Dr. Megan Levings and her team have recently published two papers on the very different functions and uses of regulatory T cells (Tregs). Tregs are immune cells that help to rein in immune responses to ensure that they don’t go too far and begin harming healthy tissues in their pursuit of foreign invaders.
Immunity, When It's Just Right
How vaccines work, the consequences of not being immunized, and the pitfalls of vaccine hesitancy. Presented by Dr. Peter van den Elzen, Clinician Scientist, Immunity in Health & Disease, CFRI; Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, UBC; Hematopathologist & Medical Doctor of Diagnostic Immunology, BC Children's Hospital & BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. | Dr. Simon Dobson, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Infectious & Immunological Disease, Department of Pediatrics, UBC. (2011)
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