A model for OMENN Syndrome
on May 17, 2007 Fabio Grassi The Journal of Clinical Investigation June 2007 The Journal of Clinical Investigation dedicated its May cover story to a collaborative project between the IRB group of Fabio Grassi and researchers in Italy.The study validates a murine model for the devastating Omenn Syndrome, an autoimune deficiency in newborn children. In […]
Musica e Molecole 3
on May 17, 2007 The third Musica e Molecole event was held on the evening of the 15th of May. Antonio Lanzavecchia provided a stimulating look at the history of immunology punctuated by stories of individual scientists and their discoveries.The musical portion of the evening was dedicated to Ennio Morricone played by the chamber orchestra […]
Interleukin-17 Producing T cells Characterized
on May 17, 2007 Federica Sallusto and Giorgio Napolitani Surface phenotype and antigenic specificity of human interleukin 17–producing T helper memory cellsNature Immunology May 2007 Yeast infection can stimulate the development of a unique type of human immune cell,according a study to be published in the June issue of Nature Immunology. Complementing earlier work published […]
2007 Annual Retreat
on May 17, 2007 The annual IRB student retreat was held at the Santa Maria Convent in Bigorio from May 17 to 19. Sebastian Amigorena gave a guest lecture to open the event on Thursday evening.On Friday students gave their talks and led discussions on abstracts and posters, and had the possibility of interacting with […]
The Patrizzi of Bellinzona Visit the IRB
on May 17, 2007 On the 1st of May the association of the 5 Patriziati of the Bellinzona Region held their annual family gathering, including a visit to the IRB.Tom Brooks and Antonio Lanzavecchia offered an inside look at the running of the institute from scientific and administrative point of view.The group then toured the […]
Integrase, a new target for HIV Drugs
on April 18, 2007 The work of Jeremy Luban to be published in Virology this year. Scientists at IRB have uncovered important new information about the molecular machinery used by HIV to infect cells.HIV is the cause of AIDS and information about how it infects cells is critical to the development of new ways for […]
EMBO Fellowship to Janine Stubbs
on April 18, 2007 Janine Stubbs has been awarded a prestigious long-term post-doc fellowship from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) for two years. EMBO is sponsored by twentyfive governments with it’s headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. EMBO has approximately 1200 members in Europe and 100 associate members worldwide. The organization is involved in the publication […]
PhD awarded to Silvia Olivari
on April 17, 2007 Silvia Olivari from the lab of Maurizio Molinari defended her phd thesis on the 22 of march in the department of biochemistry of the University of Fribourg in the lab of Prof. Sandro Rusconi. she has recently joined the lab of Jeremy Luban. Silvia Olivari
Apprentices Visit IRB
on April 15, 2007 On the 15th of April the IRB was host to a group of apprentices in their third year of training. Led by their science teacher, Mr. Miro Samà, the students got an introduction to the institute and an interesting talk by Dr. Fabio Grassi.
Visits to the IRB in March 2007
on March 18, 2007 On the 21st of March the IRB hosted the Lions Club of Locarno As part of an overall effort of increasing the awareness of the IRB mission in the local public, the institute was pleased to host 30 members of the Lions Club of Locarno for a lecture by Mariagrazia Ugguccioni […]
