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Chemotherapy-driven intestinal dysbiosis and indole-3-propionic acid rewire myelopoiesis to promote a metastasis-refractory state

Here is shown that standard chemotherapy with 5-FU and oxaliplatin induces a long-lasting, metastasis-resistant state by durably reshaping the gut microbiota. This remodeling increases production of ...
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Sharing Credit and Taking Responsibility: A Key to Positive Perceptions

GSEM Professor Ignazio Ziano, along with Deming Wang and Ovul Sezer, co-authored an article published in the top-tier Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. The research examines how people’s ...
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An AI to predict the risk of cancer metastases

UNIGE scientists developed an algorithm able to anticipate the risk of cancer metastasis and recurrence. Group of human colon ...
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Open Q&A Session for Cancer Mission Calls 2026 - Ask the Expert

And all stakeholders from public and private research institutions planning to apply for Cancer Mission calls 2026 Submit your question in advance via the slido link below or ask it during the session ...
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A new way to decipher quantum systems

Quantum technologies—whether computers, sensors, or cryptographic systems—all rely on one essential step: the ...
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Afternoon naps clear up the brain and improve learning ability

A study by the University Hospital of Freiburg, the HUG and the UNIGE shows how napping improves the brain's learning ...
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A skin biopsy to detect a rare neurodegenerative disease

By determining the structure of the deposits responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis through a simple skin biopsy, scientists at UNIGE are paving the way for a new diagnostic method for ...
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Sebastian Engelke Appointed General Co-Chair of the Climate Informatics Conference 2026

Sebastian Engelke Appointed General Co-Chair of the Climate Informatics Conference 2026. GSEM Professor Sebastian Engelke has ...
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Professor Soldati receives the Egon Naef Foundation Prize for in vitro research

Professor Soldati, Department of Biochemistry, has been awarded the 2026 Egon Naef Foundation Prize for In Vitro Research (FENRIV). This award recognizes his innovative work throughout his career ...
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February 5: PhD defence of Mr Jérémy Kessler

On the 5 th of February 2026, Mr Jérémy KESSLER will defend his PhD thesis entitled "New aspects of TGFβ signaling in muscle homeostasis and regeneration". His thesis was conducted under the direction ...
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Dr. Géraldine Haack is the winner of the 2025 Monique de Meuron – FPFS Programme for Emerging Scholars

Research and university education in Switzerland is a key area of support for the Foundation through the ‘Monique de Meuron – FPFS for Young Academics’ programme. Thanks to this grant, Dr Géraldine ...
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The Louis-Jeantet Foundation announces its 2026 prizes

The 2026 Louis-Jeantet Foundation Prizes are awarded to YASMINE BELKAID (2026 Collen-Jeantet Prize in Translational Medicine), Director General of the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, and to Fiona ...