The laboratory, directed by Dr. Laura Alaniz, has special interest in the study of the interaction between the tumor stroma (specially the extracellular matrix component: Hyaluronic acid), cancer and immune cells, such as dendritic, macrophages and NK cells. The ultimate goal of our research is to develop new strategies whose target is the hyaluronic acid-immune system interaction for the treatment of different types of cancer: hypophysis adenomas, lymphoma, osteosarcoma, gastrointestinal carcinoma. Our laboratory is located in a new building completely dedicated to biomedical, biology and biochemestry research (CIBA) as part of CIT NOBA from CONICET-UNNOBA. Our research area occupies 230 m2 floor. There are two lab rooms dedicated exclusively to large equipment for: molecular biology (PCR and RT-qPCR), immunoassay, histochemistry, microscopy. There is also a culture room with a ClassIIA/B3 Biological safety cabinet (laminar-flow hoods), a cytometer room (BD FACSCanto II flow cytometer) and a common equipment room for western blot assays (ImageQuant LAS 4000 mini GE). Even more, he center has three offices and one meeting room, deposit of clean material, a washing room, autoclaving and drying room, a general deposit, and an animal housing room.CIBA is a center compound by different groups that are investigating the causes of immune susceptibility to infections, importance of the components of the extracellular matrix in cancer, the psychoneuroimmunology of chronic stress and molecular mechanisms that cause neuroendocrine tumors. CIBA, CIT NOBA is also conducting knowledge transfer activities and technologies, especially to the local society.