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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL

@dib-unil.bsky.social
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Official account of the department of immunobiology (DIB) at the university of Lausanne @UNIL. Formerly department of biochemistry.

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Broz Lab @brozlab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A belated but very well deserved congratulations to postdoc @elliottbernard.bsky.social for his poster prize at the Gordon Cell Death conference! ++ a shoutout to Alexis for his poster and new work!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Congratulations @miriamlisci.bsky.social for her @fbm-unil.bsky.social Young Researcher in Basic Science award!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to @mmonguio.bsky.social a recipient of the 2026 ECCO grant to study SLC15A4/TASL signalling in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) in the Rebsamen lab @rebsamenlab.bsky.social rebsamenlab.org/marta-mongui...
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Congratulations to @jourdainlab.bsky.social on his recent tenure confirmation and well deserved promotion! 🥳 @unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A new study out by Nagham and colleagues from the Luther lab hot off the press! @dib-unil.bsky.social
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Broz Lab @brozlab.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We’re happy to share our updated manuscript on Ninj1, incorporating measurements of membrane tension, cellular assays of ninj1 and ninj2 dimer stability and MD simulations of ninj1 oligmers opening and forming (see below!). @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🦠🔬 L'équipe du Pr Petr Broz @brozlab.bsky.social @dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social a identifié un mécanisme jusqu'alors inconnu par lequel le système immunitaire détecte l'endotoxine, un composant clé des membranes bactériennes. ➡️ www.unil.ch/news/fr/1769...
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Notre système immunitaire «presse» les bactéries pour mieux les repérer
L'équipe du Pr Petr Broz, au Département d'immunobiologie de l’Unil, a identifié un mécanisme jusqu'alors inconnu par lequel le système immunitaire détecte l'endotoxine, un composant clé des membranes...
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🥜🦀 A research group @jourdainlab.bsky.social @dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social has identified a new mechanism that exposes the vulnerability of #tumor #cells when they are deprived of #vitamin B7, also known as #biotin. Press release here 👉 www.unil.ch/news/en/1770...
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Vitamins: a tool to exploit against cancer
A research group at Unil has identified a new mechanism that exposes the vulnerability of tumor cells when they are deprived of vitamin B7.
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New article in Molecular Cell by @miriamlisci.bsky.social and @jourdainlab.bsky.social!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Groups of: Petr Broz@brozlab.bsky.social Peter Draber Julia Esser-von Bieren Ella Hartenian@ehartenian.bsky.social Alexis Jourdain@jourdainlab.bsky.social Sanjiv Luther Fabio Martinon@martinon.bsky.social Andreas Mayer Manuele Rebsamen@rebsamenlab.bsky.social Pascal Schneider Margot ThomeMiazza
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Broz Lab @brozlab.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
We're thrilled to share the lab's latest publication demonstrating how caspase-4 and the non canonical inflammasome recognize cytosolic LPS by preferentially binding to the convex portions of membranes - both bacterial and micelles @cp-immunity.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Caspase-4 binds to LPS membranes with positive curvature for non-canonical inflammasome activation
The non-canonical inflammasome, comprising caspase-4 in humans, initiates pyroptosis upon sensing cytosolic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Gram-negativ…
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Broz Lab @brozlab.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Join us for the upcoming innate immunity keystone. There’s a great lineup of speakers. @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #InnateImmunity : Diversity in #HostDefense & Disease, this March! keysym.us/KSInnateImmune26 #KSInnateImmune26
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Congratulations to Sina Bohnacker for her new grant. Exciting science ahead! www.unil.ch/news/en/1767...
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Attribution des Transition Grants 2025: lauréates FBM
Le Décanat de la Faculté de biologie et de médecine (FBM) de l'Unil adresse toutes ses félicitations aux cinq lauréates des Transition Grants.
