A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
More than a gut feeling about mosquito-borne viruses
14 Jun 2019Deciphering the immune response in mosquitoes to the O’nyong nyong virus may lead to new broad-spectrum antiviral targets.
How bacteria influence host immunity
24 May 2019When parts of a bacteria’s cell wall enter into circulation, its host experiences more severe autoimmune reactions.
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.
The coincidental complications of coinfection
17 Apr 2019Malaria infections may be masking the extent of the emerging chikungunya epidemic
Against gut instinct
2 Apr 2019By turning a pathogenic yeast into an immunity-conferring symbiont, a team of A*STAR researchers is unraveling mysteries behind gut evolution and universal vaccines
An algorithm to rule them all
17 Mar 2019A powerful machine-learning technique enables biologists to analyze enormous data sets
Drug resistance in the hot seat
21 Feb 2019Thermal stress elicits genomic changes that can make cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy
From suspected instigator to unlikely hero
3 Feb 2019A*STAR researchers have revealed the mechanism behind the way receptor TLR-9 protects against lupus
Reducing unnecessary medication for hepatitis B patients
29 Nov 2018A collaboration between A*STAR and Duke-NUS Medical School has gotten closer to freeing some chronic hepatitis B patients from a life of medication
Identifying white knights of the arteries
29 Nov 2018A sub-group of white blood cells help maintain arterial structure and may aid development of treatments for vascular diseases
Quelling anti-viral responses
29 Nov 2018The Influenza A virus deliberately enhances levels of the human p53 protein to reduce anti-viral gene and protein expression