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How age affects vaccine responses and how to make them better

Oct 29, 2025

Age-related shifts in T cells weaken vaccine response in older adults, but new findings pave the way for next generation of vaccines.

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Susan Kaech, Ph.D., named next leader of Allen Institute’s Immunology moonshot

Oct 21, 2025

Leader in immunology to advance the Institute’s next frontier in understanding the immune system’s role across health and disease

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New study reveals rheumatoid arthritis begins long before symptoms, opening door to prevention 

Sep 24, 2025

The seven-year study reveals early-warning signs that could help doctors catch the disease before it starts, potentially saving patients years of pain...

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New research reveals how location influences how our immune system fights disease

Jan 22, 2025

Findings could pave the way for improved immunotherapies and vaccines.

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CryoSCAPE: Allen Institute scientists develop ‘suspended animation’ technique for blood draws that will aid research for underserved populations

Jan 6, 2025

A new approach that keeps blood cells alive in deep freeze promises to expand reach of cutting-edge single-cell technologies to underserved...

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Nature’s Palette: A tale of science and art

Sep 19, 2024

Two sisters, from seemingly different worlds, have joined forces in a unique collaboration to visualize the healthy immune system across age.

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Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas

Sep 19, 2024

Comprehensive dataset maps the landscape of healthy immune cells across the human lifespan 

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Hope for kids with IBD: New trial aims to improve treatment

May 13, 2024

Allen Institute for Immunology and Seattle Children’s Research Institute launch study to unravel the molecular mysteries of pediatric IBD.

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How your immune system changes over time

Jan 24, 2024

Study reveals a type of T cell that vanishes with age and time’s toll on ‘age-resistant’ immune cells

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Cancer Research Institute awards Ananda Goldrath, Ph.d., with the 2023 Frederick W. Alt Award

Oct 30, 2023

The annual honor recognizes outstanding success in academia or industry for research that has had a major impact in the field of immunology.

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Allen Institute for Immunology partners with Lilly to better understand autoimmune disease

Jul 18, 2023

The Institute will use cutting-edge molecular profiling techniques and advanced bioinformatics tools to enable precision medicine in clinical trials...

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Ananda Goldrath to Lead Allen Institute for Immunology

Jul 6, 2023

Dr. Ananda Goldrath will join as the Executive Vice President of the Allen Institute for Immunology in fall of 2023.

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Long COVID’s long fallout

Jun 15, 2023

Patients share their experiences of ongoing, debilitating symptoms nearly 3 years after initial infection 

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Many long COVID patients suffer from persistent inflammation, study finds

Jun 9, 2023

Molecular footprint of the chronic condition could help guide clinical trial and treatment decisions

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SciShots: Tracking immune cells’ digestion

Apr 3, 2023

Scientists are watching cells swallow microscopic beads in the hopes of better understanding the autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis 

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Look in the labs | Immunology

Sep 14, 2022

What makes the human immune system healthy, and what goes wrong in disease?

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Out of Balance | Sarah’s experience with multiple myeloma

Jun 8, 2022

Sarah Kaufmann-Fink was diagnosed with cancer as a college student. 17 years and one relapse later, she’s pushing for more research.

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Science in Sixty | Greg Szeto

Jun 7, 2022

Greg Szeto Ph.D., Associate Investigator at The Allen Institute for Immunology, has a passion for immunology, virology, bioengineering, computer...

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A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools

Jun 1, 2022

The Human Immune System Explorer offers an inside view into ongoing research on human health and disease

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Q&A with the Allen Institute for Immunology’s first employee

Sep 11, 2021

Ernie Coffey started his career in science with a bang. It was 1997 and he landed a job at one of the institutes participating in the sequencing of...

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