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Alexis A. Jourdain @jourdainlab.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
10 days left to apply! 👇
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Alexis A. Jourdain @jourdainlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
One month left to apply to the open postdoc position in our lab! 👇
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Ella Hartenian @ehartenian.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Annndddd it’s out! Here’s what came out of combining my virology background with the @brozlab.bsky.social’s cell death focus : a novel role for the cell death protein ninj1 during hsv1 infection. In brief, Ninj1 on mouse macrophages results in lower infection rates and higher cytokine secretion.
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🚨 Join our lab - we are recruiting a PhD student! Application deadline: 20.12.2025 Starting date: from 1.04.2026 More info and application👇 Please share @dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social #immunosky
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Career Opportunities: Graduate assistant (PhD student) position Rebsamen Lab: Innate immunity and autoimmunity (22580)
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
🎬 When #biology met #medicine... First episod 👉 Avec l'immunobiologiste Julia Esser-von Bieren et le médecin Antoine Reinhard Lire l'interview croisée www.unil.ch/news/fr/1764... @dib-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social #chuv #fbm
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Mémoire innée et inflammation chronique, une pelote de questions
Les agents de l’immunité innée, soldats de première ligne du système immunitaire, « apprennent » aussi : des scientifiques de l’Unil et du CHUV étudient les impacts de cette « mémoire innée » sur cert...
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Open PhD position in the Rebsamen lab @rebsamenlab.bsky.social !
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Join us! Still few days to apply to the open PhD position in our lab @dib-unil.bsky.social Lausanne🇨🇭! Deadline: 20.12.2025 More info👇 and www.rebsamenlab.org
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Congratulations and welcome to Ella Hartenian @ehartenian.bsky.social, who will be launching her group in our Department of Immunobiology in 2026! www.unil.ch/news/fr/1764...
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Trois récipiendaires Ambizione rejoignent la FBM
Cette année, trois jeunes scientifiques viennent renforcer la Faculté de biologie et de médecine (FBM) de l’Unil. Lauréat·es des subsides Ambizione du Fonds national suisse, Ella Hartenian, David Robe...
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Alexis A. Jourdain @jourdainlab.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thrilled and incredibly honored to be selected as an @embo.org Young Investigator! Still can’t quite believe it 🎉 Huge thanks to EMBO and to all the amazing mentors, colleagues, and collaborators who made this possible! @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @snsf.ch
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
👏 Bravo à Alexis Jourdain qui rejoindra l’EMBO Young Investigator Programme @embo.org au 1er janvier 2026. L’initiative européenne soutient des scientifiques en début de carrière dirigeant leur propre équipe de recherche. 🔗 www.unil.ch/news/fr/1764... @jourdainlab.bsky.social @dib-unil.bsky.social
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Alexis Jourdain nommé EMBO Young Investigator
Professeur assistant à la FBM, Alexis Jourdain a été sélectionné pour l’EMBO Young Investigator Programme. Cette distinction offre au spécialiste du métabolisme un soutien important pour consolider le...
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Congratulations @jourdainlab.bsky.social 👏 @dib-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @embo.org
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Postdoc opportunity in @jourdainlab.bsky.social lab !
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fbm-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🔦 Flash #Recherche 🧬🦀 Des scientifiques @dib-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social identifient un nouveau #mécanisme susceptible de faire dérailler certains #traitements du #cancer. En jeu ? La perte du gène 𝘕𝘜𝘋𝘛5. 🔗 www.unil.ch/news/fr/1762... @jourdainlab.bsky.social
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Ce gène qui sauve les chimiothérapies
Des scientifiques du Département d’immunobiologie de l’Unil mettent en évidence un nouveau mécanisme susceptible de faire dérailler certains traitements du cancer.
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New publication from Abigail Strefeler-Alexandre and @jourdainlab.bsky.social in Nature Metabolism!
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Broz Lab @brozlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The second day of the @dib-unil.bsky.social #PRR symposium kicks off with more excellent talks including our own Jakub Began.
