Welcome to the Department of Biology
Nicola Aceto took up his position as Associate Professor of Molecular Oncology. This professorship is located in the D-BIOL's Institute of Molecular Health Sciences.
Prof. Nicola Aceto (IMHS)
Nicola Aceto’s work focuses on the metastasis of cancer cells. His outstanding research findings are used as a basis for ongoing clinical studies of interventions which target circulating tumour cells, as well as trials of breast cancer treatments. Nicola Aceto received an ERC Starting Grant for this work in 2016 and won the Friedrich Mischer Award in 2020. His appointment strengthens the interaction between oncology and haematology at the university hospitals of Basel and Zurich.