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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Apr 22, 2025

A taste for innovation

When Cornelia Habacher finished her PhD, she knew she loved science, but she also felt a growing urge to make a more direct impact on the world beyond academia. That drive led her to co-found Rebel Meat, a start-up aimed at reducing meat consumption through hybrid meat products. Her journey — from researcher to entrepreneur to investor — was shaped by curiosity, persistence, and a commitment to sustainability and innovation.

Apr 11, 2025

Government councilor Mustafa Atici visits the FMI
Mar 25, 2025

Shaping the gut: how tissue mechanics drives intestinal organoids formation

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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FMI PhD Program - Spring call

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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Apr 29, 2025 - 18:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Predictive self-supervised learning in brains and machines

  Thesis Presentation - Manu Srinath Halvagal, group Zenke
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May 06, 2025 - 14:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

The context-dependent function of chromatin modification

  Friedrich Miescher Lecture - Jamie Hackett, EMBL Rome, Italy
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May 08, 2025 - 13:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Deciphering the epigenomic impacts of repetitive elements: How do retroviruses control our genes?

  Seminar - Seminar by Danny Leung Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Latest Publications

Apr 21, 2025

Chromatin regulation of neuronal activity-dependent gene programs in circuit formation and plasticity.

Pumo G, Rijli FM

Curr Opin Neurobiol
Mar 20, 2025

Elucidating the Theoretical Underpinnings of Surrogate Gradient Learning in Spiking Neural Networks.

Gygax J, Zenke F

Neural Comput
Feb 20, 2025

Computational functions of precisely balanced neuronal microcircuits in an olfactory memory network.

Meissner-Bernard C, Jenkins B, Rupprecht P, Bouldoires EA, Zenke F, Friedrich RW, Frank T

Cell Rep
Feb 19, 2025

A comprehensive Schizosaccharomyces pombe atlas of physical transcription factor interactions with proteins and chromatin.

Skribbe M, Soneson C, Stadler MB, Schwaiger M, Suma Sreechakram VN, Iesmantavicius V, Hess D, Moreno EPF, Braun S, Seebacher J, Smallwood SA, Bühler M

Mol Cell

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After her PhD, Cornelia Habacher left academia to co-found Rebel Meat, driven by her passion for science and sustainability. She shared her journey from researcher to entrepreneur to investor in our alumni series: www.fmi.ch/news-events/...

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— FMI science (@fmiscience.bsky.social) April 23, 2025 at 10:16 AM

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