immunology
noun
im·mu·nol·o·gy
ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
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Sakaguchi is an expert in immunology at the University of Osaka, Brunkow is a senior program manager at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, and Ramsdell is a co-founder of Sonoma Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company based in San Francisco.
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Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Ramanan also has received several other honors in the field of maternal immunology, including the Rita Allen Foundation Scholar Award and the V Scholar Award from the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Prof Danny Altmann of Imperial College London noted that the discovery of T-reg cells has shaped modern immunology.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Transmission itself is rare, as bacteria tends to flower into infection among the immunocompromised, according to Michele Swanson, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Ramanan also has received several other honors in the field of maternal immunology, including the Rita Allen Foundation Scholar Award and the V Scholar Award from the V Foundation for Cancer Research.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Prof Danny Altmann of Imperial College London noted that the discovery of T-reg cells has shaped modern immunology.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Transmission itself is rare, as bacteria tends to flower into infection among the immunocompromised, according to Michele Swanson, a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Immunology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immunology. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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immunology
noun
im·mu·nol·o·gy
ˌim-yə-ˈnäl-ə-jē
plural immunologies
: a science that deals with the immune system and the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity and immune responses
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