The Pathology Department conducts research into anatomical and clinical correlations in human pathology, and in the fields of cell biology, general immunology and immunopathology. 

Concerning cell biology, several teams study:

• growth factors and the oncogenes involved in the differentiation and functioning of the lymphohematopoietic system

• the functional role of certain parts of the cytoskeletal apparatus, in particular actin and intermediary filaments, and how they change in the course of the arterial pathology of scar-tissue formation and the development of epithelial tumours and conjunctive tissue

• the structure and function of the cell membrane

Research in immunology focusses on:

• Functional specialisation of T lymphocyte subsets under experimental and pathological conditions

• Synthesis and function of cytokines secreted by cells of the immune system under experimental and pathological conditions

• Regulation and function of antigen presentation under experimental and pathological conditions

Research in pathology focusses on:

• Cellular interactions promoting the development of spontaneous and provoked autoimmunity

• Role of antibodies and immune complexes in triggering vascular lesions

• Role of immune responses in pathological manifestations associated with infectious disease

• Intra- and inter-cellular communication leading to the development of cardiovascular disease

Research Groups

Department of Clinical Pathology, Hospital Department of Medical Genetics, of Laboratory and Pathology

Affiliated Clinical Groups