Serena Melgrati awarded the Best PhD Thesis for the year 2022 from the University of Bern
Bellinzona, July 17, 2023 – On occasion of the «GCB Symposium 2023», held on June 29, 2023 at the University of Bern, the GCB Award for Best PhD Thesis for the year 2022 was conferred on Dr. Serena Melgrati for her PhD thesis entitled «Old and new Atypical Chemokine Receptors: role of ACKR3 in the […]
2nd International Workshop on Ankylosing Spondylitis: tales of molecules and patients
2nd International Workshop on Ankylosing Spondylitis: tales of molecules and patients Bellinzona, Bios+ Seminar room October 12-13, 2023 Throughout the one and a half day-long event, you will hear the latest advances in the field of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Immunology. Together with distinguished rheumatologists, the meeting will also host presentations by leaders in the […]
Regulation of nuclear envelope dynamics upon acute endoplasmic reticulum stress
Maurizio Molinari’s group has published a study in Nature Communications revealing the mechanisms regulating nuclear envelope dynamics in response to induction and to resolution of pharmacologic stresses. Kucinska, M.K., et al (2023) Nature Comm. 14, 3497. Bellinzona, June 27, 2023 – The nuclear envelope (NE) is a continuation of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In nucleated […]
EMBO Workshop: Imaging the Immune system
EMBO Workshop: Imaging the Immune system 28-30th June 2023 The immune system consists of myriad of cell types and soluble factors, whose complex interplay ensures host protection against microbes and tumors. Our understanding of the complexity underlying the immune system has greatly advanced by the development of novel tools, including cutting-edge imaging techniques. The aim […]
Immunotherapy For Infectious Diseases Conference
Immunotherapy For Infectious Diseases Conference 3rd edition, 2023 Bellinzona (Switzerland), Auditorium Banca Stato September 26-29, 2023 International conference with lectures by world renowned speakers bringing together Academia, BioTech, Pharma & Regulatory Agencies to foster discussion on all aspects of immunotherapy. Confirmed Speakers: Adriano Aguzzi, Universität Zurich (CH) Baolin Zhang, Food and Drug Administration (US) […]
New IRB study: mapping the anatomical localization of atypical chemokine receptors
This study, executed by the group of Marcus Thelen and published in PLOS Biology, generated a comprehensive map of three atypical chemokine receptors in different organs. It provides a solid steppingstone for future functional explorations of ACKRs based on their anatomical localization. Bellinzona, June 7, 2023 – Cells in our body are able to move […]
Proteomics of immune cells from liver tumors reveals immunotherapy targets
The immune system helps protect us against cancer, however immune cells often become dysfunctional within the tumor environment, which leads to disease progression. Elucidating the mechanisms by which immune cells lose their functional capacity in tumors is critical to developing next-generation immunotherapies. The Geiger laboratory at the IRB used mass spectrometry-based proteomics to profile immune […]
New strategic infectious disease research collaboration between the IRB and The Rockefeller University
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) in Bellinzona and The Rockefeller University in New York announced the beginning of an important strategic collaboration to advance infectious disease research. As demonstrated by the Covid-19 pandemic, scientific research is increasingly interdisciplinary and international collaborations between leading centers facilitate significant discoveries that help scientists better understand disease […]
The circadian immune system in cancer
International PhD Program in Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry 2022/2023 Prof. Christoph Scheiermann University of Geneva (CH) and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (D) Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Mariagrazia Uguccioni
From (membrane) protein interactions to precision medicine
IRB Special Seminar Prof. Igor Stagljar Department of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (CA) Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Roger Geiger
