Professor Elizabeth Hartland

Head of Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity – a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Health & Medicine

The immune legions fighting Legionnaires’ disease

Researchers solve immunity puzzle in lung tissue and reveal previously unknown ‘immune cell circuitry’ as secret weapon in front line defence against Legionella.

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