Daniel McManus, PhD
@danmcmanus123.bsky.social
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Congratulations to Fred Ramsdell, Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguchi - the 2025 Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. #Treg_cells #Foxp3 #Immune_regulation
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labwaggoner.bsky.social
CD7 regulates the persistence of terminally exhausted CD8+ T cells during chronic infection @cp-cellreports.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell-reports... @bcmhouston.bsky.social
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labliston.bsky.social
For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?

You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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danbarberphd.bsky.social
We are looking to hire post-docs to work on T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection using murine and NHP models. If you know T cells and wanna work on the top global infectious killer check us out. BSL3 experience not required. The NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD is an amazing place!
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yannick-alexandre.bsky.social
I’m pleased to share my latest work, published in Science Advances.
In this study, we investigated how fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs) that populate the white pulp of the spleen regulate immune responses to viral infections.

#immunology #immunosky

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Splenic fibroblastic reticular cells orchestrate dendritic cell maturation and facilitate CD8+ T cell priming and protective memory
Fibroblastic reticular cells of the spleen coordinate inflammation for optimal antiviral T cell responses and protective memory.
www.science.org
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groomlab.bsky.social
Very excited our work out in @jem.org “Transient inhibition of type I interferon enhances CD8+ T cell stemness and vaccine protection”
@wehi-research.bsky.social led by talented (and determined) PhD student @benjbroom.bsky.social
Thread below.
jem.org
@benjbroom.bsky.social et al. @groomlab.bsky.social show that early type I interferon blockade alters CXCR3 chemokine regulation & cell location to promote an antigen-dependent CD8+ T cell transition of precursor of exhausted T cells to stem cell–like memory CD8+ T cells rupress.org/jem/article/...
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Reposted by Daniel McManus, PhD
reinacampos.bsky.social
Using PAXgene as an alternative tissue preservative for spatial transcriptomics with #Xenium @10xgenomics.bsky.social - An insane amount of work and a very methodical investigation
www.biorxiv.org
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joshilabyale.bsky.social
My wife and I were postbac IRTAs 25 years ago. Neither would have pursued a career in research if not for this program

We have PhD students in Yale Immunobiology now who also came from this NIH program including (one amazing student in my lab)

This is a valuable program and has been for decades.
bachynski.bsky.social
One of the many, many “pauses” and cancellations devastating our next generation of researchers. “The NIH Intramural Program has paused the recruitment of IRTAs, CRTAs, and Visiting Fellows in all training programs pending guidance from Health and Human Services. Check back daily for updates.”
Postbac Program
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colinraposo.bsky.social
I’m excited to share our lab’s new preprint! We find that some exhausted T cell clones maintain the capacity form functional memory cells:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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www.biorxiv.org
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vjoag.bsky.social
Super excited to announce that the Joag Lab will officially open at @UW, @SCRI in March 2025! We will study the interplay between memory T cells and stromal, humoral, and innate immunity in mucosal tissues. researcherprofiles.seattlechildrens.org/Vineet.Joag. Hiring a technician and a postdoc!
Building Cure at the Seattle Children's Research Institute
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Special thanks to my PhD mentor Rafi, my co-first author, Rajesh Valanparambil, and all the rest of our co-authors.

Image above shows CD8 T cells asking a crystal ball to predict infection outcome. Credit: ChatGPT4

Also see our companion paper from Dietmar Zehn's lab: tinyurl.com/yck3mdup
Precursors of exhausted T cells are preemptively formed in acute infection - Nature
Nature - Precursors of exhausted T cells are preemptively formed in acute infection
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Excited to share my PhD work from Rafi Ahmed’s lab, now published in @nature.com. We show how CD8 T cells overcome the inability to predict how long a viral infection will last by making adaptable precursor cells a priori—an elegant strategy for a non-prescient immune system! tinyurl.com/53nrpsa6
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payalyokota.bsky.social
Two beautiful stories out this month in Nature (Jan8, 2025) about the enigmatic decision making of stem cell like CD8+ T cells from Rafi and Dietmar's labs.

Have a look!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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danielutzschneider.bsky.social
Two studies published in @nature.com today showing that Tpex-like cells develop independent from acute or chronic infection

#Tpex

www.nature.com/articles/s41...