Immune System

BIO5 members Kellen Chen and Geoffrey Gurtner helped identify a circulating immune cell type that appears to drive fibrosis, offering new insight into how scar tissue forms and pointing to potential strategies to prevent or treat fibrotic disease at the University of Arizona.

BIO5 member Clara Curiel-Lewandrowski and colleague Sally Dickinson received a federal grant to develop topical immune-based strategies that could prevent keratinocytic skin cancers and reduce the need for invasive treatments.

BIO5 member Jeff Burgess contributed to a new study showing that firefighters responding to major Los Angeles-area fires experienced changes in blood proteins linked to immune function, inflammation and cancer risk, raising concerns about long-term health effects.