Boehringer Ingelheim Scholarship to Christina Helbig
on November 17, 2006 Christina Helbig receives a prestigious Boehringer Ingelheim scholarship. Christina Helbig,student in Jeremy Luban’s group, has been awarded a 2 year scholar ship to complete her PhD project called ”Understanding the mechanism of HIV-1 restriction by TRIM-5”. Christina Helbig The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIF) pays particular attention to the promotion of junior […]
Musica e Molecole 2: A Cosmic Event
on November 17, 2006 It took nearly 4 hours to set up the complex percussion set needed to perform Stockhau sen’s Komet at the second Musica e Molecole, and, strangely, at least as much time to take it down. Prof. Jeremy Luban presented a talk “Ascoltare l’HIV: riflessioni di un ricercatore sull’AIDS” and Fabrizio Rosso and […]
Cloëtta Foundation fellowship to Daniel Venetz
on October 18, 2006 Daniel Venetz has been awarded a Cloëtta Foundation fellowship for three years to continue his work in the lab of Mariagrazia Uguccioni. The Fellowship is specifically dedicated to MD/PhD students who have shown excellence during their university studies and have presented to the Swiss National Foundation for Science a project for completing their […]
A vital tool in the study of HIV
on October 17, 2006 Dr. Markus Manz HIV infection A vital tool in the study of HIV developed at the IRB has been validated in collaboration with the University of Zürich. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, only infects humans. This human-specificity of HIV is a major obstacle to the study of potential […]
Visit from a Delegation of Cuban Scientists
on October 17, 2006 In February of this year the Secretary of State for Research, Charles Kleiber visited Cuba with representatives of about ten Swiss Universities.This visit allowed interaction between the respective scientific communities especially with respect to research. The level of Research in Cuba has been recognized even by the US government which, in […]
UK and CH Embassies visit the IRB
on September 22, 2006 Dr. Margaret Parton, Life Sciences Representative of the UK Embassy in Bern, will visit the IRB on the 22nd of September. The meeting, organized with the Swiss Embassy in London, will highlight the collaborative projects already underway between the IRB and UK institutes. Dr. Parton will be accompanied by Swiss and […]
Luban Lab Up and Running
on September 17, 2006 Jeremy Luban has received approval for his first SNF grant request. Abstract: Independent genetic screens from our lab and the lab of Joseph Sodroski recently identified TRIM5 as a factor in primate cells that confers innate resistance to retroviral infection. Jeremy Luban TRIM5 can be thought of as a cytoplasmic receptor […]
IRB PhD Program 2006 – 2007
on September 17, 2006 The IRB provides high level scientific education both for undergraduate students in the form of short stages and experimental diploma thesis, as well as for graduate students. The PhD program is carried out in collaboration with Swiss and foreign universities. The experimental work is carried out at IRB under the direct […]
Elissi : Biotech meeting organized by Biopolo
on September 17, 2006 Elissi is a Biotechnology meeting organized by Biopolo.The theme of this the third event is ‘Biotech and Medtech: where biology meets engineering’.The goal of the meeting is two-fold: To create and offer a marketplace to life sciences experts to foster networking activities and business opportunities To promote the life sciences sector […]
Changing of the guard at Biopolo Ticino
on September 17, 2006 Biopolo Ticino has a new Director, Joerg Staeheli, former Head of External Affairs at Novartis. He replaces Luca Bolliger, who has been the Director of Biopolo since its beginning, and has joined Actelion AG in Allschwil. Under the direction of Bolliger the Biopolo began its activities as a lean and virtual […]