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Kicking off the 2nd Symposium on the Immunobiology of Pattern Recognition Receptors organized by our department in Lausanne! @brozlab.bsky.social @martinon.bsky.social @rebsamenlab.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New manuscript by Marcell Harhai and the Jourdain lab! @marcellharhai.bsky.social @jourdainlab.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The whole DIB would like to congratulate Pascal Schneider for his Lifetime Achievement Award! More info: www.unil.ch/news/1749042...
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Congratulations to Alexandra Boegli for her very successful PhD defense 🎓
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Fabio Martinon @martinon.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Big congratulations to Cyrielle Hou (@dib-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social) for receiving the Young Investigator Award at the 13th Meeting of the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Diseases (ISSAID) in Paris! 🏆👏 And kudos to the organizers for a fantastic conference!
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Confirmed speakers: A. Ablasser L. Andreeva @audeber.bsky.social @jelenalab.bsky.social V. Dixit @v-hornung.bsky.social B. Lemaitre O. Majer @manellab.bsky.social E. Miao @oliveiramann.bsky.social M. Pasparakis @inflammasomelab.bsky.social @sparrerlab.bsky.social R. Vance @lozanzi.bsky.social
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Excited to share our latest paper out today in @naturecomms.bsky.social ! Great work led by postdoc Ales Drobek showing for the first time the critical role in vivo of the SLC15A4/TASL/IRF5 pathway that we discovered few years ago. #ImmunoSky #InterferoSky
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The TLR7/9 adaptors TASL and TASL2 mediate IRF5-dependent antiviral responses and autoimmunity in mouse - Nature Communications
TASL is an adaptor molecule bridging Toll-like receptor signalling and transcription activation by IRF5. Here the authors show that TASL deficiency impacts TLR7/9 responses, and that a TASL paralogue,...
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · 12/03/2025
Research Highlight ✨|TASL has a key role in SLE Read the original articles: bit.ly/3XLPzUm and bit.ly/41FilqV 📖 @rebsamenlab.bsky.social @dib-unil.bsky.social
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New preprint from Abigail Strefeler and the Jourdain lab @jourdainlab.bsky.social !
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Congrats @elliottbernard.bsky.social !
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
🚨Registrations are open🚨 Join us in Lausanne Switzerland October 1-2 for an exciting symposium on innate immunity with oustanding invited speakers, short talks selected from submitted abstracts and poster sessions. Attendance is limited to 150 participants!
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Rebsamen Lab @UNIL @rebsamenlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Delighted to see our latest paper selected as “Research Highlight” by @natrevrheumatol.bsky.social ! Original study @naturecomms.bsky.social : rdcu.be/d7lK5 #lupus #innateimmunity #autoimmunity #ImmunoSky
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Postdoc position in the Jourdain Lab
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New preprint from @marcellharhai.bsky.social and @jourdainlab.bsky.social !
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New preprint from Alexandra Boegli and the Broz lab!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New paper from Ales Drobek and @rebsamenlab.bsky.social in @naturecomms.bsky.social !
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Postdoc position available in the Jourdain Lab!
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Fabio Martinon @martinon.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
🎓 The PhD program in Cancer and Immunology in Lausanne is accepting applications! If you're passionate about advancing research in cancer or immunology, we want to hear from you! 🌟 #PhD #CancerResearch #Immunology www.unil.ch/cancer-immun...
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General information: Application, Admission and Acceptance procedures - UNIL PhD Cancer Immunology
Page Application of site PhD Programme in Cancer and Immunology hosted by the University of Lausanne
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Funded postdoctoral position available in the @jourdainlab.bsky.social Lab!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
New paper from @lbernaleau.bsky.social and @rebsamenlab.bsky.social in @jexpmed.bsky.social!
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Department of Immunobiology at UNIL @dib-unil.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
New manuscript by Sina Bohnacker and Julia Esser-von Bieren published in Science Immunology! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A helminth enzyme subverts macrophage-mediated immunity by epigenetic targeting of prostaglandin synthesis
H. polygyrus glutamate dehydrogenase drives parasite chronicity by epigenetically and metabolically reprogramming host macrophages.
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