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Immunotherapy and Immune Responses

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Dominic J. Barker
Anthony Nolan
2
Hideki Ikeda
Chiba University
3
Prabhu S. Arunachalam
Stanford University
4
Aekkachai Tuekprakhon
University of Birmingham
5
Ayse Bassez
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
6
Sameer Ullah Khan
Jamia Hamdard
7
Mar Cabeza-Cabrerizo
University of Cambridge
8
Lucile Vanhersecke
Institut Bergonié
9
Sonia Ndeupen
University of Pennsylvania
10
Samantha M. Morrissey
University of Louisville

Papers

1
Unveiling the mechanisms and challenges of cancer drug resistance
Cell Communication and Signaling|2024
350 cit.
2
Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer in the tumour microenvironment
Nature|2025
248 cit.
3
The IPD-IMGT/HLA database: recent developments in sequence submission
Nucleic Acids Research|2025
50 cit.
4
A comparative immunological assessment of multiple clinical-stage adjuvants for the R21 malaria vaccine in nonhuman primates
Science Translational Medicine|2024
10 cit.
5
The Role of China-Pakistan Relations in the Global Tech Competition, Especially in Areas like 5G, AI, and Cybersecurity
Review of Education Administration and Law|2025
3 cit.
6
1779P Deep learning tertiary lymphoid structures detection on HES/H&E slides and association to survival outcome in sarcoma
Annals of Oncology|2024
1 cit.
7
49P Machine learning refines predictive tertiary lymphoid structures (pTLS) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) immunotherapy
ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology|2025
0 cit.
8
Programmable biosensors for precision leukaemia diagnostics: engineering the future of hematologic oncology
Microchemical Journal|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Bo Li
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2
Roser Vento‐Tormo
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
3
Miquel Vento-Tormo
Software (Spain)
4
Riyue Bao
University of Pittsburgh
5
Jessica Fessler
Stanford University
6
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University
7
Wei Xu
Peking University
8
Nils Weinhold
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
9
Alba Grifoni
La Jolla Institute for Immunology
10
Luis A. Brito
Moderna Therapeutics (United States)

Papers

1
Single-cell roadmap of human gonadal development
Nature|2022
485 cit.
2
Spatial multiomics map of trophoblast development in early pregnancy
Nature|2023
292 cit.
3
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
4
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
5
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
6
A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
169 cit.
7
Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023
157 cit.
8
An integrated single-cell reference atlas of the human endometrium
Nature Genetics|2024
144 cit.
9
Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy
Nature Communications|2022
139 cit.
10
Activatable Cancer Sono‐Immunotherapy using Semiconducting Polymer Nanobodies
Advanced Materials|2022
132 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Steven A. Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute
2
Rafi Ahmed
Emory University
3
Antonio Lanzavecchia
Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland)
4
Alexander Y. Rudensky
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
5
James P. Allison
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
6
Lieping Chen
Yale Cancer Center
7
Nicholas P. Restifo
Lyell Immunopharma (United States)
8
Michel C. Nussenzweig
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
9
Mark M. Davis
Stanford Medicine
10
Gerold Schuler
Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Papers

1
Foxp3 programs the development and function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells
Nature Immunology|2003
7.7k cit.
2
Two subsets of memory T lymphocytes with distinct homing potentials and effector functions
Nature|1999
5.8k cit.
3
Efficient presentation of soluble antigen by cultured human dendritic cells is maintained by granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor plus interleukin 4 and downregulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1994
5.2k cit.
4
Tumor-associated B7-H1 promotes T-cell apoptosis: A potential mechanism of immune evasion
Nature Medicine|2002
5k cit.
5
Metabolites produced by commensal bacteria promote peripheral regulatory T-cell generation
Nature|2013
4.7k cit.
6
Restoring function in exhausted CD8 T cells during chronic viral infection
Nature|2005
4k cit.
7
Enhancement of Antitumor Immunity by CTLA-4 Blockade
Science|1996
3.9k cit.
8
Phenotypic Analysis of Antigen-Specific T Lymphocytes
Science|1996
3.6k cit.
9
An advanced culture method for generating large quantities of highly pure dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow
Journal of Immunological Methods|1999
3k cit.
10
Cancer immunotherapy: moving beyond current vaccines
Nature Medicine|2004
3k cit.

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