Harnessing the Power of the Immune System

Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies

Our goal is to learn powerful insights into the immune system by the study of disease. We use these insights to pursue innovative therapies for rare and common pediatric disease.

>75 Immune diseases actively managed at Seattle Children's Immunology Clinic 404 Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases

25 Conditions have indication for cellular therapy

Featured Research

New Cell-Based Therapy Drives Progress Toward Diabetes Treatment, Prevention

Using new gene-editing techniques, Dr. David Rawlings and his lab team have created a novel cell therapy to potentially transform the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Shaun Jackson Receives $3 Million Lupus Research Alliance Team Award

The pediatric rheumatologist and nephrologist will co-lead kidney imaging studies with a multidisciplinary team studying pediatric lupus nephritis.

Rare Disorder Research Yields Insights into Immune Dysregulation, Drug Approaches

Seattle Children’s researchers and colleagues have identified a new driver of autoimmunity that may be relevant to many diseases, including lupus.

Gene Delivery and Editing to Treat Hemophilia

Dr. Carol Miao shares how lipid nanoparticles carrying gene-editing tools can treat bleeding disorders.

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We are testing whether gene therapy can be used to treat male infants with X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (X-linked SCID).

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The Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies develops breakthrough tests and treatments for children with severe – and often fatal – immune disorders.

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