May 07, 2019Congratulations Fiona Müllner!She has been awarded a L’Oréal-UNESCO FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE fellowship, presented in partnership with the foundation of Nobel Laureate Professor Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard.
April 24, 2019Nature Outlook: The eyefeatures four technologies that could transform the treatment of blindness, among them the IOB research priorities, and quotes Botond Roska, our co-director. Find the link to the special issue and to the article here...
April 23, 2019, 17:30hMyopia: Epidemiological, histological and etiological aspectsWe hope to see you at the lecture of Prof. Jost Jonas on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 17:30h in the Augenklinik lecture hall.
March 26, 2019Congratulations to Ghislaine TraberThe North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) recognized her as Young Investigator of the year 2019, and elected her as NANOS Fellow.
March 01, 2019Welcome Carlo Rivolta!He is appointed Professor for Ophthalmic Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology at the Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, and joins IOB as of April 2019
February 20, 2019Tangible benefit for patients70% of patients have retinal shift after retinal detachment repair. New study shows how this can be decreased.
January 29, 2019, 17:30hMechanisms and clinical impact of ocular angiogenesis and scarringWe hope to see you at the lecture of Prof. Rainier O. Schlingemann on Tuesday, January 29th, at 17:30h in the Augenklinik lecture hall.
January 23, 2019The first steps in vision: cell types, circuits, and repairBotond Roska summarizes what has allowed his team to design new therapies for restoring vision in genetic forms of blindness.
January 23, 2019The two (#1 and #2) most-read journal articles in 2018 ...... in the ARVO Journal Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST) are from Peter Maloca, our Group Leader Ophthalmic Imaging. Congratulations!
January 22, 20192019 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine goes to Botond RoskaAs one of the best-endowed awards in Europe, the Louis-Jeantet Prizes foster scientific excellence. Botond Roska will use the prize money to develop methods to further understand the functional architecture of the human retina in both normal and disease states.
January 16, 2019NEURON paper distinguishedThe Medical Faculty, University of Basel, has selected our paper as the University’s research highlight in the past period – Congratulations!
January 14, 2019Hendrik Scholl is 10th editor-in-chief of Ophthalmic ResearchThe journal emphasizes hypothesis-based clinical and laboratory research with statistically valid results that clearly advance ophthalmic and vision research, and provides a record of international clinical research for both researchers and clinicians in ophthalmology.
December 08, 2018OCT battle of the yearWitness something you have never seen! The most complex OCT cases worldwide, presented by two teams determined to win the OCT trophy 2018! Experience 3D OCT, bringing virtual reality to life on the gigantic IMAX screen in Lucerne. Free registration and programme: click here
December 05, 2018Whole-brain imaging of mice during behaviorIn a study published in Neuron, Emilie Macé from Botond Roska’s group and collaborators demonstrate how functional ultrasound imaging can yield high-resolution, brain-wide activity maps of mice for specific behaviors. The non-invasive technology has promising applications for ophthalmologic, neurologic and psychiatric diseases.
November 30, 2018Glaucoma Meeting Basel hosted at IOBIOB will host the Basel University Hospital Ophthalmology Department’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in German and English. Admission is complimentary, but registration is compulsory. We hope to welcome you! View the program and registration info
November 29, 2018Why researchers should dare to address the impossibleWhy should young scientists: “Be bold.”? View our co-director's advice in a 40 second video sequence, produced by our founding partner Novartis.