{"id":1215,"date":"2023-10-19T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T19:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcchrmicro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1215"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:51:33","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/levingslab\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Levings Lab.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/levingslab\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Levings Lab<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/levingslab\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-heading\">Publications<\/h1><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--2\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-\">\n\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<h4 class=\"fndry-heading\">To view Dr. Megan Levings&#8217; Bibliography click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/myncbi\/1HwAXMljye553\/bibliography\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>here<\/u><\/a><\/h4><h2 class=\"fndry-heading\">Selected publications<\/h2><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">2021<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33929751\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Induction of stable human FOXP3+ Tregs by a parasite-derived TGF-\u03b2 mimic<\/a><\/strong><br>Cook L.,&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Induction of stable human FOXP3+ Tregs by a parasite-derived TGF-\u03b2 mimic.&nbsp;<em>Immunol Cell Biol.<\/em>&nbsp;2021 Sep;99(8):833-847. doi: 10.1111\/imcb.12475. Epub (2021). PubMed PMID: 33929751; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8453874.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33444574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Enhances Adaptive Immunity to C difficile<\/a><\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33444574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toxin B<\/a><\/strong><br>Cook L.,\u00a0<em>et al.\u00a0<\/em>Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Enhances Adaptive Immunity to C difficile Toxin B.\u00a0<em>Gastroenterology<\/em>. (2021);160(6):2155-2158.e4. doi: 10.1053\/j.gastro.2021.01.009. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 33444574.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33785909\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mRNA vaccines take on immune tolerance<\/a><\/strong><br>Wardell C.M. &#038; Levings M.K. mRNA vaccines take on immune tolerance.&nbsp;<em>Nat Biotechnol<\/em>. (2021);39(4):419-421. doi: 10.1038\/s41587-021-00880-0. PubMed PMID: 33785909.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33253683\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Is Associated With Impaired T Helper Type 17 Immunity to C difficile Toxin B<\/a><\/strong><br>Cook L.,&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Is Associated With Impaired T Helper Type 17 Immunity to C difficile Toxin B.&nbsp;<em>Gastroenterology<\/em>. (2021);160(4):1410-1413.e4. doi: 10.1053\/j.gastro.2020.11.043. Epub 2020 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 33253683.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33928557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transduction of Human T Cell Subsets with Lentivirus<\/a><\/strong><br>Fung V.C.W., Rosado-S\u00e1nchez I. &#038; Levings M.K. Transduction of Human T Cell Subsets with Lentivirus.&nbsp;<em>Methods Mol Biol<\/em>. (2021);2285:227-254. doi: 10.1007\/978-1-0716-1311-5_19. PubMed PMID: 33928557.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33301176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cross talk between human regulatory T cells and antigen-presenting cells: Lessons for clinical applications<\/a><\/strong><br>Wardell C.M., MacDonald K.N., Levings M.K. &#038; Cook L. Cross talk between human regulatory T cells and antigen-presenting cells: Lessons for clinical applications.&nbsp;<em>Eur J Immunol<\/em>. (2021);51(1):27-38. doi: 10.1002\/eji.202048746. Epub 2020 Dec 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 33301176.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33221458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A method for expansion and retroviral transduction of mouse regulatory T cells<\/a><\/strong><br>Wu D.,&nbsp;<em>et al<\/em>. A method for expansion and retroviral transduction of mouse regulatory T cells.&nbsp;<em>J Immunol Methods<\/em>. (2021);488:112931. doi: 10.1016\/j.jim.2020.112931. Epub 2020 Nov 20. PubMed PMID: 33221458.<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">2020<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33096321\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building a CAR-Treg: Going from the basic to the luxury model<\/a><\/strong><br>Rosado-S\u00e1nchez I. &#038; Levings M.K. Building a CAR-Treg: Going from the basic to the luxury model.