Innate immunity is the oldest and most conserved facet of the immune system. It is responsible for an anti-infective response and it has been intrinsically linked to the initiating of inflammation.

My research—and in fact my entire career—focuses on one of the fundamental questions of immunology: how the innate immune system’s sensory functions tell self from non-self, such as ...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing ...

His specialty is the innate immune system, the first responder of the body's defenses. Dr. Rongvaux studies the cells, genes and molecules that power innate immune responses using powerful laboratory ...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...

The researchers demonstrated in a mouse model that a transplanted heart is accepted by the recipient for a long time when the ...

In a series of studies at McMaster, Dr. Schertzer’s research group demonstrated that treatment with QBECO SSI resulted in a marked reduction in liver fat, inflammation, and fibrosis in fatty liver ...