Blog Topic: Immunology
Could Mindfulness De-Stress Your Immune System?
In this blog, we discuss the effect of stress on the immune system and whether mindfulness has scientific merit in counteracting its influence.
- Dec 18, 2025
- 4 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Training the Immune Mind: Advancing Vaccine Design to Educate T Cells
In this blog, we will discuss the role of T cells in the vaccine-induced immune response and the key challenges in achieving long-lasting and broad-spectrum immunity.
- Jul 29, 2025
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Is the Future of CAR T-Cell Therapy Off-the-Shelf? Genetic Engineering Could Be the Answer
In this blog, we discuss how CAR T cell-therapy could be used to treat autoimmune disease.
- Jun 30, 2025
- 5 min read
- Bio-Rad
The Importance of Sleep for the Immune System
In this blog, we delve into the specific effects of sleep on the immune response.
- May 08, 2025
- 4 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
No Smoke without Fire: The Blazing Effects of Smoking on the Immune System
In this blog, we discuss a new study highlighting the negative impact of smoking on the immune system.
- Dec 27, 2024
- 3 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Hugh Perry
In this blog, we speak to Professor Hugh Perry, who collaborated with Siamon to advance our understanding of macrophages in the brain, about his career journey in neuroimmunology.
- Dec 06, 2024
- 5 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Therapeutic Dilemmas: Exploring the Dual Nature of IL-17 in Immune Responses
In this blog, we will discuss the pathological implications associated with IL-17A and current therapeutic treatments for diseases.
- Nov 21, 2024
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Hsi-Hsien Lin
In this blog, we speak to Professor Hsi-Hsien Lin, who worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Siamon’s lab, about his career to date.
- Sep 26, 2024
- 2 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Alan Ezekowitz
We spoke to Professor Alan Ezekowitz, who undertook his doctoral studies in Siamon’s lab, about his diverse scientific career.
- Jul 03, 2024
- 3 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Jon Austyn
We spoke to Professor Jon Austyn, Siamon’s first graduate student who carried out the original research identifying F4/80, about his remarkable scientific career.
- Apr 20, 2024
- 5 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
The Past, the Present, and the Future of Immunoglobulin M
In this blog, we discuss a recent discovery showing that the protein CD5L is associated with immunoglobulin M in the circulation.
- Jan 11, 2024
- 5 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
No Guts, No Glory: Innovative Treatments for Crohn’s Disease
In this blog, we will discuss the different methods utilized to treat Crohn's disease, including the more commonly used biologics and the newly approved Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, upadacitinib.
- Nov 10, 2023
- 6 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Siamon Gordon: The Father of F4/80
In this blog Siamon Gordon tells us about his life and career, with an impressive scientific pedigree and immense contributions to macrophage research over the past 50 years
- Aug 25, 2023
- 7 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
The TLR7/IRF-5 Axis in HIV: A Matter of Life and Cell Death?
In this blog, we discuss a recent study by Carmona-Pérez et al., in which they investigate the role of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7/interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF-5) axis in the predisposition of CD4 T cells to apoptosis during HIV infection.
- Aug 16, 2023
- 5 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
From Powerhouses to Inferno: A Mitochondrial Messenger Fuels Inflammation
In this blog, we discuss the concept of immunometabolism, including a new study published by Hooftman et al. (2023) in Nature showing how a molecule derived from mitochondrial metabolism can trigger inflammation, providing insights into the versatile functions of these organelles beyond energy production.
- Jul 28, 2023
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Immune Cells Get an Upgrade: A Stronger Defense against Cancer
This blog takes a look at recent advances in CAR T-cell therapies, which allow CAR expression and release of cytokines in a controllable manner.
- Apr 20, 2023
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Unlocking the Secrets of Neuroimmunology: Connecting What Belongs Together
In this blog, Patrick Penndorf writes about neuroimmunology, the connection between neuroscience and immunology research. This blog was awarded joint 2nd place in the 2022 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.
- Mar 16, 2023
- 5 min read
- Patrick Penndorf
A PITiful End for a Pathogen
In this guest blog, Temitayo Bamgbose, a graduate student at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, discusses PITs, a tactic utilized by the immune system to eliminate pathogens.
