LRT-EOC Annual Report 2023

Conducting laboratory research with the primary objective of identifying practical applications to improve patient care (this is what translational research is). Taking full advantage of synergies within the EOC’s facilities, also thanks to its group leaders, who balance their work between research laboratories and patient care in hospital. Aiming to use innovative and cutting-edge techniques,…

Zurich Kidney Congress 2024 Poster Award

We are pleased to announce that Anna Rinaldi, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Nephrology Laboratory, has been awarded the prize for her poster titled “Identification of a Naturally Derived Senolytic Compound to Prevent Kidney Aging” This research is a key component of the SINERGIA SENOTARG project, which aims to advance our understanding and treatment of age-related…

Understanding the onset of glomerular proteinuria in kidney disease

A new study of the nephrology group combined functional imaging with single cell sequencing to delineate the landscape of responses to proteinuria along the entire nephron. The study highlights that proteinuria induces both remodeling and injury, in a segment specific manner. This research is a collaboration with Sophie de Seigneux’s lab in Geneva and Andrew…