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

Our 23 research groups

are supported

by cutting-edge

technology platforms

Epigenetics
Quantitative Biology
Neurobiology

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Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus – measures at the FMI

In light of the increased spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the FMI put in place strict measures in an effort to slow down the infection rate and to protect the health and safety of our associates. These measures reduce ongoing research activities, but ensure essential operations of the institute.... Read more

Mar 16, 2020

The importance of gene position for muscle development and integrity

Mar 03, 2020

A glitch in the Matrix: Using virtual reality to understand how fish predict the future

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 the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research.

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What can microscopic aquatic creatures teach us about growing new body parts?

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Mar 20, 2020 - 14:00

Inheritance of a phenotypically plastic epimutation

Thesis Presentation - Lea Dümpelmann
Please joint her presentation via Zoom
Topic: Part1: Lea Dümpelmann’s thesis presentation
https://zoom.us/j/716618113
Meeting ID: 716 618 113

Apr 16, 2020 - 11:00

Karyopherins regulate nuclear pore complex function

Seminar - Roderick Lim, Biozentrum, University of Basel

Apr 30, 2020 - 13:00

Title to be announced

Thesis Presentation - Yannick Hauser

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Latest Publications

Mar 5, 2020

Loss of an H3K9me anchor rescues laminopathy-linked changes in nuclear organization and muscle function in an Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy model.

Harr JC, Schmid CD, Muñoz-Jiménez C, Romero-Bueno R, Kalck V, Gonzalez-Sandoval A, Hauer MH, Padeken J, Askjaer P, Mattout A, Gasser SM

Genes Dev

Mar 4, 2020

Engineering human knock-in organoids.

Yang Q, Oost KC, Liberali P

Nat Cell Biol

Mar 2, 2020

A virtual reality system to analyze neural activity and behavior in adult zebrafish.

Huang KH, Rupprecht P, Frank T, Kawakami K, Bouwmeester T, Friedrich RW

Nat Methods

Mar 01, 2020

Small RNAs in the Transgenerational Inheritance of Epigenetic Information.