Last Discovery Seminar before the summer break: On Friday, July 3, Prof. Alexander Stark from the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology @impvienna.bsky.social will talk about “Decoding Transcription Regulation.” Everyone is welcome!

Join us for our upcoming #DiscoverySeminar featuring Prof. Lacra Bintu @lacrabintu.bsky.social from @stanforduniversity.bsky.social . She will talk about: High-throughput dissection of transcriptional repressors in human cells. We look forward to welcoming you!

🧪 Zebrafish help shed light on Restless Legs Syndrome: Prof. Alex Schier's team @schierlab.bsky.social discovered that an RLS-associated gene is crucial for the development and function of the cerebellum, offering new clues to this common sleep disorder. @unibas.ch @currentbiology.bsky.social

The Science Magazine & SciLifeLab Prize is awarded annually to four young scientists for outstanding #LifeScience research based on a doctoral degree – and the essay they write about it. 🧪 Do you know someone who could apply? Share this – and the link below – with them! ↓ scienceprize.scilifelab.se

Biozentrum Director Prof. Alex Schier concludes a successful Biozentrum Retreat 2026 in Olten. Three days of great science, thoughtful discussions, new connections, and plenty of opportunities to learn from one another. youtu.be/IrrtknfpSeM

In a new study, Prof. Anissa Kempf's team demonstrates in fruit flies that gut function is linked to feeding, sleep, and survival. Their work adds to growing evidence that the gut communicates with the brain and can influence behavior. 🧪@unibas.ch #ScienceAdvances @snsf.ch

Last week, our Biozentrum Retreat took place for the third time, this year at the Arte Hotel in Olten, helping to strengthen connections across our community and fostering open discussions about research. @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch

🧪Protection for newborns Meningitis is rare in newborns but often dramatic. Researchers @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch and @ethz.ch have developed a preventive approach that stops harmful bacteria in their tracks before transmission even occurs. @snsf.ch @natcomms.nature.com Learn more 👇

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has elected Prof. Sebastian Hiller @hillerlab.bsky.social as a new member. Election to the academy is considered as one of the highest scientific honors in Germany. Congratulations! @leopoldina.org @unibas.ch

Anne Grahl took a leap into the unknown and found her place in venture capital. In our latest alumni portrait, she shares why listening is an important skill, how science trained her to think critically, and why sometimes the hardest part of the job is saying “no” to great ideas. Read the interview👇

On May 29, we’ll welcome our next speaker, Dr. Tam Mignot from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique @cnrs.fr , for our Discovery lecture: “Bacterial predators: invisible pillars of soil ecosystems” Join us to explore the microbial complexity of soils and the role of bacterial predators.

Join us for our next Discovery Seminar with guest speaker Prof. @Sergiu P. Pașca from @stanforduniversity.bsky.social, presenting “Building Human Neural Circuits: From Stem Cells to Organoids to Assembloids and Beyond.”

🧪 A new study led by Dr. Janani Durairaj and Prof. Torsten Schwede shows that current AI models in drug discovery still face limitations. Learn more👇 @ninjani.bsky.social @torstenschwede.bsky.social @unibas.ch @snsf.ch @natureportfolio.nature.com www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

From molecules to complex biological systems, the Biozentrum explores a wide spectrum of research. In our new series, we introduce the people behind the labs—their science, their ideas, and their stories. We start with @c-handschin.bsky.social and muscle health: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSAi...

Don’t miss our next #DiscoverySeminar “AI for the Sciences: Toward Understanding”, by Prof. Klaus-Robert Müller @tuberlin.bsky.social, who is internationally recognized as one of the most influential figures in modern machine learning and brain–computer interfaces. #lecture #series #lifesciences

The April 10 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @mads100tist.bsky.social of @biozentrum.unibas.ch and Yiqun Wang of @ucsandiego.bsky.social has been posted. Thank you to moderators Martha Echevarría-Andino and Feña Palominos. Watch here: youtu.be/xSbo-DTBX-0

How do pathogens become dangerous? In a recent study, Sebastian Hiller's team @hillerlab.bsky.social reveals how Leptospira bacteria switch on virulence to thrive during infection. This mechanism plays a crucial role in life-threatening leptospirosis. 🧪 @natcomms.nature.com @unibas.ch @snsf.ch 👇

Hot Topic workshop on Cryo-Electron Tomography 🌱🌱organised by the great Engel lab @cellarchlab.com at @biozentrum.unibas.ch. Thank you for the great meeting! Funded by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social and @dfg.de

Cancer, Diabetes, Aging - A Personal Story of Discovery in Cell Growth Control #EinblickeBiozentrum: April 28, 2026 Michael N. Hall presents an insider’s view of the discovery of TOR and the importance of curiosity-driven research. lnkd.in/dqapuz5s #Science #Research #Cancer #Diabetes #Aging

Wishing you all a joyful Easter break. 🌸 #happyeaster #spring #easterholidays

Prof. Markus Rüegg and Dr. Judith Reinhard joined the Telebasel studio to talk about progress and the ongoing challenges of the gene therapy they’ve developed to treat LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy, a currently incurable and fatal muscle disease affecting children. telebasel.ch/sendungen/pu...

Non-EU scientist aiming for Swiss pharma? Join the @twist-basel.bsky.social panel at the FMI next week for tips on career paths, networking, LinkedIn visibility & standing out. Register here: www.twistbasel.com/events-1/nav...

