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The Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), affiliated with @unibas.ch and @novartis.bsky.social, conducts research at the forefront of biomedicine and trains the next leaders in the life sciences.
@fzenke.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.social1/ Why does predicting in latent space (JEPA, CPC, SimCLR...) work so well on messy data, with changing lighting, camera angles, and busy backgrounds? The usual answer: it can ignore nuisance. But that answer holds a conundrum.
@snsf.chReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialℹ️The SNSF’s new Postdoc Grant will replace Ambizione and Postdoc.Mobility starting in 2028. Its key characteristics (eligibility, duration, funding amounts) are now available. The detailed regulations will be published by early 2027.
For more info: sohub.io/i400
@fmiscience.bsky.socialCongratulations to the 2026 Nobel laureates! Optogenetics has become a powerful tool for neurobiologists at the FMI to explore neural circuits and understand how the brain works.🧠
@fzenke.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.social1/9 New paper led by Michael Hauri & Peter Buttaroni: “Learning Commute-Time-Preserving World Models for Planning.” We show how to shape a world model's latent space so its distances mean something for planning.🧵
📄 arxiv.org/abs/2610.01373
💻 github.com/fmi-basel/co...
🌐 ctwm-website.github.io
@cibss.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialJoin us for the next 📢 #CIBSS Seminar!
🗓 8 Oct 2026 | 12:00–13:00
👉 Dr. Vladyslav Bondarenko @vladbndk.bsky.social (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research @fmiscience.bsky.social)
📍 Lecture Hall, Institute of Biology I, Hauptstr. 1, Freiburg
🔗More info: kurzlinks.de/kfrc
@snsf.chReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.social📣 #NewCall: SNSF Starting Grants 2027
For researchers wanting to lead their own independent project and research team in Switzerland. SNSF Starting Grants are open to all disciplines and topics.
🗓️ Call opening: 1 February 2027
Submission deadline: 4 May 2027
Read more: sohub.io/hj2m
@fmiscience.bsky.socialCongratulations to Pius Galli from the FMI! 👏
@fmiscience.bsky.socialUbiquitin usually works by attaching to proteins, but it can also exist freely in cells. FMI researchers & collaborators developed a new tool to detect this elusive form, revealing that free ubiquitin accumulates around protein aggregates and in influenza virus particles. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
@rainerfriedrichlab.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialPrecise structural and functional organization of the olfactory bulb neuropil early in development, revealed by volume EM, dense reconstruction and 2P calcium imaging in zebrafish. Great work by Ruth and others in collaboration with @michalwj.bsky.social
@fzenke.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialLooking forward to the #BernsteinConference next week! Our lab is present with multiple workshop talks and posters. Come, check them out!
zenkelab.org/2026/09/the-...
@fmiscience.bsky.socialIt was a pleasure to host the monthly apéro of the Basel Pride Together community at the FMI yesterday. Nearly 80 people from companies and institutions across Basel joined us – not only to connect and network, but also to learn more about the FMI and get a glimpse into cutting-edge science.🔬🥂
@unibas.chReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialResearchers @biozentrum.unibas.ch & @fmiscience.bsky.social have created the most detailed map yet of the mouse motor cortex. The map reveals 16 distinct subregions and sheds new light on the brain circuits that control movement.
@fmiscience.bsky.socialA new study by Silvia Arber’s team at FMI & @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch, with collaborators at @alleninstitute.org, delivers the most detailed map yet of the mouse motor cortex—offering new insight into the brain circuits that link intention, sensation and movement. www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
@fmiscience.bsky.socialWe’re very proud of our alumna Zuzanna Kozicka, who has been shortlisted by Nature Portfolio for the 2026 Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science in the Scientific Achievement category. A wonderful recognition of her achievements! @zkozicka.bsky.social
@laureplantard.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.social...and the swiss microscope facility has begun! Welcome to the @fmiscience.bsky.social
@fmiscience.bsky.socialCongratulations to Devico Haojun Shi, who successfully defended his PhD this week! Devico studied how DNA is packaged in mouse and human sperm, mapping where it remains wrapped around the protein structures that help organize the genome. 🧬🎓
@laureplantard.bsky.socialReposted by @fmiscience.bsky.socialWe are looking forward to hosting the Swiss Microscopy Facility Day tomorrow at @fmiscience.bsky.social. today is a practice day, tomorrow we will be ready! 😊
@fmiscience.bsky.socialCongratulations to Roman Doronin on successfully defending his PhD thesis this month! His work explored how psychedelics affect the mouse cortex, contributing to our understanding of how these compounds act on the brain 🧠
@fmiscience.bsky.socialCongratulations👏to Botond Roska, a former FMI group leader and now Director of Science at @iobswiss.bsky.social for receiving the 2026 António Champalimaud Vision Award, the world’s largest award in vision research and ophthalmology.
www.fmi.ch/news-events/...
@fmiscience.bsky.socialThe #WeAreEULIFE series highlights shared priorities across EU-LIFE — a consortium of leading European life science institutes, including the FMI. This month’s focus is #EngagingSociety. Stay tuned for the FMI’s story in the coming weeks 💡
