Jessica Merulla awarded PhD
on April 1, 2014 Jessica Merulla successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Her work entitled “Deciphering the complexity of mammalian ER quality control and ERAD pathways” was performed in the laboratory of Maurizio Molinari. Jessica’s co-referees at the University of Bern were Peter Bütikofer and Mario Tschan. […]
Paolo Paganetti and Maurizio Molinari awarded by the Franco Regli Foundation for their Research on neurodegenerative diseases
on January 31, 2014 Research in Ticino awarded at the EPFL The 2013 Franco Regli prize for research on neurodegenerative diseases was attributed to a scientific paper presented by Prof. Adriano Aguzzi from the ETH Zurich and to another one presented by Dr. Paolo Paganetti from the Laboratory of Experimental Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland together […]
Dirk Baumjohann awarded the Avrion Mitchison Prize
on December 2, 2013 The 2013 Avrion Mitchison Prize 2013 has been awarded this year to Dirk Baumjohann for his research published in the highly ranked journal Immunity with the title “Persistent antigen and germinal center B cells sustain T follicular helper cell responses and phenotype”. The prize is sponsored by the Ernst Schering Foundation […]
5th EADV Dermatological Meeting in Ticino – From the Bench to the Clinic
on November 18, 2013 On Thursday, 28 November 2013, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine will host the fifth 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 EADV Scientific Committee in close collaboration […]
The new IRB PhD Program is on line
on November 7, 2013 The international PhD Program in Immunology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry for 2013-2014 is published. The 10th edition of the program includes ten lectures from international renown scientists and will take place from November 06, 2013 until July 22, 2014.
Professor Antonio Lanzavecchia received the Ercole Pisello Award
on October 23, 2013 The Ercole Pisello Award delivered from the Giuseppe Corradi Association was given to Professor Antonio Lanzavecchia, Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine. The award ceremony took place on Saturday, October 19 at the municipal theater of Bevagna, Italy. The Ercole Pisello Prize is awarded on the recommendation of the […]
Marie-Luise Humpert awarded PhD
on October 21, 2013 Marie-Luise Humpert successfully defended her PhD thesis, which was presented at the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Bern, Switzerland. Her work entitled “Functional role of CXCR7 on late germinal center B cells and molecular mechanisms of CXCR7 sorting” was performed in the laboratory of Marcus […]
Florian Wimmers awarded Master
on September 18, 2013 Florian Wimmers successfully defended his Master thesis, which was presented at the Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His work entitled “Dissecting the CD4+ T cell repertoire against melanoma antigens” was performed in the laboratory of Federica Sallusto. Florian’s supervisor at the Radboud University Nijmegen was Dr. Annemiek van Spriel, Assitant Professor […]
Human antibody that neutralizes 4 different viruses and has the potential to prevent and treat severe lower respiratory tract infections: publication in the scientific journal Nature
on August 20, 2013 Discovery by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB, Università della Svizzera italiana) and the Swiss Biotech company Humabs BioMed SA. A publication in the renowned scientific journal Nature describes a unique human monoclonal antibody (MPE8) discovered by the Swiss Biotech company Humabs BioMed SA in collaboration with the Institute for […]
Michelle Berni awarded Master in Pharmacy
on July 22, 2013 Michelle Berni successfully defended her Master thesis in Pharmacy, which was presented at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Her work entitled “Activity of weak Toll Like Receptor 7 agonists on the immune system: potential new drugs for chronic inflammatory diseases” was performed in the laboratory of Mariagrazia Uguccioni. Michelle’s supervisor at […]