- Apr 06, 2022
- 4 min read
- Temitayo Bamgbose
Gamma Delta T cells: The Unsung Heroes of Immunology
This blog was awarded 3rd place in the 2021 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.
- Aug 17, 2021
- 4 min read
- Katelyn O’Neill
How Do Pattern Recognition Receptors Help Mount an Immune Response?
This guest blog takes a look at pattern recognition receptors and how they mount an immune response against viruses.
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min read
- Gayatri Subramanian, PhD
Looking Beneath the Surface: Viral Clearance by Anti-Nucleoproteins
This guest blog examines a paper published by Caddy et al. (2020) in EMBO Journal that sheds new light on anti-nucleoprotein antibodies and clearance of viral infections that could have important implications for vaccine design.
- Feb 09, 2021
- 4 min read
- Danielle Germundson
A T Cell for Your Thoughts?
Can T cells influence our brain function? In this guest blog, we explore the contribution of T cells to learning and memory.
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min read
- Danielle Germundson
A MASTer Immune cell
In this guest blog, we take a look at some of the areas outside of allergy that mast cells play a role in.
- Dec 04, 2020
- 4 min read
- Danielle Germundson
Navigating the Deadly Cytokine Storm
Sometimes our immune systems launch an excessive, disproportionate response to a real infection, called a "cytokine storm". This blog looks at cytokine storms and the role they may play in COVID-19 pathogenesis.
- May 14, 2020
- 6 min read
- Katie Roberts, PhD
Tumors Sweet Success due to Macrophage Polarization
This blog discusses a recent study by Bohn et al. (2018) that highlights a mechanism that melanoma utilizes to subvert the immune response.
- Apr 01, 2019
- 4 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Manifestation of Ghosts Exacerbates Asthma
Krishnamoorthy et al. (2018) have identified enucleated neutrophil cell bodies, known as ‘ghosts’, as driving Th17 cell inflammation in severe asthma.
- Oct 29, 2018
- 4 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Side of the Gut Microbiome
This blog takes a look at how gut microbiota may play a role in anti-tumor immune responses.
- Jul 14, 2018
- 2 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Th2A Cells — the Latest T Helper Cell Subset and its Role in Allergy
Th2A cells are a recently identified subset of T helper cells type 2 (Th2). This blog looks at the role of Th2A cells in allergy.
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min read
- Bio-Rad
Inking the Immune System: How Macrophages Make Tattoos Last
Baranska et al. (2018) identify macrophage dynamics as being key to tattoos lasting. This blog examines why tattoos are so difficult to remove.
- Apr 04, 2018
- 3 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
How Good Bacteria Protect Us from Pathogenic Infection
This blog describes studies demonstrating the beneficial role of commensal bacteria in treating microbial infections and antibiotic resistance.
- Jul 10, 2017
- 3 min read
- Annalise Barnette, PhD
How to Identify Major Immune Cell Types by Their CD Marker Expression
Learn how a new tool from Bio-Rad simplifies knowing what markers to use to identify certain immune cell types.
- May 19, 2017
- 1 min read
- Bio-Rad
Macrophages, obesity and insulin resistance
This blog post describes the mechanisms by which macrophages induce insulin resistance in the obese state.
- Mar 31, 2017
- 2 min read
- Annalise Barnette, PhD
What do monocytes have to do with the heart?
This post describes the role of monocytes in heart disease and whether monocyte infiltration into the heart exacerbates disease or aids in its repair.
- Mar 02, 2017
- 1 min read
- Annalise Barnette, PhD
Monocyte-based cell therapy for treating diseases
This blog post discusses recent pre-clinical studies that suggest monocytes could be applied in a related manner to the treatment of diseases.
- May 25, 2016
- 2 min read
- Annalise Barnette, PhD
Immunological memory is no longer a unique trait of adaptive immune cells
The new finding of trained immunity challenges the basic tenets of immunology, blurring the line that separates innate and adaptive immunity.
- Jan 19, 2016
- 2 min read
- Annalise Barnette, PhD
Four virus serotypes…One Dengue vaccine?
Have a group of researchers really found the key to a cure to the currently incurable Dengue virus? Find out here...
- May 28, 2015
- 2 min read
- Bio-Rad