Chicago 2014 – 30 years of γδ T cells

• Meeting report of the 6th international γδ T cell conference 2014.
• Celebration of the 30th anniversary of the discovery of γδ T cells.
• Conference held at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, 16–18 May 2014.

The international γδ T cell conference takes place every 2 years. After being held in Denver (USA) in 2004, La Jolla (USA) in 2006, Marseille (France) in 2008, Kiel (Germany) in 2010 and Freiburg (Germany) in 2012, the γδ T cell community gathered this time in Chicago (USA). This conference was organized by Zheng Chen from 16 to 18 May 2014 at his home institution, the University of Illinois College of Medicine, and boasted 180 attendants from all over the world and almost 100 submitted abstracts.