🎓 New PhD projects in #nanobiology, #nanochemistry & #nanophysics at the SNI PhD School! Apply now to join our #interdisciplinary community. 🧪 📌 Info: nanoscience.unibas.ch/en/forschung... @unibas.ch @biozentrum.unibas.ch @eth-bsse.bsky.social @psich.bsky.social @scisonja.bsky.social #nanoscience

D-BSSE in the media @nzz.ch Winzige Organe aus dem Labor retten schon heute Leben. Und Forscher sehen in ihnen noch mehr Potenzial #organoid #BarbaraTreutlein > www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft...

Minimising biases in #viralsurveillance data from #wastewater: A study led by the groups of Niko Beerenwinkel and Tanja Stadler @ethz.ch as well as their collaborators at @eawag.bsky.social developed a mathematical tool to factor in 'shedding' >https://u.ethz.ch/zUQBP

Earlier this evening the inaugural lecture of our new faculty staff member Na Cai, Head of the Computational Medical Genomics group, took place at @ethz.ch. Na spoke on the genetics of depression (find the recording here > u.ethz.ch/1byi4). Great to have you at the D-BSSE!

Today’s site visit of the #NextGenBioeng programme @ethz.ch | #Roche #teamIHB explored the D-BSSE based Good Manufacturing Practice (#GMP) facility and quality control unit. Big thanks to the Head of Facility Paul Zajac 🙏🏽 our 10 fellows enjoyed this exciting tour!

A warm welcome to our 76 new Master students at D-BSSE in #Basel @ethz.ch, enrolled in our #Biotechnology (36 students) and #Computational Biology & #Bioinformatics (40) Master’s degree programmes. Have a great start and enjoy your time at D-BSSE! > u.ethz.ch/6DY3f

Looking forward to welcoming young science enthusiasts at our labs in Basel 🤩 Don't miss the registration on 1- 5 September!

AI is revolutionising palaeontology | New @NatureRev paper by @ethz.ch & UZH shows how #AI tools are transforming the analysis of complex fossil data and evolutionary patterns – unlocking new insights across deep time > u.ethz.ch/BjDtR @tanjastadler.bsky.social

🧬Gene editing is going in vivo: A review from Randall Platt’s lab explores the potential of #CRISPR use inside living organisms – enabling real-time insights into how genes work in biological systems. A massive shift for basic science and medical breakthroughs > u.ethz.ch/Y4Y5F #GeneEditing #CRISPR

At their annual retreat, fellows of the @ethz.ch & #pRED #teamIHB #Roche | #NextGenBioeng programme showcased how organoids, CRISPR screens & spatial omics are reshaping translational #bioengineering. A hub of ideas, data & new collaborations🚀 > u.ethz.ch/1gMXI

👁🧠 NEW: The human retina has its own built-in timing fix! A Nature Neuroscience study led by @ethz.ch | BEL Lab, IOB Basel, @unibas.ch shows that photoreceptor signals – even those that travel farther – arrive in sync! >https://u.ethz.ch/S4DvU #Retina #Neuroscience #Bioengineering #ETHZurich

🚨 #breaking technology developed by the group of #BarbaraTreutlein 👇🏽

Exciting journey from bio-technological innovation at @ethz.ch to a successful company: read the inspiring interview with our alumnus Marc Gitzinger, CEO of D-BSSE spinoff company #Bioversys 👇🏽 www.venturelab.swiss/From-Lab-Ben...

🧠 New light on human brain development: Using long-term live imaging, Barbara Treutlein's team reveals how brain #Organoids grow and self-organize — and how the extracellular matrix shapes regional brain identity > u.ethz.ch/PjOni @ethz.ch

Congratulations, Mustafa Khammash, on receiving an Advanced Grant for the third time!!! Looking forward to your achievements in designing novel genetic controllers 🧬⏱️ @ethz.ch #ERCAdG > u.ethz.ch/HBxAi

Antibiotic resistance needs innovative solutions resulting from strong interdisciplinary & interinstitutional collaborations, this is the great strength of @nccr-antiresist.bsky.social ! Thanks for visiting the D-BSSE @ethz.ch and the Cleanroom Facility Basel 🦠

Great advancements in personalized cancer treatments 👇🏽 *Tumour Profiler Study* Part of the consortium: the #Beerenwinkel Lab and the #GenomicsFacilityBasel

Assessing genetic heterogeneity in circulating #tumour cells (CTCs) | Researchers #NikoBeerenwinkel in collab. with colleagues #NicolaAceto,  characterise the composition of #CTC clusters in liquid #biopsies which may eventually replace traditional tissue biopsies > u.ethz.ch/tADrD @ethz.ch

Huge congrats to our 2024 Graduates 🎉 and the ETH Medal and Willi Studer Prize Awardees 👏🏽 > u.ethz.ch/RqsZ4 Wishing you a bright future ✨ 🫶 Happy to hear back from you! @ethz.ch @vmb-eth.bsky.social

Continuing a wonderful tradition: today, the faculties have come together at the annual “D-BSSE ❤️ Biozentrum” meeting, to learn about the research of new group leaders on campus and to foster collaboration and innovation. Thank you, @biozentrum.unibas.ch for your visit & the fruitful exchanges!

