The Department of Biology wishes you a joyful holiday season! #unifrbiology #fribourg #happyfestiveseason

For our last department seminar of the year 2025, we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Patrick Arnold from the University of Potsdam. #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #paleogenetic #hippos

Key role of the brain in the evolution of food choices in fruit flies. A study from scientists at the University of Fribourg @tomtom-auer.bsky.social working in collaboration with Swiss, Portuguese and German colleagues. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #fruitflies #brain

Thrilled to share that the work from @cristianrocharoa.bsky.social, identifying TMEM170 proteins as lipid scramblases that associate with bridge lipid transporters, is now out in @natsmb.nature.com Unexpectedly, the scrambling pathway does not "feed" directly into the BLTP cavity... rdcu.be/eRSst

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Roman Arguello from the Queen Mary University in London @qmul.bsky.social  to our department seminar. #unifr #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #olfactory #neuron

The Department of Biology is proud to announce that Livia Jerjen and Michele Cereghetti each won a poster prize during the autumn session of the SSP (Société Suisse de Phytiatrie) on 30.10.2025 . Well done to them! #unifr #biology #fribourg

Today we are pleased to welcome Prof. Christoph Ringli from the University of Zurich to our Department Seminar #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #cell #cellwall

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Mathias Currat from the University of Geneva to our Department Seminar #unifrbiology #seminar #biologyseminar #human #neanderthal

Hippos lived in Europe during the last ice age as recently reported by an international research team with contribution of researchers from the University of Fribourg (Andreas Füglistaler and Daniel Wegmann) #hippos #interglacialperiod #iceage #discoveries #Europe #unipotsdam #unifrbiology

🚨 #WeAreHiring a facility manager to lead our state-of-the-art research infrastructure at PoL! 🔬 Please share with your scientific network. What we offer: A dynamic, international, and supportive environment at the frontiers of biophysics. Curious? Apply here: tud.link/g4j5qy 🗓️Deadline: Nov 5.

Postdoctoral Research Position on modulation of human steroid and drug metabolism by redox proteins like P450 oxidoreductase (POR), Ferredoxin reductase (FDXR), ferredoxin (FDX1). funded by @snsf.ch in @pandeylab.bsky.social at @unibe.ch @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

Exiting career-boosting opportunity for a a skilled and highly motivated postdoctoral researcher: We're hiring a Post-doctoral fellow in Evolutionary Biology! Please apply no later than 31 October! lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Delphine Capela to our Department Seminar.  #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #rhizobia #experimentalevolution #naturalsymbionts

Today, for our Department Seminar, we are welcoming Prof. Justin Collier from Lausanne University. #unifrbiology #biology #biologyseminar #biologyseminars #dna #cellbiology

Today we are pleased to welcome Prof. Katrina McGuigan from the University of Queensland to our department seminar. #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #speciesranging #geneticvariation #genetic

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Prof. Sergio Rasmann from the University of Neuchâtel for the first seminar of the autumn semester. #unifrbiology #seminar #biologyseminar #fribourg

In the Geislerlab, we explore how plants move auxin, a signal that guides their growth and movements. This process is provided by specific transport proteins. By studying them, we not only learn how plants grow but might also gain insights that could help improve cancer treatments. #meetthelab

Saving a species but at the expense of others? Three researchers from the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg have demonstrated that reintroducing large herbivorous mammals into regions outside their natural range is not such a good idea. https://www.nature.com/ncomms/ #unifrbiology

Computer-assisted worm tracking: turning complex behaviors into objective quantitative metrics. #unifrbiology #biology #unifr #fribourg #switzerland #meethelab

🔥 Meet the Glauser Lab! We ask how animals sense danger & protect themselves. With tiny worms (just 302 neurons, yet sharing half our genes!) we explore how brains react to heat, how experience changes responses, and how this can inspire new ways to treat human pain. #unifrbiology #biology #fribourg

The worm heat-detector! Like in human, specialized sensory neurons detect high temperatures to trigger avoidance behaviors. #unifrbiology #biology #meetthelab #fribourg_switzerland #neuron

🤩 The Department of Biology is proud to announce that Prof. Sven Bacher has participated in a fascinating Swedish documentary on invasive species. Be sure to check it out! (Prof. Bacher's speech at 33 minutes and 10 seconds + 55 minutes and 55 seconds) www.svtplay.se/video/j16G1W...

