Cristina Leoni and Tomasz Wypych awarded the IRB student Award 2014 – 2015
on May 18, 2015 Cristina Leoni (Molecular Immunology Lab) and Tomasz Wypych (Cellular Immunology Lab) are the grantees of the third IRB student award that was given to acknowledge their outstanding work during the 2014-2015 PhD Program Lecture Course. It rewards their participation, their exceptional efforts and improvements during the IRB PhD program and journal […]
The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the Rosetta Stone of the immune system
on January 23, 2015 How can our immune system defend us against aggressors so diverse among them as viruses, parasites, fungi and tumors? The secret lies in the large number of clones of T and B lymphocytes, each of which expresses a particular specific receptor. Until a few years ago, deciphering the complexity of this […]
An IRB team in collaboration with other Swiss and Italian researchers has discovered a regulatory mechanism for gut associated immune system that allows colonization of the intestine by commensal bacteria
on December 3, 2014 The study published in Immunity describes a mechanism regulating mucosal immune response in the gut, which is important to maintain the physiologic mutualism between our organism and the multitude of bacteria colonizing our intestine. The study was performed by a team of scientists led by Fabio Grassi from the Institute for […]
6th EADV Dermatological Meeting in Ticino – From the Bench to the Clinic
on December 1, 2014 On Thursday, December 4th, 2014 from 9.00am until 5.00pm will take place the 6th meeting of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) in Ticino, entitled: EADV Dermatological Meeting in Ticino – From the Bench to the Clinic The meeting organized by the Scientific Committee of the EADV in close […]
An international team led by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine identifies a rapid pathway for the development of broadly neutralizing antibodies
on October 6, 2014 BELLINZONA (Switzerland) – A publication in the renowned scientific journal Nature describes a rapid pathway to generate antibodies that broadly neutralize influenza viruses. The study is the result of a collaboration between the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) which is affiliated to the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Humabs BioMed, […]
Two IRB researchers among the most cited scientists in the world
on August 11, 2014 In June 2014, Thomson Reuters has generated a list of 3’215 Highly Cited Researchers in 21 different areas of science based on the top 1% ranking publications from 2002 to 2012, earning them the mark of exceptional impact. The immunologists Antonio Lanzavecchia and Federica Sallusto working at the Institute for Research […]
Tess M. Brodie awarded PhD
on June 30, 2014 Tess M. Brodie successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland. Her work entitled “CD4 T cell subsets: phenotypic, functional and repertoire analysis at steady state and allergic inflammation” was performed in the laboratory of Federica Sallusto. Tess’s co-referees at the UZH were Dr. […]
Julia Noack and Dominik Aschenbrenner awarded the IRB student Award 2013-2014
on June 6, 2014 The second IRB student awards were given to Julia Noack (Protein Folding and Quality Control Lab) and to Dominik Aschenbrenner (Cellular Immunology Lab) for their outstanding work during the 2013-2014 PhD Program Lecture Course. It rewards their participation, their exceptional efforts and improvements during the IRB PhD program and journal club […]
Julia Noack awarded PhD
on May 9, 2014 Julia Noack successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland. Her work entitled “Mechanisms regulating the recovery from transient endoplasmic reticulum stress in mammalian cells” was performed in the laboratory of Maurizio Molinari. Julia’s co-referees at the ETH-ZH were Markus […]
Silvia Preite awarded PhD
on May 2, 2014 Silvia Preite successfully defended her PhD thesis in the International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine, which was presented at the Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, Italy. Her work entitled “On the regulation of antibody responses by T follicular helper cells” was performed in the laboratory of Federica Sallusto. Silvia’s second […]
