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High blood pressure drugs don’t increase COVID-19 risk, Stanford study finds

...the study's lead co-authors, Samuel "Yoni" Rubin, PhD, told me. However, the Stanford medical student and immunology postdoc added, this study goes further than others: "Most clinical trials investigating ACE-I...

...the study's lead co-authors, Samuel "Yoni" Rubin, PhD, told me. However, the Stanford medical student and immunology postdoc added, this study goes further than others: "Most clinical trials investigating ACE-I...

Enlisting the entire immune system strengthens potency of HIV vaccines in development

...pathogen's presence. Boosting a vaccine's strength In Pulendran's second study, published in Science Immunology, the team made use of a novel adjuvant  -- a substance that boosts a vaccine's strength...

...pathogen's presence. Boosting a vaccine's strength In Pulendran's second study, published in Science Immunology, the team made use of a novel adjuvant  -- a substance that boosts a vaccine's strength...

Life After Shelter In Place: Part II

...and iterating on to produce therapies that will improve the prognosis for COVID-19 patients.  Now, just as then, we are witnessing a renaissance in immunology and viral biology. Practically overnight,...

...and iterating on to produce therapies that will improve the prognosis for COVID-19 patients.  Now, just as then, we are witnessing a renaissance in immunology and viral biology. Practically overnight,...

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The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: What’s ahead

...pace of coronavirus vaccine development, I spoke to Stanford Medicine's Bali Pulendran, PhD, a professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology for a 1:2:1 podcast. This Q&A is condensed...

...pace of coronavirus vaccine development, I spoke to Stanford Medicine's Bali Pulendran, PhD, a professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology for a 1:2:1 podcast. This Q&A is condensed...

Stanford biochemist works with gamers to develop COVID-19 vaccine

It seems like there's no shortage of news about the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. But if you're like me, you're paying special attention to any and all...

It seems like there's no shortage of news about the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. But if you're like me, you're paying special attention to any and all...

New advances toward safely targeting immune cells to pediatric brain tumors

Stanford scientists have taken important steps toward figuring out how to use immune therapy for a group of severe pediatric brain tumors known as atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors. A new study,...

Stanford scientists have taken important steps toward figuring out how to use immune therapy for a group of severe pediatric brain tumors known as atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors. A new study,...

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Defend or delay? Grad students must decide whether to present their thesis virtually

...to not be able to interact with my classmates and not be able to enjoy that honeymoon phase of grad school felt unceremonious." Soon, microbiology and immunology graduate student Kali...

...to not be able to interact with my classmates and not be able to enjoy that honeymoon phase of grad school felt unceremonious." Soon, microbiology and immunology graduate student Kali...

Stanford ramps up coronavirus testing to help other hospitals

Earlier this month, Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, and his colleagues in the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory deployed a rapid test for coronavirus. Now they're working to provide testing...

Earlier this month, Stanford pathologist Benjamin Pinsky, MD, PhD, and his colleagues in the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory deployed a rapid test for coronavirus. Now they're working to provide testing...

Genetic takeover: How the bacteria behind Legionnaires’ disease use host cells

...hold. A paper detailing their findings appears in Cell Host & Microbe. Bassik and Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of California, San Francisco,...

...hold. A paper detailing their findings appears in Cell Host & Microbe. Bassik and Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of California, San Francisco,...

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In the Spotlight: Embracing a new career path and helping others do the same

Bryan Xie is a rising fifth-year immunology graduate student. He's also a good friend -- I first met him when I was still a PhD student in the same program....

Bryan Xie is a rising fifth-year immunology graduate student. He's also a good friend -- I first met him when I was still a PhD student in the same program....

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Scientists close in on a cure for the common cold

"Our grandmas have always been asking us, 'If you're so smart, why haven't you come up with a cure for the common cold?'" Stanford virologist Jan Carette, PhD, told me...

"Our grandmas have always been asking us, 'If you're so smart, why haven't you come up with a cure for the common cold?'" Stanford virologist Jan Carette, PhD, told me...

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RNA, in a circle, without a label, can rev immune system, new research suggests

It's always fun to be able to provide an update to a previous post. In 2017 I wrote about some intriguing research from the laboratory of dermatologist and genome scientist...

It's always fun to be able to provide an update to a previous post. In 2017 I wrote about some intriguing research from the laboratory of dermatologist and genome scientist...

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Our response to flu vaccine may be weakened by antibiotics-induced decimation of our gut microbes

Planning on getting an influenza vaccination this year? A new study led by immunologist Bali Pulendran, PhD, and his Stanford colleagues, in collaboration with researchers at several other institutions, suggests...

Planning on getting an influenza vaccination this year? A new study led by immunologist Bali Pulendran, PhD, and his Stanford colleagues, in collaboration with researchers at several other institutions, suggests...

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Do probiotics live up to the hype? Part II

The first part of this series discussed the promise and history of probiotics. David Relman, MD, professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, is optimistic about the long-term potential...

The first part of this series discussed the promise and history of probiotics. David Relman, MD, professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, is optimistic about the long-term potential...

Do probiotics live up to the hype? Part I

...of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology. There's good reason to think microbes can be strategically used to improve human health. A 2013 New England Journal of Medicine study reported...

...of bioengineering and of microbiology and immunology. There's good reason to think microbes can be strategically used to improve human health. A 2013 New England Journal of Medicine study reported...

A look at the latest food allergy research

When Stanford professor Russ Altman, MD, PhD, was in his 20s, he began to suspect he had developed an allergy to shellfish. After a seafood meal, his face was red,...

When Stanford professor Russ Altman, MD, PhD, was in his 20s, he began to suspect he had developed an allergy to shellfish. After a seafood meal, his face was red,...