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Immunology

Immunogenetics

Large-scale bovine vaccine study reveals the role of genetics in immune response

Published April 22, 2022

In largest personalized immunogenetics study to date, computer scientist Yana Safonova discovers the DNA sequences that control vaccine response in cows, opening the door for further immunogenetics research in humans

Faculty news

Molecular biologist Erika Pearce joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor

Published April 6, 2021

A leading expert in the field of immunometabolism, she comes to the university from the Max Planck Institute of Immunology and Epigenetics

Coronavirus

Study suggests immunosuppressive drugs do not contribute to severity of COVID-19

Published Jan 13, 2021

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that individuals who are taking immunosuppressive drugs do not fare worse than others when they are hospitalized with COVID-19

Seasonal flu

Fast-spreading mutation helps common flu subtype escape human immune response

Published July 15, 2020

Unlike the novel coronavirus, which has been shown to mutate slowly, strains of influenza virus have acquired a mutation that blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, making vaccine development more complex

Sign on a lab door reads 'Do Not Enter: COVID-19 Testing'

Q+A

Asymptomatic spread makes COVID-19 hard to contain

Published May 12, 2020

Immunologist Gigi Gronvall discusses the challenges of tracing the spread of coronavirus, the importance of testing, and the dangerous appeal of "immunity passports"

Q+A

COVID-19: Immunity and seasonality

Published March 30, 2020

Immunologist Andrew Pekosz discusses urgent questions about the novel coronavirus, including whether anyone is immune to the virus and whether it will ebb in warmer months