Federica Sallusto Gives the Novartis Behring Lecture
on November 26, 2009 Prestigious Lecture Award for Federica Sallusto of the IRB Leading immunologist Professor Federica Sallusto has been asked to give the 2009 Novartis Behring Lecture on the 25th of November at the University of Marburg. Since 2000 Sallusto leads a group of researchers at the Insititute for Research in Biomedicine in Belinzona. […]
Antonio Lanzavecchia receives ETH nomination
on July 14, 2009 The ETH Board is the strategic managerial, supervisory and appointment body and employer of the ETH Domain. At its meeting on July 9 2009, it appointed a total of four professors and six assistant professors at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne and awarded one person the title of adjunct professor. At […]
Nature Immunology Article: skin homeostasis and inflammation
on July 8, 2009 Production of interleukin 22 but not interleukin 17 by a subset of human skin-homing memory T cells Nature Immunology Published online: 5 July 2009 Thomas Duhen, Rebekka Geiger, David Jarrossay, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Federica Sallusto Abstract Interleukin 22 (IL-22) is a cytokine produced by the TH-17 lineage of helper T cells and […]
Hidden Door to the Brain
on March 23, 2009 IRB Researchers identify a novel mechanism leading to brain inflammation in model of multiple sclerosis Andrea Reboldi and Federica Sallusto Researchers at the IRB, in collaboration with colleagues from the Theodore Kocher institute in Bern and the Neuroimmunology Unit at the University of Genoa, Italy have identified a key mechanism implicated […]
USI / Virginia Tech Students visit IRB
on March 12, 2009 The week of Carnevale provided an excellent opportunity for a group of students from the joint USI / Virginia Tech program in Marketing to visit the IRB. On Monday the 23rd of March the group, led by Professor Kent Nakamoto of the Pamplin College of Business at the Virginia Tech and […]
Sold Out: Benefit Concert for the IRB
on December 5, 2008 More than 800 people attended the benefit concert for the IRB on the 5th of December in Bellinzona. Renowned soprano Katia Ricciarelli and Bluesman Andrea Mingardi provided a unique combination of sacred and profane music culminating in a duet rendition of “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess. The event was organized together […]
Katrin Kuscher Awarded PhD
on July 22, 2008 Katrin Kuscher from the lab of Mariagrazia Uguccioni successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Synergy-inducing chemokines enhance CCR2 ligand activity on monocytes”. Katrin is a student in the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Bern and her supervisors are Prof. Bernhard Moser and Prof. Verena Niggli.
Pascal Couchepin visits the IRB
on July 14, 2008 The President of Switzerland Pascal Couchepin visited the IRB on the 12th of June together with the Secretary of State for Education and Research Mauro Dell’Ambrogio. Pascal Couchepin visited made a private and informal visit to the IRB during his recent (annual) trip to Ticino. In a lively discussion with President […]
Musica e Molecole 6: Jazz
on June 12, 2008 The sixth evening of Musica e Molecole was held on the 12th of June and focused on the theme of Travel. Prof. Antonio Lanzavecchia gave an insightful lecture about travel and illness. Music for the evening was provided by the Carlo Uboldi Quartet which was also the first group to perform […]
Lugano Senior Citizens Association visits IRB
on May 31, 2008 The Lugano branch of the Association of retired and disabled visited the IRB for a special presetnation by Maurizio Molinari on Alzheimer’s Disease. The vist, organized by Mr. Ercolani was attended by 34 people and provide an occasion to discuss the role of science in society and the impact of research […]
