Congratulations to Prof. Denis Migliorini, whose work has been published in the renowned journal Cell. The article describes the mechanism of a complicated side effect of CAR-T cell therapies. This discovery paves the way for the creation of a new CAR-T lymphocyte generation that makes it possible to avoid this side effect. Prof. Migliorini’s research is funded by the ISREC Foundation.

Professor Ping-Chih Ho of the Ludwig Institute / Lausanne branch recently received a CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR award. His work focuses on how tumors shape their metabolic adaptations to counteract the anti-cancer immune response, and how these adaptations could be used for immunotherapy. Prof. Ho’s research is supported by the ISREC Foundation.

Novelty in the field of oncology. The CHUV is testing a promising radiotherapy against cancer.

Welcome to Prof. Christoph Merten, head of the biomedical microfluidics laboratory at AGORA, an essential link in the development of new drugs.

The Pierre-François Leyvraz Award was created by the ISREC Foundation to honor Prof. Pierre-François Leyvraz’ commitment within its Foundation Council. In 2020, the prize will be awarded in the shape of scholarships to deserving candidates participating in the Master of Science in Nursing program of the Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare (IUFRS) (UNIL). These students will carry out a project supporting the development of interprofessionality in oncology. The call for submissions is managed by the CHUV’s nursing office.

The ISREC Foundation, celebrating its 56th anniversary this month, is developing its activities at the heart of the AGORA cancer research cluster. The AGORA Centre, created by the ISREC Foundation, is coming to life and the interdisciplinary exchange taking place there gives rise to novel and unexpected projects. In this environment, not only research, diagnoses and therapies, but also patients, family and well-being are topics of discussion: research is becoming more human.

Congratulations to Prof. Etienne Meylan and his research team: they have developed a new model that allows them to study the role of neutrophils, immune cells which are essential for antimicrobial defense, but which can also exacerbate many diseases. The research group’s work, supported by the ISREC Foundation, has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications.

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Congratulations to Prof. Elisa Oricchio, supported by the ISREC Foundation, for her publication in the renowned journal “Cancer Cell”. This article explains how the immune system can be directed against lymphomas.

Research led by Prof. Ping-Chih Ho of the Ludwig Lausanne branch has identified a mechanism by which regulatory T cells adapt their metabolism to thrive in the harsh microenvironment of the tumor. His investigations are supported by the ISREC Foundation.