Email : Beat.Imhof@unige.ch
Tel: +41 22 3795747 / Fax: +41 22 3795746
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Research areas: Vascular and leukocyte adhesion molecules and cell migration

Vascular and leukocyte adhesion molecules and the process of cell migration are the major topics of our laboratory. We particularly study cell migration, the homeostatic recirculation of lymphocytes and the migration of leukocytes to inflammatory tissue and tumors. Of special biological interest is the characterization of vascular endothelial cells with which leukocytes interact. On the molecular level we analyze the involvement of integrins, cytokines and growth factors in the migration process and in cell survival, vascular Junctional Adhesion Molecules (JAMs ) that contribute to form the vascular barrier and finally the cytoskeleton and integrins in the general process of cell migration.