Human Technopole

As a result of an international collaboration, Human Technopole researchers identify M18BP1 as an activator of condensin II through a phosphorylation-regulated competition with MCPH1. This previously unknown mechanism fills a significant gap in our understanding of cell division and suggests avenues for exploring how its misregulation contributes to human disease. The results of the research are published in Molecular Cell.

The ERC has awarded HT a €2.5 million grant for a study investigating how lifestyle, biology and environmental exposures weaken the immune system over the course of life and increase vulnerability to disease in old age. This new knowledge will help develop models to predict long-term disease risk.

On 10 June, Human Technopole marks the one-year anniversary of the official opening of its National Facilities, a key milestone in our mission to support excellence in life sciences across Italy. Celebrating this important date, we are pleased to announce that the new Call for Access to the National Facilities is now open. Researchers can submit their proposals until 30 September 2025.

An international collaboration between Human Technopole and Erasmus Medical Centre researchers sheds light on the molecular mechanisms underlying the transport of thyroid hormones in human cells by monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs). The results of the research are published in Nature Communications.

After the success of its inaugural edition, which gathered over 100 participants, the HT PhD Student & Postdoc Symposium returns for its second year on 30 September 2025. Join us in supporting the future of life sciences. Every contribution can make a difference!  

Human Technopole has presented 102 research projects that were the first to benefit from the cutting-edge equipment of the National Facilities — the advanced technologies that the Institute makes available to external researchers from across Italy. The majority of studies focus on cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, accounting for 50% of the selected projects. The announcement was made this morning in Milan during “Open HT – The Open Day on Life Sciences”, an event designed to showcase Human Technopole’s achievements and outline future goals.