@FMIscience

The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), affiliated with @UniBasel & @NovartisScience, conducts research at the forefront of biomedicine.

 Basel, Switzerland
fmi.ch
Joined July 2017
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Humboldt Research Fellowship 2027 in Germany | Fully Funded 🔗 Visit: scholarshipscorner.website/h… Benefits include: Monthly stipend (€3,000–€3,600), travel allowance, health insurance support, free German language course, family allowances, and strong academic support. 📍 Duration: 6–24 months 🌍 Open to applicants from all countries
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Lasker Foundation
@LaskerFDNMar 10
Early-career biomedical scientists, this one’s for you! 🧪 📽️ Submit a 2-minute (or shorter) video by Thursday, April 2 on a research question you’re studying. We'll select up to 3 winners, which we’ll announce on social and in our newsletter in mid-July, and be featured in the @jclinicalinvest. Learn more here: ow.ly/oA4m50Yo917
Lasker Foundation Video Contest. [Light yellow graphic with "Video Content" written in large, dark blue and light blue font.]

ALT Lasker Foundation Video Contest. [Light yellow graphic with "Video Content" written in large, dark blue and light blue font.]

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The Brain Prize
@BrainPrizeMar 5
Warm congratulations to The Brain Prize winners 2026, Professor David Ginty and Professor Patrik Ernfors, for their pioneering work on how the nervous system detects and processes touch and pain. @hhmi_science #Neuroscience #BrainPrize2026
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🧪 How do human intestinal #organoids mimic real tissues, and what can they teach us about disease and regeneration? 🔬 Discover insights from our guest speaker @priscaliberali @ETH_en Watch here 👉 youtu.be/9Y3ok1UdW2Y
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The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrizeFeb 26
"I loved the science so much. I loved working in the lab. So I was always asking myself, 'How do I do more?'" Read a newly published interview with 2020 chemistry laureate Jennifer Doudna. Follow her scientific journey and discover more about what obstacles she faced when working with the human genome editing tool CRISPR. Read the full interview here: cen.acs.org/biological-chemi…

Jennifer Doudna’s journey from student to scientist and mentor

The 2026 Priestley Medalist and Nobel laureate struggled with finding her way through school before achieving the greatest feats in science

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EMBL Events
@EMBLEventsFeb 26
💻 Did you know that most of our conferences are in a hybrid format? Even if you are unable to travel, you have one more week to register to attend 'AI and biology' virtually! #EESAIBio ✅ Access talks at your convenience, live or later ✅ Ask questions ✅ Network The second edition of this meeting will bring together researchers working at the intersection of AI and biology to discuss theory, methods, new application areas, and dissemination strategies. 🤖🧬 📅 10 – 13 March 2026 ⏰ Registration deadline: 3 March 👉🏼 s.embl.org/ees26-02-x
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EMBL Events
@EMBLEventsJan 27
2026 has just begun and we are looking forward to welcoming you to EMBL for another year of groundbreaking science. Our programme now features even more events, check it out ➡️ s.embl.org/2026-poster
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Andrea Boni, @LeicaMicro, shows how Viventis Deep can be used to study the development & morphogenesis of intestinal organoids and reveals other innovations for organoid studies at the Special Edition #VirtualPub. eurobioimaging.eu/news/imagi…
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We’re excited about the Special Edition #VirtualPub “Imaging Organoids” on Jan 30! We welcome 7 amazing speakers to explore cutting-edge technologies and approaches for imaging organoids. Free & open to all. Check out the programme & register🔽 eurobioimaging.eu/events/spe…
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Lasker Foundation
@LaskerFDNJan 22
Physician-scientist Carey Jansen asks #LaskerLaureate John Jumper how senior scientists can build a more accessible and sustainable future for the next generations of scientists. #AskAScientist @GoogleDeepMind @careyjans @A_P_S_A
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🇨🇭Switzerland confirmed as Europe’s Deep Tech powerhouse European Spinouts Report 2025 by Deep Tech Nation: Switzerland ranks #1 in Europe for spinout value creation per capita & per STEM graduate. Powered by @ETH_en and @EPFL_en🚀 🔗Read more: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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1/6 New preprint 🚀 How does the cortex learn to represent things and how they move without reconstructing sensory stimuli? We developed a circuit-centric recurrent predictive learning (RPL) model based on JEPAs. Led by @AtenaGMohammadi @manu_halvagal 🔗doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.25.6…
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FMI science@FMIscience4 Dec 2025
📢Please help spread the word: We’re hiring a Head of Student & Postdoc Affairs to coordinate our international PhD program, provide guidance & career counseling, lead training programs, collaborate on EDI initiatives, and manage alumni relations. Apply at fmi.ch/education-careers/pos…
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This has been a great collaboration with @Qianqian0v0 @AxelLaborieux @hisspikeness @CompNeuro_WS & João Sacramento, excited to finally share this work! Check arxiv.org/abs/2511.14917 for the paper.

Teaching signal synchronization in deep neural networks with...

Working memory requires the brain to maintain information from the recent past to guide ongoing behavior. Neurons can contribute to this capacity by slowly integrating their inputs over time,...

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Emergence and Self-organisation across biological scales! I hope you are ready for next year conference! It will be an incredible event April 20-22 2026. The first of many #LakeConference organised by @EdouardHannezo @AllenInstitute @_JamesSharpe
allen institute@AllenInstitute13 Nov 2025
Applications are open for the #LakeConference on Modeling Life from Cells to Tissues – co-hosted with Circuit Neuroscience Basel! 📆 April 20-22, 2026 📍 Seattle, USA 🧠 All career stages welcomed. Apply to attend by December 12: alleninstitute.org/events/ai…
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Only a few days left for abstract submission at the brand new EMBO|EMBL Symposium Collectivity in living systems: emergence, function and evolution. We have stellar speakers in cell, animal collectives & beyond @priscaliberali @icouzin @ricard_sole embl.org/about/info/course-a…
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Here is the schedule for the next TriRhena Gene Regulation Club at the @FMIscience in Basel 🇨🇭 next week (5 Nov 2025; 14:00-18:45). Exciting topics ahead & we are looking forward to the #newPI talks by Juliane Glaser (MPI) & Anupama Hemalatha (FMI). ie-freiburg.mpg.de/grc
Programme of the upcoming TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Basel on November 5, 2025 https://www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulation-club

ALT Programme of the upcoming TriRhena Gene Regulation Club in Basel on November 5, 2025 https://www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/gene-regulation-club

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BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”
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🚨 Last chance! 🚨 Applications and nominations for the Swiss 3RCC Culture of Care Award 2025 close October 5th (23:59)! More info: swiss3rcc.org/award-call-cul… ⏳ The deadline is approaching fast – don’t miss it! 👉 Apply or nominate now: funding.swiss3rcc.org
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💡 Basel Area = a powerhouse for life sciences & innovation. At the 🇨🇭🇫🇷🇩🇪 tri-border, where @parkbaselarea is based, you can find startups, research & global players in one of Switzerland’s largest life science innovation district. Read more: lnkd.in/e_Btc64W
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