T cells
T cells are specialized lymphocytes that have vital roles in the immune system. Since their initial description in the 1960s, they have become a major focus of immunology research. In this Nature Milestone on T cells, we explore and celebrate pivotal studies that advanced our understanding of various aspects of T cell biology, including their functions in health and disease and potential for therapeutic application.
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Coordinating editors:
Gavin Mason, Nature Communications
Zoltan Fehervari, Nature
Yvonne Bordon, Nature Reviews Immunology
Nick Bernard, Nature Immunology
Writing editors:
Eva Amsen, Freelance writer
Meriem Attaf, Nature Communications
Lucy Bird, Nature Reviews Immunology
Michael Eisenstein, Freelance writer
Alexandra Flemming, Nature Reviews Immunology
Ildiko Gyory, Nature Communications
Stephanie Houston, Nature Immunology
Ching-yu Huang, Nature Communications
Jessica McHugh, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Kirsty Minton, Nature Reviews Immunology
Madhura Mukhopadyay, Nature Methods
Timothy Powell, Nature Communications
Zhijuan Qiu, Communications Biology
Shimona Starling, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Elizabeth Svoboda, Freelance writer
M. Teresa Villanueva, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Milestones advisors:
Jeffrey Bluestone, University of California San Francisco, USA
Patrick J. Brennan, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
Michael B. Brenner, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
Robert L. Coffman, RLC Consulting, USA
Anne Cooke, University of Cambridge, UK
Max D. Cooper, Emory University School of Medicine, USA
Shane Crotty, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, USA
Michael L. Dustin, University of Oxford, UK
Matthias Eberl, Cardiff University, UK
Dale Godfrey, University of Melbourne, Australia
Gillian Griffiths, University of Cambridge, UK
Nick Holmes, University of Cambridge, UK
Mitchell Kronenberg, University of California San Diego, USA
Vijay Kuchroo, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
Robert Lechler, King’s College London, UK
Peter Linsley, Benaroya Research Institute, USA
Laura Mackay, University of Melbourne, Australia
David Masopust, University of Minnesota, USA
Diane Mathis, Harvard Medical School, USA
Timothy R. Mosmann, University of Rochester Medical Center, USA
Louis J. Picker, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
Steven A. Porcelli, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Ellis L. Reinherz, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Jamie Rossjohn, Monash University, Australia
Alessandro Sette, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, USA
Brigitta Stockinger, The Francis Crick Institute, UK
E. John Wherry, University of Pennsylvania, USA