&nbsp;<em>Cell Immunol.<\/em>&nbsp;2020 Dec;358:104220. doi: 10.1016\/j.cellimm.2020.104220. Epub (2020). Review. PubMed PMID: 33096321.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32388860\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pharmacological inhibition of RORC2 enhances human Th17-Treg stability and function<\/a><\/strong><br>Boardman D.A.,&nbsp;<em>et al<\/em>. Pharmacological inhibition of RORC2 enhances human Th17-Treg stability and function.&nbsp;<em>Eur J Immunol.<\/em>&nbsp;2020 Sep;50(9):1400-1411. doi: 10.1002\/eji.201948435. Epub (2020). PubMed PMID: 32388860.<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32817364\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Functional effects of chimeric antigen receptor co-receptor signaling domains in human regulatory T cells<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Dawson, N. A. J.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Functional effects of chimeric antigen receptor co-receptor signaling domains in human regulatory T cells.&nbsp;<em>Sci. Transl. Med<\/em>. 12 (2020). doi:10.1126\/scitranslmed.aaz3866<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32478834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T reg-specific insulin receptor deletion prevents diet-induced and age-associated metabolic syndrome<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Wu, D.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;T reg-specific insulin receptor deletion prevents diet-induced and age-associated metabolic syndrome.&nbsp;<em>J. Exp. Med<\/em>. 217 (2020). doi:10.1084\/jem.20191542<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32645294\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>T-Cell specificity matters in IBD: Impaired IL10 production revealed by OmpC-tetramers<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<br>Cook, L. &#038;&nbsp;Levings, M. K. T-cell specificity matters in IBD: Impaired IL10 production revealed by OmpC-tetramers.&nbsp;<em>Cell. Mol. Gastroenterol. Hepatol<\/em>. 10, 647-648&nbsp;(2020). doi:10.1016\/j.jcmgh.2020.06.007<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31957209\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donor-specific chimeric antigen receptor Tregs limit rejection in naive but not sensitized allograft&nbsp;recipients<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Sicard, A.&nbsp;<em>et al<\/em>. Donor-specific chimeric antigen receptor Tregs limit rejection in naive but not sensitized allograft recipients.&nbsp;<em>Am. J. Transplant<\/em>. 20, 1562-1573&nbsp;(2020). doi:10.1111\/ajt.15787<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32388860\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pharmacological inhibition of RORC2 enhances human Th17-Treg stability and function<\/a><\/strong><br>Boardman, D. A.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Pharmacological inhibition of RORC2 enhances human Th17-Treg stability and function.&nbsp;<em>Eur. J. Immunol<\/em>. (2020). doi:10.1002\/eji.201948435<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31713233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ectopic germline recombination activity of the widely used Foxp3-YFP-Cre mouse: A case report<\/a><\/strong><br>Wu, D., Huang, Q., Orban, P. C. &#038;&nbsp;Levings, M. K. Ectopic germline recombination activity of the widely used Foxp3-YFP-Cre mouse: A case report.&nbsp;<em>Immunology<\/em>&nbsp;159, 231-241 (2020). doi:10.1111\/imm.13153<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31790809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Analysis of flagellin-specific adaptive immunity reveals links to dysbiosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease<\/a><\/strong><br>Cook, L.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Analysis of flagellin-specific adaptive immunity reveals links to dysbiosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.&nbsp;<em>Cell. Mol. Gastroenterol. Hepatol<\/em>. 9, 485-506&nbsp;(2020). doi:10.1016\/j.jcmgh.2019.11.012<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">2019<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31671072\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A composite immune signature parallels disease progression across T1D subjects<\/a><\/strong><br>Speake, C.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;A composite immune signature parallels disease progression across T1D subjects.&nbsp;<em>JCI Insight<\/em>&nbsp;4 (2019). doi:10.1172\/jci.insight.126917<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31810768\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cryopreservation timing is a critical process parameter in a thymic regulatory T-cell therapy manufacturing protocol<\/a><\/strong><br>MacDonald, K. N.