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Official account of the Department of Biology, University of Fribourg
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
The geislerLab in the botanical garden of the University of Fribourg (2024)
Mutations in Arabidopsis, maize or sorghum ABCBs lead to dwarfism
Plant ABCB transporters reveal a high degree of substrate specificity in comparison to their mammalian orthologs
ABCBs (represented by the worker on the left) are ancient auxin transporters, while PIN proteins (represented by the dancer on the right) came much later in evolution
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/
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Computer-assisted worm tracking: turning complex behaviors into objective quantitative metrics.
#unifrbiology #biology #unifr #fribourg #switzerland #meethelab
Out in the garden
Fancy devices
Hot sandwich time
Neuron
🔥 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.
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30.06.2025 06:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image of two lionfish. Overlay text reads: Major New Resource, Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species
🗞️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
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10.06.2025 06:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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20.05.2025 06:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
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08.05.2025 11:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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...
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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
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