Disclosed are: a method for producing a cell population containing regulatory T cells, the method comprising (1) culturing a cell population containing pluripotent stem cell-derived CD4.sup.+ T cells in the presence of at least one substance selected from the group consisting of a CDK8 and/or CDK19 inhibitor, a TNFR2 agonist, an mTOR inhibitor, and a TGF-R agonist; a cell population containing regulatory T cells obtained by the method; and a medicine containing the cell population containing regulatory T cells.

The present disclosure provides chimeric anti-gen receptor polypeptides having antigen recognition domains for CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, and CD52 antigens, and polynucleotides encoding for the same. The present disclosure also provides for engineered cells expressing the poly-nucleotide or polypeptides. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods for treating diseases associated with CD2, CD3, CD4, CD5, CD7, CD8, and CD52 antigens.

The present disclosure relates generally to immunization and immunotherapy for the treatment or prevention of HIV. In particular, the methods include purifying peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from a source, stimulating the PBMC with at least one HIV-specific peptide, depleting at least one subset of cells from the PBMC, wherein the at least one subset of cells comprises any one or more of CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, ?? cells, NK cells, B cells, T regulatory cells, and NKT cells, transducing the depleted PBMC with a viral delivery system encoding at least one genetic element, culturing the transduced PBMC for at least one day, and harvesting the cultured PBMC.

Provided herein are methods for manufacturing, expanding, and/or generating genetically modified T cells comprising a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or T-cell receptor (TCR).

This disclosure provides methods and compositions for detecting Tph cells and/or reducing the number (or frequency) and/or activity of such cells in order to provide therapeutic benefit to a subject having or at risk of developing an autoantibody-associated condition such as an autoantibody-associated autoimmune disease.

The present disclosure provides for methods of improving the efficacy of T cells. In an aspect, the disclosure further provides for methods of enhancing the persistence of T cells for adoptive cell transfer or therapy (ACT). Cytokine sensitivity assays (CSA) and associated methodology capable of predicting the persistence of adoptively infused T Cells are further provided for by way of the instant disclosure. The disclosure also provides for methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof as well as T cells populations produced by methods described herein.

The present disclosure relates to human facilitating cells (hFC), and methods of isolating, characterizing, and using such hFCs.

Provided are methods and compositions for obtaining genome-engineered iPSCs, and derivative cells with stable and functional genome editing at selected sites. Also provided are cell populations or clonal cell lines derived from genome-engineered iPSCs, which comprise targeted integration of one or more exogenous polynucleotides, and/or in/dels in one or more selected endogenous genes.

The present disclosure relates to T cells transduced with a viral vector at a volumetric concentration for immunotherapy and methods thereof. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to the assessment of optimal lentiviral vector concentrations for transducing T cells. The present disclosure further provides for T cell populations produced by methods described herein.

A method for in vitro activation and/or expansion of immune cells is provided, including the steps of: a) providing magnetic particles having multi-protrusive surface modified with at least one type of immuno-inducing substance, in which each magnetic particle includes a copolymer core, a polymer layer, a magnetic substance layer, and a silicon-based layer from the inside to the outside; b) providing a cell solution including at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution; and c) bringing the magnetic particles in contact with the cell solution, in which the at least one type of immuno-inducing substance on the surface of the magnetic particle activates and/or expands the at least one type of immune cell in the cell solution.