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Cryopreservation timing is a critical process parameter in a thymic regulatory T-cell therapy manufacturing protocol.&nbsp;<em>Cytotherapy<\/em>&nbsp;21, 1216-1233&nbsp;(2019). doi:10.1016\/j.jcyt.2019.10.011<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31513797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suppressive and gut-reparative functions of human type 1 T regulatory cells<\/a><\/strong><br>Cook, L.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Suppressive and gut-reparative functions of human type 1 T regulatory cells.&nbsp;<em>Gastroenterology<\/em>&nbsp;157, 1584-1598 (2019). doi:10.1053\/j.gastro.2019.09.002<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31633216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)<\/a><\/strong><br>Cossarizza, A.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition).&nbsp;<em>Eur. J. Immunol<\/em>. 49, 1457-1973 (2019). doi:10.1002\/eji.201970107<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30773086\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evaluating the role of Tregs in the progression of multiple myeloma<\/a><\/strong><br>Lad, D.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Evaluating the role of Tregs in the progression of multiple myeloma.&nbsp;<em>Leuk. Lymphoma<\/em>&nbsp;60, 2134-2142&nbsp;(2019). doi:10.1080\/10428194.2019.1579324<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30913302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methods to manufacture regulatory T cells for cell therapy<\/a><\/strong><br>MacDonald, K. N., Piret, J. M. &#038;&nbsp;Levings, M. K. Methods to manufacture regulatory T cells for cell therapy.&nbsp;<em>Clin. Exp. Immunol<\/em>. 197, 52-63 (2019). doi:10.1111\/cei.13297<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31117006\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A new mechanism of action in human and mouse Treg cells: The ke(y)to suppression<\/a><\/strong><br>Wu, D. &#038; Levings, M. K. A new mechanism of action in human and mouse Treg cells: The ke(y)to suppression.&nbsp;<em>Immunity<\/em>&nbsp;50, 1122-1124&nbsp;(2019). doi:10.1016\/j.immuni.2019.04.008<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30850479\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Innate control of tissue-reparative human regulatory T cells<\/a><\/strong><br>Lam, A. J.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Innate control of tissue-reparative human regulatory T cells.&nbsp;<em>J. Immunol<\/em>. 202, 2195-2209&nbsp;(2019). doi:10.4049\/jimmunol.1801330<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30952977\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer immunotherapies repurposed for use in autoimmunity<\/a><\/strong><br>Boardman, D. A. &#038; Levings, M. K. Cancer immunotherapies repurposed for use in autoimmunity.&nbsp;<em>Nat. Biomed. Eng<\/em>. 3, 259-263&nbsp;(2019). doi:10.1038\/s41551-019-0359-6<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30753169\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Systematic testing and specificity mapping of alloantigen-specific chimeric antigen receptors in regulatory T cells<\/a><\/strong><br>Dawson, N. A.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Systematic testing and specificity mapping of alloantigen-specific chimeric antigen receptors in regulatory T cells.&nbsp;<em>JCI Insight<\/em>&nbsp;4 (2019). doi:10.1172\/jci.insight.123672&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30730852\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treg gene signatures predict and measure type 1 diabetes trajectory<\/a><\/strong><br>Pesenacker, A. M.&nbsp;<em>et al.<\/em>&nbsp;Treg gene signatures predict and measure type 1 diabetes trajectory.&nbsp;<em>JCI Insight<\/em>&nbsp;4 (2019). doi:10.1172\/jci.insight.123879<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30566246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Characterization of regulatory T cells in obese omental adipose tissue in humans<\/a><\/strong><br>Wu, D.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Characterization of regulatory T cells in obese omental adipose tissue in humans.\u00a0<em>Eur. J. Immunol.\u00a0<\/em>49, 336-347 (2019). doi:10.1002\/eji.201847570<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30850479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Innate control of tissue-reparative human regulatory T cells<\/a><\/strong><br>Lam, A. J.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Innate control of tissue-reparative human regulatory T cells.