T Cells

Health & Medicine

Fighting infection with curiosity

For T cell researcher Professor Laura Mackay, science wasn’t on the cards until a bout of glandular fever inspired a drive to piece together the puzzle that is our immune system

Health & Medicine

Engineering cancer defence for the brain

Brain cancer kills more children in Australia than any other disease, but genetically engineered killer T-cells could be a game changer

Health & Medicine

The cells giving our immune system more punch

Infection-fighting T cells tied to specific organs have emerged as potent killers and scientists are racing to understand how to harness them to fight diseases including cancer

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Under the Microscope

Tapping into the power of unusual white blood cells

Dr Daniel Pellicci’s research is probing unconventional types of infection-fighting T cells that combine speed and effectiveness, in a bid to find new ways to combat diseases like tuberculosis