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Research and teaching unit of ETH Zurich, focusing on Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, Molecular and Structural Biology.
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Yesterday D-BIOL hosted students from Kantonsschule RΓ€mibΓΌhl at @ethz.ch. Intro to biology studies and great research performed in our department, then tours of the Aceto and Stoffel groups β lots of cool science and lab vibes. Hope to see you soon!
Cells drastically downregulate mRNA translation to save energy during stress. A study by the Weis lab (IBC) shows that mRNAs transcribed after stress escape repression while pre-existing mRNA donβt, in a timing mechanism that is independent of mRNA sequence. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The paper by Pia Lavriha, Carina Fluri, Jorge HernΓ‘ndez GonzΓ‘lez and Volodymyr Korkhov, published in @natcomms.nature.com provides molecular insights into lipid-mediated conformational changes in Cx32 gap junction channels. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The Department of Biology warmly congratulates Dr. Alexander Leitner on his appointment as Adjunct Professor! His pioneering work in mass spectrometry and his strong commitment to teaching and collaboration enrich our community. More: imsb.ethz.ch/research/lei...
Congrats to Michal Wieczorek (wieczorekgroup.ethz.ch/research.html, IMBB) on being selected as an @embo.org Young Investigator. The 2024 cohort highlights excellence across the life sciences, and this recognition reflects Michalβs outstanding scientific contributions.
Pathogenic beginnings of partnership: cell-in-cell implantation turns a free-living bacterium into a vertically transmitted tenant of a fungus, revealing a trajectory from antagonism to commensalism. Experimental endosymbiosis from @ETH Zurich #VorholtLab. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Image: Febrianne Sukiato/SeaChange Indonesia
Researchers from the Sunagawa lab (IMB) join the Tara Coral expedition to explore the Coral Triangleβs remarkable resilience and unparalleled coral biodiversityβand to turn this knowledge into stronger strategies for safeguarding coral ecosystems. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Researchers from the @piellab.bsky.social @ethz.ch Zurich and international collaborators linked bioactive compounds from marine sponges to uncultivated βEntotheonellaβ symbionts, uncovering vast biosynthetic potential. #DrugDiscovery #NaturalProducts More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Intracellular Salmonella require T3SS effectors to cause infection. A study by the Hardt lab @ethz.ch ETH ZΓΌrich gives new insights into which bacterial factors are critical for infection in vivo, and provides new tools for researchers to further explore. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
D-BIOL joined Switzerlandβs national Future Day at ETH Zurich again! Five projects, dozens of curious kids, and loads of inspiration. It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm and creativity β who knows, maybe some of them will be our future researchers! #FutureDay #STEM #NextGeneration #Research
Dr. Fabienne Wiederkehr (Postdoc in der Gruppe von Prof. Shinichi Sunagawa, Institut fΓΌr Mikrobiologie, D-BIOL) gibt im "Wissenschaftsmagazin" von SRF als Expertin auf diesem Gebiet Auskunft zu hitzeresistenten Korallen im Korallendreieck in Indonesien. www.srf.ch/audio/wissen...
We were delighted to host last Fridayβs Bachelor graduation celebration at the ETH HΓΆnggerberg campus! Congratulations to all graduates on this important milestone. The Department of Biology wishes you continued success and fulfillment in all that comes next! π₯³
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller at ETH Zurich proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller lab @bb-lab.bsky.social @ethz.ch proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Natural transformation is a key mechanism in the spread of pathogenicity traits. A recent study by the Hospenthal lab @ethz.ch Zurich combines biochemical and structural data to provide a model for the mechanism of DNA translocation. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The centriole is crucial for cilia formation, but its molecular architecture is not known. Research from the @Wieczorek Group at ETH Zurich reports structures of the centrioleβs A-C linker, revealing how it crosslinks neighboring microtubule triplets. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social shows in a paper in "Molecular Cell" how biomolecular condensates process information to adapt the proliferative behavior of cells to the cellsβ age. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Polysomes and mRNA control the biophysical properties of the eukaryotic cytoplasm. A recent study by the Weis lab shows that intracellular diffusion is enhanced when polysomes are disassembled or when mRNA levels are reduced in eukaryotic cells. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Not 100% certain yet what to study? The ETH Study Information Days (yesterday and today @ethz.ch) provide you with all the information you need (curriculum, career paths, individual questions) to make an informed decision. ethz.ch/en/studies/b...
Cancer cells provide healthy neighbouring cells with additional cell powerhouses to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, #Cancer is exploiting a mechanism that frequently serves to repair damaged cells.
The Vogel Lab (McGill @mcgill.ca @mcgillscience.bsky.social) and the Barral lab (ETH Zurich @ethz.ch) unveil a groundbreaking mechanism by which living cells efficiently harness the powerful forces generated by shrinking microtubules. More details: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
For the vast majority of bacterial transcription factors, the input signals are not known. The Sauer lab @ethz.ch developed a systematic workflow to predict such metabolite signals. Read more at biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
We're happy to share that Dr. Gabriel Giger has won the 2025 Origins Federation PhD Prize for his research on lab-induced endosymbiosis, done in the #VorholtLab @ethz.ch. He'll present at the #OriginsFederation annual conference in Chicago this fall.
More: copl.ethz.ch/news/COPL-ne...
Our congratulations to the EMBO membership of Wolf-Dietrich Hardt and Martin Pilhofer! Well deserved! biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social explores the concepts of replicative aging and rejuvenation in budding yeast, mainly S. cerevisiae, highlighting how these processes arenβt merely detrimental but also offer adaptive advantages at both individual and population levels. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
At @ethz.ch, Jacob Corn and his team are at the forefront of genome editing, developing tools to treat rare genetic diseases and investigating what happens inside our cells when DNA is altered: ethz-foundation.ch/fokus/news-2...
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
New @plosbiology.org study from the Hardt lab: Commensal E. coli 8178 limits Salmonella by outcompeting it for D-galactose. Timing matters - early access to key sugars shapes gut colonization. #Microbiome #Pathogenesis #NutrientCompetition More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
How do lipids trigger toxic protein aggregation in Parkinsonβs disease? A new ETH Zurich study shows how lipid surfaces start Ξ±-synuclein aggregationβand how to block it with small molecules. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
New method devised to produce cell-guiding microporous hydrogels to improve the growth and function of cells in 3D cultures: With PIPS it is now possible to precisely control the tiny pores in these cell-friendly scaffolds. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
