A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)
Personalized vaccines edge closer
10 Sep 2013A technique for analyzing specific T-cell responses could pave the way for more rationally designed vaccines
White blood cells show their stripes
27 Aug 2013A newly discovered subset of white blood cells in mice and humans could improve treatments for infections and autoimmune diseases
Seeking solutions to viral migration
2 Jul 2013Revelation of antiviral properties in the protein viperin could help virologists to contain the re-emerging chikungunya virus
Awakening the body’s anticancer defenses
4 Jun 2013Targeted stimulation of an immune pathway may help the body to fight back against liver cancer
Fast and simple detection of tropical diseases
4 Jun 2013A panel of major tropical diseases may soon be detectable from a single blood sample thanks to a biochip created at A*STAR
Bracing for a viral counterattack
26 Mar 2013Insights obtained by profiling the immune response to repeat viral infections could assist vaccine design efforts
How one protein accelerates lupus
12 Mar 2013A protein implicated in lupus promotes disease progression by distinct mechanisms in different immune cells
Pinpointing a potential therapeutic target
15 Jan 2013Identification of the subtype of immune cells that is crucial to the onset of cerebral malaria provides a therapeutic starting point
Matching mice and men
23 Oct 2012Recently uncovered human counterparts to a subset of mouse immune cells may enable better vaccination strategies
Losing ground to the enemy
25 Sep 2012Inappropriate activation of an immune signaling pathway during infection leaves the body vulnerable to sepsis
The kick-starters of immune cells
11 Sep 2012Lipids produced within the thymus give immune cells the initial boost they need to fight off infection
A tale of two sites
28 Aug 2012Langerhans cells, specific immune cells in the skin, migrate to their final destination in multiple waves at different stages of embryonic development