09/23/2026
🔬 A window into the hidden world of immunity.
Vanderbilt School of Engineering researchers are using a human bone marrow-on-a-chip to study how antibody-producing cells move, interact and find the environments they need to survive.
Led by School of Engineering Dean Krish Roy, the research offers new insight into immune memory and could help advance our understanding of vaccines, immune aging and disease.
Read more: https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2026/09/16/a-window-into-the-hidden-world-of-immunity-inside-human-bone-marrow/
For decades, immunologists have known that the body’s most durable defenses depend on plasma cells, the antibody-producing cells responsible for long-term immune memory. Long after an infection has passed or a vaccine has been administered, these cells continue releasing protective antibodies,...