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Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina

Via Vincenzo Vela 6 - CH-6500 Bellinzona
Tel. +41 91 820 0300 - Fax +41 91 820 0302 - info [at] irb [dot] usi [dot] ch

Chiara Silacci

Immune Regulation

Technician

Via Vela, 6
6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland

Chiara Silacci
Projects
A pan influenza A neutralizing antibody selected from cultures of single human plasma cells
Heterosubtypic neutralizing antibodies produced following seasonal influenza vaccination
Novel monoclonal antibodies with neutralizing breadth from HIV-1-infected individuals
Characterization of mAb HK20 targeting the HR1 of HIV-1 gp41
Publications
A neutralizing antibody selected from plasma cells that binds to group 1 and group 2 influenza A hemagglutinins
D. Corti, J. Voss, S. J. Gamblin, G. Codoni, A. Macagno, D. Jarrossay, S. G. Vachieri, D. Pinna, A. Minola, F. Vanzetta, C. Silacci, B. M. Fernandez-Rodriguez, G. Agatic, S. Bianchi, I. Giacchetto-Sasselli, L. Calder, F. Sallusto, P. Collins, L. F. Haire, N. Temperton, J. P. Langedijk, J. J. Skehel, A. Lanzavecchia
in Science (2011) vol. 333 pp850-6
Crystal Structure and Size-Dependent Neutralization Properties of HK20, a Human Monoclonal Antibody Binding to the Highly Conserved Heptad Repeat 1 of gp41
C. Sabin, D. Corti, V. Buzon, M. S. Seaman, D. Lutje Hulsik, A. Hinz, F. Vanzetta, G. Agatic, C. Silacci, L. Mainetti, G. Scarlatti, F. Sallusto, R. Weiss, A. Lanzavecchia, W. Weissenhorn
in PLoS Pathog (2010) vol. 6 ppe1001195
Heterosubtypic neutralizing antibodies are produced by individuals immunized with a seasonal influenza vaccine
D. Corti, A. L. Suguitan, D. Pinna, C. Silacci, B. M. Fernandez-Rodriguez, F. Vanzetta, C. Santos, C. J. Luke, F. J. Torres-Velez, N. J. Temperton, R. A. Weiss, F. Sallusto, K. Subbarao, A. Lanzavecchia
in J Clin Invest (2010) vol. 120 pp1663-73
Analysis of memory B cell responses and isolation of novel monoclonal antibodies with neutralizing breadth from HIV-1-infected individuals
D. Corti, J. P. Langedijk, A. Hinz, M. S. Seaman, F. Vanzetta, B. M. Fernandez-Rodriguez, C. Silacci, D. Pinna, D. Jarrossay, S. Balla-Jhagjhoorsingh, B. Willems, M. J. Zekveld, H. Dreja, E. O'Sullivan, C. Pade, C. Orkin, S. A. Jeffs, D. C. Montefiori, D. Davis, W. Weissenhorn, A. McKnight, J. L. Heeney, F. Sallusto, Q. J. Sattentau, R. A. Weiss, A. Lanzavecchia
in PLoS One (2010) vol. 5 ppe8805