| Master Thesis on mitochondrial morphology and apoptosis |
| Therapeutic targeting of mitochondria shaping proteins is emerging as a new antiapoptotic strategy. The aim of this project is to unravel the interplay between mitochondrial fragmentation and cytochrome c release during apoptosis. |  |
| PhD Student Position in Forensic Psychiatry/Psychology (100%) |
| PhD thesis in psychology related to forensic psychiatry, physiological, and cognitive psychology, including the innovative use of a virtual reality environment. | |
| PhD or MD-PhD* student in biomedical ethics (100%) |
| PhD thesis on questions related to bioethics, medical ethics and/or human rights: projects on ethical issues related to (a) cutting edge biotechnology such as synthetic biology and nanomedicine, (b) air polluting nanoparticles,(c) pediatric oncology, and (d) end-of-life. | |
| PhD or Master project: Dendritic development of cerebellar Purkinje cells, Anatomical Institute, Department Biomedicine, Universität Basel |
| A PhD student or master student position is available for studying the role of Protein Kinase C gamma and of metabotropic glutamate receptors for the development of the Purkinje cell dendritic tree and for the Purkinje cell survival and degeneration. | |
| PhD-fellowship in spintronics |
| This fellowship is part of a project, called SE2ND (Source of Electron Entanglement in NanoDevices), in which we aim to generate an entangled pair of electrons using a superconducting nanoelectrode as a source and a low-dimensional nanodevice as a means to separate the pair into two individual, but | |
| PhD-fellowship in QUEST |
| QUEST aims to establish a probe of entanglement generation in the electrical signal of quantum devices. It is set up in two parts: the realization of a highly efficient source of spin-entangled electron pairs and the exploration of diff. correlation measurements providing a measure of entanglement. | |
| Postdoc Position within QUEST |
| QUEST is a long term project with the goal to experimentally establish a continuous probe of entangle¬ment generation in the electrical signal of quantum devices. We aim to implement high-bandwidth current correlation methods up to the forth moment, enabling to test Bell-inequality and quantum state | |
| RESEARCH ASSISTANT/ TECHNICIAN (LABORANT/IN) |
| The successful applicant must be highly motivated and have practical work experience in the fields of molecular biology and/or mouse molecular genetics (ideally in a basic research lab). Additional assets include knowledge of the analysis of mouse mutant tissues and embryos, mouse ES cell technology | |
| PhD and PostDoc positions in software development for image processing in cryo-EM |
| Software Development for the 3D Structure Determination through Computer Processing of High-resolution Membrane Protein Electron Microscopy Images | |
| Master thesis: Multi-species comparison of phenotypic plasticity in alpine vs. lowland plants. |
| You will investigate whether phenotypic plasticity is more common in alpine plants compared to lowland species in a greenhouse experiment, by measuring plasticity in a number of plant traits in around 20 species pairs, each consisting of closely related species, one alpine and one from the lowland. | |
| Master thesis: Local Adaptation and Phenotypic Plasticity in alpine plants. |
| We offer opportunities to conduct masters projects within the framework of our research. We study the role of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity for survival of plants in a changing alpine landscape in the Swiss Alps. We use molecular markers and experimental methods to approach these topics | |
| PhD |
| The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a public institution with the mandate to contribute to the improvement of the health of populations internationally and nationally through excellence in research, services, and teaching and training. | |
| Master of science in Ecology: Is freezing resistance in autumn decisive for the upper elevational limit of European beech? |
| Master thesis in functional ecology for assessing freezing resistance of European beech in the Jura Mountains along an elevational gradient during autumn 2012. |  |
| Neurowissenschaften - Praktikum: Möchten Sie lernen, wie man EEG - Daten auswertet? |
| Die Abteilung „Soziale und Affektive Neurowissenschaften“ (Prof. Dr. Daria Knoch) der Fakultät für Psychologie der Universität Basel sucht ab Mitte Januar für mindestens 2 Monate eine/n Praktikanten / Praktikantin (100%) für die Unterstützung bei der Auswertung von EEG - Daten. | |
| A postdoctoral position is available at the Pharmacenter, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel. |
| The Neuromuscular Research Group is seeking a highly motivated researcher, experienced with mouse work for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for muscular dystrophies, including AAV mediated gene transfer. | |
| PhD student in Structural Biology by NMR |
| A Phd student position is available at the Biozentrum Basel in the group of Stephan Grzesiek. We are applying and developing modern NMR methods to obtain structure/function information on proteins and their complexes. | |
| Postdoctoral position in Structural Biology by NMR |
| A postdoctoral position is available at the Biozentrum Basel in the group of Stephan Grzesiek. We are applying and developing modern NMR methods to obtain structure and function information on proteins and their complexes. | |
| VirtualToxLab In silico prediction of the toxic potential of drugs and chemicals |
| Effective November 1, 2011 an opening is available in molecular modeling for a motivated PhD student. Topic: VirtualToxLab In silico prediction of the toxic potential of drugs and chemicals: Development and validation of a 4D scoring function. The successful candidate will develop a novel 4D scoring function and calibrate it for the 16 target proteins currently employed in the VirtualToxLab and apply it to predict the toxic potential of 2,500+ compounds of biomedical and environmental interest. Duration of the PhD project: 33.5 years. |  |
