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
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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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May 19, 2025 - 11:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Enhancer variation and chromatin folding, shaping the face in evolution and disease

  Young Investigator Seminar Series - Hannah Long, University of Edinburg, Scotland
May 20, 2025 - 11:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Protein (mis)localization in human genetic disorders

  Seminar - Mikko Taipale, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
May 20, 2025 - 14:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Modelling the menstrual cycle using organoids: Insights into the epithelial repair and regeneration of the endometrium

  Thesis Presentation - Konstantina Nikolakopoulou, group Turco
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Huge congratulations to Lisa Stoos on successfully defending her PhD! Her work uncovered how a special group of proteins, called bHLH transcription factors, manage to bind DNA even when it’s all tightly wrapped up 🧬

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— FMI science (@fmiscience.bsky.social) May 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM