Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanism

Dear Colleagues,

The "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms" section of Pathogens was established in 2019 with Professor Hinh Ly serving as its inaugural Section Editor-in-Chief. We are proud to have recruited 22 Editorial Board members and so far have published 26 papers in this section. Many original research papers and review articles on COVID-19 have recently been submitted to (and some have been published in) Pathogens with the hope that some of these published papers can help combat this deadly disease and/or curb the prolonged pandemic. Despite the ongoing pandemic, several areas of research in the general topic of immunological responses and immune defense mechanisms forge ahead. All areas of research, that include but are not necessarily limited to COVID-19, must therefore be highlighted in Pathogens. With this in mind, we are establishing this Topical Collection entitled "Immunological Responses and Immune Defense Mechanisms" to solicit primary research articles, reviews, editorials and commentaries on contemporary and hot topics from our esteemed editorial board members as well as from others for consideration of publication.

Prof. Dr. Hinh Ly
Collection Editor

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