Genome stability in mitotic and post-mitotic cells
Prof. Andre Nussenzweig Head, Molecular Recombination Unit Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute ad the National Institutes of Health, USA Friday April 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Antibodies in atherosclerosis, friends or foes?
Prof. Almudena R. Ramiro Full Professor, B Cell Biology Lab Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Madrid, ES Thursday March 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Different Guards, Same Grounds: Spatial Orchestration of Tissue Surveillance by Resident, Stem-Like, and Effector Memory T Cells
Prof. Georg Gastaiger Director, Chair of Systems Immunology II, Würzburg Institute of Systems Immunology – Max Planck Research Group Julius-Maximilian-Universität Würzburg, DE Wednesday February 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
The Mucosal Barrier at the Interface of Peace and War
Prof. Philippe Krebs Head of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology University of Bern, CH Thursday February 12, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Immune Surveillance of the Liver
Prof. Matteo Iannacone Director, Division of Immunology Transplantation, and Infectious Disease, Professor of Pathology, Head of Dynamics of Immune Responses – San Raffaele Scientific Institute & University, Milan, IT. Wednesday February, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Valentina Ferrari awarded the Fond’Action contre le cancer prize

Dr. Valentina Ferrari, a researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, has been awarded the annual CHF 100,000 prize by Fond’Action contre le cancer, which supports young researchers in cancer research. Originally from California and 34 years old, Dr. Ferrari has developed a promising research career in immunotherapy. After working at […]
IRB Hosts the Second Swiss Influenza Meeting

Bellinzona, January 28, 2026 On January 28–29, 2026, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona, affiliated with Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), will host the second edition of the Swiss Influenza Meeting, a biennial event bringing together leading Swiss researchers studying influenza in the fields of virology, immunology, and epidemiology. The initiative was […]
Influenza virus host tropism
Prof. Adolfo García-Sastre Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Director of the Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute of Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York Wednesday January 28, 2026 at 4:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
The Swiss National Supercomputing Centre and “Alps” as an enabler for trustworthy AI and ML in Switzerland
Dr. Maria Grazia Giuffreda Associate Director, Head of User Program & Roadmaps, CSCS Tuesday January 20, 2026 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Human immune system variation and its origins early in life
Prof. Petter Brodin Professor/Specialist Physician at Karolinska Institutet, SE Wednesday, 17 Dicembre 2025 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
