Immunology

Bringing a new perspective to infectious diseaseEnlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.

Immune protection from an unexpected sourceMIT biological engineers find that proteins in mucus help ward off viral infection.

Monitoring how T cells respond to HIVNew technology could help AIDS researchers develop new vaccines.

Biologists shed light on a puzzling parasiteNew discovery reveals why some forms of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.

On the trail of a stealthy parasiteBiologist Jeroen Saeij shows why some strains of Toxoplasma are more dangerous than others.

Countering ‘memory loss’ in the immune systemNew findings from MIT biologists could help vaccine designers elicit long-term immunity.

MIT senior wins Rhodes ScholarshipJennifer Lai, who is majoring in biological engineering and music and theater arts, is headed to Oxford.

Love named one of Popular Science magazine’s 'Brilliant 10'Assistant professor honored for immunology work.

New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunityA new finding from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard may have implications for designing an effective AIDS vaccine.