The Institute of Cell Biology performs cutting-edge research in molecular and cell biology to study a wide variety of topics that include Host Pathogen Interactions, Systems Biology, Epigenetics, Organelle Biogenesis and Developmental processes.
June 20, 2025
11:15 − 12:15
ICB Room C161, Baltzerstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Special Seminar: Prof. Dr. Chenshu Liu | Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA
Invited by Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
June 23, 2025
Special Seminar: Dr. Lenka Cernikova | EMBL Hamburg
Invited by Prof. Dr. Carmen Faso
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Jury’s commentary │ The harmonious collective motion – reminiscent of natural phenomena at widely different scales, such as schools of fish or flocks of birds – contrast with the chaotic and destructive nature of cancer, lending a somewhat eerie beauty to an often deadly disease.
PLOS ONE
The latest study from the Malaria Lab focuses on developing the next generation of malaria vaccines using genetically attenuated parasites (GAPs). By deleting two crucial genes for Plasmodium liver stage development, we demonstrate that our PbHscB-PbMei2 double-knockout (2-KO) parasite line results in a complete developmental arrest at this critical stage. This groudbreaking discovery paves the way for future vaccine designs targeting the Plasmodium liver stage, thereby preventing the symptomatic blood phase of malaria.
Melanie Schmid*, Raphael Beyeler*, Reto Caldelari, Ruth Rehmann, Volker Heussler and Magali Roques
Baltzerstrasse 4 3012 Bern
