DNA protection: new IRB Study
The BRCA2 gene is mutated in many familial and sporadic breast and ovarian cancers, making it an important cancer suppressor. BRCA2 has been long known to function together with RAD51 in DNA break repair by homologous recombination, but more recent evidence additionally implicated BRCA2-RAD51 in the protection of newly replicated DNA against unscheduled degradation. The […]
Doctor Honoris Causa title conferred on Prof. Federica Sallusto
Bellinzona, Nov. 17, 2022 – During the Dies Academicus, the University of Fribourg conferred to Prof. Federica Sallusto the title Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h. c.) for her excellence in scientific and professional work. The University of Fribourg has awarded Federica Sallusto, group leader at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and professor at […]
Vitamin A delivery to the intestinal immune system
Prof. Lora Hooper Professor of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US) Date: 06.12.2022 1:00 pm Online Conference Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69915307559?pwd=blZGdThqVHcySWJ1blVPNXp4QlM1dz09 Meeting ID: 699 1530 7559 Passcode: 282480 Contact: Prof. Fabio Grassi
Discovery of tumor-associated self-antigens in checkpoint inhibitor-treated patients
Prof. Dr. Lukas Flatz Head, Section of Dermato-Oncology, Department of Dermatology, University of Tübingen (D) Principal Investigator, Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St.Gallen (CH) Date: 15.12.2022 12:00 pm Hybrid Conference Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/61377770018?pwd=emI5TlhGbUk2L2dXeU9Udm5qbm1BQT09 Meeting ID: 613 7777 0018 Passcode: 542258 Contact: Dr. Silvia Monticelli
Melanoma metastasis: new IRB study
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer, and its incidence, though low, has steadily increased over the last few years. During melanoma progression, tumor cells spread across the body via the lymphatic system, a network of vessels and organs, called lymph nodes, which are part of the immune system. Melanoma cells migrate from the skin […]
The role of proinflammatory B cells in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis
Prof. Roland Martin Institute for Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich (CH) and Center for Molecular Medicine, Therapeutic Immune Design Unit, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (SE) Date: 10.11.2022 12:00 pm Hybrid Conference Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/66002287948?pwd=TksyanlnZk1jY0VJcDUvT29MbzNjQT09 Meeting ID: 660 0228 7948 Passcode: 286274 Contact: Prof. Roger Geiger
Mechanism and regulation of the initial steps in V(D)J recombination
Dr. Wei Yang Distinguished Investigator, Lab of Mol Biol, NIDDK, National Institute of Health, Bethesda (US) Date: 03.11.2022 12:00 pm Hybrid Conference Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69035286064?pwd=QkdlNjlMK0F3RCt1Q1FmQ2txTnJXZz09. Meeting ID: 690 3528 6064 Passcode: 573940 Contact: Prof. Petr Cejka
Shielding Cells for Next Generation Cancer Immunotherapy
Prof. Dr. Lukas Jeker Research Group Leader, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel (CH) Date: 17.10.2022 12:00 pm Hybrid Conference Join Zoom Meeting https://eu01web.zoom.us/j/69129001686?pwd=WTAzRlhCR042bDdnQzlpRyszdkk0UT09 Meeting ID: 691 2900 1686 Passcode: 165361 Contact: Prof. Dr. Roger Geiger
Virginia Crivelli won the “Best Poster” at the USI BioMed PhD Day
October 7, 2022: Virginia Crivelli won the “Best Poster” Prize at the USI BioMed PhD Day with the poster “Human neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 mutational coldspots that broadly crossreact with Orthocoronavirinae”. The BioMed PhD Day is an event that brings together all PhD students from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences at the Università della Svizzera […]
Bios+: Open Day under the banner of Science and curiosity
Recent years have generated considerable demand for information and interaction between Science and society. In this sense, the open day organized in the new Bios+ building in Bellinzona by IRB, IOR and the EOC Laboratories allowed to foster dialogue between the world of Science and the public. On Saturday, October 8, the Institute for Research […]
