B Cell Biology Related News
Creating clarity around a key aspect of the immune system
MEDIA RELEASE:
16 Aug 2010
Garvan researchers have made a finding on the frontier of immunology that will create much buzz in the field as it explains how a pivotal class of immune cells, known as T follicular helper cells, is generated.
Mystery solved at crossroads of immune response
MEDIA RELEASE:
17 Jul 2009
Garvan scientists have solved an important mystery about our immune response, a finding that among other things could be used to help improve the body's reaction to vaccination.
How germs meet their opposites - a mystery revealed in real time
MEDIA RELEASE:
09 Jun 2009
Sophisticated microscope technology has made it possible for Australian and American scientists to record previously unknown interactions between two classes of immune cell right at the beginning of the 'antigen transport chain', the apex of the immune response. An important discovery, this takes us one step further towards being able to control disease and infection.
B cell mutations that may cause cancers and autoimmune diseases
MEDIA RELEASE:
29 Feb 2008
To remain healthy, we must maintain exactly the right number of B cells, the white blood cells that produce antibodies. Scientists at Garvan have identified the factors critical to maintaining this important balance within our immune systems. When the balance fails, we become prone to developing certain cancers or autoimmune diseases.
Garvan student wins prestigious immunology award
17 Dec 2007
At its annual conference in early December, the Australasian Society of Immunology awarded Garvan PhD student, Sandra Gardam, its prestigious New Investigator Award. Sandra's research looks at B cells, the cells that produce antibodies. She has been investigating the mechanisms that ensure we have the right number of B cells in our bodies.
