Kat Mayer-Barber,PhD
@mayerbarber.bsky.social
Cellular mucosal immunologist- lung- 🫁 innate immunity and inflammtion @IRP/NIAID/NIH - views my own
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/katrin-d-mayer-barber-dr-rer-nat-phd
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/katrin-d-mayer-barber-dr-rer-nat-phd
Pinned
Best #Nikolaus 🎅! Our paper on how the 🫁 microenvironment can shape #innate immunity against #viruses is out @sciimmunology.bsky.social This was a herculean effort brilliantly led by @pauljbaker.bsky.social who singlehandedly established the model in the lab during the pandemic. 🧪 #Immunosky 1/9
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Splenic cDC1 efferocytosis and cross-presentation to CD8 T cells is promoted by GPR34 and lysophosphatidylserine, say Hanson Tam, Jason Cyster and colleagues: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InnateImmunity #inflammation
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#InnateImmunity #inflammation
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November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Splenic cDC1 efferocytosis and cross-presentation to CD8 T cells is promoted by GPR34 and lysophosphatidylserine, say Hanson Tam, Jason Cyster and colleagues: rupress.org/jem/article/...
#InnateImmunity #inflammation
@HHMI.org
#InnateImmunity #inflammation
@HHMI.org
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Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Assistant Professor position posted for my Department, Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte! Current research foci: Immunology, Microbiology, Virology; Biomolecular Function; Proteostasis; Genome Integrity; Epigenome Regulation; Cancer; Environmental Risks. jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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if you are interested in a PhD in tuberculosis drug discovery, check out our opportunities 🧪🦠 #Tuberculosis lstm.ac/PhD
PhD opportunities
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
if you are interested in a PhD in tuberculosis drug discovery, check out our opportunities 🧪🦠 #Tuberculosis lstm.ac/PhD
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📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in #immunology and/or related field? We are hiring, but hurry, call closes 27 November! Apply and join us in Finland! Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4r83ktP
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
#ImmunoSky #MedSky #LifeScience
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We have a last few chances to get your spot at #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting next year! Submit your abstract by Dec 5 to be considered. Don't miss out!
#immunosky 🧪🍄
#immunosky 🧪🍄
Missed the short talk abstract deadline for Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens? Last chance! Late-Breaking Abstracts are open until Dec 5, 11:59 PM MST. Submit now: hubs.ly/Q03TkWjd0
@therad-lab.bsky.social
#KSFungalPath26 #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection #pathogenesis
@therad-lab.bsky.social
#KSFungalPath26 #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection #pathogenesis
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We have a last few chances to get your spot at #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting next year! Submit your abstract by Dec 5 to be considered. Don't miss out!
#immunosky 🧪🍄
#immunosky 🧪🍄
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How do cytokines shape immune cells?
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
How do cytokines shape immune cells?
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
We analyzed and visualized Parse Bio's 10M PBMC dataset to give researchers a powerful tool for exploring the dynamics between cytokines & peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
More: https://apps.allenimmunology.org/aifi/resources/parse-10m-cytokines/
#ImmunoSky
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#Immunosky people! 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells - ILC6 in Vancouver.
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
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First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#Immunosky people! 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells - ILC6 in Vancouver.
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
ilc6vancouver.com
First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open!
#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
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This the lung micro environment regulates the macrophage glycocalyx via local cytokines at rest and following infection, a process likely crucial to viral infection
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This the lung micro environment regulates the macrophage glycocalyx via local cytokines at rest and following infection, a process likely crucial to viral infection
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Delighted to share our new pre-print from PhD student Ziyun Zhang joint with @tracyh9494.bsky.social demonstrating that lung alveolar macrophages have a dense glycocalyx and interstitial macrophages do not, @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Airway macrophage specific expression of a dense glycocalyx and its remodelling following viral infection
The glycocalyx is best studied for its regulation of immune cell trafficking from the vasculature into inflamed tissues. The glycocalyx is composed of a range of glycans and glyco-proteins that form a...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Delighted to share our new pre-print from PhD student Ziyun Zhang joint with @tracyh9494.bsky.social demonstrating that lung alveolar macrophages have a dense glycocalyx and interstitial macrophages do not, @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We're hiring! Check out our ad and please re-post or forward to interested #Microbiology parties: apply.interfolio.com/174783
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October 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
We're hiring! Check out our ad and please re-post or forward to interested #Microbiology parties: apply.interfolio.com/174783
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#WeekendRead! #FriendOrFoes?! Zhang &co show @cp-immunity.bsky.social that herpes simplex virus #HSV1 exploits changes in membrane integrity to activate a GPI-anchored hydrolase which degrades cGAMP preventing #cGAS/#STING activation & favoring virus infection
www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Membrane integrity changes upon viral infection activate sphingomyelinase SMPDL3B to restrict cGAS-STING signaling via cGAMP degradation
Wang et al. find that cell membrane stress upon viral infection induces expression
and stabilization of host sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase acid-like 3B (SMPDL3B),
which, in turn, degrades cGAMP to s...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#WeekendRead! #FriendOrFoes?! Zhang &co show @cp-immunity.bsky.social that herpes simplex virus #HSV1 exploits changes in membrane integrity to activate a GPI-anchored hydrolase which degrades cGAMP preventing #cGAS/#STING activation & favoring virus infection
www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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#Openpositions #ImmunoSky #MedSky #wearehiring
Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in immunology research and/or a related field? Come and work with us in Finland!
👉Read more: bit.ly/43C68Fd
Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in immunology research and/or a related field? Come and work with us in Finland!
