instituteImmune Disease Institute
The Immune Disease Institute (IDI) is a non-profit, independent research
institution recognized worldwide for its discoveries that increase the
body’s ability to fight disease and to heal.
The breakthroughs of IDI scientists are greatly increasing our
understanding of the influence of immune defense and inflammation on
medical discovery, health care, and disease management.
The Immune Disease Institute is academically affiliated with Harvard
Medical School, and its investigators hold appointments in departments
of HMS. IDI is a wholly independent organization in its governance,
finance, and research direction.
IDI was previously known as the Center for Blood Research.
Affiliation: Harvard Medical SchoolWeb site: http://idi.harvard.edu
Recent articles about Immune Disease Institute
Discovery of calcium channel protein illuminates T cell signaling (Focus, April 21, 2006)RNA sequence restrains fatal encephalitis (Focus, March 10, 2006)
Innate signal sparks homing of T cells (Focus, October 10, 2003)
Resistance mutation found for Gleevec (Focus, August 30, 2002)
Researchers identify protein linked to tumor invasion (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, June 24, 2002)
RNA technology thwarts HIV (Focus, June 21, 2002)
Lack of protein ApoE in brain may raise Alzheimer's risk (Focus, January 11, 2002)
Remote-control immunity up close (Focus, November 30, 2001)
Sorting good eggs from bad ones (Focus, August 31, 2001)
