B cells are important immune cells. They produce antibodies against foreign molecules on pathogens, and in this way they protect us against disease....
The Cantor lab studies the development and function of T-cell subsets. Early studies indicated that the thymus gave rise to two major lineages of T cells...
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Our body is colonized by a robust and diverse ecosystem - the commensal microbiome. When mucosal pathogens infect us, they first encounter our commensals... Read more about Smita Gopinath
The main focus of this laboratory is to elucidate the role of ATP and adenosine receptor signaling in immune cell activation. We have discovered that...
Our group studies how cell migration organizes the communication between the innate and the adaptive immune systems. Specifically, we are interested in...
Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases
Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
149 13th Street, Room 6-221
Charlestown, MA 02129
Immunologists in the Winau Lab are most excited about the discovery of basic mechanisms that explain how the immune system functions. Over the years, we...