A new method that analyzes how individual immune cells react to the bacteria that cause the disease could pave the way for new vaccine strategies, and provide insights into fighting other infectious diseases around ...
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Two members of the Cornell Center for Immunology have been elected to leadership roles within the American Association of Immunologists. Dr. Gary Koretzky was named AAI President for 2021-2022. In his first Presidents Message, ...
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Cornell researchers “humanized” mice with microbiota from three global populations and found that microbial differences alone can impact immune responses. Read the full story here.
A new strategy for developing vaccines against cancer showed promise in a proof-of-concept study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Heidelberg University Hospital. Read the full story here.
Two Center members have been selected for the 2020–21 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence. Brian Rudd, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, was a winner of ...
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A Cornell-led research team’s improved cell therapy device effectively secreted insulin and controlled blood sugar in diabetic mice for up to six months – showing promise for the possibility of an effective, complication-free treatment ...
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Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology faced stiff competition for this year’s Biocytogen Best Research Paper Award. Their work in infectious disease and host immune responses has been ...
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The discovery of an “Achilles heel” in a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease may lead to more targeted therapies for the difficult-to-treat disease, researchers have found. ...
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Common fungi, often present in the gut, teach the immune system how to respond to their more dangerous relatives, according to new research from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. A study, published Feb. 5 ...
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Much of the three-dimensional architecture of the genome in antibody-producing immune cells is dependent on a gene called SMC3. When this gene is not working properly it can lead to improper immune cell development ...
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