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
Forum “New Frontiers in biological and environmental determinants of aging”
The Bios+ association, which comprises the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), both affiliated with Università della Svizzera italiana, and the IBSA Foundation, have organised a Forum centred around the topic of ageing. The event will feature presentations from global experts who will discuss the latest findings in […]
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine hosted the Diplomacy Day in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival and the City of Bellinzona, proudly announce the successful hosting of the Diplomacy Day event on August 10. The event brought together over 240 Swiss and international ambassadors and diplomats for a day of […]
Issam Senoussi won the “Best Poster” at the Recombination Mechanisms Conference
July 19, 2023: Issam Senoussi won the “Best Poster” Prize at the Recombination Mechanisms Conference with the poster “UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF MutLg IN DNA METABOLISM”. The Conference provided a platform for researchers in the recombination and repair fields and was held at the lovely Dolce CampoReal Hotel near Lisbon, continuing the […]
Methylation of messenger RNAs limits inflammation
The Monticelli Lab published a study in Nature Communications revealing the role of mRNA methylation in restraining mast cell functions. Bellinzona, July 19, 2023 – Mast cells are cells of the innate immune system with crucial roles in allergy and asthma. Aberrant mast cell responses can lead to highly reduced quality of life and even […]
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 […]