| Development of advanced statistical tools for genetic analysis in humans and model organisms |
| The division of Molecular Neuroscience of the Faculty of Psychology and University Psychiatric Clinics of Basel is offering a PhD student position for a trained mathematician/bioinformatician. | |
| Cellular and molecular mechanism of age-related hearing loss |
| The research of Prof. Bodmer focuses on the molecular mechanisms involved in the degeneration of inner ear sensory cells, known as hair cells. | |
| Entwicklung molekularer Marker für Kohlschädlinge und deren Parasitoiden |
| Das Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL (Dr. Oliver Balmer) und das Zoologische Institut der Uni Basel (Prof. Walter Salzburger) suchen Studenten für ein gemeinsames Projekt mit hauptsächlichem Arbeitsort in Frick. Details siehe unten | |
| PhD and post-doc position in Structural Biology at the Biozentrum Basel |
| Research positions are open to examine molecular mechanisms in one of these fields:
(1) Signalling in bacteria mediated by the second messenger c-di-GMP
(2) AMP transfer onto target proteins mediated by bacterial Fic proteins | |
| Exploiting the Divergence and Curl Operators to Perform Discontinuous Non-Rigid Image Registration |
| The aim of this master thesis will be to improve the already implemented image registration methods for calculating (discontinuous) displacement fields by embedding the divergence and curl operators in the energy functional from which the solution is derived. |  |
| Multi-Modal Discontinuity Preserving Registration |
| The topic of this master thesis will be to combine mutual information as a similarity measure with a mono-modal registration method, that can handle discontinuities in the displacement field. |  |
| Charakterisierung von tibialem und femoralem Tunnel nach Rekonstruktion des vorderen Kreuzbandes |
| Ziel des Projektes ist die Entwicklung eines Software-basierten Verfahrens zur reproduzierbaren Charakterisierung des tibialen und femoralen Tunnels nach Rekonstruktion des vorderen Kreuzbandes. |  |
| Multimodal 2D/3D Registration with SURF |
| The aim of this master thesis is to exploit the SURF descriptor for multimodal image registration. |  |
| Image Based Camera Tracking |
| To avoid an antecedent camera calibration process with a 3D calibration phantom, this project tries to find the intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters using a well known 3D geometry (for example an implant) which is already enclosed in the 2D fluoroscopic images. The final objective is to determine the 3D pose of bone fragments relative to the 3D geometry. |  |
| Automatic Muscle Landmark Identification |
| The task of this master thesis is to find specific anatomical landmark automatically in MR and CT datasets. |  |
| Warping of Facial Soft-Tissue Mesh |
| The aim of this master thesis is to warp a general facial muscle mesh to a specific patient's muscle with the help of Thin Plate Splines (TPS). |  |
| Diagnosing Phrenicus Paresis |
| This master thesis aims to diagnose Phrenicus Paresis with the help of image registration. |  |
| Locating Anatomical Landmarks using Tracking the Invisible |
| The aim of this master thesis is to exploit the Tracking the Invisible technique to locate anatomical structures and to further improve the method. |  |
| Junge dynamische Arbeitsgruppe im Bereich Vorhofflimmern sucht Verstärkung |
| Innere Medizin / Kardiologie Universitätsspital Basel
Spezielle Interessensgebiete
o Kardiovaskuläre Risikofaktoren (Blutdruck und andere)
o Vorhofflimmern | |
| Neonatal Brain Tissue Segmentation |
| The aim of this master thesis is to develop an enhanced tissue segmentation algorithm, that can distinguish different brain matters in a set of MR images of neonates. |  |
| Augmented Reality for CMF-Surgery |
| The aim of this master thesis is to set up a augmented reality framework for a intra-operative navigation system to reduce surgery time. |  |
| Create of 4DCT from a Static 3D CT |
| This master thesis aims to apply a statistical motion model to a 3D CT data set. |  |
| (Epi)genome stability in aging, cancer, stem cell function and cellular reprogramming |
| We explore biological processes that enforce genetic and epigenetic stability at the level of DNA damage response and repair. Our objective is to provide a thorough understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved and the consequences of their dysfunction for human health. | |
| Effect of Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) on the diversity and community of river invertebrates |
| There is considerable interest in determining whether and how single species can impact others in a community. In the present project a field experiment will be conducted to test how the Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)influence the diversity and community structure of aquatic invertebrates in the river Rhine. | |
| Effects of man-made riverbank alteration on the aquatic biodiversity |
| Riverbank stabilisation (the strengthening of the bank with boulder coverage, so called rip-rap) is one of the most important factors affects diversity of aquatic invertebrates. The present project focuses on the effect of rip-rap structures on the aquatic biodiversity in a field survey. | |
| Role of aquatic invertebrates in leaf litter processing |
| The shredder guild of aquatic invertebrates (shredders) plays a key role in the functioning of headwater stream ecosystems by processing allochthonous leaf litter. Information on how colonisation success of leaves by shredders influences leaf breakdown process rate is rather sporadic. The aim of this project is to test the effects of factors associated with the colonisation of leaf bags by shredders in a field experiment. | |
| Transgenic mouse models for Alzheimers disease |
| A 3-year PhD student position in the field of Alzheimers disease research is currently offered at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. | |