25 May 2022 / News

Department of Biomedicine Newsletter No. 1

We are very happy to present the first issue of the DBM newsletter. We wish you a pleasant and enjoyable reading.

18 May 2022 / News, People

The DBM welcomes Dr. Clémentine Le Magnen as new research group leader

Dr. Clémentine Le Magnen is leading the laboratory for Translational Genitourinary Cancer Research (TGCR), a joined venture between the Department of Urology and the Institute of Pathology at the University Hospital Basel. Dr. Le Magnen and…

11 May 2022 / News, Research

The combination makes the difference: New therapeutic approach against breast cancer (Piscuoglio Lab)

Some breast tumors with certain genetic alterations are difficult to treat using existing therapies. Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered an approach that involves a toxic combination with a second target gene in order…

14 Apr 2022 / News, Research

Prof. Lukas Jeker's lab is pursuing a novel approach for cell therapies together with computational biologist Dr. Rosalba Lepore

Immunologist Professor Lukas Jeker works at the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and the Clinic of Transplantation Immunology & Nephrology at the University Hospital of Basel (USB). Together with computational biologist…

30 Mar 2022

An approach to treating a severe congenital myopathy

The diagnosis is rare, but devastating – children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel are now…