Universität Basel

The Biozentrum of Basel University is the largest department at the University of Basel’s Faculty of Science. The primary focus of this interdisciplinary institute is basic molecular and biomedical research and teaching. The Biozentrum holds a leading position nationally and internationally and closely networks with partners from the academic world and industry. The Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics (C-CINA) advances and applies analytical methods for the characterization of cellular and sub-cellular structures. The main focal points of our biological research are understanding the structure and function of membrane proteins and the aggregation mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration, particularly Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, of mitochondrial responses to stress and the connections between these two processes. A major focal point at C-CINA / group Abrahams in methods development concerns electron diffraction as tool for structure determination of crystalline and non-crystalline organic samples.