A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)

Clarifying the role of a protein released by immune ‘dendritic’ cells could yield better treatments

Insights into the development of neutrophils could lead to therapeutic options for inflammatory diseases and cancers

Mast cells originate from two distinct sites during embryonic development

Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumors offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy

A new understanding of the way chikungunya virus protects mice against malaria could lead to improved patient care

A
subset of immune cells in the liver shields it from bacteria in the gut

A
high-fat diet may worsen inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis

Understanding how monocyte cells generate specialized immune system cells may help target immunity against cancer

A technique that identifies and characterizes different immune cell
groups in individual patients could revolutionize cancer treatments 

The effect of gut microbes
on the mouse brain depends on both sex and stage of development

Immune cells hold their memory of how to respond to
allergens in a surprising way.

A new method for making specialized immune cells
from stem cells offers a tool for modeling inflammatory diseases in the lab