The Inflammation Situation: Tales from Immunologists

February 11, 2020

Featuring

Talia Mota - "HIV cure: Captain of the Immunological Space Ship". Talia's work focuses on a type of cell in the immune system (called a “T cell”) and how it identifies and attacks HIV infection. Her work has important implications towards developing a cure for HIV. Watch video here!

Xin Li - “Exploring gut (fungal mycobiome)-lung allergy crosstalk”. The microbiome is the world of symbiotic fungi and bacteria in the gut. By experimentally changing the microbiome in mice, Xin explores the link between the microbiome and lung diseases like asthma.

In the news:

February 13, 2020, Blog article in the Roosevelt Islander Online