\u00a0<em>J Immunol<\/em>. (2019). doi:10.4049\/jimmunol.1801330<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30913302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Methods to manufacture regulatory T cells for cell therapy<\/a><\/strong><br>MacDonald, K. N., Piret,\u00a0J. M. &#038; Levings, M. K. Methods to manufacture regulatory T cells for cell therapy.\u00a0<em>Clin. Exp. Immunol<\/em>. (2019). doi:10.1111\/cei.13297<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29766641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tailoring the homing capacity of human Tregs for directed migration to sites of Th1-inflammation or intestinal regions<\/a><\/strong><br>Hoeppli, R. E.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Tailoring the homing capacity of human Tregs for directed migration to sites of Th1-inflammation or intestinal regions.\u00a0<em>Am. J. Transplant.\u00a0<\/em>19, 62-76\u00a0(2019). doi:10.1111\/ajt.14936<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30730852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Treg gene signatures predict and measure type 1 diabetes trajectory<\/a><\/strong><br>Pesenacker, A. M.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Treg gene signatures predict and measure type 1 diabetes trajectory.\u00a0<em>JCI Insight\u00a0<\/em>4 (2019). doi:10.1172\/jci.insight.123879<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">2018<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29603617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engineering therapeutic T cells to suppress alloimmune responses using TCRs, CARs, or BARs<\/a><\/strong><br>Sicard, A., Levings,\u00a0M. K. &#038; Scott, D. W. Engineering therapeutic T cells to suppress alloimmune responses using TCRs, CARs, or BARs.\u00a0<em>Am. J. Transplant.\u00a0<\/em>18, 1305-1311\u00a0(2018). doi:10.1111\/ajt.14747<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29140829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guiding regulatory T cells to the allograft<\/a><\/strong><br>Lamarche, C. &#038; Levings, M. K. Guiding regulatory T cells to the allograft.\u00a0<em>Curr. Opin. Organ Transplant.\u00a0<\/em>23, 106-113\u00a0(2018). doi:10.1097\/MOT.0000000000000483<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29676458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An optimized method to measure human FOXP3+\u00a0regulatory T cells from multiple tissue types using mass cytometry<\/a><\/strong><br>Dawson, N. A. J.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0An optimized method to measure human FOXP3+ regulatory T cells from multiple tissue types using mass cytometry.\u00a0<em>Eur. J. Immunol.<\/em>\u00a048, 1415-1419\u00a0(2018). doi:10.1002\/eji.201747407<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28573905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regulatory T-cells drive immune dysfunction in C<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10428194.2017.1330475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LL<\/a><\/strong><br>Lad, D.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0Regulatory T-cells drive immune dysfunction in CLL.\u00a0<em>Leuk. Lymphoma\u00a0<\/em>59, 486-489\u00a0(2018). doi:10.1080\/10428194.2017.1330475<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30518691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A standardized immune phenotyping and automated data analysis platform for multicenter biomarker studies<\/a><\/strong><br>Ivison, S.\u00a0<em>et al.<\/em>\u00a0A standardized immune phenotyping and automated data analysis platform for multicenter biomarker studies.\u00a0<em>JCI Insight\u00a0<\/em>3 (2018). doi:10.1172\/jci.insight.121867<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/30063480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taking regulatory T-cell therapy one step further<\/a><\/strong><br>Sicard, A., Boardman,\u00a0D. A. &#038;\u00a0Levings,\u00a0M. K. Taking regulatory T-cell therapy one step further.\u00a0C<em>urr. Opin. Organ Transplant.\u00a0<\/em>23, 509-515\u00a0(2018). doi:10.1097\/MOT.0000000000000566<\/p><h3 class=\"fndry-heading\">2017<\/h3><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28849586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adipose-tissue regulatory T cells: Critical players in adipose-immune crosstalk<\/a><\/strong><br>Becker, M., Levings,\u00a0M. K. &#038;\u00a0Daniel, C. Adipose-tissue regulatory T cells: Critical players in adipose-immune crosstalk.\u00a0<em>Eur. J. Immunol<\/em>. (2017). doi:10.1002\/eji.201646739<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28688236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antigen-specific regulatory T cells: Are police CARs the answer<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28688236\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>?<\/strong><\/a><br>Dawson, N. A. J. &#038;\u00a0Levings, M. K. 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