Immune Monitoring in 2026
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editors
Interests: memory B cell; vaccines; affinity maturation; IgG subclass usage
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2. Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
Interests: HCMV; T cell; immune monitoring; peptide recognition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Immune reactivity in a test subject is generally advantageous when directed against viral, bacterial, or fungal pathogens or malignant cells. Alternatively, in the context of autoimmunity or allergy, immune reactivity that is inappropriate or misdirected can be detrimental to the host. Collectively, immune monitoring aims to measure whether an immune response has occurred within a test subject, and further to define its magnitude and quality.
In this Special Issue, we invite original research articles that examine antigen-specific T or B cell reactivity in test subjects in the context of vaccination, malignancy, autoimmunity, or allergy, especial those utilizing approaches and emerging techniques that provide single-cell resolution. Submissions related to the standardization and validation of immune monitoring methods that improve either the ease or throughput of sample testing are also highly encouraged.
Dr. Greg A. Kirchenbaum
Prof. Dr. Paul V. Lehmann
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional assay(s)
- antigen-specific (T/B) memory
- antibody reactivity
- Ig class/subclass usage
- Affinity maturation
- recall antigens
- peptide pools
- cytokine signature(s)
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