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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 Dangerous Effect of Tattoos on the Immune System

Are you aware that when you tattoo your skin, you are also tattooing your immune system? A groundbreaking study by a Swiss the research group led by Prof. Santiago F. González, published today in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), raises new questions about the safety of tattoos. The study by […]