Welcome to the Basel Stem Cell Network (BSCN)
BSCN is a scientific platform bridging the interdisciplinary stem cell community in Basel. The BSCN groups belong to the Faculties of Science and Medicine of the University of Basel, the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophtalmology Basel (IOB), the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) of the ETH-Zürich, and the global pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Roche.
News
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD 2021 FOR SUSAN MANGO
Susan Mango from the Biozentrum was chosen by the students of the University of Basel as the winner of the "Modern Scholarship" award (Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching).NEW GLIAL CELLS DISCOVERED IN THE BRAIN: IMPLICATIONS FOR BRAIN REPAIR
Neurons, nerve cells in the brain, are central players in brain function. However, a key role for glia, long considered support cells, is emerging. A research group at the University of Basel has now discovered two new types of glial cells…RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY HOW TO PREVENT CANCER METASTASES
Metastases can develop in the body even years after apparently successful cancer treatment. They originate from cancer cells that migrated from the original tumor to other organs, and which can lie there inactive for a considerable time.…BSCN Member Institutions
