The research focus of the Department of Biochemistry is on immunology and cancer, including strong programs on the discovery and functional characterization of pathways that govern cell division, cell differentiation, cell death and membrane fusion.
- Dendritic Cell Tumors [ group Acha-Orbea ]
- Innate Immunity [ group Broz ]
- Adjuvants and Vaccine Formulation [ group Collin ]
- Malaria Vaccines [ group Corradin ]
- Squamous/skin cancer prevention [ group Dotto ]
- Leishmania Virulence Factors [ group Fasel ]
- Stromal Cells in Lymphoid Tissues [ group Luther ]
- Antibody Mediated Tumor Targetting [group Mach ]
- ER Stress [ group Martinon ]
- Membrane Fusion and Vesicle Fusion [ group Mayer ]
- TNF family members: BAFF, APRIL, EDA [ group Schneider ]
- L. major specific immune response [ group Tacchini-Cottier ]
- Lymphocyte activation [ group Thome-Miazza ]
