A collaborative project supported by the SNSF and the DFG to study the role of RNA-binding proteins in the immune system
on January 9, 2020 A collaborative Swiss-German project between the IRB laboratory of Dr. Silvia Monticelli and the lab of Prof. Vigo Heissmeyer (Ludwig Maximilian University and Helmholtz Zentrum, Münich, Germany) recently received support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) to study the role of RNA-binding proteins in […]
A Chair in honour of Prof. Giorgio Noseda, first President of the IRB and Honorary President of the IRB Foundation
on December 17, 2019 The University of Zurich has decided to establish, as of 2020, the «Giorgio Noseda Chair for the epidemiology and treatment of cancer». For the first time in Switzerland, the risk factors, cancer-related diseases at the population level, early diagnosis and patient care will be the subject of cross-sectional researches. The Chair […]
Ylenia Silvestri awarded PhD
on December 9, 2019 Ylenia Silvestri successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the University of Bologna on November 29th, 2019. Her thesis title was “The role of CD8+CCR4+ T-cells in axial spondyloarthritis” and the study was conducted in the Chemokines in Immunity lab headed by Prof. Mariagrazia Uguccioni at the Institute for […]
New paper from the González lab
on December 3, 2019 The trachea contains different types of immune cells that protect the respiratory tract from the invasion of pathogens. In a paper published this week in the European Journal of Immunology, the group of Santiago González at the IRB Bellinzona has characterized the role of gammadeltaT cells, one of the members of […]
New Tool to Characterize the Dynamic Behaviour of Immune Cells
on November 21, 2019 To analyse the complex dynamics of immune cells in response to an insult, an interdisciplinary effort is required. In a paper published this week in the journal Frontiers in Immunology, the group of Santiago González at the IRB Bellinzona has characterized in vivo the dynamic behavior of neutrophils in the popliteal […]
Lysosomes eat the endoplasmic reticulum to recover from stress
on November 11, 2019 Accumulation of damaged proteins, lipid and organelles compromises cell viability and is linked to human diseases, from cancer to neurodegeneration. These aberrant materials are constantly produced by cells and their production is increased on aging, pathogen invasion and disease states. To maintain the function of tissues and organs, our cells have […]
With a new Artificial Intelligence method, humans and machines can analyse complex biomedical data
on October 31, 2019 An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the institute of Computational Sciences (ICS) and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), affiliated to USI have developed a new Artificial Intelligence method that enables the analysis of complex biomedical data. The results of the research have been published in the renowned scientific journal […]
Marisa Loi awarded best poster presentation at the GBM / DGZ Fall Conference 2019
on October 15, 2019 Marisa Loi, PhD student in the Protein Folding and Quality Control laboratory headed by Prof. Maurizio Molinari, received an award for the best poster presentation at the “German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM) and the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ) Fall Conference 2019 on Age-Related Human Diseases – […]
Marisa Loi awarded best poster presentation at the EMBO Autophagy Workshop 2019
on October 3, 2019 Marisa Loi, PhD student in the Protein Folding and Quality Control laboratory headed by Prof. Maurizio Molinari, received an award for the best poster presentation at the EMBO Autophagy Workshop 2019. The poster entitled “ESCRT-III-driven piecemeal micro-ER-phagy remodels the ER during recovery from ER stress” describes a new catabolic pathway activated […]
11th EADV Dermatological Meeting in Ticino – 21 November 2019
on October 3, 2019 It’s time to meet again in Bellinzona, city of magnificent castles and strategic crossroads of the alpine routes connecting the Latin and German worlds. What better place to host a dermatology day whose programme connects scientific research and clinical practice in a variety of capturing presentations? The medieval charm and the strong […]
