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For over 75 years, only humoral antibodies were known to mediate immunological specificity. The apparent absence of these in delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions was perplexing, and the dominant dogma of antibodies led to some curious hypotheses.
Natural killer cells have been arbitrarily defined using a number of different phenotypic and functional criteria. We asked Lorenzo Moretta if we have truly discovered the core identity of this critical player in eliciting immune responses.
A recent workshop was convened under the auspices of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the relationship of the innate immune system to autoimmune disorders.
Kavathas, Chair of the AAI Committee on the Status of Women (1998–2001) and Soong, a member of this committee, discuss the reasons for gender discrimination against women and what can be done to address the issue.