immunologists
Defense system experts
Immunologists are scientists and physicians who study the immune system—the body's defense against infection and disease.
They research how the body recognizes and fights pathogens, why it sometimes attacks itself in autoimmune disorders, and how to harness immune responses for vaccines and cancer treatments.
The immunologists traced the outbreak to a novel virus.
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
- molecularOf tiny particles
- monoclonalFrom single ancestor cell
epidemiology · publication · grant · hypothesis · protocol · biomarker · assay · knockout
Protein targeting foreign substances
- antigenImmune response inducer
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- immunoglobulinDefensive blood protein
macrophage · T-cell · B-cell · interleukin · complement · phagocytosis · thymus · spleen
Injection conferring disease resistance
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- antigenImmune response inducer
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
efficacy · mRNA · inactivated · subunit · conjugate · serology · titer · formulation
One who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- clinicianMedical care provider
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
- virologistMicrobe researcher, specifically contagious
allergist · rheumatologist · pathologist · oncologist · epidemiologist · academic · lecturer · Nobel
Adverse immune response
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
lupus · rheumatoid · Crohn's · psoriasis · sepsis · immunodeficiency · hypersensitivity · anaphylaxis
Drugs derived from organisms
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- desensitizationReduced response over time
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- pathogenesisHow disease develops
- molecularOf tiny particles
monoclonal · epidemiology · publication · grant · hypothesis · protocol · biomarker · assay · knockout · transgenic
antibody
Protein targeting foreign substances
- antigenImmune response inducer
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
immunoglobulin · macrophage · T-cell · B-cell · interleukin · complement · phagocytosis · thymus · spleen · dendritic
inoculation
Injection conferring disease resistance
- adjuvantImmunity-boosting additive
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- antigenImmune response inducer
prophylaxis · efficacy · mRNA · inactivated · subunit · conjugate · serology · titer · formulation
researcher
One who studies systematically
- professorSenior university teacher
- clinicianMedical care provider
- microbiologistScientist studying microscopic organisms
virologist · allergist · rheumatologist · pathologist · oncologist · epidemiologist · academic · lecturer · Nobel · tenure
allergy
Adverse immune response
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
infection · lupus · rheumatoid · Crohn's · psoriasis · sepsis · immunodeficiency · hypersensitivity · anaphylaxis · asthma
biologics
Drugs derived from organisms
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- corticosteroidsInflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- allergy specialistsallergists
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- industry workerstechnicians, scientists, researchers, engineers, managers
- medical professionalsdoctor, doctors, physician, physicians, surgeon
- microbiologistsbacteriologists, virologists, mycologists, parasitologists, Louis Pasteur
immunologistssurgeons
Doctors performing operations
orthopedic surgeons · neurosurgeons · trauma surgeons · dermatologists · cardiologists
immunologistspathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
virologists · bacteriologists · epidemiologists · toxicologists
immunologistsphysicists
Scientists studying matter, energy
astronomers · geologists · mathematicians · engineers · computer scientists