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The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), affiliated with @unibas.ch and @novartis.bsky.social, conducts research at the forefront of biomedicine and trains the next leaders in the life sciences.
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New Year, new series of talks ๐.
Monthly seminars at the intersection of metabolism, cell bio & dev bio.
Join us next week ๐
Apply to give a talk in this series : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Monthly seminars at the intersection of metabolism, cell bio & dev bio.
Join us next week ๐
Apply to give a talk in this series : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Weโre back with the Metabolism in Development & Physiology online seminar series ๐
Thu 15 Jan 2025, 16:00 CET
Speakers:
Heidi Lempradl (Professor, VAI)
Diego Sainz de la Maza (PostDoc, UCL)
Thu 15 Jan 2025, 16:00 CET
Speakers:
Heidi Lempradl (Professor, VAI)
Diego Sainz de la Maza (PostDoc, UCL)
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New Year, new series of talks ๐.
Monthly seminars at the intersection of metabolism, cell bio & dev bio.
Join us next week ๐
Apply to give a talk in this series : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Monthly seminars at the intersection of metabolism, cell bio & dev bio.
Join us next week ๐
Apply to give a talk in this series : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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๐ฃ We are delighted to announce that Marta Miฤ
czyลska, Director @iimcb.bsky.social, and Anders H. Lund, Director @bric-ucph.bsky.social, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE, as of 1 January 2026.
๐ Full press release: eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
๐ Full press release: eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
January 8, 2026 at 8:56 AM
๐ฃ We are delighted to announce that Marta Miฤ
czyลska, Director @iimcb.bsky.social, and Anders H. Lund, Director @bric-ucph.bsky.social, have been appointed the new Chair and Co-Chair of EU-LIFE, as of 1 January 2026.
๐ Full press release: eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
๐ Full press release: eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...
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Congrats to all the grant recipients!
Extra happy for Burak and Dennis from my lab.
And in this context: weโre hiringโopen postdoc positions in the lab. Feel free to reach out if youโre interested.
Extra happy for Burak and Dennis from my lab.
And in this context: weโre hiringโopen postdoc positions in the lab. Feel free to reach out if youโre interested.
In 2025, early-career researchers at the FMI secured highly competitive fellowships and grants, including postdoctoral fellowships from @embo.org and @hfspo.bsky.social, which support outstanding research. Read more about the winning projects here ๐ www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
Announcing recipients of early-career fellowships and grants
In 2025, early-career researchers at the FMI secured highly competitive fellowships and grants, including postdoctoral fellowships from the European Molecular Biology Organization and the Human Fronti...
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January 7, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Congrats to all the grant recipients!
Extra happy for Burak and Dennis from my lab.
And in this context: weโre hiringโopen postdoc positions in the lab. Feel free to reach out if youโre interested.
Extra happy for Burak and Dennis from my lab.
And in this context: weโre hiringโopen postdoc positions in the lab. Feel free to reach out if youโre interested.
In 2025, early-career researchers at the FMI secured highly competitive fellowships and grants, including postdoctoral fellowships from @embo.org and @hfspo.bsky.social, which support outstanding research. Read more about the winning projects here ๐ www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
Announcing recipients of early-career fellowships and grants
In 2025, early-career researchers at the FMI secured highly competitive fellowships and grants, including postdoctoral fellowships from the European Molecular Biology Organization and the Human Fronti...
www.fmi.ch
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
In 2025, early-career researchers at the FMI secured highly competitive fellowships and grants, including postdoctoral fellowships from @embo.org and @hfspo.bsky.social, which support outstanding research. Read more about the winning projects here ๐ www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
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Carolin Warnecke together with Hanna, Dennis, Bene & Kerstin from my lab show that re-exposure to reward diminishes multiple associated olfactory memories.
Weโre hiring 2 postdocsโDM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
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Weโre hiring 2 postdocsโDM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
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Re-exposure to reward re-evaluates related memories
To adapt behavior in changing environments, animals must continuously re-evaluate previously learned associations. This flexibility of memory systems โฆ
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December 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Carolin Warnecke together with Hanna, Dennis, Bene & Kerstin from my lab show that re-exposure to reward diminishes multiple associated olfactory memories.
