Immune Disease Institute

Shedding Light on Life

Advances in optical microscopy reveal biological processes as they unfold
The scene is familiar from biology textbooks. A long string of DNA is copied to form a matching strand. In textbooks, the lives of cells are typically depicted in snapshots captured by powerful microscopes. But that?s changing. A growing revolution in imaging is making it possible for biologists to watch small-scale events as they unfold in living cells and tissues. more >>

Rao Lab Finds Key to T Cell's Shifting Proteome When immune T cells encounter the enemy-a virus, bacteria or other foreign invader-they transform from a state of quiet readiness to fully armed fighters. This process of T cell activation, which occurs in a day or less, requires the cell to produce a host of new proteins to fill its arsenal. more >>
IDI and GlaxoSmithKline Kick Off Research Alliance The Immune Disease Institute and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are gearing up to launch their five-year, $25 million research collaboration, aimed at speeding the development of new medicines to fight autoimmune and inflammatory disease. more >>
Immune Cells Kill Foes By Disrupting Mitochondria Two Ways "This work gives us a new understanding of a major T cell defense pathway," Lieberman says. The results appeared in the May 16th issue of Cell. more >>
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