IRB PhD students awarded the best poster prize at the ITID conference 2023
Filippo Bianchini (Robbiani Group) and Patrizia Locatelli (Cavalli Group) won the two best poster awards at the Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases Conference (ITID) 2023, which took place on September 26-29, 2023, with their posters entitled “Human monoclonal antibodies to SARS-CoV2 and its variants of concern” and “Insights into NMDA receptor modulation by drugs and antibodies”, […]
Infectious Disease Seminar Series
IRB Special Seminar Series Hybrid conference Bios+ Seminar Room Zoom Meeting ID: 663 0051 9760 Passcode: 556418 Monday, October 16, 2023 Prof. Stylianos Bournazos Laboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology of the Rockefeller University, New York (US) Thursday, November 16, 2023 Prof. Silke Stertz Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich (CH) Tuesday, January 30, […]
Two is better than one against tick viruses
Ticks can transmit viruses that can cause brain infection requiring hospitalization. New work shows that one such viruses, named TBEV, rapidly develops resistance to treatment, but this can be overcome when two antibodies are combined. Bellinzona, September 25, 2023 – Ticks can transmit a number of viruses that can cause human disease. Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus […]
Role of IL-26 on Skin Inflammation
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Michel Gilliet Service de dermatologie- et vénéréologie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Davide Robbiani
Pruning of PHGDH in CD8 T cells – taking one for the team
International PhD Program in Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry 2023/2024 Prof. Christoph Hess Head Physician and Research Group Leader, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel (CH) and Department of Medicine, University of Cambirdge (UK) Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Roger Geiger
Understanding interactions between the CTLA-4 and PD-1 immune checkpoints
IRB Special Seminar Prof. David Sansom University College London (UK) Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 12:00 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Roger Geiger
Greta Guarda President Elect of Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology
Prof. Greta Guarda, Head of the Immune Mechanisms Laboratory at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Deputy Dean at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), has been nominated President Elect of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI). Greta Guarda has joined incoming President Camillo Ribi and Past […]
1st Microsurgery Course and Experimental Research Techniques in Murine Models
Dear Colleagues: I would like to invite to participate in the 1st edition of “Microsurgery and experimental research techniques in murine models”. This 5 day long intensive course dedicated to gain basic knowledge on microsurgery techniques, will take place at the IRB (Bellinzona) from the 6-10th of November 2023. The course will be limited to […]
(Treg)ulation and roads to tolerance in liver and gut autoimmunity
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Maria Serena Longhi Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School (US) Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 4 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Federica Sallusto
Therapeutic potential of manipulating stress responses
International PhD Program in Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry 2022/2023 Prof. Anne Bertolotti Programme Leader, Joint Head of the Neurobiology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge (UK) Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Maurizio Molinari
