Department of Biochemistry

"To be or not to be"
Prof. Gian Paolo Dotto from the DB has published a new paper in the Science and Society section of EMBO reports. His paper discusses the second law of thermodynamics in the context of life’s biggest questions.

TLR7 Sensing by Neutrophils Is Critical for the Control of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
A new article in Cell Reports published by the group of Professor Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier describes that TLR7 sensing of the protozoan Leishmania parasite in neutrophils is essential for early parasite load regulation with major consequences on subsequent disease evolution, thus opening avenues for possible treatment strategies.

L’Exposition [Figure 1.A.] vue sous un autre angle !
Les expositions [Figure 1.A.] et « Disparus ! » se sont alliées pour proposer « Fonctions et diversité » l’expo photos qui met en exergue la complexité du vivant. Celle-ci est visible depuis le 3 mars 2020 au Musée cantonal de zoologie à Lausanne.