New insight into sensing and function of the bacterial lysate OM-85
Bacterial lysates are widely used in the clinic to minimize the pathologic consequences of respiratory infections. Our new study shows how one such lysate, OM-85, works on human myeloid cells to trigger an immunomodulatory gene circuit. Bellinzona, March 21, 2024 – OM-85 is a bacterial lysate commonly used in clinical practice to reduce duration and frequency […]
Enhancing T cell immunity to Cancer Metastasis
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Rahul Roychoudhuri Professor of Cancer Immunology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge (UK) Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Roger Geiger
Rare antibody responses to COVID-19 and malaria
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Joshua Tan Chief, Antibody Biology Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (US) Wednesday , March 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Federica Sallusto, Dr. Antonino Cassotta
Castelgrande Lecture 2024
L’Associazione Bellinzona Institutes of Science (Bios+) presenta la quinta edizione della Castelgrande Lecture, che quest’anno si terrà martedì 30 aprile 2024 alle ore 17.00 presso la Sala Arsenale del Castelgrande a Bellinzona. Le Castelgrande Lectures ospitano ogni anno uno scienziato distinto a livello internazionale per le sue scoperte nel campo delle scienze biomediche. Per l’occasione […]
2024 International Laboratory Animal Technician week
As part of the 2024 International Laboratory Animal Technician week, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) – together with IOR and LRT-EOC – hosted a seminar about the Culture of Care. During this event it was also possible to present the new Culture of Care working group and the results of a survey about […]
Capturing Flavivirus Intermediates by Cryo-EM
Prof. Giovanna Barba-Spaeth FlavImmunity Group -Institut Pasteur Paris (F) Friday, March 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Davide Robbiani This event is supported by the IRB-Rockefeller University partnership for infectious disease research.
Post-transcriptional control of T cell differentiation
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Vigo Heissmeyer Institute for Immunology, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich (D) Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Dr. Silvia Monticelli
Targeting licensed immune cells in cancer therapy: a new frontier for the future
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Domenico Mavilio Principal Investigator, Head, Unit of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, Medical School of Milan University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan (IT) Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Greta Guarda
Cytosolic Serpins in Cell Death and Inflammation
Infectious Disease Seminar Series Prof. Charaf Benarafa Institute of Virology and Immunology, University of Bern (CH) Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm Hybrid conference Bios+ Seminar Room
The culture of care in animal research and its perspective at BIOS+ and the EOC
2024 International Laboratory Animal Technician Week Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 10 am Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Dr. Melania Osto
