Research and teaching unit of ETH Zurich, focusing on Molecular Mechanisms in Health and Disease, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Plant Biology, Molecular and Structural Biology.
Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
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Every year, D-BIOL welcomes high school students for an immersive study week, this year 24 of them in 7 different projects!
From hands-on lab work to discovering cutting-edge research, it’s all about inspiring the next generation of molecular biologists.
#BioETH #StudyWeek #StemEducation
Department of Biology, ETH Zurich
Basal inflammation shapes immune tolerance: A new study by the Oxenius lab at ETH Zurich shows that type I interferon allows self-reactive T cells to expand and retain function, linking to potential autoimmunity. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Honored to celebrate Paola Picotti at yesterday’s Otto Naegeli Prize 2026 ceremony — recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to proteomics and systems biology. An inspiring evening dedicated to scientific excellence and the future of biomedical research... and a great presentation by Paola!
Hands-on experiments & deep dives into research labs, insights into real ETH lectures, exploring our beautiful campus and meeting our students for first hand informations.
Huge thanks to everyone involved! Interested in this experience? See you at the next taster day in the Department of Biology!
Five years after the Department of Biology redesigned its Bachelor's curriculum, the textbook that grew out of that reform is now available from CRC Press — including an open-access edition. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
D-BIOL is so proud to share that proteomics researcher Paola Picotti (IMSB) is to be awarded this year’s Otto Naegeli Prize for her research into the molecular causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. A well deserved recognition! ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Ki-67 isn't just a proliferation marker, it actively promotes breast cancer spread. A new study from the Aceto lab at ETH Zurich reveals how Ki-67 drives the formation of single and clustered CTCs responsible for metastasis. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
A classic model, now analytically tractable: a new study from the Michaels group at ETH Zurich provides analytical solutions to the Voorn–Overbeek model, clarifying how oppositely charged polymers phase separate. More: biol.ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Proteomics pioneer Ruedi Aebersold receives the Canada Gairdner International Award—one of the world’s top biomedical prizes. He founded and shaped proteomics and advanced personalized medicine. The D-BIOL is proud of our former professor’s outstanding achievement!
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Flashback to our Biology Taster Day! We loved hosting so many passionate future scientists last week. Here is a little recap of what they experienced:
Electrostatically driven liquid–liquid phase separation underlies complex coacervation in solutions of oppositely charged macromolecules and plays a central rol
