🚨 We're hiring, please share! The FMI seeks a tenure-track Group Leader (Assistant Prof) in Structural Biology 🔬 Innovative scientists in genome regulation, RNA metabolism, or protein homeostasis—especially using cutting-edge approaches—apply now at https://t.co/zpnP1Y4ZQx

Excellent news for research in Switzerland — and for institutes like ours that depend on international grants, collaborations and networks. #HorizonEurope

Last days to apply for our #PhD and #MDPhD programs! Become part of Basel, Europe’s #LifeScience hub, and grow in a dynamic, international, and supportive community. Apply by Nov 15: https://t.co/ejxuqEq0wd

@FMIscience hosted the TriRhena Gene Regulation Club on Nov 5! 80+ researchers from Basel, Strasbourg & Freiburg joined for a half-day of talks on gene regulation, transcription & RNA.Thanks to all speakers — it was a blast! See you at IGBMC, Strasbourg, March 18, 2026! #TriRhena

Researchers in @LabGrosshans & UCSC found that similar molecular machineries control daily circadian rhythms & developmental timing—showing that evolution can repurpose core timing systems to coordinate both daily cycles & growth. Read more: https://t.co/0q9Enn0VHh

Is this a spooky spiderweb? 🕸️Or the veins of a vampire bat’s wing?🦇 Nope! It’s a microscopy image of the mouse barrel cortex—where clusters of brain cells process input from each whisker 🐭 (Image by Gabriele Pumo) Happy Halloween! 🎃

Yesterday at the FMI, we paired checkmates with cheddar 🧀♟️ Clever moves, cheesy snacks and lots of laughs made for a fun afternoon!

We were thrilled to welcome Novartis Chairman Giovanni Caforio to the FMI! He toured our labs and saw the work taking place at the new FMI-Novartis Applied Tissue Models Center. We are grateful for his visit and support in strengthening the collaboration between FMI and Novartis.

Here is the schedule for the next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club at the @FMIscience in Basel 🇨🇭 next week (5 Nov 2025; 14:00-18:45). Exciting topics ahead & we are looking forward to the #newPI talks by Juliane Glaser (MPI) & Anupama Hemalatha (FMI). https://t.co/Ymncf0rpva

Three FMI researchers—Nanci Winke, @arnauramos4 & @LukasAnneser—have received @snsf_ch Ambizione Grants! Their work explores how emotions guide behavior, how the brain responds to anxiety drugs, and how brain states shape learning 🧠 https://t.co/97QJ8t3pIl

FMI’s Prof. @georg98keller and UPK @UniBasel’s Prof. Philip Sterzer have been awarded a 1.5 M CHF SNF grant to study how brain circuit changes underlie schizophrenia — bridging fundamental neuroscience and clinical research from mice to humans 🧠 https://t.co/xaxq1eVwVp

Today at the FMI, we celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Lights! 🪔 A huge thank you to our Indian colleagues for sharing this beautiful tradition that honors the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil 💫

Last week, we hosted an insightful event organized by TWIST Basel, highlighting diverse career paths outside of academia. The panel discussion, followed by a lively apéro, was a great reminder of the many opportunities a PhD can open beyond the lab 🎓

Huge congrats to our Marius Mählen for having his image (taken with support from Koen Oost, Prisca Liberali & Laurent Gelman) selected among the top 20 photos in the @NikonSmallWorld Competition—the world’s leading showcase of life under the microscope 🔬 https://t.co/KzRGhSZTje

🎥 FMI scientists discovered that thousands of C. elegans genes switch on and off in rhythmic patterns controlled by chromatin, revealing how gene timing shapes development & offering clues to human biological clocks. @LabGrosshans

In May, Lucas Morales represented the FMI at the EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest in Brno—Eurovision for science. His live talk had surprises, but he later recorded a new version. Watch it and read his Q&A on science, career and communication: https://t.co/J8CxFVlXcW

BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

🚨 Last chance! 🚨 Applications and nominations for the Swiss 3RCC Culture of Care Award 2025 close October 5th (23:59)! More info: https://t.co/9lDNCzbtp0 ⏳ The deadline is approaching fast – don’t miss it! 👉 Apply or nominate now: https://t.co/osKZ1SUOET

After 23 years at the FMI, we bid farewell to Debby Hynx, technical associate in our animal facility. She’s heading south to be closer to family. Wishing her the very best in this new chapter—she will be deeply missed!

We’re excited to host the next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club on November 5! Attendance is free, but registration (by October 20) is mandatory 👇🏽

📢 Spread the word: Applications are now open for our #PhD and #MDPhD programs! Become part of Basel, Europe’s #LifeScience hub, and grow in a dynamic, international, and supportive community. Apply by Nov 15: https://t.co/ejxuqEq0wd