Daniel Moore
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‘Pre-conditioning’ restores immune tolerance
A treatment targeting T-cell metabolism could reinvigorate immune tolerance mechanisms to combat autoimmune disease and transplant rejection, Vanderbilt researchers discovered. Read MoreSep 16, 2021
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Study uses child’s own immune system against type one diabetes
Eighteen-year-old Grace Long had just been accepted at the renowned United States Naval Academy, with plans to become a nuclear engineering officer. Then, she learned she had type 1 diabetes, an immediate disqualifier for military service. Read MoreJun 22, 2017
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Stem cells promote tolerance
Blood-forming stem cells play a role in immune tolerance and acceptance of organ transplants, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered. Read MoreNov 17, 2016
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VUMC researchers seek to crack the code of neonatal sepsis
Sepsis, an exaggerated and overwhelming inflammatory response to infection, is a major worldwide killer of babies in the first four weeks of life (neonatal period). Read MoreJun 2, 2016
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Tolerating a transplant
A new genetic model has generated new strategies for promoting tolerance to transplants – and improving long-term transplant outcomes – in the background of autoimmune disease. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Immune system’s role in prematurity complication studied
Disruptions in immune system regulation may play a role in a deadly complication in premature infants. Read MoreMar 16, 2012