👏🏽 Big congrats to Costanza Borrelli who studied cell-cell interactions in the Lab of @andreasmoor.bsky.social, and Antonio Santinha from the lab of Randall Platt, inventor of a novel technology for single-cell CRISPR screening, received the 2024 #ETHmedals🤩 > u.ethz.ch/ZOnc3 @ethz.ch

Public Event @ethz.ch and #Swiss3RCC: Animal models and their alternatives in neuroscience | The event on 21 June features engaging lectures, amongst the speakers: Barbara Treutlein working on brain 🧠 organoids 🧬 > u.ethz.ch/gBEeC

Two groundbreaking open-access papers on integrated atlases of human #organoids are out: researchers at #Roche |s Institute of Human Biology(#teamIHB), @ethz.ch, @www.helmholtz-munich.de, and collaborators have built detailed atlases of #brain, #gut, and #lung organoids > u.ethz.ch/6Rjq

🚀 Fantastic achievement contributing to the Human Cell Atlas! Congrats to Barbara Treutlein, Gray Camp, Quan Xu, Fabian Theis, Lennard Halle on your Nature Genetics publication 👏🏽 @ethz.ch

Integrated Organoid Atlas benchmarks new protocols, even more impressive as a Highly Variable Cohort for comparison against perturbation and disease models: nature.com/articles/s41... Lead by @quanxu.bsky.social, in collaboration with Lennard Halle and @fabiantheis.bsky.social

Interview with alumnus Marc Gitzinger, CEO of the D-BSSE spinoff Bioversys, specialised on combating #antimicrobial resistance and ‘hospital infections’ #ETHstartup @ethz.ch > www.telezueri.ch/ceo-talk/ceo...

Big thanks to the #SingleCellFacility and #LabAutomationFacility for hosting today’s ETH #PublicTour, a fascinating journey into the microscopic (and nanoscopic!) world and the secrets of life! Don’t miss our next public event > u.ethz.ch/thWr2 @ethzurich.bsky.social

#bs2basel is coming up - with strong 🚀contributions from D-BSSE and ETH Zurich computational biologists and bioinformaticians! @ethzurich.bsky.social

Upcoming Public Tour:🔬🤖 Fascination Microcosm & Robotics Join us on 6 May 2025, 6:15pm, for an exciting public tour exploring the microscopic world and cutting-edge lab robotics (tour in German). @ethzurich.bsky.social 📍Registration > u.ethz.ch/c4F8Y

We are hiring👇. Join us if you are interested in a PhD project on biological clocks that time development. Genomics, genetics, quantitative microscopy, computational analysis, ... grosshanslab.org. 2.5 weeks left to apply www.fmi.ch/education-ca... @fmiscience.bsky.social

Turn Science into Stories – and Take a Shot at FameLab! Hands-on workshop to practice effective communication across disciplines – and maybe shine on the FameLab stage! What: Science communication workshop. When: 23rd of April, from 17h to 21h. Where: ETH D-BSSE, E-floor. 👉 SpeakUpLab.ch

🚀Inaugural lecture of our new faculty member Prisca LIBERALI on ‘The Symphony of Cells: Exploring Self-Organization in Multicellular Systems’ held on 7 April 2025  🧬🎶 You missed it? Find the recording 👉🏾 u.ethz.ch/t5W5H @ethzurich.bsky.social

Congratulations to Prisca Liberali, head of the Multicellular Systems Lab at D-BSSE @ethzurich.bsky.social, on receiving the Consolidator Grant of the Swiss National Science Foundation #SNSF for her research on the self-organisation of multi-cellular systems! Find out more > u.ethz.ch/r7FpU

As part of a public event series organised by #TreffpunktScienceCity @ethzurich.bsky.social, Andreas Moor, head of the Systems Physiology Lab, gave a lecture on #liver #metastases (in German) > youtu.be/Xg22u_l100E?... Learn about his group's research > bsse.ethz.ch/lsp #cancer

💪 Our #NextGenBioeng fellows took their comms skills from theory to practice! Via hands-on workshops & personalised feedback, they practiced communicating science with clarity & impact 🎯. Thanks @seyens.bsky.social for the expert guidance 🚀! #Roche, #TeamIHB, #pRED

Big thanks to ⁦‪⁦@ethlibrary.bsky.social and the UTL-Unit for Teaching & Learning ⁦‪@ethzurich.bsky.social for launching their #AI Academy here in Basel 🙏🏽 practical knowledge/skills on generativeAI and other AI-based tools is extremely valuable for our lecturers, teachers, doctoral students 🚀

New deep-learning tool enhances antibody development against mutating #SARSCoV2 | A team from the Synthetic Immunology lab of #SaiReddy, presents a computational tool that enables the selection and focused development of lead candidates of #antibodies > u.ethz.ch/xeXYW

Exciting job opportunity for a scientist seeking to move into #entrepreneurship > www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/102... Please re-post! @ethzurich.bsky.social @andreasmoor.bsky.social

Thank you, @tanjastadler.bsky.social, for your great efforts during the #Covid19 pandemic! Watch the Switzerland-Germany comparison on measures 5 years after the breakout of #SarsCoV2 on @zdfde.bsky.social > www.zdf.de/play/magazin...

📢 📆 the SNSF Starting Grants call 2026 will be open from 1 February 2026 to 5 May 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Find more information on our website:

🎯 Meet Hephaistos, the #biotech #startup shaking up the enzyme industry 🧪 Born from the minds of six Biotechnology students @ethzurich.bsky.social, #Hephaistos aims to revolutionise how enzymes can be used in industries like pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and chemicals 🚀 > u.ethz.ch/DqhzV

Today, our two new faculty members held their inaugural lectures @ethzurich.bsky.social. Basile Wicky | Biomedical Design Lab, presented on designing proteins that interface with life; Michael Moor @michaelmoor.bsky.social | Medical AI Lab, spoke about AI in medicine. Recordings > u.ethz.ch/hQdQl