title: Immunology--directions for the future.
abstract: This brief introduction highlights how far immunology has moved as an independent discipline. From its birth as a branch of medical microbiology, it now pervades virtually the whole of medicine and many of its subspecialties. The steps along this pathway are summarised, and the main challenges for the future outlined.
mesh_terms: D000486:Allergy and Immunology / Q000639:trends*; D000818:Animals; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D014612:Vaccines
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines