Institute of Cell Biology

Welcome to the Institute of Cell Biology (IZB), at the Life Science Campus Hönggerberg of ETH Zurich. The IZB is hosting a broad range of research, education, and cross-disciplinary programs in basic and biomedical research.

The scientific questions explored at IZB span a wide range of topics in cell biology and molecular physiology, with a particular emphasis on questions of how animals develop and function, and on exploring the molecular mechanisms of human health and disease.

The Institute is also providing a dynamic and up-to-date teaching program that attracts superb students from all areas of the globe and educates them in both traditional and interdisciplinary fields of biology.

Intellectual life at IZB is being further enriched through the participation of Institute members in new interdisciplinary centers at ETH Zurich, such as the Neuroscience Center Zurich, the NCCR Neuro, the BEST Cluster for Bioengineering, the Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Disease and SystemsX.

Join us and find out, what makes the IZB an exciting place to learn, teach and work!