Immune System

  • Vanderbilt University

    Researchers develop breakthrough immunity-equipped lung-on-a-chip system to model severe influenza responses

    A new lung-on-a-chip system that includes immune responses that mimic what occurs in the human body may help vastly advance pre-clinical efforts to investigate treatments for severe viral infections like influenza. Organ-on-a-chip models—essentially microscopic versions of a lung, heart or other essential human tissues—allow researchers to investigate various aspects… Read More

    Sep. 24, 2025

  • Vanderbilt University

    Team’s sustained work in T-cell immune response awarded P01 grant totaling $11 million

    A new lung-on-a-chip system that includes immune responses that mimic what occurs in the human body may help vastly advance pre-clinical efforts to investigate treatments for severe viral infections like influenza. Organ-on-a-chip models—essentially microscopic versions of a lung, heart or other essential human tissues—allow researchers to investigate various aspects… Read More

    Oct. 4, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Wilson receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award

    A new lung-on-a-chip system that includes immune responses that mimic what occurs in the human body may help vastly advance pre-clinical efforts to investigate treatments for severe viral infections like influenza. Organ-on-a-chip models—essentially microscopic versions of a lung, heart or other essential human tissues—allow researchers to investigate various aspects… Read More

    Apr. 4, 2016