05 Oct 2023 / News, Research

New findings pave the way for hearing loss therapies (Bodmer Lab)

As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason for this may be a signaling pathway that controls auditory sensory cell function and is downregulated with age. Researchers at the University of Basel are…

29 Sep 2023 / News, Research

Genome editing to protect therapeutic hematopoietic cells from targeted immunotherapy (Jeker Lab)

When targeting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with monoclonal antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, T cell engagers or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells, a major challenge lies in avoiding myelotoxicity. This issue arises because many of…

29 Sep 2023 / News, People

Congratulations to Lucas Boeck for being awarded a Cloëtta Medical Research Position!

PD Dr. med. Lucas Boeck, a Research Group Leader specializing in Pulmonary Infection Biology, has been granted a prestigious scholarship for a five-year research position. This remarkable recognition comes from the Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta…

28 Sep 2023

Department of Biomedicine Newsletter No. 5

We're pleased to announce the release of the fifth edition of our DBM newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it!

26 Sep 2023 / News, Research

Brain signals for good memory performance revealed (de Quervain Lab and Papassotiropoulos Lab)

People differ significantly in their memory performance. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that certain brain signals are related to these differences.