Alex Schier

Switching fields or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research?
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2026 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!

Application deadline: March 2

Please spread the word!

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Thinking about EZM2026 in Vienna? 🐟
Travel grants are now open for students & ECRs.
7–11 July 2026 | Deadline: March 15
Hope to see many of you there! @ezsociety.bsky.social #zebrafish

FIONA DOETSCH @doetschlab.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch is awarded the 2026 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for discovering the identity of neural stem cells in the adult mammalian brain and for demonstrating that they enable mammals to adapt to specific physiological states.

Best Christmas Card of 2025 award goes out to the @biozentrum.unibas.ch for this incredible building-themed-advent-calendar! Opening a window each day has been fantastic! ❄️☃️😁

We will miss you Madalena and follow your exciting research at MPIDresden@mpi-cbg.de‬

This past month marked the end of an era at the @schierlab.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch. It was a meaningful, intense, often challenging, but also incredibly rewarding chapter of my scientific journey. Thank you all in the Schier Lab for the unconditional support and the Schierleading!

Shapeshifting gates guard the cell nucleus An international study led by the University of Basel has discovered that nuclear pore complexes – tiny gateways in the nuclear membrane – are not rigid or gel-like as once thought. Their interiors ar...

🧪An international study led by Prof. Roderick Lim has discovered that nuclear pore complexes—gateways in the nuclear membrane—are not rigid or gel-like as once thought. Instead, their interiors are constantly moving and rearranging. @unibas.ch @snsf.ch 👉
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... and we would love to see you ALL - working with ANY fish model - join us in Vienna for www.ezm2026.org, the biggest fish meeting in 2026! We plan to have a special session 'beyond zebrafish' and would love to include talks representing other fish systems across all sessions. Pls spread the word!

Apply for our Master of Science in Physics of Life – training in cutting-edge research at the interface of physics, mathematics, engineering and life sciences. Scholarships available. Application deadline: 30 November. More: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/education/de...
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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart The U.S. Department of Education recently sent MIT and eight other institutions a proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education," along with a letter asking that MIT review the document.

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Assistant/Associate Professor in Structural Biology, Biophysics or Biological Imaging

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#biozentrum #University #Basel #Professor #Structural #Biology #Biophysics #Biological #Imaging

YouTube video by BiozentrumBasel Working at the Biozentrum Basel | World-Class Science & Life in Switzerland

We’re proud of our global research community at the Biozentrum @unibas.ch!
Our scientists from 40+ countries bring their passion & diverse cultures to every discovery.
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Zebrafish Neurobiology Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.

The Zebrafish Neurobiology meeting will be held this fall- Nov 19-22 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Abstracts are due Sept 5th. #cshlzebrafish

Please join us in person or attend virtually with access to posters and oral sessions via zoom.
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Seven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants In the competition for highly sought-after research funding from the European Research Council, seven researchers from the University of Basel convinced the jury with their project ideas. Over the nex...

Seven researchers from the University of Basel receive ERC Starting Grants – an exceptional result for the University of Basel. Over the next five years, they will each receive between EUR 1.5 million and EUR 2.3 million in funding.

Save-the-date
Career Event @unibas.ch – October 22, 2025

Join us for an inspiring two-part event:
Interview with Thomas Schinecker, CEO of Roche; Panel with leaders from Roche and McKinsey & Company; Apéro & Networking. More information: www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/events/confe...

Now published @natecoevo.nature.com with @annika-nichols.bsky.social, our latest on the evolution of 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 across 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 of cichlid fishes! doi.org/10.1038/s415...
with members of the @schierlab.bsky.social and Salzburger labs, as well as the burgeoning Shafer lab @uoftcellsysbiol.bsky.social

BIG NEWS!! We will be hiring a new professor with 25 years of endowed funding at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch, focused on using biophysics and structural biology to explore climate-related fundamental science topics. Come start an innovative research cluster with us! 🧪🔬🧶🧬🌾🌍

New endowed professorship strengthens climate research at the University of Basel The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship at the Biozentrum to make fundamental discoveries at the interface between biophysics and climate-relevant environmental biology. This...

🧪 The University of Basel is setting up a new endowed professorship in #ClimateBiophysics at the @biozentrum.unibas.ch, funded by the Georg H. Endress Foundation. This new professorship strengthens climate research @unibas.ch. www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...

Assistant Project Coordinator – Biozentrum PhD Fellowships – PhD Student Office (80% - 100%)
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#Biozentrum #Basel #joboffer #hiring #job #recruiting #careers #Assistant #ProjectCoordinator

NCCR AntiResist, “New approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria”, is recruiting a Scientific Officer (80-100%)

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Everything (and more) you wanted to know about Nodal Signaling. A Paradigm for TGFβ Signaling in Embryonic Development | Annual Reviews - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Biozentrum PhD Fellowships Share your passion for life sciences. If you are talented and highly motivated, want to broaden your horizons and are interested in a wide range of research topics, apply for one of the sought after B...

Apply now for the prestigious and independent #BiozentrumPhDFellowships. Great science. Unique rotation-based selection of research group and other incentives. The summer call is open until October 12, 2025. bit.ly/4caiqqX @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch #fellowship #PhD#Switzerland

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
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There are only so many science jobs abroad to absorb U.S. scientists. What’s coming is more than a brain drain — it’s a brain drought, as new talent stops entering US science altogether.

Biological Engineering: A Conversation on the Future of Medicine - Swissnex in Boston and New York Connecting Switzerland, North America and the world in science, education, innovation and art.

If you are in the Boston area on July 23, join me, Doug Melton, Kara McKinley, Barbara Treutlein, Hans Clevers, and Ivan Martin for a discussion on stem cells and organoids in biology and medicine. Register here:
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Biological Engineering: A Conversation on the Future of Medicine - Swissnex in Boston and New York Connecting Switzerland, North America and the world in science, education, innovation and art.

If you are in the Boston area on July 23, join me, Doug Melton, Kara McKinley, Barbara Treutlein, Hans Clevers, and Ivan Martin for a discussion on stem cells and organoids in biology and medicine. Register here:
swissnex.org/boston/event...

Will we habituate to the decline of democracy? The recent attack on science in the US is not only undermining knowledge; it is also undermining democracy. In a healthy democracy, public policy is guided by evidence, and truth is the shared foundat...

From July 4, 2015 to July 4 now. "Once democratic expectations are lowered, rebuilding them becomes exponentially harder. The best remedy is dishabituation – to see things in light of our best historical practices, our largest ideals, and our highest aspirations". www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

"I invite any Trump administration official who thinks our academic standards have declined to sit for an exam in my class. If you can explain the quantum principles underlying the structure of the Periodic Table (like my 18-year-old freshmen can), then you can lecture me on academic standards".

A Permanent Stain on Our History The Trump administration’s embrace of nativism is as shameful as it is self-destructive.

“Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.”

Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way to state-controlled science

New Op-Ed in the Guardian regarding the new "Gold Standard Science" Executive Order.

From @cdelawalla.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @briannosek.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social, Carol Greider, and Victor Ambros.

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