Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
@eth-dbiol.bsky.social
Research and teaching unit of ETH Zurich, focusing on Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, Molecular and Structural Biology.
D-BIOL joined Switzerland’s national Future Day at ETH Zurich again! Five projects, dozens of curious kids, and loads of inspiration. It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm and creativity — who knows, maybe some of them will be our future researchers! #FutureDay #STEM #NextGeneration #Research
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
D-BIOL joined Switzerland’s national Future Day at ETH Zurich again! Five projects, dozens of curious kids, and loads of inspiration. It was inspiring to see their enthusiasm and creativity — who knows, maybe some of them will be our future researchers! #FutureDay #STEM #NextGeneration #Research
Dr. Fabienne Wiederkehr (Postdoc in der Gruppe von Prof. Shinichi Sunagawa, Institut für Mikrobiologie, D-BIOL) gibt im "Wissenschaftsmagazin" von SRF als Expertin auf diesem Gebiet Auskunft zu hitzeresistenten Korallen im Korallendreieck in Indonesien. www.srf.ch/audio/wissen...
Korallen trotzen Hitzestress
In einigen Regionen der Welt sind Korallen hitzeresistenter als anderswo. Was ist das Geheimnis dieser Riffe? Zudem: Wir begleiten einen Mars-Rover im Sinkflug. Und: Die Internationale Raumstation ISS...
www.srf.ch
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Dr. Fabienne Wiederkehr (Postdoc in der Gruppe von Prof. Shinichi Sunagawa, Institut für Mikrobiologie, D-BIOL) gibt im "Wissenschaftsmagazin" von SRF als Expertin auf diesem Gebiet Auskunft zu hitzeresistenten Korallen im Korallendreieck in Indonesien. www.srf.ch/audio/wissen...
We were delighted to host last Friday’s Bachelor graduation celebration at the ETH Hönggerberg campus! Congratulations to all graduates on this important milestone. The Department of Biology wishes you continued success and fulfillment in all that comes next! 🥳
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We were delighted to host last Friday’s Bachelor graduation celebration at the ETH Hönggerberg campus! Congratulations to all graduates on this important milestone. The Department of Biology wishes you continued success and fulfillment in all that comes next! 🥳
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller at ETH Zurich proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller at ETH Zurich proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller lab @bb-lab.bsky.social @ethz.ch proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is clinically challenging. A recent study from the Bodenmiller lab @bb-lab.bsky.social @ethz.ch proposes a new patient stratification method to better predict recurrence risk and direct therapy. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Natural transformation is a key mechanism in the spread of pathogenicity traits. A recent study by the Hospenthal lab @ethz.ch Zurich combines biochemical and structural data to provide a model for the mechanism of DNA translocation. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Natural transformation is a key mechanism in the spread of pathogenicity traits. A recent study by the Hospenthal lab @ethz.ch Zurich combines biochemical and structural data to provide a model for the mechanism of DNA translocation. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The centriole is crucial for cilia formation, but its molecular architecture is not known. Research from the @Wieczorek Group at ETH Zurich reports structures of the centriole’s A-C linker, revealing how it crosslinks neighboring microtubule triplets. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The centriole is crucial for cilia formation, but its molecular architecture is not known. Research from the @Wieczorek Group at ETH Zurich reports structures of the centriole’s A-C linker, revealing how it crosslinks neighboring microtubule triplets. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social shows in a paper in "Molecular Cell" how biomolecular condensates process information to adapt the proliferative behavior of cells to the cells’ age. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social shows in a paper in "Molecular Cell" how biomolecular condensates process information to adapt the proliferative behavior of cells to the cells’ age. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Polysomes and mRNA control the biophysical properties of the eukaryotic cytoplasm. A recent study by the Weis lab shows that intracellular diffusion is enhanced when polysomes are disassembled or when mRNA levels are reduced in eukaryotic cells. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
October 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Polysomes and mRNA control the biophysical properties of the eukaryotic cytoplasm. A recent study by the Weis lab shows that intracellular diffusion is enhanced when polysomes are disassembled or when mRNA levels are reduced in eukaryotic cells. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Not 100% certain yet what to study? The ETH Study Information Days (yesterday and today @ethz.ch) provide you with all the information you need (curriculum, career paths, individual questions) to make an informed decision. ethz.ch/en/studies/b...
September 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Not 100% certain yet what to study? The ETH Study Information Days (yesterday and today @ethz.ch) provide you with all the information you need (curriculum, career paths, individual questions) to make an informed decision. ethz.ch/en/studies/b...
Reposted by Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
Cancer cells provide healthy neighbouring cells with additional cell powerhouses to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, #Cancer is exploiting a mechanism that frequently serves to repair damaged cells.
How cancer puts other cells to work
Cancer cells provide healthy neighbouring cells with additional cell powerhouses to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, cancer is exp...
ethz.ch
August 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Cancer cells provide healthy neighbouring cells with additional cell powerhouses to put them to work. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ETH Zurich in a new study. In this way, #Cancer is exploiting a mechanism that frequently serves to repair damaged cells.
The Vogel Lab (McGill @mcgill.ca @mcgillscience.bsky.social) and the Barral lab (ETH Zurich @ethz.ch) unveil a groundbreaking mechanism by which living cells efficiently harness the powerful forces generated by shrinking microtubules. More details: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
August 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The Vogel Lab (McGill @mcgill.ca @mcgillscience.bsky.social) and the Barral lab (ETH Zurich @ethz.ch) unveil a groundbreaking mechanism by which living cells efficiently harness the powerful forces generated by shrinking microtubules. More details: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
For the vast majority of bacterial transcription factors, the input signals are not known. The Sauer lab @ethz.ch developed a systematic workflow to predict such metabolite signals. Read more at biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
July 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
For the vast majority of bacterial transcription factors, the input signals are not known. The Sauer lab @ethz.ch developed a systematic workflow to predict such metabolite signals. Read more at biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Reposted by Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
We're happy to share that Dr. Gabriel Giger has won the 2025 Origins Federation PhD Prize for his research on lab-induced endosymbiosis, done in the #VorholtLab @ethz.ch. He'll present at the #OriginsFederation annual conference in Chicago this fall.
