03/30/2021 Human immune cells can be programmed to repair tissue damage The immune system’s main function is to defend the body against infections or cancer. In recent years, investigations in mice revealed that immune cells also have the important role of supporting the... Read more
03/10/2021 Footprints on the genome – how immune cells orchestrate their functions All cells in our body contain the entire genomic information that is necessary for the organism to survive. Because each single cell fulfills specific tasks in the body, it uses only parts of this... Read more
02/24/2021 A good/bad turn: breast cancer hijacks developing-killer cells to acquire cancer promoting features Regulatory T cells (Treg) are a type of immune cells that protect tissues from dysregulated immune attack. Unfortunately, these cells also inhibit tumor destruction and release molecules that promote... Read more
02/08/2021 PopDel, a new software to detect large DNA deletions The human genome contains roughly three million letters. On average, the genome sequences of any two people differ from each other by about one in every 1,000 letters. Yet different variants occur,... Read more
01/25/2021 RCI rides high towards the Leibniz Association The Regensburg Center for Interventional Immunology (RCI) received today the final evaluation by the German Council of Science and Humanities, with regard to its application to join the Leibniz... Read more
11/16/2020 Robert-Koch-Award 2020 to Shimon Sakaguchi Immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi, a member of the RCI Scientific Advisory Board, is honored with the Robert-Koch-Award this year. Read more
