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 […]
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
