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 […]
Opening for Group Leader position at the IRB
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) officially opened an international call for the recruitment of a new group leader (deadline December 1, 2022). We seek an outstanding scientist to complement the current research at the Institute while expanding to new research areas. The successful candidate will be an early- or mid-career scientist, who will […]
Jonathan Muri won the Poster Award 2022
September 8-11, 2022: Joint meeting of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI) and the International Immunocompromised Host Society (ICHS) at the Congress Center in Basel, Switzerland. Jonathan Muri won the Poster Award 2022 for the “Best Poster in Clinical Immunology” with the work on anti-chemokine antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The prize, sponsored by Biotest, […]
Secretory IgA promotes gut fitness
Secretory Immunoglobulin A (SIgA) is the antibody produced within mucosal membranes and is the most abundant antibody type synthesized in our body. In the intestine, SIgA possesses two antithetic functions acting either in preventing or promoting bacterial colonization. When the intestine is attacked by an invasive bacterium, a strongly polarized SIgA response ensures clustering of […]