More: copl.ethz.ch/news/COPL-ne...
More: copl.ethz.ch/news/COPL-ne...
Gabriel Giger awarded Origins Federation PhD Prize
We congratulate Dr. Gabriel Giger on being awarded the 2025 PhD Prize by the Origins Federation for his outstanding doctoral research conducted at ETH Zurich under the supervision of COPL member Prof....
copl.ethz.ch
July 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
We're happy to share that Dr. Gabriel Giger has won the 2025 Origins Federation PhD Prize for his research on lab-induced endosymbiosis, done in the #VorholtLab @ethz.ch. He'll present at the #OriginsFederation annual conference in Chicago this fall.
More: copl.ethz.ch/news/COPL-ne...
More: copl.ethz.ch/news/COPL-ne...
Our congratulations to the EMBO membership of Wolf-Dietrich Hardt and Martin Pilhofer! Well deserved! biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
July 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Our congratulations to the EMBO membership of Wolf-Dietrich Hardt and Martin Pilhofer! Well deserved! biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social explores the concepts of replicative aging and rejuvenation in budding yeast, mainly S. cerevisiae, highlighting how these processes aren’t merely detrimental but also offer adaptive advantages at both individual and population levels. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The @barrallabeth.bsky.social explores the concepts of replicative aging and rejuvenation in budding yeast, mainly S. cerevisiae, highlighting how these processes aren’t merely detrimental but also offer adaptive advantages at both individual and population levels. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Reposted by Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
At @ethz.ch, Jacob Corn and his team are at the forefront of genome editing, developing tools to treat rare genetic diseases and investigating what happens inside our cells when DNA is altered: ethz-foundation.ch/fokus/news-2...
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
June 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
At @ethz.ch, Jacob Corn and his team are at the forefront of genome editing, developing tools to treat rare genetic diseases and investigating what happens inside our cells when DNA is altered: ethz-foundation.ch/fokus/news-2...
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
New @plosbiology.org study from the Hardt lab: Commensal E. coli 8178 limits Salmonella by outcompeting it for D-galactose. Timing matters - early access to key sugars shapes gut colonization. #Microbiome #Pathogenesis #NutrientCompetition More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
June 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New @plosbiology.org study from the Hardt lab: Commensal E. coli 8178 limits Salmonella by outcompeting it for D-galactose. Timing matters - early access to key sugars shapes gut colonization. #Microbiome #Pathogenesis #NutrientCompetition More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
How do lipids trigger toxic protein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease? A new ETH Zurich study shows how lipid surfaces start α-synuclein aggregation—and how to block it with small molecules. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
June 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
How do lipids trigger toxic protein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease? A new ETH Zurich study shows how lipid surfaces start α-synuclein aggregation—and how to block it with small molecules. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
New method devised to produce cell-guiding microporous hydrogels to improve the growth and function of cells in 3D cultures: With PIPS it is now possible to precisely control the tiny pores in these cell-friendly scaffolds. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
June 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New method devised to produce cell-guiding microporous hydrogels to improve the growth and function of cells in 3D cultures: With PIPS it is now possible to precisely control the tiny pores in these cell-friendly scaffolds. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Congratulations to Nicola Aceto from our department who won the 2025 Cloëtta Prize for his outstanding research in molecular oncology! The award ceremony will take place on October 31 @ethz.ch. 👏 #CloëttaPrize #ETHZ #MedicalResearch cloetta-foundation.ch
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Congratulations to Nicola Aceto from our department who won the 2025 Cloëtta Prize for his outstanding research in molecular oncology! The award ceremony will take place on October 31 @ethz.ch. 👏 #CloëttaPrize #ETHZ #MedicalResearch cloetta-foundation.ch
Two researchers from D-BIOL are among the first in Switzerland to receive a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant since early 2022. Our congratulations to Jacob Corn and Julia Vorholt on this great success! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
June 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Two researchers from D-BIOL are among the first in Switzerland to receive a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant since early 2022. Our congratulations to Jacob Corn and Julia Vorholt on this great success! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
The two groups in the D-BIOL did a great job in the final presentations, held in front of parents, teachers and friends on Friday afternoon as a closing event - congrats to this achievement! The event was opened by Rector Günther Dissertori and concluded with an exhibition.
June 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The two groups in the D-BIOL did a great job in the final presentations, held in front of parents, teachers and friends on Friday afternoon as a closing event - congrats to this achievement! The event was opened by Rector Günther Dissertori and concluded with an exhibition.
Professor emeritus of ETH Zurich Vladimir Pliska receives the medal NUMISMA HONORIS SOCIETATIS SCIENTIARUM BOHEMICAE, awarded by the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for services to the development of science. Our congratulations!
June 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Professor emeritus of ETH Zurich Vladimir Pliska receives the medal NUMISMA HONORIS SOCIETATIS SCIENTIARUM BOHEMICAE, awarded by the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for services to the development of science. Our congratulations!
Since Monday, the Department of Biology is hosting 17 high school students from across Switzerland for ETH’s Study Week! They’re diving into two exciting projects, one on corals, one on cancer, meeting ETH students over pizza, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge research labs.
June 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Since Monday, the Department of Biology is hosting 17 high school students from across Switzerland for ETH’s Study Week! They’re diving into two exciting projects, one on corals, one on cancer, meeting ETH students over pizza, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge research labs.