Editorials

As part of Women’s History Month, we are celebrating the contributions of women who stand at the crossroads of immunology and neurobiology.

Many immunologists strongly support the drive for inclusion and diversity in the workplace, but factors beyond their control are making this an ever more difficult goal.

Cancer immunology research is diverse, uses cutting-edge technologies and continues to excite with its constantly evolving contribution to new therapeutic options, and not just for patients with cancer.

Although extraordinary scientific progress has been made, emerging challenges mean that the struggle against SARS-CoV-2 continues

Rapid transformation of the research landscape as a result of COVID-19 and the response to this pandemic has resulted in unexpected challenges

Mentoring can occur in multiple forms to foster the career development of mentees.

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic have drastically changed life throughout the world.

US President-elect Joe Biden promises a return to scientific evidence–based decision making, but will it matter in a world poisoned by disinformation?

Twenty years ago, a new immunology journal was launched. The editors now celebrate the anniversary of Nature Immunology by looking at the past, present and future.

March is Women’s History Month. This issue of Nature Immunology celebrates the contributions of women in immunology by presenting specially commissioned content from women across the globe.

Cytokines have context-dependent roles that dictate their normal physiological function; however, dysregulation or chronic activation of cytokine pathways can alter tissue balance away from a return to homeostatic quiescence toward disease-associated immunopathology.

Good practices and new initiatives increase the efficiency of the review process and the accessibility of peer-reviewed research.

Adaptive behaviors in hematopoietic cells can promote homeostasis and enhance immune responses to pathogens, but they can also perpetuate the chronicity of inflammatory or metabolic disorders.

Autoimmune disease has proven to be a unique conceptual and medical challenge, but hope for effective targeted therapies is tantalizingly close.

Evolving mechanistic and conceptual understanding of inflammation drives insight into human disease and new approaches for therapy.

We present a special set of Review articles on neuroimmune communication that highlight how the immune system and nervous system are anatomically connected, mechanistically communicate and reciprocally influence the other's function.

Innate lymphoid cells serve multiple roles in maintaining tissue homeostasis and responding to tissue insults and can contribute to chronic inflammatory diseases.

New data redefine macrophages as diverse, polyfunctional and plastic cells that respond to the needs of the tissue at steady state and during disturbed homeostasis.

Better understanding of HIV biology, virus-host interactions and mechanisms of an efficient immune response advance efforts for effective vaccines and immunotherapies.