AGORA Cancer Research Center
AGORA was inspired by the vision that the integration of progress in cancer research into clinical practice can be accelerated by bringing together interdisciplinary research teams of clinicians, cancer biologists, immunologists, bio-informaticians and bio-engineers. Initiated by the ISREC Foundation in 2013, the AGORA building was opened in 2018. The functioning of this translational cancer research center reflects a partnership between the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
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Events
Ludwig Distinguished Lecture, Prof. David Cherseh | May 28th
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FLASH Radiobiology Seminar Series | May 29th
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PhD Thesis Defense | May 29th
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Seminar Announcement – Prof. Judith A. Varner | May 29th
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AGORA PRS Seminar | June 2nd
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Lola and John Grace Distinguished Lecture in Cancer Research, Prof. David Pellman | June 4th
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PhD Thesis Defense | June 12th
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Latest publications
Using Human-Centered Design to Build a Peer-Support Network for People Living with Chronic Diseases.
Scholich M, Jonniaux S, Santini S, (…), Pataky Z, Michielin O, Ehrler F
Studies in health technology and informatics – 2026 May 21
Reliable Enough? Benchmarking LLMs for Clinical Concept Extraction.
Pignat J, Liakopoulos P, Bonjour J, (…), Gaudet-Blavignac C, Cuendet MA, Michielin O
Studies in health technology and informatics – 2026 May 21
Resolving sensitivity, specificity and signal contamination in Xenium spatial transcriptomics.
Bilous M, Buszta D, Bac J, (…), Peters S, Homicsko K, Gottardo R
Nature methods – 2026 Apr 30
Multiplexed single-cell and spatial profiling reveal B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures as prognostic indicators in pleural mesothelioma.
Rigutto A, Núñez NG, Kienzler JC, (…), Gupta A, Becher B, Curioni-Fontecedro A
British journal of cancer – 2026 Apr 27
Checkpoint blockade and the stem-like T cell trade-off.
Mazet JM, Joyce JA
Molecular oncology – 2026 Apr 20
