Ebola: Promising Early-Stage Safety Clinical Trial Results For Potential Treatment Based On Antibodies Isolated In Tessin
on January 25, 2019 A Phase 1 clinical trial to test the safety of an antibody to use against Ebola outbreak has been successfully concluded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland (U.S.A.). The treatment is based on the monoclonal antibody mAb114, which was isolated and characterized in Switzerland at […]
New Study from the Grassi’s lab on the discovery of a checkpoint regulator of pathogenic T lymphocytes in systemic lupus erythematosus
on January 23, 2019 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect different organs, including kidney, skin, heart, lung and nervous system. The mechanisms triggering the pathology are unknown, but the progression of the disease depends on the loss of immune system tolerance and generation of antibodies against self-antigens (autoantibodies). The emergence […]
A new generation of oral vaccines by inhibiting microbiota-derived ATP in the intestine
on January 16, 2019 Enteric infections affect up to 1 billion people leading to 2 million deaths per year worldwide. No effective vaccines exist against major enteric pathogens, including enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), Shigella, Campylobacter and Clostridium difficile. The intestine is an entry point for a multitude of foreign antigens in the form of food. […]
New publication by Molinari’s lab uncovering procollagen quality control by selective ER-phagy
on January 15, 2019 Maurizio Molinari’s research group, with the groups of Carmine Settembre at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine in Pozzuoli (IT) and of Ivan Dikic at the Goethe University in Frankfurt (DE), published a new work in the EMBO Journal. The study highlights the mechanisms ensuring production of collagen by our […]
Ilaria Fregno awarded PhD
on January 10, 2019 Ilaria Fregno successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the ETH of Zurich (Switzerland) on November 8th, 2018. In her thesis entitled “Anabolic and catabolic control of endoplasmic reticulum homeostasis” Ilaria characterized the anabolic and catabolic programs activated by mammalian cells to maintain ER homeostasis and function. The work […]
Lucia Vincenzetti awarded PhD
on January 7, 2019 Lucia Vincenzetti successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the University of Lausanne on December 19th, 2018. Her thesis title was “DNA methylation dynamics in the functional regulation of human T lymphocytes” and the work has been done in the Molecular Immunology lab group head by Dr. Silvia Monticelli at the Institute for […]
Corinne De Gregorio awarded PhD
on November 29, 2018 Corinne De Gregorio successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the ETH Zurich on July 12th, 2018. Her thesis title was “Class and specificity of T cells against fungal pathogens in normal and pathological conditions” and the work has been done in the Cellular Immunology group head by Prof. […]
Miguel Palomino Segura awarded PhD
on November 8, 2018 Miguel Palomino Segura successfully defended his PhD thesis, which was presented at the University of Bern on October 30th, 2018. His thesis title was “Role of Innate Immunity in the Protection against Influenza Infection” and the work has been done in the Infection and Immunity lab group head by Dr. Santiago […]
10th EADV Dermatological Meeting in Ticino on November 29, 2018
on October 29, 2018 In addition to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the EADV in 2017, we are also delighted to reach another milestone in 2018 – one decade from the first Dermatological Meeting in Ticino, the region where the EADV has its headquarters. Thanks to the dynamic support and constructive collaboration that […]
Federica Sallusto President Elect of the European Federation of Immunological Societies
on October 25, 2018 Prof. Federica Sallusto has been elected to the Office of President Elect of the European Federation of Immunological Societies (EFIS). Federica Sallusto will formally assume her appointment on January 1, 2019, and will join incoming President Andreas Radbruch, Past President René van Lier, Secretary General Pablo Engel and Treasurer Winfried F. […]
