January 1, 2015 Alcohol and the Immune System - Editor's Note Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.; M. Katherine Jung, Ph.D.; and H. Joe Wang, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Alcohol's Effect on Host Defense Gyongyi Szabo, M.D., Ph.D., and Banishree Saha, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Primer on the Immune System Martin J. Spiering, Ph.D., ELS January 1, 2015 Alcohol Use As a Risk Factor in Infections and Healing: A Clinician's Perspective Giraldina Trevejo-Nunez, M.D.; Jay K. Kolls, M.D.; and Marjolein de Wit, M.D. January 1, 2015 Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the Adaptive Immune System Sumana Pasala, Ph.D.; Tasha Barr; and Ilhem Messaoudi, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Alcohol’s Effects on Lung Health and Immunity Samantha M. Simet, Ph.D., and Joseph H. Sisson, M.D. January 1, 2015 The First Line of Defense: The Effects of Alcohol on Post-Burn Intestinal Barrier, Immune Cells, and Microbiome Adam M. Hammer, Niya L. Morris, Zachary M. Earley, and Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 The Gastrointestinal Microbiome: Alcohol Effects on the Composition of Intestinal Microbiota Phillip A. Engen; Stefan J. Green, Ph.D.; Robin M. Voigt, Ph.D.; Christopher B. Forsyth, Ph.D.; and Ali Keshavarzian, M.D. January 1, 2015 The Role of Innate Immunity in Alcoholic Liver Disease Laura E. Nagy, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Macrophages and Alcohol-Related Liver Inflammation Cynthia Ju, Ph.D., and Pranoti Mandrekar, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Alcohol’s Burden on Immunity Following Burn, Hemorrhagic Shock, or Traumatic Brain Injury Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Paige S. Katz, Ph.D.; Flavia Souza-Smith, Ph.D.; Stephen M. Ford; Sophie X. Teng, Ph.D.; Tracy Y. Dodd, Ph.D.; John K. Maxi; and Jacques P. Mayeux, M.S. January 1, 2015 Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and the Developing Immune System Theresa W. Gauthier, M.D. January 1, 2015 Alcohol and HIV Effects on the Immune System Gregory J. Bagby, Ph.D.; Angela M. Amedee, Ph.D.; Robert W. Siggins, Ph.D.; Patricia E. Molina, M.D., Ph.D.; Steve Nelson, M.D.; and Ronald S. Veazey, D.V.M., Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Alcohol and Viral Hepatitis: Role of Lipid Rafts Angela Dolganiuc, M.D., Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Effects of Alcohol on Tumor Growth, Metastasis, Immune Response, and Host Survival Gary G. Meadows, Ph.D., and Hui Zhang, Ph.D. January 1, 2015 Neuroimmune Function and the Consequences of Alcohol Exposure Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.; Dipak K. Sarkar, Ph.D., D.Phil.; Liya Qin, Ph.D.; Jian Zou, Ph.D.; Nadka Boyadjieva, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sci.; and Ryan P. Vetreno, Ph.D.