Science in Seconds: How Our Immune System Recognizes Pathogen Infections

UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases

UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases ()

UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools such as cryo-electron microscopy and x-ray crystallography to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases. Shigella bacteria is one of those pathogens that can cause nearly a half million infections in the United States each year. The Shigella infection can cause painful gastrointestinal symptoms that can last for days or even weeks with limited treatment options.

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