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Immunity
Immunity: is the balanced state of multicellular organisms having adequate biological defenses to fight infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, while having adequate tolerance to avoid allergy, and autoimmune diseases.
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Effective functioning of the immune system relies upon systems of checks and balances; too little activity results in overwhelming infection, too much activity results in excessive damage to...
SEP 03, 2025 | 3:00 PM
Join Dr. Krista Rantanen for an inside look at the unique challenges of cultivating anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria. This session will explore why controlling oxygen levels is essenti...
MAY 08, 2025 | 8:00 AM
The HIV-1 Nef accessory factor promotes viral replication and immune escape of HIV-infected cells, making it an attractive drug target. Our team previously identified small molecules that bi...
APR 09, 2025 | 8:00 AM
Antibodies are a major component of adaptive immunity against invading pathogens. In this presentation, we will describe an analytical approach to characterize the antigen-specific antibody...
MAR 26, 2025 | 8:00 AM
Single-cell analysis is a new and rapidly growing field that is shedding new insight into the cellular mechanisms behind the pathogenesis and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. Cel...
DEC 04, 2024 | 8:30 AM
Expression of co-inhibitory receptors or “checkpoint” molecules, such as CTLA-4 and PD-1, on effector T cells is a key mechanism for ensuring immune homeostasis. Dysregulated exp...
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Immunotherapy has changed the landscape of oncology, improving survival rates for many patients across a variety of malignancies. Two antibody-based immunotherapies, immune checkpoint inhibi...
SEP 24, 2024 | 7:00 AM
Human inborn errors of immunity (IEI) comprise a variety of diseases caused by molecular variants that impair both innate and adaptive immune responses. Patients with IEI often exhibit a sus...
APR 30, 2024 | 3:00 PM
In light of the numerous US FDA-approved humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for cancer immunotherapy, it is surprising that the advancement of B-cell epitope vaccines designed to elicit...
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Brain cancer research stands to benefit from the perspectives, tools, and methodologies of non-traditional fields, such as mechanical engineering. Here, I will discuss our engineering-based...
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Understanding the spatial organization of the immune response within tumors is crucial for developing effective cancer immunotherapies. In this seminar, we delve into the interactions betwee...
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Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) is an immunotherapy that employs living immune cells to target and destroy cancer cells. However, the inhibitory tumor microenvironment features several obstacles...
