D-BIOL @ ETH Zurich
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Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Joined April 2017
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Julia Vorholt wins the 2025 Novonesis Biotechnology Prize for her groundbreaking research on plant microbiomes! More on Bluesky:
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Two papers from the Hardt group (Institute of Microbiology) are out! Follow us on https://t.co/UdVHgpNpo2 for the details.
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Interested in the newest research results by the Weis lab, the Weber-Ban lab and the Korkhov lab? Follow us on Bluesky!
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Scientists from ETH SMOC and Kinderspital Zurich have been awarded a prestigious Helmut Horten Clinical Translation grant to investigate rare metabolic diseases in children. More information: https://t.co/waBzFA2vd9
#RareDisease #PrecisionMedicine #MultiOmics
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Congratulations to Noah Hildbrand for achieving the best bachelor's degree, and to Matthias Noser for excelling in the basic examination! 👏🎉 Their outstanding accomplishments are truly commendable.
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Immunity versus community: Leaf bacteria activate dose-dependent immune responses that shape the plant microbiota. A dynamic feedback described in @NaturePlants by the #VorholtLab at @ETH Zurich. More: https://t.co/aeH7dtW64w. Paper: https://t.co/S2BepLFJAi.
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Nature Plants - The plant general non-self response system is triggered by leaf microbiota members and, in turn, impacts their colonization.
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ETH researchers have uncovered a serious side effect of using the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors. A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome. @jcornlab @CullotGregoire
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ETH Zurich researchers have uncovered a serious side effect of using the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors. A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome.
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In a collaboration between the @PilhoferLab and the Albers Lab from the University of Freiburg, the researchers show that haloarchaea express contractile injection systems – or “molecular daggers”, which influence the microbial communities they inhabit. https://t.co/FmUo9ulMhC
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How does the genome respond to genome duplication? Srikant et al. from the Bomblies lab (IMPB/D-BIOL) at ETH Zurich found epigenomic and transcriptomic changes in neo- polyploid Arabidopsis arenosa often revert in evolved polyploids. More: https://t.co/JuQARVPgbN
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Post-translational modifications confer important functions on peptides and proteins. The Piel lab @ETH_en Zurich and collaborators discovered a new modification resulting in complex, steroid-like amino acids. More: https://t.co/1pw7FKo7gi
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The human GID E3 ubiquitin ligase complex regulates cell migration. A recent study by the Peter lab at ETH Zurich, in collaboration with the Côté and Pertz labs, demonstrates that the hGID GID4 complex controls cell motility by targeting ARHGAP11A. More: https://t.co/LEzww8k7Kg
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new method to measure changes in #Protein social networks within cells, paving the way for new drug treatments for diseases like cancer and #Alzheimer’s.
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Using a new method, researchers at ETH Zurich can measure alterations in the social network of proteins in cells. This work lays the foundation for the development of new drugs to treat diseases such...
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Implanting bacteria into fungi to unlock new biochemical capabilities! Read the findings on inducing artificial #endosymbiosis followed by adaptive #evolution in 🍄 by the #VorholtLab @ETH Zurich. @Nature: https://t.co/cbWwOXI3K4 ETH News:
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An organism as a tenant in another - in biology, this often works quite well. ETH researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish.
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The gamma-tubulin ring complex controls microtubule nucleation in cells. The @MikeVVieczorek lab demonstrates that CDK5RAP2 regulates the structure of the gamma-tubulin ring complex to dramatically promote its microtubule-nucleating activity. More: https://t.co/7Q0cjM6Z7u
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This is a public lecture, everyone is invited to join. Just register!
Lunch was once again so-so? Professor Thomas Michaels can tell you why. Together with well-known chefs and food producers, he will present the fascinating science behind cooking. "Cook the Science" On 22 October, 12 November and 3 December from 6 pm. https://t.co/flMycbSnNZ
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Biology student Fatima Ali Ebrahim had a rocky start of her studies. In this video she shares what helped her turn things around and why she now loves studying biology at ETH.
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Whatever it takes to make the right decision or to get an impression: D-BIOL answered hundreds of questions during the study information days at our stand, in lab tours, an example lecture, a curriculum presentation and a comparison event. See you again in a year!
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In our new study we reveal how NAC coordinates and regulates successive co-translational nascent chain ⛓️ processing on the mammalian ribosome out today in @Nature
https://t.co/KXdYY1ZVHA collab with @DeuerlingLab Shu-ou Shan @Caltech
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The paper by @BasurajSK , @KorkhovLab and the group of @arshukla ( @IITKanpur ) and other collaborators now published in @CellCellPress provides insights into the mechanism of chemokine interactions with the Duffy antigen receptor DARC. More: https://t.co/GKtPs27tje
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