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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Sep 26, 2022

FMI science prizes – winners 2022

The three FMI internal science prizes are awarded yearly and recognize respectively the best thesis, the best postdoc study and an ingenious new method or tool. The prizes 2022 were awarded last week at the FMI Annual Meeting, in Grindelwald, in the Swiss Alps. Read more about the winners and their projects.

Sep 15, 2022

Elements of scientific success

Aug 22, 2022

Jumping into the unknown

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 the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research.

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FMI PhD and MD-PhD programs

Applications to our PhD and MD-PhD programs is open until November 21, 2022. Learn more and apply!

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The heads of the joint Novartis-FMI cryo-EM center discuss how the technique is advancing biomedical research and drug discovery.

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Upcoming Seminars & Events

Oct 07, 2022 - 15:00 - Virtual

Mechano-chemical regulated tissue pattern formation during folliculogenesis

Young Investigator Seminar Series - Peng Xia, Zhejiang University Life Science Institute, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

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Oct 13, 2022 - 11:30 -

Neural circuits enabling navigational simulations

Basel Seminars in Neuroscience - Hiroshi Ito, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt, Germany

Venue: Pharmazentrum H21

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Oct 14, 2022 - 15:00 - Virtual

Unravelling the role of autophagy in acute myeloid leukemia

Young Investigator Seminar Series - Magali Humbert, HemostOD SA, Lausanne

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Latest Publications

Aug 25, 2022

A high-throughput drug screen reveals means to differentiate triple-negative breast cancer.

Vulin M, Jehanno C, Sethi A, Correia AL, Obradovic MMS, Couto JP, Coissieux MM, Diepenbruck M, Preca BT, Volkmann K, der Maur PA, Schmidt A, Münst S, Sauteur L, Kloc M, Palafox M, Britschgi A, Unterreiner V, Galuba O, Claerr I, Lopez-Romero S, Galli GG, Baeschlin D, Okamoto R, Soysal SD, Mechera R, Weber WP, Radimerski T, Bentires-Alj M

Oncogene

Aug 19, 2022

Ferritin-mediated iron detoxification promotes hypothermia survival in Caenorhabditis elegans and murine neurons.

Pekec T, Lewandowski J, Komur AA, Sobanska D, Guo Y, Switonska-Kurkowska K, Malecki JM, Dubey AA, Pokrzywa W, Frankowski M, Figiel M, Ciosk R.

Nat Commun

Aug 18, 2022

Multiscale light-sheet organoid imaging framework.

de Medeiros G, Ortiz R, Strnad P, Boni A, Moos F, Repina N, Challet Meylan L, Maurer F, Liberali P

Nat Commun

Jul 28, 2022

Design, Labeling, and Application of Probes for RNA smFISH.

Piskadlo E, Eichenberger BT, Giorgetti L, Chao JA