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.
Congratulations to Prof. Fabrice André, member of our Scientific Board, on his appointment as the research director of the Gustave Roussy Institute in Villejuif.
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Congratulations to the teams of Prof. George Coukos and Prof. Melita Irving, both working at CHUV/UNIL. In collaboration with EPFL scientists, they have developed a system to counter certain toxic side effects of immunotherapies, thus providing new hope for the treatment of solid tumors. Their research is supported by the ISREC Foundation.
Congratulations to Prof. Douglas Hanahan who is being appointed Distinguished Scholar of Ludwig. A pioneering molecular biologist and renowned cancer researcher, Douglas Hanahan is director of ISREC@epfl since 2009.
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.