Over a lifetime, the human body faces a wide variety of threats from bacteria, viruses and other dangers, such as cancer. T cells, made by the thymus, fight pathogens and malignancies through ...

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system. In cancer ...

Dr. Jarrod Dudakov studies how the immune system naturally recovers after damage, such as from common cancer therapies like chemotherapy and radiation. He uses mouse models to study the thymus, the ...