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Once considered impractical, electron microscopy–based connectomics is now transforming neuroscience—earning Nature Methods' 2025 Method of the Year. At the FMI, researchers map neural circuits in 3D at nanometer scale to reveal how brain networks work. youtube.com/watch?v=lrZgD5…
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To learn more about this transformative method, read our feature article: fmi.ch/news-events/ar…
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Big turnout for FMI–Novartis Microscopy Day! This week’s event brought ~70 participants to a joint workshop with experts that came all the way from Japan, followed by one of our best-attended microscopy courses and an FMI–BR mini symposium with about 100 attendees🔬
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Sometimes the most meaningful paths aren’t planned but emerge as we walk them. The new stone walkway to the FMI building began as an informal trail and was later proposed by our community as a permanent path. Like science, it was shaped by steps venturing beyond the set route 🚀
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Last week at the FMI, the @Twist_Basel panel unpacked how non-EU scientists can build careers in Swiss pharma. From career paths to networking, lots of practical insights shared with an engaged crowd. Thanks to the organizers, panelists & everyone who joined!
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Humboldt Research Fellowship 2027 in Germany | Fully Funded
🔗 Visit: scholarshipscorner.website/humboldt-resea…
Benefits include: Monthly stipend (€3,000–€3,600), travel allowance, health insurance support, free German language course, family allowances, and strong academic support.
📍 Open to applicants from all countries
🔗 Visit: scholarshipscorner.website/humboldt-resea…
Benefits include: Monthly stipend (€3,000–€3,600), travel allowance, health insurance support, free German language course, family allowances, and strong academic support.
📍 Open to applicants from all countries
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🧠 Nicht verpassen: Woche des Gehirns nächste Woche! FMI-Gruppenleitende halten spannende Vorträge: Silvia Arber erklärt, wie das Gehirn Bewegungen steuert und @georg98keller zeigt, was passiert, wenn das Gehirn „aus dem Takt gerät“.
Mehr Infos: neuronetwork.unibas.ch/en/das-hirn-er…
Mehr Infos: neuronetwork.unibas.ch/en/das-hirn-er…
Neuroscience Network Basel
Woche des Gehirns 2026
16. bis 20. März, 19.30 Uhr. Grosser Hörsaal des Zentrums für Lehre und Forschung, ZLF, Universitätsspital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel. Eintritt frei.
neuronetwork.unibas.ch/brainweek26/
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🧠 Don’t miss Woche des Gehirns (Brain Week) next week! FMI group leaders will give fascinating talks: Silvia Arber on how the brain controls movement and @georg98keller on what happens when the brain “falls out of sync”. Free entry! More info: neuronetwork.unibas.ch/en/das-hirn-er…
Neuroscience Network Basel
Woche des Gehirns 2026
16. bis 20. März, 19.30 Uhr. Grosser Hörsaal des Zentrums für Lehre und Forschung, ZLF, Universitätsspital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, Basel. Eintritt frei.
neuronetwork.unibas.ch/brainweek26/
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Early-career biomedical scientists, this one’s for you! 🧪
📽️ Submit a 2-minute (or shorter) video by Thursday, April 2 on a research question you’re studying. We'll select up to 3 winners, which we’ll announce on social and in our newsletter in mid-July, and be featured in the more here: ow.ly/oA4m50Yo917
📽️ Submit a 2-minute (or shorter) video by Thursday, April 2 on a research question you’re studying. We'll select up to 3 winners, which we’ll announce on social and in our newsletter in mid-July, and be featured in the more here: ow.ly/oA4m50Yo917
![Lasker Foundation Video Contest. [Light yellow graphic with "Video Content" written in large, dark blue and light blue font.]](/pic/orig/media%2FHDDKFMMXsAAQ4KI.jpg)
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Warm congratulations to The Brain Prize winners 2026, Professor David Ginty and Professor Patrik Ernfors, for their pioneering work on how the nervous system detects and processes touch and pain.
@hhmi_science
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026
@hhmi_science
#Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026
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Ahead of #WomensDay, we celebrate our incredible female researchers, who not only drive biomedical discoveries, but also support efforts to advance gender equality in science, for example during our recent panel on progress & inclusion👇
#WomenInScience #IWD2026
#WomenInScience #IWD2026
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Still a few weeks left to apply to our PhD and MD-PhD programs!
Applications are now open for our PhD and MD-PhD Programs! 🎓🔬
Join us in Basel—Europe’s life sciences hub—and pursue cutting-edge science in a vibrant, international environment.
Apply by April 20 at fmi.ch/education-care…
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🧪 How do human intestinal #organoids mimic real tissues, and what can they teach us about disease and regeneration?
🔬 Discover insights from our guest speaker @priscaliberali @ETH_en
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/9Y3ok1UdW2Y
🔬 Discover insights from our guest speaker @priscaliberali @ETH_en
Watch here 👉 youtu.be/9Y3ok1UdW2Y
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"I loved the science so much. I loved working in the lab. So I was always asking myself, 'How do I do more?'"
Read a newly published interview with 2020 chemistry laureate Jennifer Doudna. Follow her scientific journey and discover more about what obstacles she faced when working with the human genome editing tool CRISPR.
Read the full interview here: cen.acs.org/biological-che…
Read a newly published interview with 2020 chemistry laureate Jennifer Doudna. Follow her scientific journey and discover more about what obstacles she faced when working with the human genome editing tool CRISPR.
Read the full interview here: cen.acs.org/biological-che…
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💻 Did you know that most of our conferences are in a hybrid format? Even if you are unable to travel, you have one more week to register to attend 'AI and biology' virtually! #EESAIBio
✅ Access talks at your convenience, live or later
✅ Ask questions
✅ Network
The second will bring together researchers working at the intersection of AI and biology to discuss theory, methods, new application areas, and dissemination strategies. 🤖🧬
📅 10 – 13 March 2026
⏰ Registration deadline: 3 March 👉🏼 s.embl.org/ees26-02-x
✅ Access talks at your convenience, live or later
✅ Ask questions
✅ Network
The second will bring together researchers working at the intersection of AI and biology to discuss theory, methods, new application areas, and dissemination strategies. 🤖🧬
📅 10 – 13 March 2026
⏰ Registration deadline: 3 March 👉🏼 s.embl.org/ees26-02-x
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From a turbulent school experience to a PhD in neuroscience, our Alexandre Javier shares his unconventional journey and offers tips for early-career scientists exploring careers outside academia: fmi.ch/news-events/ar…
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💫 We're hiring! The Computational Biology Facility is looking for a Computational Proteomics Scientist to collaborate on cutting-edge proteomics projects, develop new analytical approaches, and publish impactful research.
Apply by April 12 at: fmi.ch/education-care…
Apply by April 12 at: fmi.ch/education-care…
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Applications are now open for our PhD and MD-PhD Programs! 🎓🔬
Join us in Basel—Europe’s life sciences hub—and pursue cutting-edge science in a vibrant, international environment.
Apply by April 20 at fmi.ch/education-care…
Join us in Basel—Europe’s life sciences hub—and pursue cutting-edge science in a vibrant, international environment.
Apply by April 20 at fmi.ch/education-care…
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