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🏴 Cytokines Parasites
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Vaccination against whooping cough, RSV and flu during pregnancy saves babies lives, but expectant parents are sometimes unsure.
How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby?
To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org
#ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky
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How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby?
To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org
#ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky
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Vaccines in Pregnancy, UK | Learn More About Vaccination Today
Comprehensive guide to vaccines during pregnancy in the UK, including timing and locations for vaccination. Essential information for expectant parents and healthcare providers.
www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Vaccination against whooping cough, RSV and flu during pregnancy saves babies lives, but expectant parents are sometimes unsure.
How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby?
To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org
#ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky
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How do I know it's safe? Will it protect my baby?
To answer these questions, we've created www.vaccinesinpregnancy.org
#ObGynSky #MedSky #ImmunoSky
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The Barber lab is looking to hire post-docs to work on #tuberculosis #immunology using murine and NHP models. BSL3 experience not required. Check out our lab in the NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD!
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
The Barber lab is looking to hire post-docs to work on #tuberculosis #immunology using murine and NHP models. BSL3 experience not required. Check out our lab in the NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD!
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Registration and abstract submission is now open for the 2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting is now open. Deadline April 1st: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-bienni...
Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh, May 24th-26th, 2026!
Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh, May 24th-26th, 2026!
2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting
We welcome you to join us in Edinburgh for a chance to network with colleagues and share your cutting-edge Cryptosporidium research.
eventbrite.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Registration and abstract submission is now open for the 2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting is now open. Deadline April 1st: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-bienni...
Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh, May 24th-26th, 2026!
Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh, May 24th-26th, 2026!
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What goes into planning the world's largest all-immunology event? Join AAI President Dr. Uli von Andrian and Program Chair Dr. Shekhar Pasare for a preview of #IMMUNOLOGY2026™!
🧬 Presidential Symposium
🔬 Special Sessions
🎓 Trainee Programs
🔗 immunology2026.aai.org
🧬 Presidential Symposium
🔬 Special Sessions
🎓 Trainee Programs
🔗 immunology2026.aai.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
What goes into planning the world's largest all-immunology event? Join AAI President Dr. Uli von Andrian and Program Chair Dr. Shekhar Pasare for a preview of #IMMUNOLOGY2026™!
🧬 Presidential Symposium
🔬 Special Sessions
🎓 Trainee Programs
🔗 immunology2026.aai.org
🧬 Presidential Symposium
🔬 Special Sessions
🎓 Trainee Programs
🔗 immunology2026.aai.org
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Peer Review is broken because a generation of Editors were trained that peer review is sacrosanct. Thus we have Editors who are clerks, sending and re-sending manuscripts to reviewers until they are happy. That's not the job. Be an Editor, not a clerk. Use your skill and judgement. Make decisions.
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Peer Review is broken because a generation of Editors were trained that peer review is sacrosanct. Thus we have Editors who are clerks, sending and re-sending manuscripts to reviewers until they are happy. That's not the job. Be an Editor, not a clerk. Use your skill and judgement. Make decisions.
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Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u... current govt policies are probably not directly responsible for this but the they will certainly not help and will accelerate the downward spiral
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u... current govt policies are probably not directly responsible for this but the they will certainly not help and will accelerate the downward spiral
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Project 2025 is obsessed with China as our biggest international threat and their solution to that problem is to attack US higher education. That’s thinkin’.
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Project 2025 is obsessed with China as our biggest international threat and their solution to that problem is to attack US higher education. That’s thinkin’.
