Tag: Immunology
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Shruti Sharma, Tufts University – Brain Inflammation May Not Always Be a Villain
Inflammation in the brain is bad, right? Shruti Sharma, assistant professor of immunology at the Tufts University School of Medicine, suggests that may not always be the case. Shruti Sharma, assistant professor of immunology, studies how the immune system knows when to fight—and when to heal. Shruti Sharma is an assistant professor of immunology at…
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Avery August, Cornell University – Antibiotic Resistance and Allergies
The prevalence of allergies is on the rise in the U.S. and around the world. Avery August, professor and chair of immunology at Cornell University, discusses how the overuse of antibiotics could be to blame. Avery August is Professor of Immunology and Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine…