Ahead of Pride Month, a flag-raising ceremony took place today on the Novartis Campus in Basel, celebrating diversity, belonging and community with inspiring speeches and the Novartis Choir 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride

This week, we welcomed ~160 high-school students to our annual Tage der Genforschung. Over 3 days, our visitors got a glimpse of biomedical research through hands-on activities, met FMI scientists, and explored possible life science careers. A big thank you to our amazing volunteers! 👏🔬

Like scaffolding erected before construction starts, Polycomb proteins help pre-organize the genome during development so distant DNA elements can later connect to shape the face, FMI researchers now report in Nature Communications. @natureportfolio.nature.com www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

EU-LIFE’s 2025 Annual Report is out 🚀 In 2025, the alliance strengthened its voice in European science policy, advocating for strong, discovery-driven research. Proud that the FMI hosted the 2025 EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting in Basel. Congrats to the @eu-life.bsky.social community on a productive year!

Postdoc opportunity at FMI + Novartis Biomedical Research 🧬 The Dahmane lab (FMI) & Farady lab (Novartis) are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to study how extracellular inflammasome particles propagate inflammation during neurotropic RNA virus infection. Apply by May 31: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

The FMI is proud to be part of @eu-life.bsky.social, uniting top life science centers across Europe. This series highlights our shared priorities — this month: #Cooperation! Stay tuned for the FMI’s story 💡 #WeAreEULIFE

Researchers @fmiscience.bsky.social have developed lab-grown organoids that can cyclically simulate the tissue renewal that occurs after #menstruation, which can potentially offer new insights into the understanding of uterine diseases. 🔗 www.eara.eu/news/organoi... #NAM #organoid #WomenHealth

Congratulations to Margherita Turco and the whole team on this beautiful @cp-cellstemcell.bsky.social cover, celebrating new work on an in vitro model of the menstrual cycle using human endometrial organoids. Read more about this research & watch the accompanying video: www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

Congratulations to FMI alumna @angelikafeldmann.bsky.social on receiving the 2026 Hella Bühler Prize, recognizing her research on the regulation of gene activity 🧬

1/7 New paper accepted as ICML spotlight arxiv.org/abs/2605.03517! We unify self-supervised learning (SSL) algorithms (e.g., contrastive, VICReg, stopgrad) via latent distribution matching (LDM), which matches an induced latent distribution to an explicit latent model.

Excited to share our new study on CpG islands (CGIs) regulation by transcription factors (TFs)! CGIs drive most transcription initiation with unclear regulation. We find that chromatin-opening TFs are key players—following a surprisingly simple rule. 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/9

Spread the word: We’re hiring a Director of Operations to lead scientific support at the FMI. This senior role enables cutting-edge research by partnering with scientists, overseeing technology platforms, ensuring safety & compliance, and representing the FMI externally: www.fmi.ch/education-ca...

A tiny chemical tweak changed medicine! 💉 Discover how RNA modifications made efficient mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 possible, for which the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SQd... @snsf.ch @unibe.ch @ethz.ch @nobelprize.org @rnasociety.bsky.social

📣 #Call for Postdoc.Mobility. Expand your #research experience with a stay abroad. If you would like to find out more about this call, take part in our online information event on 18 May 2026. 📆 Submission deadline: 4 August 2026 Read more 👉 sohub.io/dqzj

Despite affecting hundreds of millions each month, menstruation has long received limited scientific attention. FMI scientists created a model to help open this biological “black box” and reveal how the uterus repairs itself. Watch the video to learn more 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJnP...

❗📣 The SNSF is reforming its career #funding. The final calls for Ambizione and Postdoc.Mobility will take place in 2026 and 2027. The eligibility criteria have been adapted to focus on the schemes’ key target groups. ➡️ www.snf.ch/en/kaczpDec5c…

Every month, the lining of the uterus sheds and rebuilds itself, but how it repairs is unclear. Using lab-grown uterine tissue, FMI scientists identified cells that drive healing and coordinate regeneration. The findings may help explain conditions such as endometriosis. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

Reprogramming cells with precision! 🎯 Learn how RNA interference (RNAi) silences specific genes to treat diseases. For its discovery, the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZY1... @snsf.ch @unibe.ch @ethz.ch @nobelprize.org @rnasociety.bsky.social

Final reminder for Late-Breaking Abstract Submissions for the FENS Forum 2026! 🌍️ This opportunity allows you to share recent research findings and insights at the biggest neuroscience event in Europe. 🗓️ Submissions close TODAY!

#SwissScienceImage 🦗 📸💎 A cricket's leap, a ballet of phytoplankton and the beauty of vitamin B crystals: Discover the 20 winning photos and videos from the SNSF Scientific Image Competition 2026. For more info: www.snf.ch/en/1uKR6zjXHw…

The latest Happy Hour at the FMI made the most of the sunshine. Alongside snacks, drinks, and good conversations, FMIers headed out to the meadow in front of the institute for games in the spring weather ☀️

Imagine curing diseases by rewriting the code of life!🧬Discover how CRISPR/Cas9, guided by RNA, acts as molecular scissors to precisely edit genomes, for which the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rz-... @snsf.ch @unibe.ch @ethz.ch @nobelprize.org

Congratulations to Adwait Salvi on defending his PhD earlier this month. His research looked at how DNA is organized inside cells and how that structure changes as certain cartilage cells in mice lose their specialized identity. Well done, Dr. Salvi! 🎓

The FMI is proud to be part of @eu-life.bsky.social, uniting top life science centers across Europe. This series highlights our shared priorities — today: #Mission! Stay tuned for the FMI’s story 💡 #WeAreEULIFE

In this interview, @juliabatki.bsky.social, FMI’s newest group leader, reflects on the early curiosity that drew her to science, why FMI is the right home for her lab, how studying cell clearance could help us understand disease, and her love of improv. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

Today at the FMI we had a great webinar on neurodiversity with Camilla Pang—author, scientist, and science communicator. She challenged the usual “deficit” view and showed how designing work environments for different ways of thinking can make our systems stronger 🧠 #Neurodiversity

Happy to be invited to the @fmiscience.bsky.social Basel for the "FMI Young Investigator Seminar Series" last week, and to talk to PhDs and postdocs about career choices. www.fmi.ch/courses/yiss/

Only one week left to apply!