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ft. F. Li, B. Poudel, M. Andrade-Silva, J. Wu, A. Raman, J. Wahba, @ally-vassalotti.bsky.social, C. Li, A. Abedini, K. Klötzer, @ksusztak.bsky.social (Kidney), J. Miner (Rheum), E. Cruz-Morales & @kingofpathogens.bsky.social (Vet) www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
ft. F. Li, B. Poudel, M. Andrade-Silva, J. Wu, A. Raman, J. Wahba, @ally-vassalotti.bsky.social, C. Li, A. Abedini, K. Klötzer, @ksusztak.bsky.social (Kidney), J. Miner (Rheum), E. Cruz-Morales & @kingofpathogens.bsky.social (Vet) www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Who wants to learn more about the IL-17 family and what limits its activities? @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @aai.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Who wants to learn more about the IL-17 family and what limits its activities? @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @aai.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Who wants to learn more about the IL-17 family and what limits its activities? @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @aai.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Client Challenge
www.nature.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Who wants to learn more about the IL-17 family and what limits its activities? @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @aai.org www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
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Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 This was Year 2, Week 2:
- science budgets avoid catastrophic cuts, but NOT okay
- vaccination schedule hijacked & kids will suffer
- university mergers in Oregon & so much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- science budgets avoid catastrophic cuts, but NOT okay
- vaccination schedule hijacked & kids will suffer
- university mergers in Oregon & so much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Year 2, Week 2
Jan 3-9, 2026
the evidence of our eyes and ears
buttondown.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Each Friday, I write a briefing on what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 This was Year 2, Week 2:
- science budgets avoid catastrophic cuts, but NOT okay
- vaccination schedule hijacked & kids will suffer
- university mergers in Oregon & so much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
- science budgets avoid catastrophic cuts, but NOT okay
- vaccination schedule hijacked & kids will suffer
- university mergers in Oregon & so much more
buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
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New year, new paper! Thrilled to share that our review “Contextualising TH17 cells in cancer” is out now!
Congratulations to Declan & team for a fantastic, in depth overview🥳
Go give it a read here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@natrevimmunol.nature.com
@kiroxford.bsky.social
Congratulations to Declan & team for a fantastic, in depth overview🥳
Go give it a read here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@natrevimmunol.nature.com
@kiroxford.bsky.social
Contextualizing TH17 cells in cancer - Nature Reviews Immunology
T helper 17 (TH17) cells can have both pro-tumour and antitumour effects. Understanding how they are regulated by environmental and regulatory cues according to context will inform strategies to harne...
doi.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
New year, new paper! Thrilled to share that our review “Contextualising TH17 cells in cancer” is out now!
Congratulations to Declan & team for a fantastic, in depth overview🥳
Go give it a read here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@natrevimmunol.nature.com
@kiroxford.bsky.social
Congratulations to Declan & team for a fantastic, in depth overview🥳
Go give it a read here:
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
@natrevimmunol.nature.com
@kiroxford.bsky.social
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My main PhD paper is finally out! 🎉
After ~5 years, it’s published today in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
@natimmunol.nature.com
It all started with an unexpected observation 🔍:
👉 Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier ⏩ and more frequently 📈 than wild-type mice.
1/11 🧵
After ~5 years, it’s published today in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
@natimmunol.nature.com
It all started with an unexpected observation 🔍:
👉 Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier ⏩ and more frequently 📈 than wild-type mice.
1/11 🧵
January 2, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My main PhD paper is finally out! 🎉
After ~5 years, it’s published today in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
@natimmunol.nature.com
It all started with an unexpected observation 🔍:
👉 Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier ⏩ and more frequently 📈 than wild-type mice.
1/11 🧵
After ~5 years, it’s published today in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
@natimmunol.nature.com
It all started with an unexpected observation 🔍:
👉 Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier ⏩ and more frequently 📈 than wild-type mice.
1/11 🧵
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New York Times obituary for my dad. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
Dick Zimmer, N.J. Congressman Who Sponsored Megan’s Law, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
New York Times obituary for my dad. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
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Essential reading: TIME highlights the legacy of Nobel Prize Laureate and AAI Past President James Allison. Discover how his work on immune "brakes" launched a new era of cancer immunotherapy. Read more: https://ow.ly/gnAH50XQqGI.
How a Nobel-Winning Researcher Transformed Cancer Treatments
Allison remained curious as a student and became an immunologist to better understand phenomena like T cells
ow.ly
December 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Essential reading: TIME highlights the legacy of Nobel Prize Laureate and AAI Past President James Allison. Discover how his work on immune "brakes" launched a new era of cancer immunotherapy. Read more: https://ow.ly/gnAH50XQqGI.
