The ISREC Foundation is proud to have contributed to the research of Prof. Ping-Chih Ho, who has published a new study on the revitalization of exhausted T lymphocytes in Nature Immunology.

Congratulations to Prof. Denis Migliorini – ISREC Foundation Immuno-Oncology Chair – for his contribution to the guidelines of the Swiss Neuro-Oncology Society.

Congratulations to Prof. Elisa Oricchio for her publication in the prestigious journals Nature Genetics and Nature Communications.
The article explains how cancer cells modify the three-dimensional DNA structure to enhance the activity of so-called “oncogenes” that predispose to cancer.
Prof. Elisa Oricchio’s work was supported by the ISREC Foundation.

Congratulations to Prof. Ping-Chih Ho of the Ludwig Cancer Research Lausanne Branch, who has received the “Melanoma Research Alliance” Award. The ISREC Foundation supports Prof. Ho’s work.

Prof. Mikaël Pittet, holder of the ISREC Foundation’s Immune Oncology chair, was a guest on “CQFD”, a science and health program on RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse), in which, each Friday, scientists talk about their work and research. Among other things, the conversation with Prof. Mikaël Pittet addressed the hopes set on immunotherapies in the fight against cancer.

Congratulations to George Sflomos! A scientist in Prof. Cathrin Brisken’s lab (EPFL), he has developed a revolutionary in vivo model for the investigation of a serious and poorly studied type of breast cancer. This achievement, supported by the ISREC Foundation, opens up new perspectives for the development of novel therapies.

The Robert Bing Prize 2020 goes to two exceptional neuroscientists from Lausanne. Johanna Joyce, professor at the University of Lausanne and member of the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, is distinguished for her pioneering work on the role of immune cells in the development of brain tumours.

World Cancer Day takes place every year on February 4 to unite the world in the fight against cancer. This day aims to raise awareness by spreading information concerning the disease.

On February 1, 2021, Prof. Pierre-Marie Glauser will take over the presidency of the Foundation Council from Catherine Labouchère.
Prof. Susan M. Gasser, an outstanding and internationally renowned scientist, was elected director of the Foundation by the Foundation Council. She replaces Prof. Francis-Luc Perret in this position.

Congratulations to Joëlle Ka Yann Ho, the winner of the ISREC Foundation’s 1st PF Leyvraz Award, promoting interprofessionalism in oncology.

Joëlle Ka Yann Ho has been a nurse in the Oncology Department of the CHUV since 2017, and is in the 2nd year of her Master’s degree in nursing at the Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare (IUFRS). In the context of her studies, she is writing a thesis on the health-related quality of life of patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors treated in a university hospital. The jury was convinced by the precise design of the project, its relevance to patient care in the oncological setting, and its capacity for practical implementation.

Created by the ISREC Foundation in 2019 to honor the commitment of the former director of the CHUV to its Foundation Council, the Pierre-François Leyvraz Award is granted each year. In the context of professional training, it honors projects supporting interprofessionalism in oncology.