08 Mar 2018 / Research

The Immunobiology laboratory has identified a subcellular structure abundant in memory CD8 T cells that orchestrates the metabolic reprogramming events required for a rapid immune-recall response.

Their findings have been published in Immunity. Uninews

08 Mar 2018 / Research

The Skoda lab has identified an inherited mutation in the EPO gene and revealed the mechanism by which this mutation leads to erythrocytosis.

Their findings were recently published in “The New England Journal of Medicine”. Uninews

07 Mar 2018 / News, Research

The Niess lab found that expression levels of the cytokine IL-19 are increased in ulcerative colitis patients and in a mouse model.

They hypothesise that microbial-driven IL-19 expression by intestinal macrophages can lead to inflammatory bowel disease. Their findings were recently published in The Journal of Immunology.University Hospital Basel press release

01 Mar 2018 / People

Gregor Hutter was awarded an SNSF Professorship

Gregor Hutter was awarded an SNSF Professorship and will become DBM research group leader at DBM-Hebelstrasse in 2018. Uninews

02 Feb 2018 / People

Bénédict Fallet and Kerstin Narr from the Experimental Virology lab were awarded the 2018 Pfizer Research Prize

The researchers were honoured for their work on the mechanism of chronic virus infections. Since 1992, the Pfizer Research Prize has been awarded annually for outstanding work in basic medical research and clinical research. At the …