{"id":2618,"date":"2022-09-21T15:26:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute-blog\/?page_id=2618"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:16:23","slug":"cellular-immunology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/lydia-becker-institute\/research\/cellular-immunology\/","title":{"rendered":"Cellular immunology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_module=&#8221;322&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu global_parent=&#8221;322&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.106&#8243; menu_id=&#8221;7&#8243; submenu_direction=&#8221;downwards&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; module_class=&#8221;main-navigation&#8221; \/][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; 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