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 21 research groups
are supported
by cutting-edge
technology platforms
Epigenetics
 Quantitative Biology
 Neurobiology
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May 05, 2021

Spotlight on FMIers: Gergely Tihanyi

Spotlight on FMIers showcases the lives, work and passions of the institute’s researchers and support staff. This time, graduate student Gergely Tihanyi tells us about his love for food and cooking, and he shares his insights on the FMI Master Chef series — virtual events where FMIers come together to cook and socialize.

Apr 28, 2021

In remembrance of Andrew Matus
Apr 22, 2021

ERC Advanced Grant for Silvia Arber

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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May 07, 2021 - 15:00

Neuronal computation underlying inferential reasoning in humans and mice

  Young Investigator Seminar Series - Helen Baron, University of Oxford, UK
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May 21, 2021 - 15:00

The onset of vertebrate gastrulation at a critical point of a tissue rigidity phase transition

  Young Investigator Seminar Series - Nicoletta Petridou, EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany
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May 28, 2021 - 15:00

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  Young Investigator Seminar Series - Hiroki Asari, EMBL, Rome, Italy
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Apr 28, 2021

Cooperation between HDAC3 and DAX1 mediates lineage restriction of embryonic stem cells.

Olivieri D, Castelli E, Kawamura YK, Papasaikas P, Lukonin I, Rittirsch M, Hess D, Smallwood SA, Stadler MB, Peters AHFM, Betschinger J

EMBO J
Apr 28, 2021

Haven't got a glue: Protein surface variation for the design of molecular glue degraders.

Kozicka Z, Thomä NH

Cell Chem Biol
Apr 7, 2021

Protease-mediated processing of Argonaute proteins controls small RNA association.

Gudipati RK, Braun K, Gypas F, Hess D, Schreier J, Carl SH, Ketting RF, Großhans H

Mol Cell
Apr 01, 2021

Dynamic association of human Ebp1 with the ribosome.

Bhaskar V, Desogus J, Graff-Meyer A, Schenk AD, Cavadini S, Chao JA

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