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The DBM welcomes Prof. Alexander Navarini as new research group leader and Professor of Dermatology.

Prof. Navarini (link) will be the successor of Prof. Peter Itin (link) as Professor of Dermatology and will build up his lab at the DBM as of November 1, 2018.His research focuses on the genetics of neutrophil-mediated dermatoses and on the…

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The Jeker lab has developed an in vivo technique to quickly and reliably edit primary T cells.

Using this method, they were able to repair a mutation in the FOXP3 gene that causes severe autoimmune diseases in mice. The findings have been published in The Journal of Immunology and also open up new perspectives for the development of…

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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

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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

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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

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