Weโre hiring 2 postdocsโDM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Weโre hiring 2 postdocsโDM/email me for details. #Postdoc #Hiring
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
Seasonโs Greetings from the FMI! ๐
Thank you to our researchers, staff, alumni, friends, and partners for an inspiring 2025. Wishing you happy holidays and a 2026 full of joy and exciting discoveries! ๐ซ
Thank you to our researchers, staff, alumni, friends, and partners for an inspiring 2025. Wishing you happy holidays and a 2026 full of joy and exciting discoveries! ๐ซ
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Seasonโs Greetings from the FMI! ๐
Thank you to our researchers, staff, alumni, friends, and partners for an inspiring 2025. Wishing you happy holidays and a 2026 full of joy and exciting discoveries! ๐ซ
Thank you to our researchers, staff, alumni, friends, and partners for an inspiring 2025. Wishing you happy holidays and a 2026 full of joy and exciting discoveries! ๐ซ
Earlier this month, we welcomed 8th-grade students from Privatschule BZB. From learning how viruses replicate and how theyโre visualized by electron microscopy to practicing cryo-EM sample prep and operating microscopes, our young visitors enjoyed a day of science in action!๐ฌ
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Earlier this month, we welcomed 8th-grade students from Privatschule BZB. From learning how viruses replicate and how theyโre visualized by electron microscopy to practicing cryo-EM sample prep and operating microscopes, our young visitors enjoyed a day of science in action!๐ฌ
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Iโm very grateful to the FMI, the tenure committee, inspiring colleagues, and all the hidden supporters who made this possible. Huge thanks to past and present group members for their curiosity and creativity. Excited for the next chapter.
Huge congratulations to @fzenke.bsky.social on his promotion to Senior Group Leader! His team uses AI-powered models of neural networks to uncover how dynamic brain connections enable new memories. Learn more about his research in this video๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDu...
How AI can help reveal the workings of the brain
YouTube video by The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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December 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Iโm very grateful to the FMI, the tenure committee, inspiring colleagues, and all the hidden supporters who made this possible. Huge thanks to past and present group members for their curiosity and creativity. Excited for the next chapter.
The Friedrich Miescher Award, which we sponsor, recognizes outstanding researchโcongratulations to Prof. Omaya Dudin for his innovative work on the origins of multicellular life ๐
๐ @dudinlab.bsky.social
Congratulations to Prof. Omaya Dudin for receiving the Friedrich Miescher Award 2026!
Find out more: www.ls2.ch/awards/fried...
Prof. Dudin will present his award lecture at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2026 in Zurich: annual-meeting.ls2.ch/2026
@dudinlab.bsky.social @fmiscience.bsky.social
Find out more: www.ls2.ch/awards/fried...
Prof. Dudin will present his award lecture at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2026 in Zurich: annual-meeting.ls2.ch/2026
@dudinlab.bsky.social @fmiscience.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Friedrich Miescher Award, which we sponsor, recognizes outstanding researchโcongratulations to Prof. Omaya Dudin for his innovative work on the origins of multicellular life ๐
๐ @dudinlab.bsky.social
At the FMI, Antoine Peters and his team study how information beyond the DNA sequence guides early development and how errors can block gene activity, potentially causing infertility. To learn more, watch the video below or read our story: www.fmi.ch/news-events/... youtu.be/aDQXmxEJgIg
Deciphering lifeโs hidden instructions
YouTube video by The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
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December 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
At the FMI, Antoine Peters and his team study how information beyond the DNA sequence guides early development and how errors can block gene activity, potentially causing infertility. To learn more, watch the video below or read our story: www.fmi.ch/news-events/... youtu.be/aDQXmxEJgIg
Huge congratulations to @fzenke.bsky.social on his promotion to Senior Group Leader! His team uses AI-powered models of neural networks to uncover how dynamic brain connections enable new memories. Learn more about his research in this video๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDu...
How AI can help reveal the workings of the brain
YouTube video by The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Huge congratulations to @fzenke.bsky.social on his promotion to Senior Group Leader! His team uses AI-powered models of neural networks to uncover how dynamic brain connections enable new memories. Learn more about his research in this video๐ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDu...
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A growing list of medicationsโsuch as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicinesโexist because of insights from basic research, writes @alexkwan.bsky.social.
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
#neuroskyence
How basic neuroscience has paved the path to new drugs
A growing list of medicationsโsuch as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicinesโexist because of insights from basic research.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A growing list of medicationsโsuch as zuranolone for postpartum depression, suzetrigine for pain, and the gepants class of migraine medicinesโexist because of insights from basic research, writes @alexkwan.bsky.social.
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/drug-develop...
#neuroskyence
Proud to have our Nicolas Favre spotlighted by @eu-life.bsky.social โจ
๐กWelcome to #EULIFEspotlight!
