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Non-profit educational website aimed at promoting cutting edge research in basic and clinical immunology worldwide. https://linktr.ee/immunopaedia

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 7h

Final call - Applications Open – AFRIBOP 2026!

📅 March 16–20, 2026
📍 Devon Valley Hotel, Stellenbosch, Cape Town
💡 Focus: Advances in the immunobiology of parasites, pathogens & pathogenesis, plus expert grant writing training.

🔗 Apply here: shorturl.at/Ctcd4

#immunology #research #education

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 7h

Final Call for Applications – 13th IDA Symposium!

📅 Dates: 27–31 January 2026
📍 Cape Town, South Africa
💡 Includes an Immunopaedia Pre-Course (Dec 2024 – Jan 2025)

🔗 Apply here: www.immunopaedia.org.za/course-applications/13th-ida-symposium

#science #education #immunology

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 7h

#ImmunologyNews In a new study researchers have shown that a gene signature of immune dysregulation can predict how severely a person will respond to infection even before they get sick…#science #immunology

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Measuring Immune Health: A Gene Signature That Predicts Who Gets Sick | Immunopaedia

In a new study researchers have uncovered a shared biological thread: a gene signature of immune dysregulation that can predict how severely a person will respond to infection even before they get sic...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 1d

#ImmunologyNews A new study maps how immune and brain cells interact to sustain long-term inflammation in multiple sclerosis…#research #immunology

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Lipids and Microglia Fuel Chronic Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis | Immunopaedia

A new study maps how immune and brain cells interact to sustain long-term inflammation in multiple sclerosis...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 1d

#CaseStudy This patient is a 15 year old girl, who is presumed to have been perinatally infected with HIV...#clinic #immunology

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ARV Drug Resistance Case Study | Immunopaedia

Case study of child non-compliant with ARV drug regime - investigation, diagnosis and discussion on treatment plans for ARV treatments.

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 4d

#ImmunologyNews A new study has uncovered a surprising link between lipid metabolism and the immune system’s ability to deliver its lethal cargo…#research #science

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When Immune Cells Strike, Lipids Lead the Way | Immunopaedia

A new study has uncovered a surprising link between lipid metabolism and the immune system’s ability to deliver its lethal cargo...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 4d

#ImmunologyNews Recently, scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of how lung damage and transplant rejection unfold at the cellular level…#immunology #research

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New Study Uncovers Cellular “Conversations” Behind Lung Transplant Rejection | Immunopaedia

Recently, scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of how lung damage and transplant rejection unfold at the cellular level...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 4d

EMBO India Lecture Course 2026 - RNA Virus Infection and Host Immune Responses

📅 11–14 February 2026
📍 Regional Centre for Biotechnology, Faridabad, India

- Main Event: meetings.embo.org/event/26-rna...
- Satellite event: rcb.res.in/emboLecture/

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 8d

#ImmunologyNews A new Nature Index 2025 Immunology report spotlights how these innovations are redefining experimental design, data analysis, and translational discovery across the field…#research #innovation

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Frontiers of Immunology: How Cutting-Edge Tools Are Transforming Immune Research in 2025 | Immunopaedia

A new Nature Index 2025 Immunology report spotlights how these innovations are redefining experimental design, data analysis, and translational discovery across the field...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 8d

#ImmunologyNews A new gene therapy has successfully restored long-term immune function in 59 of 62 children born with a rare and fatal genetic disorder that leaves children without a functioning immune system… #immunology #novel #research

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Gene Therapy Restores Immune Function in Children with Rare Immunodeficiency | Immunopaedia

A new gene therapy has successfully restored long-term immune function in 59 of 62 children born with a rare and fatal genetic disorder that leaves children without a functioning immune system...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 8d

#CaseStudy A 33 year old female presents to the medical out patient department with a moderately severe headache...#clinic #immunology

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura Case Study | Immunopaedia

Case study of woman with slurred speech - investigation, diagnosis and treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopaenic Purpura plus the immunology of the disease.

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 14d

#ImmunologyNews In a new study, researchers introduce the emerging field of astroimmunology - the study of how spaceflight and extraterrestrial environments influence immune function… #space #immunology

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Astroimmunology: Defining a New Frontier in Space and Immune Research | Immunopaedia

In a new study, researchers introduce the emerging field of astroimmunology. The study of how spaceflight and extraterrestrial environments influence immune function...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 15d

#ImmunologyNews New Phase 1 clinical trial, reports that budigalimab, was safe, well tolerated, and showed early signs of helping the immune system control HIV without daily medication…#HIV #immunology

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Cancer Immunotherapy Offers Hope for Long-Term HIV Control | Immunopaedia

16 October 2025New Phase 1 clinical trial, reports that budigalimab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), was safe, well tolerated, and showed early signs o...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 15d

#CaseStudy A 17 year old adolescent presents to a refugee camp infirmary obtunded...#clinic #immunology

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Cerebral Malaria Case Study | Immunopaedia

Case study of fever and decreased level of consciousness - investigation, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral malaria with discussion of the immunology of the disease.

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 18d

#ImmunologyNews Researchers have discovered that zeaxanthin, enhances the tumour-fighting power of immune cells and strengthens the effects of cancer immunotherapies…#science #immunology

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Vision Nutrient Zeaxanthin Found to Boost Immune Response Against Cancer | Immunopaedia

Researchers have discovered that zeaxanthin, enhances the tumour-fighting power of immune cells and strengthens the effects of cancer immunotherapies...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 21d

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their landmark discoveries revealing how the immune system maintains self-tolerance!

Photo cred: @nobelprize.bsky.social

#nobelprize2025 #medicine #immunology #science

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 23d

#ImmunologyNews A new study from researchers has uncovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by integrating into the DNA of infected cells in a tissue-specific manner…#reseach #science

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HIV Uses Tissue-Specific DNA Signatures to Hide Across the Body, Study Finds | Immunopaedia

A new study from researchers has uncovered how HIV hides in different parts of the body by integrating into the DNA of infected cells in a tissue-specific manner...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 23d

📸 Day 2 at IUIS-ALACI-SPI Immuno-Peru 2025! 🇵🇪

Grant writing workshops! ✍️💡

#ImmunoPeru #ImmunologyEducation #Immunology #ScienceWithoutBorders #ResearchTraining #CapacityBuilding

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 25d

#ImmunologyNews In a new study, researchers synthesise decades of discovery to reveal new insights into cardiovascular therapy…

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Inflammation at Every Stage: How the Immune System Drives and Can Be Targeted in Atherosclerosis | Immunopaedia

In a new study, researchers synthesise decades of discovery revealing how misdirected immune and vascular responses fuel disease progression and how this growing mechanistic understanding is reshaping...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 28d

We at Immunopaedia are proud to present Dr. Jennifer Habel as our Immunologist of the Month for September!

See the full interview by Stefan Botha here:
www.immunopaedia.org.za/interviews/i...

#award #immunology #education #research #prize #IOM

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 28d

#ImmunologyNews Researchers created a comprehensive atlas of human skin fibroblasts… #immunology #research

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New skin fibroblast atlas reveals immune-related subtypes conserved across diseases | Immunopaedia

Researchers created a comprehensive atlas of human skin fibroblasts, profiling both healthy skin and 23 different skin diseases, with cross-comparisons to 14 other tissue diseases...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 29d

Call for Applications – 13th IDA Symposium!

📅 Dates: 27–31 January 2026
📍 Cape Town, South Africa
💡 Includes an Immunopaedia Pre-Course (Dec 2024 – Jan 2025)

🔗 Apply here: www.immunopaedia.org.za/course-applications/13th-ida-symposium

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 29d

Applications Open – AFRIBOP 2026!

📅 March 16–20, 2026
📍 Devon Valley Hotel, Stellenbosch, Cape Town
💡 Focus: Advances in the immunobiology of parasites, pathogens & pathogenesis, plus expert grant writing training.

🔗 Apply here: shorturl.at/Ctcd4

Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 29d

#ImmunologyNews Researchers have discovered that colonic inflammation serves as the earliest trigger in a signalling cascade that drives excess insulin production in obesity…#immunology #research

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Colonic Inflammation Identified as First Trigger of Obesity-Linked Insulin Overproduction | Immunopaedia

Researchers have discovered that colonic inflammation serves as the earliest trigger in a signalling cascade that drives excess insulin production in obesity...

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Immunopaedia @immunopaedia.bsky.social · 29d

#CaseStudy Emilio, a 60 years-old, bank accountant, presented with a complaint of erythematous patches covered with fragile blisters that were evolving into erosions...#immunology #clinic

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Pemphigus Vulgaris | Immunopaedia

Emilio, a 60 years-old, bank accountant, presented with a complaint of erythematous patches covered with fragile blisters that were evolving into erosions.

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