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Our mission is to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases of the immune system. Our vision--a healthy immune system for everyone. Every person in the world. And we want to connect with you. You who have a disease(s) of the immune system. You who want to use our expertise. You who want to work with us. You who want to learn more. Give more. You who want to amplify who we are and what we do.
Together We Discover 2024
Learn more about BRI’s biggest advances in the last year and where we’re headed next.
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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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Milk-Specific T Cell Suggests that Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a Food Allergy
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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.
May 7, 2025
A New Approach to Autoimmune Disease Treatment Takes a Big Step Forward
BRI’s Buckner Lab has been pioneering an innovative approach that turns cells that cause T1D into cells that protect you from T1D. Now, new research from Soo Jung Yang, PhD, and Ritika Tewari, PhD, shows this strategy may help treat other autoimmune diseases too.
