Workshop on Artificial Intelligence methods applied to intravital microscopy of the immune system

This workshop, organized by Ddr. Santiago F. Gonzalez and Dr. Diego U. Pizzagalli on May 16-18, 2022 at the IRB Bellinzona, covered theoretical and practical aspects regarding the analysis of immune cell migration and interaction, using intravital microscopy and new A.I.-based methods. In total, there were 22 participants, 7 from USI/IOR/EOC, and 15 external from: […]
Press Review (2021)

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Bios+: Nearly 1’000 visitors to the Bellinzona Research Institutes’ Open day

It was an opportunity for the public to visit laboratories and talk with researchers from IRB, IOR and the laboratories of the EOC. On Saturday, May 14, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR) and the Laboratories for Translational Research of the EOC opened the doors of the new […]
Prof. Federica Sallusto elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences

On May 3, 2022, Federica Sallusto has been elected, member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the most significant and highest honors given to academic researchers. The NAS announced on May 3, 2022 the election of its members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The […]
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence methods applied to intravital microscopy of the immune system, May 16 – 18, 2022

This workshop will cover theoretical and practical aspects regarding the application of A.I. -based methods for the analysis of intravital imaging data.We will focus on the migration and interaction of immune cells observed in vivo, explaining how to get accurate tracking analysis, or how to extract insights from videos without using cell tracking.Moreover, we will […]
Differentiation of effector gamma-delta T cells and application in cancer immunotherapy
From: Instituto de Medicina Molecular, University of Lisbon (P) PhD Program Coordinator: Silvia Monticelli Date: 29.04.2022 12:00 pm Speakers: Prof. Dr. Bruno Silva-Santos Hybrid Conference
Regulation of B cell responses
Date: 12/05/2022 12:00 pm Speaker: Prof. Dr. Carola G. Vinuesa Seminar: Regulation of B cell responses From: Francis Crick Institute in London (GB) PhD Program Coordinator: Silvia Monticelli Date: 12.05.2022 12:00 pm Speakers: Prof. Dr. Carola G. Vinuesa Hybrid Conference
International Symposium, IRB, Sept 22-23, 2022: Typical and atypical research(er) on chemokines

Symposium Typical and atypical research(er) on chemokines Schedule of presentations (draft) Thursday 22.9.2022 9:30 – 9:45 Opening Marcus Thelen Session 1 – Discussion leader: Marcus Thelen 9:45 – 10:15 Sergio Lira 10:15 – 10:20 Discussion 10:20 – 10:50 Michel Bouvier 10:50 – 10:55 Discussion 10:55 – 11:25 Break 11:25 – 11:55 Barbara Moepps 11:55 – 12:00 […]
Fam72a controls the balance between error-prone and error-free DNA repair during antibody diversification
From: Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Strasbourg, (F) Host: Davide Robbiani Date: 01.04.2022 12:00 Speaker: Jacques Moritz ________________________________________________________
How post-transcriptional events define the T cell proteome and thus T cell function
From: Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (NL) PhD Program Coordinator: Silvia Monticelli Date: 07.04.2022 11:15am Speakers: Monika Wolkers Hybrid Conference ________________________________________________________