A particular species of Drosophila prefers the noni fruit also called “vomit fruit” over more commonly appealing options (bananas, grapes, apples). Why? @tomtom-auer.bsky.social and his colleagues has an answer: prelights.biologists.com/highlights/e... #chemoreception #drosophila #fruitfly #taste

🤩We are very pleased to announce that our apprentice Mr Cyril Defferrard won the prize for best apprentice in the Canton of Fribourg for chemistry and biology laboratory technicians, with an excellent average of 5.9. The Department of Biology warmly congratulates him on his successful achievement.

#unifrbiology #biology #phdthesis #phdthesisdefense #phd #congratulations

#unifrbiology #biology #phdthesis #phd #congratulations #biology #phddefense

🗞️Authors from the @ipbes.net #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report have published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species derived from the report, creating a global resource for investigating and managing the impacts of invasive alien species. 🌍🧪 Read more in ‪@nature.com‬ bit.ly/43APoP7

#unifrbiology #unifr #phd #phdthesis #phddefense #fribourg

#unifrbiology #biology #masterthesis #masterpresentation #drosophila #fribourg

#unifr #unifrbiology #masterthesis #master #masterpresentation #fribourg

Today for our last department seminar of the spring term, we are pleased to welcome Prof. Lukas Neukomm from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland #unifrbiology #biology #unifr #fribourg #seminar #neuron #metabolism

#phdthesis #phddefense #unifrbiology #biology #fribourg #congratulations

#masterthesis #master #unifrbiology #biology #alienspecies #health

Today we are pleased to welcome Prof. Pedro Carvalho from the Oxford University @ox.ac.uk to our department seminar. #biologyseminar #biology #unifrbio #fribourg #protein #lipid

Open PhD or Postdoc positions in Prof. Auer Lab: The focus for this position will be on chemosensory system evolution and taste processing. Interested in joining a dynamic and friendly team in the beautiful town of Fribourg? Follow this link to learn more and to apply: www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Zdenek Kamenik from the Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences in Prague to our Department Seminar.  #unifrbiology #biology #unifr #fribourg #seminar #biologyseminar #bioinformatics #CluSeek #GenBank

When a bird decides to make its nest in an ashtray on the wall of the Biology Department... 🥰 #unifrbiology #biology #fribourg #bird #hopetoseethechicks

Prof. Geisler offers two PhD positions to pursue two SNF-funded projects in the field of ABCB-mediated auxin and brassinosteroid transport. For more information and to apply: www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...

Today, for our Department Seminar, we are very pleased to welcome Dr. Tamas Hegedus from Semmelweis University in Budapest. #unifrbiology #biology  #fribourg #biologyseminars #protein

#phdthesis #phddefense #congratulations #unifrbiology

🎶✨ The University of Fribourg @unifr.bsky.social Song is online! ✨🎶 Want to feel the energy and good vibes of our university? Now’s the perfect time to connect with our official anthem and experience the spirit of motivation and excellence that drives us!" 🎓💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eur_...

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Mgr. Martin Lysak from CEITEC, Masaryk University in Czech Republic to our Department Seminar. #unifrbiology #biology #unifr #fribourg #seminar #biologyseminars #chromosomes #genome

#unifrbiology #masterthesis #congratulations #drosophila #fribourg

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Kevin Ryan from Scotland Institute in Glasgow to our Department Seminar. #unifrbiology #biologyseminars #seminar #biologie #biology #Autophagy #celldeath

#PhD #phdthesis #phddefense #unifrbiology #biology #Proteomics #autophagy

Prof. Sprecher offers several PhD positions to highly motivated candidates: - PhD positions in Neuroscience of Cephalopods - PhD position in Neuroscience - PhD positions in Cnidarian functional neurobiology To see the job offers, please go to our open positions page: www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...

Today we have the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Manuela Antonioli from Tor Vergata University in Roma to our department seminar. #unifrbiology #biologyseminars #biologie #biology #Autophagy #seminar

Today we are pleased to welcome Prof. Martina Legris from the university of Neuchâtel to our Department Seminar. #unifrbiology #biology #seminar #biologyseminar #arabidopsis

The Department of Biology is seeking to recruit a lecturer (40%) to work as study advisor. Interested? Want to find out more? Visit our website: www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...