ve launched an open letter. SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

Every disease has a disease community. We need to tell them what the destruction of US science means for them: no cures, no hope. We are in the same boat. We need to rally together.

My ongoing request: If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here. NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h... NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h... Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.

About one-third of all approved drugs target G protein-coupled receptors. Scientists @biozentrum.unibas.ch used a GPS-like NMR method to track the motions of a #GPCR, thus revealing how it works. The findings provide guidance for drug design. @unibas.ch www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

Taste, pain, or response to stress — nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by so-called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers @biozentrum.unibas.ch have uncovered the fundamental mechanism how such a GPCR works, using a method similar to the earth satellite GPS.

Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe. On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe. This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!) europa.eu/!6Vdgmp

Deadline for the #BiozentrumPhDFellowships Summer Call: May 18, 2025 Don’t miss your chance — submit your application now and start your scientific journey @biozentrum.unibas.ch! 👉 Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4caiqqX

Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig

I will fly to anywhere in the United States on my own dime to talk to people about basic science! I encourage all of you, particularly senior scientists to make this commitment. If you are looking for material ask @karalmarshall.bsky.social She has put together an amazing basic talk!

Mitarbeiter/in PhD Student Office – Biozentrum PhD Fellowships - (60%-80%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum @unibas.ch #Biozentrum #Basel #research #science #joboffer #hiring #job #recruiting #careers #mitarbeiter/in #studentoffice #phd-fellowships

Optogenetic control of Nodal signaling patterns Read this Techniques & Resources Article by @harrymcnamara.bsky.social, @schierlab.bsky.social, Adam Cohen, Nathan Lord and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... 🎥Direct visualization of photopatterning of live zebrafish embryos

“Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...

“The beauty of research is that you don’t have to plan far ahead, results lead you to the next question.” 🧪 Listen to the latest episode of our podcast series #WeAskaScientist, featuring #LaskerLaureate Michael Hall. @biozentrum.unibas.ch laskerfoundation.org/we-ask-a-sci...

Apply now! Deadline approaching on May 18!

If there were a stockmarket for US science, it would have dropped by more than 60% since January 20.

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

“This is my home — I really love my country,” says a graduate student at a top US university who works in plant genomics and agriculture. “But a lot of my mentors have been telling me to get out, right now.”

🚨 Attention NIH & NSF grantees! AAAS is hosting a rapid response webinar this Friday, 12-1 pm ET, on responding to federal research grant terminations. NIH and NSF will be case examples. Register here: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Apply now for our international Master of Science in Physics of Life @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibasel.ch! Scholarships available. More information: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/education/de... #Master #Students #Research #Physics #Mathematics #ComputerScience #Engineering #Basel #Switzerland

Switching fields and/or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research? The @mblscience.bsky.social 2025 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field! (New & final) Application deadline: March 28 www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

"Scientists have to organize, they have to protest, they have to make their case to the public. They must never give in." Quote from Paul Nurse (2001 Nobel) from upcoming interview in @annualreviews.bsky.social with him and Bruce Alberts (former President NAS). @standupforscience.bsky.social‬ today

Flow Cytometry Operator/Specialist at the FACS Core Facility (FCF) of the Biozentrum, University of Basel (60-80%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum @unibas.ch #Biozentrum #Basel #research #science #joboffer #hiring #cytometry #operator

Apply now for the prestigious and independent #BiozentrumPhDFellowships. Great science. Unique rotation-based selection of research group and other incentives. The summer call is open until May 18, 2025. bit.ly/4caiqqX @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibasel.ch #fellowship #PhD #Switzerland #lifesciences