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In this perspective, Ryan Langlois @langloislab.bsky.social suggests that understanding fever’s role in shaping antiviral gene #evolution may illuminate blind spots in our comprehension of host–pathogen interactions and antiviral mechanisms. rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InfectiousDisease #Virology
#InfectiousDisease #Virology
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In this perspective, Ryan Langlois @langloislab.bsky.social suggests that understanding fever’s role in shaping antiviral gene #evolution may illuminate blind spots in our comprehension of host–pathogen interactions and antiviral mechanisms. rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InfectiousDisease #Virology
#InfectiousDisease #Virology
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So excited to share with you our latest work, result of my PhD with Dr.Rejane Rua at the @ciml.bsky.social! 🍾
If you want to brainstorm about bone channels and skull’s contribution to meningeal immunity, have a look! 🔬🧠
If you want to brainstorm about bone channels and skull’s contribution to meningeal immunity, have a look! 🔬🧠
Online now: Remodeling of skull bone channels regulates immune infiltration into the meninges during neuroinflammation
Remodeling of skull bone channels regulates immune infiltration into the meninges during neuroinflammation
Skull marrow communicates with the meninges through bone channels, yet their formation and regulation remain poorly understood. Eme-Scolan et al. show that these channels undergo active remodeling during the neonatal period and can be reshaped by modulating osteoclast activity. Channel remodeling affects immune-cell trafficking to brain borders, offering a potential strategy to tune meningeal immunity during inflammation.
dlvr.it
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So excited to share with you our latest work, result of my PhD with Dr.Rejane Rua at the @ciml.bsky.social! 🍾
If you want to brainstorm about bone channels and skull’s contribution to meningeal immunity, have a look! 🔬🧠
If you want to brainstorm about bone channels and skull’s contribution to meningeal immunity, have a look! 🔬🧠
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This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
The Quiet Power of Program Officers
How invisible decisions shape what science gets done—and whether it matters
elizabethginexi.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is an outstanding essay describing some of the important roles and influences of NIH program officers (from an insider perspective).
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
Read!
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/the-quiet-...
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Targeting TLR7 or downstream effectors may represent a promising strategy to alleviate chronic pain induced by lupus
www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/15...
www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/15...
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Targeting TLR7 or downstream effectors may represent a promising strategy to alleviate chronic pain induced by lupus
www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/15...
www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/15...
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IL-27 promotes Treg cell expression of CD122 and fitness at homeostasis @pnas.org @kingofpathogens.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
IL-27 promotes Treg cell expression of CD122 and fitness at homeostasis @pnas.org @kingofpathogens.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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T follicular helper cells adopt alter egos and localize to diverse niches - what gene expression programs distinguish Tfh in the germinal center? After dissociating tissue samples into single-cell suspension, can we infer which Tfh were positioned in GCs? Check out our new preprint! bit.ly/3XVsrCI
Multimodal analysis defines GNG4 as a distinguishing feature of germinal center-positioned CD4 T follicular helper cells in humans
CD4 T follicular helper (Tfh) cells coordinate humoral immune responses within germinal centers (GC) of lymphoid tissue. Despite their critical roles in vaccination and autoimmunity, the gene expressi...
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
T follicular helper cells adopt alter egos and localize to diverse niches - what gene expression programs distinguish Tfh in the germinal center? After dissociating tissue samples into single-cell suspension, can we infer which Tfh were positioned in GCs? Check out our new preprint! bit.ly/3XVsrCI
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Cytokines 2026 in Glasgow (Oct 18-21) has an incredible Scientific Organizing Committee! Simon Jones, Iain McInnes, Clare Bryant, Clare Lloyd, and Luke O'Neill creating the program. This one's going to be special.
Details: 2026.cytokinesociety.org
Details: 2026.cytokinesociety.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Cytokines 2026 in Glasgow (Oct 18-21) has an incredible Scientific Organizing Committee! Simon Jones, Iain McInnes, Clare Bryant, Clare Lloyd, and Luke O'Neill creating the program. This one's going to be special.
Details: 2026.cytokinesociety.org
Details: 2026.cytokinesociety.org