UNIT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNoLOGY

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Decoding immune mechanisms in disease contexts at single-cell resolution

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Our research areas

In our translational research lab, we delve into the mechanisms of innate immunity to devise novel therapeutic approaches against various human diseases.
Our primary areas of focus:

immune signatures in the microenvironment
of solid tumors

Innate lymphoid cells in hematologic malignancies

Endothelial
dysfunction

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  • SAVE THE DATE! NK2026 Meeting

    Join the NK cell research community in the enchanting town of Monopoli, Puglia, Italy!

    22nd Meeting of the Society for Natural Immunity

    22-25 September

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  • Targeting γδ T cells for immunotherapies against colorectal cancer

    J. Mikulak et al, Trends in Immunology, Dec 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2025.11.009

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  • Tissue-specific immunosuppressive and proliferating macrophages fuel early metastatic progression of human colorectal cancer to liver

    P. Marzano et al, Cancer Immunol Res 2025
    DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066

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  • OMIP-116: A 39-Color Full Spectrum Flow Cytometric Panel to Deeply Characterize Human Thymopoiesis

    S. Balin et al, Cytometry A, Jul 2025
    DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.24951

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  • Immune evasion mechanisms in early-stage I high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma: insights into regulatory T cell dynamics

    J. Mikulak et al, Cell Death and Disease, May 2025
    DOI: 10.1038/s41419-025-07557-5

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  • Recruitment Open for NeuroCOV Study: Uncovering the Neurological Impact of COVID-19

    Recruitment is open for the NeuroCOV study, an ambitious research project funded by the European Union. The study aims to answer critical questions about the long-term neurological and neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19, providing new insights into the challenges faced by those affected by the virus.

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