This month we celebrate Nicolas Favre, Head Patents & Licensing and EU-LIFE main representative at @fmiscience.bsky.social, who led the organisation of the latest EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting and ensured a welcoming environment for productive discussions ๐ bit.ly/48ycwAg
This month we celebrate Nicolas Favre, Head Patents & Licensing and EU-LIFE main representative at @fmiscience.bsky.social, who led the organisation of the latest EU-LIFE Strategy Meeting and ensured a welcoming environment for productive discussions ๐ bit.ly/48ycwAg
December 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Proud to have our Nicolas Favre spotlighted by @eu-life.bsky.social โจ
Proud to see EM-based connectomicsโwhich uses electron microscopy to map neural circuits in 3Dโnamed @natmethods.nature.comโ Method of the Year, and even prouder that our group leader Rainer Friedrich leads one of the pioneering labs in this breakthrough ๐ง www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Method of the Year 2025: electron microscopy-based connectomics - Nature Methods
A large network of interconnected neurons serves as the basis of brain function and of behavior. Methodological advances have enabled the reconstruction of large-scale and even whole-brain connectomes...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Proud to see EM-based connectomicsโwhich uses electron microscopy to map neural circuits in 3Dโnamed @natmethods.nature.comโ Method of the Year, and even prouder that our group leader Rainer Friedrich leads one of the pioneering labs in this breakthrough ๐ง www.nature.com/articles/s41...
From the traditional directorโs speech to a fun winter-themed photobooth, plus unforgettable cakes and meme competitionsโฆ the FMI year-end party was such a vibe, as usual โจ
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
From the traditional directorโs speech to a fun winter-themed photobooth, plus unforgettable cakes and meme competitionsโฆ the FMI year-end party was such a vibe, as usual โจ
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Today is #Nobel Day! ๐
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
๐ฅ m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
๐ฅ m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today is #Nobel Day! ๐
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
๐ฅ m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
๐ฅ m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
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Join us for the second seminar in the online Metabolism in Development and Physiology series next Thursday.
Two exciting talks lined up from different career stages.
Two exciting talks lined up from different career stages.
Weโre back with the Metabolism in Development & Physiology online seminar series ๐
Thu 11 Dec 2025, 16:00 CET
Speakers:
Heather Christofk (Professor, UCLA)
Yuanlingzi Tian (PostDoc, University of Glasgow)
Thu 11 Dec 2025, 16:00 CET
Speakers:
Heather Christofk (Professor, UCLA)
Yuanlingzi Tian (PostDoc, University of Glasgow)
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us for the second seminar in the online Metabolism in Development and Physiology series next Thursday.
Two exciting talks lined up from different career stages.
Two exciting talks lined up from different career stages.
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Please repost - position of Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs available at our Institute in the heart of Europe (Basel, Switzerland) ๐
๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Please repost - position of Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs available at our Institute in the heart of Europe (Basel, Switzerland) ๐
FMI group leader Margherita Turco has been awarded more than 1 million USD from the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social to explore how micronutrients such as folate and iron could prevent life-threatening complications caused by a malfunctioning placenta. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
Margherita Turco wins 1M grant to study how nutrients support placental health
FMI group leader Margherita Turco has been awarded more than 1 million USD from the Gates Foundation to explore how micronutrients such as folate and iron could prevent life-threatening complications ...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
FMI group leader Margherita Turco has been awarded more than 1 million USD from the @gatesfoundation.bsky.social to explore how micronutrients such as folate and iron could prevent life-threatening complications caused by a malfunctioning placenta. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
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Job opening for one of the most important positions at our institute.
๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Job opening for one of the most important positions at our institute.
๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
๐ข Please help spread the word: Weโre hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at www.fmi.ch/education-ca...
Last week, FMIers got together for a board-game night with snacks, drinks, and lots of laughs. Thanks to everyone who brought their favourite games and made it such a fun mid-week break. We canโt wait for the next one!
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Last week, FMIers got together for a board-game night with snacks, drinks, and lots of laughs. Thanks to everyone who brought their favourite games and made it such a fun mid-week break. We canโt wait for the next one!
We are saddened by the passing of former FMI group leader Christoph Moroni, a distinguished physician-scientist who advanced cancer, microbiology, and virology research, and led the Institute of Medical Microbiology at @unibas.ch. Our thoughts are with his family.
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
December 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
We are saddened by the passing of former FMI group leader Christoph Moroni, a distinguished physician-scientist who advanced cancer, microbiology, and virology research, and led the Institute of Medical Microbiology at @unibas.ch. Our thoughts are with his family.
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
@biozentrum.unibas.ch
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Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve.
๐๏ธ 28 November 2025
โฐ 15.00 (CET)
Details ๐ buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
๐๏ธ 28 November 2025
โฐ 15.00 (CET)
Details ๐ buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants
The ERC Plus Grants are a new funding scheme to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research that goes beyond the scope o
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve.
๐๏ธ 28 November 2025
โฐ 15.00 (CET)
Details ๐ buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
๐๏ธ 28 November 2025
โฐ 15.00 (CET)
Details ๐ buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience