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The Sound Life Project – New Finding Identifies 4 Categories of Healthy Immune Systems
In an article recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) scientists, led by Megan Smithmyer, PhD, Alex Hu, PhD, Jane Buckner, MD, and Cate Speake, PhD, investigated the range of variability that exists among the immune systems of healthy people.
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The Sound Life Project – New Finding Identifies Four Categories of Healthy Immune Systems
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CD4 Memory T Cells may be Responsible for High Efficacy of Shingles Vaccine
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Benaroya Research Institute Awarded $11 Million Across Eight Grants in Second Half of 2024 to Predict, Prevent, Reverse and Cure Immune System Diseases
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May 29, 2025
Innovation Fund Spotlight: State-of-the-Art Genome Editing To Understand Disease and Develop New Therapies
Learn how CRISPR-Cas9-based genome engineering using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors is helping BRI scientists make breakthroughs to study human T cells and explore new treatments for type 1 diabetes, as well as develop preclinical models to study T cells and B cells to ask questions about inf
May 7, 2025
Finding the Root Cause of Lupus
For more than 20 years, Steven Ziegler, PhD, has wondered if an altered version of a protein might play a key role in autoimmune diseases. Now, he finally has the tools to investigate further – and his work could lead to key insights about how and why lupus happens.
May 7, 2025
Autoantibody Reversion: A Mystery That Could Help Prevent T1D
At first, Cate Speake, PhD, and her team weren’t sure that a mysterious phenomenon called autoantibody reversion was actually happening. But no matter how they sliced the data, they saw the same pattern. Learn how autoantibody reversion could unlock new clues to preventing type 1 diabetes.
