Evaluating innate immune memory in allergy and infection: This research investigates whether respiratory infections and allergen exposure induce a memory function in innate immune cells that predispose individuals or asthma development.
Combining physiology and immunology: To build synergies to adopt advanced technologies for understanding mechanisms of homeostasis and new disease treatments.
![[Photo of Dr. Nancy Ross]](https://www.queensu.ca/research/sites/default/files/styles/3x2_cropped/public/assets/legacy/images/Nancy-Ross-VPResearch%282021%29_1000x667.jpg?itok=rJVhGx35 "Building on an exceptional year")
![[Collage graphic of research images]](https://www.queensu.ca/research/sites/all/modules/contrib/lazyloader/image_placeholder.gif "2022: The year in research")