Expert profile immune system
Akiko Iwasaki
PhD / Sterling Professor of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine
Immunologist known for work on antiviral defense, tissue immunity, inflammation, and immune responses at mucosal surfaces.
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ImmunobiologyAntiviral defenseMucosal immunityInflammation
Biography
Akiko Iwasaki leads widely cited research on innate and adaptive immunity, viral pathogenesis, and tissue-specific immune defense.
Health Secrets uses Iwasaki on immune-system pages where antiviral defense, resilience, and inflammatory signaling are central.