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Steps toward sustainability are an important topic for many administrations. How does “sustainabilization” work in the Swiss cantons? Marius Christen and Basil Bornemann from the University of Basel examined this question. They discuss their most important findings in this interview.
Yukiko Tomooka has worked at the Department of Biomedical Engineering for the past year and a half. The Japanese PhD student came to Basel to carry out research on surgical robotics. And because she is able to interact with the end users of her innovations here.
Our body’s fat metabolism plays a vital role in energy production in our body. A research team at the University of Basel, has discovered a molecular switch that regulates lipid metabolism in our cells. This switch controls the storage or conversion of lipids into energy.
The University Council has appointed Estelle Blaschke as the new Professor of Photographic Media in the Digital Age. The professorship is based in the Department of Arts, Media and Philosophy at the University of Basel’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
On Monday, the University of Basel received the Ivorian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Adama Diawara. There has been significant research cooperation between Switzerland and Côte d'Ivoire for many years, in which the university is closely involved.
Using a new technique, researchers at the University of Basel have succeeded in cooling a small membrane down to temperatures close to absolute zero using only laser light. Such extremely cooled membranes could, for instance, find applications in highly sensitive sensors.
Gentler cell therapies for blood cancer and other serious blood diseases – this is the goal that Cimeio Therapeutics, a University of Basel spin-off, has set itself. The start-up has been able to make a great step forward together with a company that offers a pioneering method for the targeted editing of genes.
Botond Roska, professor at the University of Basel and director at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB), has been awarded the International Prize for Translational Neuroscience by the Gertrud Reemtsma Foundation. He received the prize with Professor José-Alain Sahel, a Chairman of the IOB Scientific Advisory Board.
According to the University of Basel’s Sustainability Report for 2021/2022, flight emissions have increased following the pandemic, but still remain far lower than the 2019 level. Additionally, the university’s financial investments have been aligned to sustainability criteria. A steering committee has defined five action areas to considerably lower emissions again by 2030.
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