Nature INDEX, a research database website operated by Springer Nature, includes a webpage that introduces the University of Tsukuba.

In the Research highlights on the Nature INDEX, research articles written by faculty members of the University of Tsukuba are listed. The articles on the list are chosen by an editorial team of Springer Nature once a month, from among those published in 82 high-quality science journals.

In October 2020, it features on the research by the group of Associate Professor SHIBUYA Kazuko of the Faculty of Medicine.

"Cancer-secreted protein shuts down anti-tumour immunity"

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* Nature INDEX Homepage
https://www.natureindex.com/

* Nature INDEX: Profile page of the University of Tsukuba
https://www.natureindex.com/institution- outputs/japan/university-of-tsukuba/513906bb34d6b65e6a0001aa

* Nature INDEX Research highlights: University of Tsukuba
https://www.natureindex.com/highlights/513906bb34d6b65e6a0001aa

* RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Tumor vs. Immune System: A Battle to Decide the Host's Fate