UNI NOVA – Research Magazine of the University of Basel
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Research“Probing” cells for more efficient cancer diagnostics.
Text: Samuel Schlaefli / The stiffness of tumor cells gives an indication of how a patient’s cancer will develop. A start-up company called ARTIDIS takes advantage of this fact by using an atomic force microscope to probe tissue collected from breast cancer patients. A clinical study involving more than 500 patients is being conducted at University Hospital Basel.
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ResearchMore than five fingers is not possible – or is it?
Text: Yvonne Vahlensieck / Today’s vertebrates normally have no more than five fingers or toes on each limb. Biologists in Basel now want to find out why.
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OpinionLeft out and excluded.
Text: Rainer Greifeneder und Selma Rudert / It is painful when other people exclude you. Especially when you don’t know why.
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ResearchFerdinand Hodler on the silver screen.
A film by film pioneer François-Henri Lavanchy-Clarke from 1896 documents the national exhibition in Geneva. In the illustrious turmoil in front of the camera, a team of researchers has now discovered the artist Ferdinand Hodler.
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AlumniInnovative lawyer in the investment business.
Text: Bettina Volz-Tobler / Salome Preiswerk studied law in Basel and worked as a strategic consultant for banks after graduation. In 2014, she founded her own company, Whitebox, with the aim of revolutionizing private asset management using the latest IT technology tailored to meet customer needs. Within just a short time, Whitebox became one of Europe’s leading companies in this sector.
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AlumniSuccessful Germanists.
Basel students founded a literary magazine in 2011 - with success: “Das Narr” has now established itself as one of the most important literary magazines in Switzerland and was recently awarded the Canton of Solothurn's Literature Prize.
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AlumniOn the trail of apartheid.
Letter from Johannesburg: Franziska Rüedi / Franziska Rüedi is a historian and writes from Johannesburg. She left the University of Basel a decade ago but has fond memories of her time in Basel.
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Column“Beloved” by Toni Morrison: The Ghosts of the Past.
Text: Andrea Bieler / My book: The theologian Andrea Bieler recommends "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
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DossierThe second revolution in quantum physics.
Text: Dominik Zumbühl / Quantum physics promises to deliver revolutionary new technologies such as the quantum computer – with far-reaching consequences for the economy and society. For many years, the University of Basel has been playing a pioneering role in quantum research.
