Countess Heidi Goëss-Horten
The Foundation for the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), and the entire IRB community, bid farewell to Countess Heidi Goëss-Horten, who passed away on June 12, 2022, and express their deep gratitude for her important contribution to the birth and development of the Institute, including for the realization of the new headquarters in Bellinzona. […]
Andrea Casagranda won the Maria Begnudelli Award at the 33rd Pezcoller Symposium
June 14, 2022: In the Symposia, an uninterrupted series of annual meetings focused on hot topics of cancer science, young investigators are encouraged to present their data in the poster session and the three best posters are awarded with the Pezcoller – Begnudelli Award and invited for oral presentation. The 2022 Maria Begnudelli Prize has been […]
One for all? A class of antibodies that targets all coronaviruses
Recently published in Science, a study led by the Sallusto Laboratory (ETH Zurich and IRB-USI, Bellinzona) and the Veesler Laboratory (University of Washington, Seattle) describes a new class of antibodies that bind to and neutralize most human and animal coronaviruses, including all SARS-CoV-2 variants. These antibodies reveal a new target for the design of universal […]
Human memory B cells are highly stable while plasmablasts are recurrent: result of a multi-year study
It is known that memory B cells persist throughout life and rapidly differentiate into antibody-producing plasma cells upon antigen encounter. However, the clonal structure of memory B cells and their relationship to newly generated plasma cells are far from being understood. By isolating circulating memory B cells and recently generated plasmablasts from two healthy adults […]
Roger Geiger honored with the Dr. Ernst Th. Jucker Award 2021
May 30, 2022 – Prof. Roger Geiger has been awarded for his research on immuno-oncology using systems biology methods, in particular for his work on “Metabolic modulation of tumors with engineered bacteria for immunotherapy”. The prize, which serves the memory of Dr. Ernst Th. Jucker, a physician who died in 1972 in the Zurich rural […]
Humoral human memory repertoire: the good, the bad and the unknown
From: Novartis Biologics Center-Mechanistic Immunology, Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel (CH) Contact: Dr. Silvia Monticelli, PhD Program Coordinator Date: 30.06.2022, 12:00 pm Speakers: Dr. Elisabetta Traggiai Hybrid Conference
T regulatory cell plasticity in cancer
Responsible for the Molecular Oncology and Immunology lab at the IFOM – Istituto Fondazione di Oncologia Molecolare ETS and Full Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Milan (I) Contact: Dr. Silvia Monticelli, PhD Program Coordinator Date: 14.06.2022, 12:00 pm Speakers: Prof. Massimiliano Pagani Hybrid Conference
Phosphorylation of Runx proteins controls thymocyte fate
From: Team Leader of the Laboratory for Transcriptional Regulation at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (JPN) Contact: Dr. Silvia Monticelli, PhD Program Coordinator Date: 09.06.2022, 12:00 pm Speakers: Prof. Ichiro Taniuchi Hybrid Conference
Diversified responses of dendritic cells to inflammatory stimuli
From: Full Professor of General Pathology at the Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences of the University of Milano-Bicocca (I) Contact: Prof. Greta Guarda Date: 02.06.2022, 12:00 pm Speakers: Prof. Francesca Granucci Hybrid Conference
Giordano Reginato awarded the ETH Zurich Silver Medal
May 28, 2022: The ETH Silver Medal is awarded to PhD students for outstanding doctoral thesis. It is a prestigious award given to no more than 8% of doctoral thesis within the ETH Zurich. The prize consists of 2’000 CHF. Giordano Reginato is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratory “Recombination Mechanism” of Prof. Petr […]
