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
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Feb 25, 2026

Alexandre Javier: Neuroscience, industry, and bridges beyond academia

In this Q&A, Alexandre Javier, a PhD student in the Friedrich lab, shares his unconventional journey into neuroscience — from a turbulent school experience to studying behavior and neural systems. He reflects on how getting involved in different initiatives has helped him navigate the space between research, industry, and policy, and offers advice for early-career scientists exploring careers outside academia.

Feb 05, 2026

How a sweet treat can change memories
Jan 19, 2026

FMI Year in Review 2025

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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Mar 06, 2026 - 11:00-12:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

Heterochromatin Gene Silencing in Development and Disease: Insights from Weiss-Kruszka Syndrome and KMT2A-rearranged Leukemia

  Seminar - Oliver Bell, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USA
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Mar 13, 2026 - 11:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

DNA viruses in focus – From mitochondrial targeting and cell death, to novel research tools

  Young Investigator Seminar Series - Karim Rafie
Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, The Netherlands
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Mar 31, 2026 - 11:00-12:00 - Fab24 0.60/61

FRIEDRICH MIESCHER LECTURE – The Evolutionary Cell Biology of Multicellular Development

  Friedrich Miescher Lecture - Omaya Dudin, University of Geneva
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Latest Publications

Feb 11, 2026

The human BAF chromatin remodeler processes nucleosomes bound by pioneer transcription factors OCT4-SOX2.

Weiss J, Vecchia L, Domjan D, Cavadini S, Sabantsev A, Kempf G, Pathare GR, Brackmann K, Michael AK, Kater L, Hietter-Pfeiffer E, Haddawi M, Kuber UP, Mühlhäusser S, Grand RS, Stadler MB, Deindl S, Thomä NH

Mol Cell
Feb 3, 2026

Embrace diverse PhD supervision styles - but enforce essential standards.

Cicchetti P, Visintin R

Nature
Feb 2, 2026

Re-exposure to reward re-evaluates related memories.

Warnecke C, Schweizer JA, Zattera B, Goldschmidt D, Leptien K, Felsenberg J

Curr Biol
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

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