We want to understand the molecular mechanisms of health and disease
We train and mentor PhD students and postdocs
We work on biological mechanisms that enable biomedical application
Our 20 research groups
are supported by cutting-edge
technology platforms
Genome Regulation
 Multicellular Systems
 Neurobiology
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Jan 19, 2026

FMI Year in Review 2025

Our annual brochure highlighting the FMI’s key scientific publications, major events, and facts & figures from the past year is now available. Discover the highlights of 2025, a year that marked the FMI’s 55th anniversary. Contact FMI Communications if you are interested in receiving a print copy.

Jan 07, 2026

Announcing recipients of early-career fellowships and grants
Dec 17, 2025

Video: Deciphering life’s hidden instructions

About the FMI

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), based in Basel, Switzerland, is a world-class biomedical research institute, affiliated with the University of Basel and Novartis Biomedical Research.

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Video: DNA rhythms orchestrate gene activity across development

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Jan 22, 2026 - 11:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Epigenetic inheritance of chromatin states mediated by 3D genome and Polycomb transitions

  Seminar - Giacomo Cavalli, University of Montpellier, France
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Jan 22, 2026 - 16:00 - Biozentrum

Texture computation, sleep and circadian rhythms
Venue: Biozentrum, room U.1.131

  Seminar - Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
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Feb 05, 2026 - 11:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Towards a complete structural landscape of protein-protein binding

  Seminar - Katja Luck, Institute of Molecular Biology, IMB Mainz, German
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Latest Publications

Jan 20, 2026

Cryo-electron tomography reveals coupled flavivirus replication, budding and maturation.

Dahmane S, Schexnaydre E, Zhang J, Singh BK, Rosendal E, Chotiwan N, Sharma KB, Nilsson E, Peters MBA, Yau WL, Rönfeldt S, Lundmark R, Barad BA, Grotjahn DA, Liese S, Carlson A, Överby AK, Carlson LA

Nat Commun
Jan 7, 2026

Prefrontal neural geometry of learned cues guides motivated behaviours.

Winke N, Lüthi A, Herry C, Jercog D

Nature
Jan 01, 2026

Imaging the Cytoplasmic Lives of Single mRNAs.

Misiaszek AD, Chao JA

J Mol Biol
Dec 01, 2025

Preventing CpG hypermethylation in oocytes safeguards mouse development.

Kawamura YK, Ozonov EA, Papasaikas P, Kondo T, Nguyen NV, Stadler MB, Smallwood SA, Koseki H, Peters AHFM

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Different tissue, different questions, same fascination with how cells coordinate to build and rebuild complex organs. Excited to uncover what drives this remarkable regeneration🙂 @fmiscience.bsky.social | @P.T. Engelhorn Foundation for the Promotion of Biotechnology and Life Sciences

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— Umut Kilik (@umut-kilik.bsky.social) January 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM

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