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A season for midwinter immunology

Immunologists gather at Asilomar each January in a pleasant and informal setting to discuss recent findings on the development and regulation of immune responses.

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We thank all of the speakers at the 41st Midwinter Conference of Immunologists, and offer our apologies to those who were not mentioned in this Commentary.

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Sprent, J., Uittenbogaart, C. & Fink, P. A season for midwinter immunology. Nat Immunol 3, 414–416 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0502-414

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