Young Scholars’ Developments in Immunology
A special issue of Immuno (ISSN 2673-5601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 293
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Interests: onco-immunology; cancer immunotherapy; immunopathology; CAR-T cell; tumor microenvironment; cancer vaccine
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Interests: anti-inflammatory; immunomodulatory medicinal plants; in vitro biological assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Once overlooked and poorly understood, inflammation is now everywhere we look—from the root of chronic disease to the focus of cutting-edge therapies. Whether in a lab, a clinic, or a television commercial, we are constantly hearing about the immune system—how to fine-tune it, how to calm it, or how it goes wrong. Today, almost every major disease is tied to dysregulated immune and inflammatory signaling.
This Special Issue of Immuno, “Young Scholars’ Developments in Immunology”, celebrates the discoveries of early-career researchers shaping the future of immunological sciences. We invite original research articles and reviews from PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and new principal investigators across the full spectrum of immunology.
We particularly encourage contributions focused on innate immune mechanisms, including inflammatory signaling, cytokine networks, pattern recognition, protease activity, and programmed cell death pathways, such as apoptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis. However, we also welcome studies exploring the interface of innate and adaptive immunity, immune cell differentiation, host–pathogen interactions, and immune dysregulation in infection, cancer, and autoimmunity.
This Issue aims to act as a space to spotlight bold ideas, novel tools, and fresh perspectives from the next generation of immunologists. Join us in sharing the science that will shape tomorrow’s immune therapies and discoveries.
Prof. Dr. Toshihiko Torigoe
Prof. Dr. Bashar Saad
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- inflammation
- innate immunity
- adaptive immunity
- cell death
- cytokines/cytokine signaling
- host–pathogen interactions
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