Immune cells
Unraveling the complexity of immune cells
28 Jul 2021By tapping into the inner workings of cells, Jinmiao Chen uses novel analytical technologies to understand why immune responses vary greatly among individuals.
Origins of human macrophages revealed
22 Jun 2020The developmental origins of human macrophages suggest that scientists may need to rethink the way they study these important immune cells.
Battling bacteria that get under the skin
23 May 2019A subset of skin-resident immune cells secrete the protein VEGFα to help mount a robust response to bacterial invasion.
On the trail of two types of white blood cells
23 May 2019Nerve bundles and blood vessels each have their own specific subtypes of macrophages.
Making blood from skin
14 Sep 2017Despite being very different kinds of cells, skin cells have been used
to make blood cells in mice
A new kit for cytometry analysis
7 Feb 2017Cytofkit helps researchers make sense of mass cytometry datasets to uncover cell subsets