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Academic Research Scholar, Prof Wendy M. Purcell, provides an update on COVID-19, communicable disease and immunology.

Sharing information on Immunology is essential for success in battling disease in the global population.

Peter Bretscher, Professor of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, explores important immunological questions

Peter Bretscher at the University of Saskatchewan discusses his research in Immunology.

Artur Summerfield, the University of Bern discusses translating basic immunology to innovative and sustainable solutions for animal health and welfare.

Infectious diseases are a major cause for animal suffering and production losses in livestock and at the same time, often being zoonotic, represent a serious hazard for food safety. Combating infectious diseases of livestock is, therefore, a top priority on the veterinary and public health agenda. Mass use of...

The study, published in Mucosal Immunology, shows the underlying immune mechanisms shared by suppurative lung disease and wheezing despite their differing symptoms.

Eyer Klaus, an Associate Professor at Aarhus University’s Department of Biomedicine, explores the causes, impact, and potential resolutions of vaccine non-responsiveness and severe side effects.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an approach for the expanded use of Omalizumab (Xolair), to address allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, stemming from accidental exposure to various foods.

The lives of those who live with hereditary angioedema, a rare genetic disorder causing severe and unpredictable swelling attacks, may be transformed.

Dr. Contag is the inaugural chair of the Biomedical Engineering department and founding Director of the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering (IQ) at Michigan State University Dr. Contag joined the MSU faculty in 2017 as the James and Kathleen Cornelius Chair in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and...

Dr. Klaus Eyer pursued his BSc and MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences and received a federal pharmacist diploma from ETH Zürich, Switzerland, between September 2005 and August 2010 He completed his Doctorate in Bioanalytics at ETH Zürich in Switzerland under the supervision of Prof. Dr. P.S. Dittrich in 2014. Following his...

Dermot Cox BSc, PG Dip Ed, PhD, Pharmacology Lead from the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences – RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences, discusses sepsis and the killer platelets.

I have a BSc in pharmacology from University College Dublin and a PhD in immunology from Dublin City University. Initially I led a drug discovery group in Fujisawa pharmaceutical Co, Japan to discover novel anti-platelet agents - GPIIb/IIIa antagonists. Subsequently I worked on understanding the failure of this class...

Morgan A. Key from Hill’s Pet Nutrition outlines the changes associated with aging pets and how nutrition can help.

Jean C. Pfau is an immunotoxicologist with a PhD in Microbiology and Biochemistry. Dr Pfau currently serves as a scientific consultant for the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in Libby, Montana.

Philip Dunne and Mark Lawler from the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research talk to us about the emerging field of ‘digital oncology’ and how their approach can truly optimise cancer research and care.

Leslie J. Berg, PhD from the University of Colorado, Anschutz School of Medicine, sheds light on understanding the inner workings of T lymphocytes to harness their therapeutic potential.

Dr. Berg is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Immunology & Microbiology and Director of the Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Initiative at the University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine She received her B.A. degree in Biology from Harvard University and her Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology from the...

Dr. Lijuan Yuan is a full Professor of Virology and Immunology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia The research in Dr. Yuan’s lab focuses on host-pathogen interactions in enteric viruses including infectivity, pathogenesis and immunity, and on...