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Division of Biology and Chemistry (BIO)

The Division of Biology and Chemistry at PSI is subdivided into the Laboratory of Biomolecular Research (LBR), the Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology (LNB) and the Center of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (CRS), pursuing research in the areas of structural biology, bioimaging and radiopharmacy.

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9 August 2023
Sandra Mous

Sandra Mous received the ETH Medal for her dissertation at ETH Zurich

Sandra Mous received the ETH Medal for her dissertation at ETH Zurich under the supervision of Prof. Gebhard F.X. Schertler, Division Head of Biology and Chemistry at PSI. She captured the first molecular movie of an anion transported across the cell membrane by a protein pump. Congratulations!

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15 June 2023
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Hairy cells: How cilia’s motor works

Understanding this motion may help to tackle health problems that affect cilia, which range from fertility issues to lung disease and COVID-19.

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20 February 2023
Medikamente mit Licht an- und abschalten

Using light to switch drugs on and off

Media Releases Health Innovation

PSI researchers record a molecular film of a cancer drug fitted with a photoswitch. This opens new insights for drug developers.

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19 December 2022
 The clever glue keeping the cell’s moving parts connected

The clever glue keeping the cell’s moving parts connected

Optimised by nature over 100 million years of evolution, this smart liquid provides a crucial coupling that ensures cell division correctly proceeds.

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9 December 2022
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Imaging biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease

Artificial intelligence pinpoints cells indicative of Alzheimer’s disease based on DNA packing in mouse brain images, shows study in Nature Communications

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Prof. Gebhard F.X. Schertler
Head, Division of Biology and Chemistry

Paul Scherrer Institut
Division of Biology and Chemistry
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Forschungsstrasse 111
CH-5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland

Telephone: +41 56 310 42 65
Fax: +41 56 310 21 99
E-mail: gebhard.schertler@psi.ch

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Telephone: +41 56 310 53 82
E-mail: gregor.cicchetti@psi.ch

Francine Weber
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Telephone: +41 56 310 42 52
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E-mail: francine.weber@psi.ch

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