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immunologist

American  
[im-yoo-nah-luhj-ist] / ˌɪm juˈnɑ lədʒ ɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in immunology.


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Yet another field that may have caught the medicine committee's eye is that of adhesion receptors in the immune system, identified by US immunologist Timothy Springer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Our results show that MafB functions as a master regulator that gives macrophages their identity and equips them with the capabilities necessary to support organ health," explains immunologist Thomas Marichal.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

But the most memorable characterization comes from an immunologist she cites, whose patients sometimes ask whether the foreign cells inside them are good or bad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist and professor in biomedical sciences at the University of Manchester, describes it as a "mixing pot" of infections.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025

Centuries before, during the era of exploration, every Earth ship had carried a rudimentary Survey Crew—a physiologist, a biochemist, an immunologist, a physician—to determine the safety of landings on unknown planets.

From Contamination Crew by Alan Edward Nourse

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