Department of Biology

The Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has a strong commitment to provide an outstanding research environment in life sciences with strong dedication for excellent teaching. We aim to equip our students with the best knowledge to cope with the current global challenges. 

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A glimmer of hope for age-related vision loss

Age-related macular degeneration is one of the main causes of vision loss after 50 in industrialized countries. Scientists from the University of Fribourg have shown in two recent studies that this process…

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NEWS

Le « monstre » de Crète

Le magazine GEO a suivi l’expédition botanique de notre directeur Gregor Kozlowski sur les traces du Zelkova de Crète, un arbre endémique rare en menacé. 

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HISTORY

Ancient genome identify the Early Middle Ages as a melting pot

School textbooks teach us that waves of “barbarian hordes” hastened the fall of the Western Roman Empire. A team of German and Swiss scientists has just shown genetically that the picture is more complicated.…

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SNSF Professorship and ERC starting grant

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