The Site
More than 200 people representing some 30 nationalities work in the laboratories in Trieste, which cover an area of 10,000 sq. metres. The ICGEB Trieste Component provides a scientific and educational environment of the highest standard and is fully equipped to undertake modern molecular and cellular biology research.
General use research facilities and specialized services are available to the research groups. Currently, 16 Research Groups operate at ICGEB Trieste.
Research
Scientific activity at the Trieste Labs focuses on advanced projects in current biomedical research. Research programmes include basic science projects such as control of gene expression, DNA replication, DNA repair and RNA processing; studies on human viruses such as HIV, HPV and rotavirus, molecular immunology, neurobiology, molecular genetics, experimental haematology (at the ICGEB Outstation in Monterotondo, Rome) and human gene therapy. Other Groups focus on projects in the fields of bacteriology and yeast genetics, protein structure and bioinformatics.
