IRB | Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Santiago F. Gonzalez is a prominent group leader at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine since November 2012, overseeing the Infection and Immunity group. Prior to this role, Santiago served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the National Center for Biotechnology, focusing on the inflammatory response following Influenza Vaccine administration, and at Harvard Medical School, where studies centered on immune responses to vaccines. Santiago earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Immunology from the University of Copenhagen, where research emphasized immune responses to the parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis during PhD studies. Additional experience includes visiting scientific roles at institutions such as the University of Liverpool, Wageningen UR, and Washington State University, contributing to microarray development and molecular expression studies.
IRB | Institute for Research in Biomedicine
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine was founded in 2000 with the clear and ambitious goal of advancing the study of human immunology, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms of host defense. Located in Bellinzona, capital of the italian-speaking region of Switzerland and at the foot of the alps, the IRB is both a research as well as teaching institute.