The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Prof. Ralph Steinman, a former member of the IRB Scientific Advisory Board
on October 4, 2011 Yesterday morning the IRB was delighted to learn that the Nobel Assembly had decided to honour Bruce Beutler (The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla), Jules Hoffmann (University of Strasbourg), and Ralph Steinman (The Rockefeller University, New York) with the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This news, however, was soon […]
EU invests €30 million to boost vaccine research, the IRB is one of the 42 grantees
on September 29, 2011 On 1 October 2011 the collaborative research programme – Advanced Immunization Technologies (ADITEC) – will start in order to accelerate the development of novel and powerful immunization technologies for the next generation of human vaccines. ADITEC is co-funded with €30M by the European Commission to establish a robust platform for innovation […]
An important step forward in the search of a universal flu vaccine: the IRB isolated an antibody capable of neutralizing all subtypes of influenza virus
on July 28, 2011 The finding, published on July 28 in the prestigious journal Science could lead to the production of a universal vaccine that could protect against all seasonal flu viruses as well as new pandemics. The discovery is the result of a collaboration between the IRB (Prof. Antonio Lanzavecchia, director and professor of […]
Michela Frascoli Awarded PhD
on June 20, 2011 Michela presented at the University of Bern her work performed in the laboratory of Fabio Grassi and entitled “ATP as a signaling molecule in haematopoietic stem cell and early T cell development”. Michela’s supervisor(s) at the University of Bern were Prof. Clemenes Dahinden (co-referee) and Dr. Jens Stein (mentor). Thesis Defense: […]
Alzheimer’s Disease, an important discovery made at the IRB
on May 2, 2011 The group of Prof. Maurizio Molinari from the IRB has published an important discovery that could help to develop new therapeutic approaches to counteract the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which lasted 7 years and is published in the journal PlosOne, was carried out in collaboration with the group of […]
Milena Schiraldi Awarded PhD
on March 29, 2011 Milena Schiraldi successfully defended her PhD thesis. Milena presented at the University of Lausanne her work performed in the laboratory of Mariagrazia Uguccioni and entitled “The alarmin HMGB1 enhances CXCR4-induced activities by binding CXCL12”. Milena’s supervisor at the University of Lausanne was Prof. Jürg Tschopp.
Allergy and Immunology: 350 experts will meet in Lugano for the annual SSAI Congress
on March 17, 2011 During two days, March 17 to 18, 2011 will be held at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Lugano, the annual conference of the Swiss Society of Allergy and Immunology (SSAI), co-organized this year by the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Dr. Federica Sallusto) and the Ticino Society of Allergy and Immunology […]
The IRB discovery that opens new therapeutic scenarios against autoimmune diseases is published in “Science Signaling”
on March 3, 2011 The white blood cells of the immune system protects us from microorganisms that cause infections, but their excessive activation leads to the development of so-called autoimmune diseases in which organs important for the proper functioning of our body are destroyed. Examples of these diseases are type 1 juvenile diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, […]
Ramon Mayoral Awarded PhD
on January 17, 2011 Ramon Mayoral successfully defended his PhD thesis in Milan at the San Raffaele University ‘Vita e Salute’, Ph.D. Program in Molecular Medicine, Basic and Applied Immunology. Ramon presented his work performed in the laboratory of Silvia Monticelli and entitled ‘Pleiotropic effects of miR-221/-222 in mast cells’. Ramon’s supervisor at the San Raffaele […]
Medicina in Corsia: 10 years in 2 episodes
on December 19, 2010 The program “Medicina in Corsia” produced by Teleticino dedicated two full episodes (in Italian) to the IRB. Immune Regulation Link to the program
