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- Synthesizes current research to provide a thorough understanding of the behavior of the human immune system
- Includes unique coverage of immunoproteomics for immunotherapy, and clinical perspectives on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Key resource for clinicians as well as researchers in academia and industry
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Pooja Jain, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology as well as Neurobiology and Anatomy at the Drexel University College of Medicine located in Philadelphia, USA. Her research focuses on the host-pathogen interactions underlying Adult T-Cell Leukemia Lymphoma (ATLL) induced by Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). In addition, her Dr. Jain’s laboratory is engaged in testing novel targets for myeloid cell-immunotherapy against neuroinflammtory diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and HAM/TSP (HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis).
Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu, PhD, is a Professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. His research focuses on understanding the impact of HIV on the immune system as well as how this host-HIV interaction will inform potential clinical applications in balancing strategies to slow or eliminate HIV infection and optimize quality of life outcomes. Dr. Ndhlovu’s laboratory is alsoinvestigating the role of negative checkpoint regulators (NCR) in HIV, as potential immunotherapy that reverse immune perturbation in HIV.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advanced Concepts in Human Immunology: Prospects for Disease Control
Editors: Pooja Jain, Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33946-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33945-6Published: 13 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33948-7Published: 14 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33946-3Published: 11 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 403
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Immunology, Vaccine, Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research