15th June 2018 The closing plenary lecture at the Latin America Congress was presented by Albert Zlotnik from the University of California, Irvine. One of the highlights of Albert Zlotnik talk was the discovery of IL-40, by his research group, which was recently
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Resident CD8+ T cells restrain HIV replication in elite controllers
13th June 2018 One of the most important question in HIV immunology is how CD8+ T cell contribute to immunity against HIV. Despite the fact the HIV replicates in lymphoid tissues, most of CD8+ ...
Latin American Immunology Congress, a cocktail of scientific breaking news.
11th June 2018 A recurrent topic at the Latin American Immunology Congress (in Cancun, Mexico) was advances in oncoimmunology and immunotherapy. Dr Mantovani’s research focuses on how ...
ALAI/SMI congress: Hosts a Nobel Laureate and the 1st Iberoamerican Flow Cytometry Meeting
8th June 2018 The ALAI/SMI congress was preceded by the I Iberoamerican Flow Cytometry Meeting. Some of the highlights of this ...
Immunopaedia goes to the Latin American Immunology Congress
6th June 2018 From 14 to 18 May 2018, the XII Congress of the Latin American Association of Immunology (ALAI) and XXIII Congress of the Mexican Society of Immunology (SMI)took place in Cancun, Mexico. Four
ECTS2018 – Where scientific research and clinical practice meet
4th June 2018 From 26 to 29 May 2018, the 45th Congress of the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) took place in the Spanish city of Valencia. The ECTS Congress is considered the most important European research ...
How does alum block induction of Th1 cells ?
1st June 2018 Oleszcyka et al., aimed to determine the effect of alum on the induction of IL-10, and impact on adjuvant-associated immune responses. Researchers observed a significant increase in non-specific IL-10 production...
Does CXCL17 contribute to protection against herpes ?
30th May 2018 Srivastava et al., aimed to determine if CXCL17 is essential for recruiting antiviral CXCR8+ CD8+ T cells, and whether these cells contribute to protective immunity against genital herpes.
Vaccine induced monocyte activation contributes to decreased risk of SIV acquisition
28th May 2018 Vaccari et al, hypothesized that changing vaccine type and/or vector may improve efficacy of the ALVAC-SIV+ gp120 alum vaccine. They tested a DNA-SIV...
Tuft cell tropism may aid norovirus pathogenesis
24th May 2018 Norovirus is a highly infectious virus responsible for approximately 700 million cases and 200,000 deaths due to acute viral gastroenteritis annually. Norovirus tropism in humans ...