👉Read more: bit.ly/43C68Fd
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#Openpositions #ImmunoSky #MedSky #wearehiring
Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in immunology research and/or a related field? Come and work with us in Finland!
👉Read more: bit.ly/43C68Fd
Are you a postdoctoral researcher with an excellent track record in immunology research and/or a related field? Come and work with us in Finland!
👉Read more: bit.ly/43C68Fd
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NEW Perspective by @alazozcan.bsky.social, Tommaso Vicanolo, Veronique Angeli, Yuval Rinkevich & @drusqui.bsky.social presents a model of immune cells as architects of tissue barriers, by depositing matrix components or by interactions with structural cells and the ECM
#structuralimmunity #immunosky
#structuralimmunity #immunosky
Structural immunity: immune cells as architects of tissue barriers - Nature Reviews Immunology
This Perspective presents a framework of ‘structural immunity’ that positions immune cells as architects of tissue structure. Beyond their roles in antimicrobial defence, we posit that immune cells co...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW Perspective by @alazozcan.bsky.social, Tommaso Vicanolo, Veronique Angeli, Yuval Rinkevich & @drusqui.bsky.social presents a model of immune cells as architects of tissue barriers, by depositing matrix components or by interactions with structural cells and the ECM
#structuralimmunity #immunosky
#structuralimmunity #immunosky
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I was impressed with the meticulous work that Sarah did and how well she led a team of undergrads, rotation students, and the chemist collaborator, Abiodun Aderibigbe, who did the XPS analysis. There is more in the paper that I don't have time to capture here, please read the paper for more info!
Cold-water gut isolate from threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) reveals polypropylene surface oxidation and co-culture inhibition
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP), two of the most widely produced plastics in the United States, persist in cold-water environments where plastic-degrading microbes have been po...
www.biorxiv.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I was impressed with the meticulous work that Sarah did and how well she led a team of undergrads, rotation students, and the chemist collaborator, Abiodun Aderibigbe, who did the XPS analysis. There is more in the paper that I don't have time to capture here, please read the paper for more info!
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Ok, I have a minute, let's do this. Our lab is interested in contaminants found in Alaskan waters and identifying microbes from a fish native to Alaska, three-spine stickleback, to use in bioremediation in cold water lakes. Sarah was interested in microplastics, which I wasn't really studying. 1/n
I am so proud of @spasqualetti.bsky.social and this BioRxiv paper! I have to prep for class, but later today I'll highlight some of her findings about a stickleback gut isolate that can degrade plastic and other microbes that inhibit it's ability. 🦠🔬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Cold-water gut isolate from threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) reveals polypropylene surface oxidation and co-culture inhibition
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP), two of the most widely produced plastics in the United States, persist in cold-water environments where plastic-degrading microbes have been po...
www.biorxiv.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ok, I have a minute, let's do this. Our lab is interested in contaminants found in Alaskan waters and identifying microbes from a fish native to Alaska, three-spine stickleback, to use in bioremediation in cold water lakes. Sarah was interested in microplastics, which I wasn't really studying. 1/n
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TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
Brandeis University, Biology Department
Job #AJO30961, Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program, Biology Department, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, US
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October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961
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For anyone on the neuroscience job market, our ads are up. We are looking for anyone working in systems neuroscience of animals to join us in southern Alberta 🇨🇦
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
neurojobs.sfn.org/job/39049/as...
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
neurojobs.sfn.org/job/39049/as...
Assistant Professor (Neuroscience, Tenure Track) - Lethbridge (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Lethbridge | 39049
Assistant Professor (tenure track) of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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September 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For anyone on the neuroscience job market, our ads are up. We are looking for anyone working in systems neuroscience of animals to join us in southern Alberta 🇨🇦
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
neurojobs.sfn.org/job/39049/as...
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
neurojobs.sfn.org/job/39049/as...
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During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!
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October 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
During these uncertain times, I’m very happy to see that my institution, @scripps.edu has an open tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Any field in Chemistry or Biology is welcome. I’d especially love to see fellow neuroscientists apply. Please repost!
apply.interfolio.com/174756
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Despite the mess, we are grateful to be funded, have exciting science happening, and have an opening for a postdoc!
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
October 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Despite the mess, we are grateful to be funded, have exciting science happening, and have an opening for a postdoc!
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
If you are interested in sensory biology and esp in cilia, thermosensation, or interoception, and would like to join an interactive & supportive group - please email.
Please RT 🙏
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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Our department has a second TT search in #development and #reproduction.
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor of Dynamic Reproductive Networks | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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October 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Our department has a second TT search in #development and #reproduction.
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Immunology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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October 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
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Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? 🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky 🧪
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - University of Birmingham
MIBTP is a UK-wide doctoral training programme that equips bioscience PhD students with interdisciplinary skills to tackle global challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? 🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky 🧪
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
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There are two open positions in the CIC:
Research Scientist, McNamara Lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Research Scientist, Ewald lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Interested applicants should apply using the above links!
#medsky #immunosky
Research Scientist, McNamara Lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Research Scientist, Ewald lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Interested applicants should apply using the above links!
#medsky #immunosky
Research Scientist, The Beirne B. Carter Immunology Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Research Scientist, The Beirne B. Carter Immunology Center job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at University of Virginia
jobs.virginia.edu
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There are two open positions in the CIC:
Research Scientist, McNamara Lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Research Scientist, Ewald lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Interested applicants should apply using the above links!
#medsky #immunosky
Research Scientist, McNamara Lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Research Scientist, Ewald lab: jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/R0...
Interested applicants should apply using the above links!
#medsky #immunosky