Dienstag, 17. MÄRZ 2026, 19:30 Uhr RISIKO IM KOPF: EINBLICKE IN DIE ENTSCHEIDUNGSFINDUNG AUS SICHT DER GEHIRNFORSCHUNG Dr. Loreen Tisdall Center for Cognitive and Decision Sciences, Fakultät für Psychologie Universität Basel @neuronetworkbasel.bsky.social

Woche des Gehirns 2026 Montag, 16. MÄRZ 2026, 19:30 Uhr WIE DAS GEHIRN BEWEGUNGEN STEUERT Prof. Dr. Silvia Arber Biozentrum, Universität Basel und Friedrich-Miescher-Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel @neuronetworkbasel.bsky.social

Embryogenesis in 4D: a developmental atlas for genes and cells 🧪 @schierlab.bsky.social developed a new method (#weMERFISH) that visualizes the activity of hundreds of genes across the entire zebrafish embryo with subcellular resolution. lnkd.in/eHY5gXDx @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch @unibas.ch

Save the date! Our #DiscoverySeminar with Prof. Anthony Hyman @mpi-cbg.de is just around the corner. He will discuss the potential roles of biomolecular condensates in cellular organization and robustness and how they fail in neurodegenerative disease. See you there!

Join us on March 13, 2026, for our #DiscoverySeminar by guest speaker Prof. Suliana Manley from #EPFL. She will present "Insights into the mitochondrial collective". @biozentrum.unibas.ch | Lecture Hall U1.131 We look forward to seeing you there!

Geschlechtschromosomen – Balanceakte der Gene #EinblickeBiozentrum: March 24, 2026 by @kellervalsecchi.bsky.social Erfahren Sie mehr über genetische Steuerungsprozesse und wie diese neue Wege im Kampf gegen Malaria aufzeigen. lnkd.in/dqapuz5s #Science #Research #Genetics #Epigenetics #Malaria

The Summer Call for our prestigious, fully funded #PhDFellowships is now open to talented early-career scientists worldwide. 🔬 Rotation-based program 🌍 International community 🗓 Apply by May 8, 2026 Apply now and join a leading life sciences institute! www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/phd/internat...

🧪 Prof. Markus Rüegg’s team has achieved promising early results with a gene therapy for LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy – a rare and fatal muscle disease affecting children. The challenge now is to bring this therapy into the clinic. @unibas.ch @snsf.ch www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

Hörsaalsupporter:in & Eventbetreuung am Biozentrum (80%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #support #audiotechnik #videotechnik

The 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). 🧪 Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026. marcel-benoist.ch/en/nominatio... @snsf.ch

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science🧪. To mark this day, we feature three female scientists from our core facilities and share their professional journeys, which reflect the diversity of careers in science. #WIS #STEM 👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/research/res... youtu.be/BVkxirHBqJk

Join our next #DiscoverySeminar featuring Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz from the Janelia Research Campus (HHMI) @hhmijanelia.bsky.social . She will be talking about "Harnessing mRNA to illuminate the hidden world of cells". Looking forward to seeing you there! #lecture #science #lifesciences

Why do we feel an irresistible drive to sleep after being awake for too long? A recent study led by Prof. Anissa Kempf has revealed that, in fruit flies, a small set of neurons can sense when the fly needs rest. Learn more 👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep

Tierversuche - Im Wandel der Zeit am Beispiel der Muskelforschung #EinblickeBiozentrum by @ruegglab.bsky.social February 10, 2026. Erfahren Sie, wo Alternativen zu Tierversuchen bereits erfolgreich eingesetzt werden und wo sie nach wie vor unverzichtbar sind. ow.ly/Wkme50RbjZc

We’re excited to share our new “Biozentrum Highlights” brochure. Looking back on a dynamic year @biozentrum.unibas.ch, 2025 was shaped by insightful discoveries, prestigious awards and grants, engaging events & a vibrant community. Explore 2025 at a glance👉 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/fileadmin/re...

📢 The Louis-Jeantet Foundation is happy to announce the 2026 #LouisJeantetPrizes, awarded to YASMINE BELKAID @pasteur.fr and to FIONA DOETSCH @doetschlab.bsky.social hlab.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch CONGRATULATIONS!!! 👉 jeantet.ch/en 👇 follow thread

Prof. Fiona Doetsch has been awarded the 2026 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine! Her discoveries reveal how neural stem cells support lifelong brain plasticity and repair. 🧠 Read more: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

Join our next #DiscoverySeminar by Prof. Elena Conti from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry @mpibiochem.bsky.social. She will talk on "Shaping the message: molecular logic of mRNA-protein assemblies." #protein #RNA

PhD student – Physics of bacterial infections www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibasketsms.bsky.social #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #phd #bacterial #infection

PhD Student in Computational Structural Biology of Pathogen Targets www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #phd #biology

Interesting study showing how genetic variation can limit antibody therapies, led by the DBM team (Lepore & Jeker) with computational structural analysis from @torstenschwede.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... #PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #AntibodyTherapy

Laboratory Technician (50%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #laboratory #technician

Thank you, Emma! It was also fun to create it! 😀

Congratulations to the Biozentrum @unibas.ch spin-off Aukera Therapeutics on coming out of stealth and entering preclinical efficacy studies. A great success for Dr. Stefan Imseng and his team! www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... #AukeraTherapeutics #Biotech #DrugDiscovery

Research Specialist in Computational Neuroscience and Data Analysis (80-100%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #specialist

Research Specialist in Computational Neuroscience and Data Analysis (80-100%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #specialist

Research Specialist in Microscopy and Spatial Transcriptomics (80-100%) www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio... @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #biozentrum #biozentrumbasel #universityofbasel #researchjobs #sciencejobs #basel #job #hiring #recruiting #carreers #research #specialist #microscopy

Congratulations to our Professors Claudia Keller Valsecchi and Flavio Donato, who have both been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. @flaviodonato82.bsky.social @kellervalsecchi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu uropa.eu #ERCCoG More about their projects 👇 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...