Our mission:
Decoding type 2 immunity to drive better therapies for inflammatory and infectious diseases.
News
credits: A. Mastin/Science Immunology
Our favourite worms on the cover!
Research by our postdoc Sina Bohnacker shows that the helminth parasite Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri (Hpb) uses an enzyme called glutamate dehydrogenase to evade host type 2 immunity: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adl1467
Spotlight in Trends in Parasitology
Read this excellent spotlight by Prof. Bart Everts (Leiden) on our recent Science Immunology publication:
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https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(25)00034-0
Kurzgesagt movie about allergies & worms
Fun to watch - our new favourite kurzgesagt movie
highlights the importance and origins of type 2 immunity
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Events & Activities
Welcome to Lausanne!
The 2025 annual congress of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology is taking place in beautiful Lausanne this year - looking forward to two days of cutting-edge research
Fun during Team Sledging in Les Diablerets
Team Hike in Ovronnaz
Research
Understanding and targeting type 2 immunity
Please see our key publications
Our ongoing projects aim to understand how type 2 immune responses become chronic and how we can re-set pathological type 2 immunity.
Using a translational approach we aim to uncover the mechanisms underlying chronic type 2 inflammation and uncover new immune regulators produced by helminth parasites. Thus, we hope to contribute to a better understanding and ultimately the improved management of diseases such as asthma, allergy and nasal polyposis.
We are a diverse team with expertise in and passion for
immunology, biochemistry and parasitology.
