Ursula Schenk Awarded 2010 Pfizerforschungspreis
on February 5, 2010 The 2010 Pfizerforschungspreis was awarded to Ursula Schenk for work carried out by her in the lab of Fabio Grassi of the IRB (Dr. Schenk has since moved to Pharmanalytica SA in Locarno). The prestigious Pfizer Award recognizes excellence in research in several categories. Dr. Schenk was honored for work that […]
Nature 2009 Highlights includes Sallusto MS Research
on January 1, 2010 Breaking into the brain Nature Immunol. 10, 514–523 (2009) was seleceted by Nature as a highlight of 2009. Immune cells can normally penetrate the barrier between the bloodstream and the brain only when the cells along this barrier are inflamed. So how do immune cells enter the brain to initiate the […]
Christmas Market Stand for IRB Students
on December 14, 2009 Students in the IRB PhD program are involved in the local Christmas Market in Bellinzona selling special Panettone and other items to raise money for student retrates and travel awards. They can be found at the corner of via Codeborgo and the Piazza Sole from 9:00 to 16:00, Sunday 13, and […]
From the Bench to the Clinic:Immunological Update
on December 4, 2009 The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology in conjunction with the Department of Dermatolgy, University Hospital of Berne (Inselspital) and the Institute for Research in Biomedicine will be holding an important scientific and clinical meeting at the IRB in Bellinzona on the 3rd of December. The meeting, “From the Bench to […]
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 […]