💥 Mass spec expert with passion for #epigenetics? Our #Proteomics Facility is hiring a scientist (m/f/d)! Develop cutting-edge proteomics workflows (with a focus on histone analysis) to drive innovation in cancer diagnosis & treatment (@nanodiagbw.bsky.social project) Apply here: s.gwdg.de/EHNeAs

Spring is finally springing on campus 🌸 Perfect time to step outside, whether it’s getting active in the street workout area behind our building or just enjoying a walk around campus ☀️🚶‍♂️

Last week, some of our scientists traded the lab for the stage and enjoyed a fun afternoon of improv theater. No experience, no pressure: just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to play. A great reminder that exploration doesn’t happen only in the lab 💡🎭

🎓 Just ~2 weeks left! Apply now for our PhD & MD-PhD programs in Basel—Europe’s life sciences hub—and be part of cutting-edge research in a vibrant, international environment: www.fmi.ch/education-ca... 🗓️ Deadline: April 20

Such a pleasure to spend the day with everyone at @fmiscience.bsky.social today. Thx for having me.

Today we hosted the inaugural Friedrich Miescher Lecture with Omaya Dudin, recipient of this year’s Friedrich Miescher Prize, which we're proud to sponsor. He delivered a fascinating talk on the evolution of multicellularity, with exciting insights into expansion microscopy 🦠🔬 @dudinlab.bsky.social

Once considered impractical, electron microscopy–based connectomics is now transforming neuroscience—earning Nature Methods' 2025 Method of the Year. At the FMI, researchers map neural circuits in 3D at nanometer scale to reveal how brain networks work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZg...

Big turnout for FMI–Novartis Microscopy Day! This week’s event brought ~70 participants to a joint workshop with experts that came all the way from Japan, followed by one of our best-attended microscopy courses and an FMI–BR mini symposium with about 100 attendees🔬

Sometimes the most meaningful paths aren’t planned but emerge as we walk them. The new stone walkway to the FMI building began as an informal trail and was later proposed by our community as a permanent path. Like science, it was shaped by steps that ventured beyond the set route 🚀

From spring 2026, Switzerland will support six new National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs). In an interview, @snf-fns.ch Research Council President Torsten Schwede explains how projects are selected and why the new NCCRs matter for Switzerland’s research landscape ⬇️

Last week at the FMI, the @twist-basel.bsky.social panel unpacked how non-EU scientists can build careers in Swiss pharma. From career paths to networking, lots of practical insights shared with an engaged crowd. Thanks to the organizers, panelists & everyone who joined!

1/3 New paper accepted at ICRL World Model workshop: Dreamer-CDP: Improving Reconstruction-free World Models for RL. We introduce a Dreamer variant that learns world models without reconstructing pixels. arxiv.org/abs/2603.07083

Last week at the FMI we had a Chess & Cheese night 🧀♟️ It was brie-lliant!

The FMI is proud to be part of @eu-life.bsky.social l, uniting top life science centers across Europe. This series highlights our shared priorities — today: #IExcellence! Stay tuned for the FMI’s story 💫 #WeAreEULIFE

Don't miss this career event taking place this afternoon at the FMI!

Come see our Cosyne 2026 posters! Friday: 2-069 (Atena & Manu), 2-096 (Julian), Saturday: 3-091 (Julia) More info zenkelab.org/2026/03/cosy...

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...

🧠 Nicht verpassen: Woche des Gehirns nächste Woche! FMI-Gruppenleitende halten spannende Vorträge: Silvia Arber erklärt, wie das Gehirn Bewegungen steuert und @georgkeller.bsky.social zeigt, was passiert, wenn das Gehirn „aus dem Takt gerät“. Mehr Infos: neuronetwork.unibas.ch/en/das-hirn-...

🧠 Don’t miss Woche des Gehirns (Brain Week) next week! FMI group leaders will give fascinating talks: Silvia Arber on how the brain controls movement and @georgkeller.bsky.social on what happens when the brain “falls out of sync”. Free entry! More info: neuronetwork.unibas.ch/en/das-hirn-...

🚀 The #BaCell3D2026 speaker lineup is here! We are excited to welcome an outstanding group of experts in organoids and advanced 3D cellular systems to Basel this June! ⏳Our meetings tend to fill up quickly, so we encourage you to secure your spot early: conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/ind...

We are #hiring! #GroupLeader positions open at #IRBBarcelona in #ChemicalBiology and #StructuralBiology. Application deadline: May 22, 2026 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 ➡️ https://shorturl.at/1tE3n 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 ➡️ https://shorturl.at/eKiJn #IRBJobs #Jobs #AcademicSky

We’re excited to share our latest preprint on Fractal: our approach towards FAIR bioimage analysis at scale with OME-Zarr-native workflows. Fractal defines interoperable tasks on OME-Zarr and provides a platform for TB-scale image analysis. (1 / 10🧵) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...