EPFL Life Sciences

The official account of EPFL's School of Life Sciences in Lausanne, Geneva and Sion 🇨🇭 We tweet in EN&FR.
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Gioele La Manno wins Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology https://t.co/uVvbhkROJ2 #epfl

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A study led by the laboratory of Andrea Ablasser has mapped how thousands of genetic changes affect a protein central to immunity, inflammation, cancer, and rare immune diseases.

https://t.co/Wn7XMyUfKb

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Four ERC Advanced Grants to EPFL's School of Life Sciences https://t.co/kYcQz4TErF #ERCAdG

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects Gisou van der Goot https://t.co/nKi84ermJ1 #epfl

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🦠 Scientists from EPFL show that cholera bacteria can exchange protective genes, including antiviral immune systems, when they live in aquatic environments. The finding helps explain how these pathogens survive viral attacks and evolve in marine habitats.
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Researchers at EPFL have discovered how oxygen-sensing explains why amphibians regenerate limbs and mammals do not.

https://t.co/7AKImpLpat

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🧠🏆@GioeleLaManno receives the Boehringer Ingelheim @FENSorg Research Award
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When light boosts protein evolution https://t.co/mWmLaZxLDw #epfl

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Three promotions in the Life Sciences https://t.co/fmkIfiph7X #epfl

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EPFL joins $25 million research on cancer avoidance https://t.co/G778OIDlaZ #epfl

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Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics.

https://t.co/lynCfid6dM

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New preclinical models for invasive lobular carcinoma have enabled the testing of a promising new drug that effectively slows tumor growth by targeting key features of the disease - opening the door to future clinical trials.

https://t.co/TFWoJeMYUK

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A two-layer safeguard for stem cell identity https://t.co/aivhAuMQfE #epfl

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Pioneer factors steer chromatin remodeling for gene accessibility https://t.co/FdnVGOSrS5 #epfl

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Electrical charges control gene expression https://t.co/nJb5vyhwWy #epfl

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Can neurons be rejuvenated to restore memory?

Our scientists show that switching on three “reprogramming” genes in a very small group of memory-related neurons restored memory in aged mice and in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

https://t.co/3dJ4unZDXY

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🐻 Scientists from our university and Alaska Pacific University has developed an AI program that can recognize individual bears in the wild, despite the substantial changes that occur in their appearance over the summer season.

https://t.co/vlF48Vm5Mv

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Neural interfaces are the winners of the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Prize for Engineering. Nine scientists are honoured, including J.Bloch and G.Courtine (EPF/UNIL/CHUV,) recognized for their development of electronic spinal stimulation technology.

https://t.co/H0PJND1x2o

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Juan Manuel García-Arcos joins EPFL as Ambizione Fellow https://t.co/KBVfYsEqXN #epfl

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🧪 A new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug has shown, in a first clinical trial, its ability to reduce triglycerides and other blood lipids - major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and pancreatitis.

https://t.co/83EegUMPmt