About 300 scientists work at Humanitas to understand the mechanisms involved in biological processes relevant to human health and diseases. In more than 30 laboratories, processes involved in normal and pathological immune responses, cancer development, neurological and cardiovascular disorders are investigated. We believe that understanding mechanisms that underlie normal biological processes is essential to understand how the same mechanisms are altered in disease. Improving cures requires understanding mechanisms. Our Research is mainly supported by competitive funds assigned to individual researchers by International and Italian funding agencies and charities. Research funds are also provided by the Italian Ministry of Health and by donations via the 5×1000 scheme from the Italian Ministry of Finances.As a Clinical Research Hospital, Humanitas is committed to an integrated Research based on strong collaborations between Clinicians and Researchers. Such integration occurs in different areas, including diseases due to the malfunctioning of the immune system (such as Autoimmune Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases), Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases and Neurological Disorders..