Scaling AI protein structure prediction to the virosphere
Prof. Joe Grove MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research Monday, 3 March 2025 at 4 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Davide Robbiani This event is supported by the IRB-Rockefeller University partnership for infectious disease research.
Castelgrande Lecture 2025
Vi informiamo che, la Castelgrande Lecture 2025 si terrà il prossimo martedì 30 settembre, alle ore 17.00, e si terrà presso la sala Bios+ in via F. Chiesa 5, Bellinzona. È confermata la presenza del Prof. Rino Rappuoli, Direttore Scientifico della Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena. L’evento, organizzato dall’associazione Bios+, si inserisce nei festeggiamenti per il 25° […]
2025 International Laboratory Animal Technician week
As part of the 2025 International Laboratory Animal Technician week, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) – together with IOR and LRT-EOC – the Culture of Care Working Group organized some initiatives to recognize the fundamental role of animal caretakers in supporting biomedical research. This annual celebration recognizes laboratory animal technicians for their […]
Meiotic chromosome movement: what’s the lamina got to do with it?
Prof. Verena Jantsch-Plunger Max Perutz Labs, University of Vienna Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Crossing the Species Barrier: How Animal Viruses Enter Human Cells
Prof. Rafael Sanjuan University of Valencia, Dept of Genetics Tuesday, 25 February 2025 at 4 pm Bios+ Seminar Room Contact: Prof. Davide Robbiani This event is supported by the IRB-Rockefeller University partnership for infectious disease research.
Malaria’s Secret Language: Decoding the Signaling Role of Extracellular Vesicles
Prof. Neta Regev-Rudzki Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Tuesday, 18 February 2025, at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
IRB celebrates its 25th anniversary
To symbolize this anniversary, the IRB chose the bamboo plant. Many features of the bamboo plant are reminiscent of the scientific process. Click Here to learn more.
Teaching an old dog a new trick: how to harness the immune system to control HIV
Prof. Mirko Paiardini Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta (USA) Thursday, 19 December 2024 at 12 pm Bios+ Seminar Room
Fluorescent Reporters, Imaging, and Artificial Intelligence Toolkits to Monitor and Quantify Autophagy, Heterophagy, and Lysosomal Trafficking Fluxes
A review article published in Traffic by Maurizio Molinari’s laboratory describes state-of-the art tools and methods to monitor intracellular traffic of lysosomal enzymes, as well as the catabolic processes of autophagy and heterophagy. Bellinzona, November 07, 2024 – Lysosomal compartments control the clearance of cell-own material (autophagy) and of material that cells endocytose from the […]
Evidence for a new virus transmitted to humans by ticks in Mexico and Brazil
IRB PhD student Tomás Cervantes Rincón and colleagues in the United States, Mexico and Brazil discover evidence of a tick-borne Flavivirus transmitted to humans in tropical regions. The new study, published in Cell Reports, prompts future investigations to identify such virus and its relevance for human disease. Bellinzona, June 25, 2024 – Mosquitoes are known […]
