09 Jun 2023 / News, People

Welcome to the team - Mascha Binder Lab!

Prof. Dr. Mascha Binder`s research interests are focused on advancing the field of immunotherapy for solid tumors with a clear translational aim by testing compounds, treatment strategies, and biomarkers inspired by her own preclinical…

06 Jun 2023 / News, Research

Mechanisms behind aggressive cancer metastases uncovered (Bentires-Alj Lab)

Breast cancer spreading to other organs usually heralds a poorer prognosis. Researchers at the University and University Hospital of Basel have discovered a process that helps breast cancer cells implant themselves in certain places in the…

02 Jun 2023 / News, Research

Dual TLR9 and PD-L1 targeting unleashes dendritic cells to induce durable anti-tumor immunity (Zippelius Lab)

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been a breakthrough in clinical oncology, these therapies often fail to produce durable responses in a significant proportion of patients. This lack of long-term efficacy may be attributed…

30 May 2023

Department of Biomedicine Newsletter No. 4

We're pleased to announce the release of the fourth edition of our DBM newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading it!

24 May 2023 / News, Research

Emerging insights reveal that rare diseases may be more prevalent than previously thought (Recher Lab)

The DBM congratulates Professor Mike Recher and his team, along with Dr. Hiroyuki Yamamoto's group from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, Japan, on their recent publication in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical…