Priya Devarajan
@priyadevarajan.bsky.social
#newPI | www.thedevarajanlab.com | Immunologist
Asst Prof, Stony Brook Medicine
(Previously - Postdoc, Susan Swain Lab, UMass Med Sch)
Asst Prof, Stony Brook Medicine
(Previously - Postdoc, Susan Swain Lab, UMass Med Sch)
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Hi Bluesky! I’m Priya Devarajan, an immunologist studying how our immune system fights respiratory infections like influenza. My new lab @Stony Brook Medicine studies B/T cell responses, tissue-resident memory, respiratory immunity, and immune aging (www.thedevarajanlab.com). Excited to connect!
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It’s a #gdTcell flavored #MucosalMonday! @saraalonsomera.bsky.social & I chat about the magic of our favorite cell type and our recent paper elucidating the role of the microbiota in driving gd IEL regulatory function on this month’s @societymucosalimm.bsky.social podcast.
@sinaiimmuno.bsky.social
@sinaiimmuno.bsky.social
It’s #MucosalMonday and time for the latest @societymucosalimm.bsky.social podcast episode! This episode features gamma delta T cell work in MI from @edelblumlab.bsky.social; and an interview with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social on microbial dysbiosis during #MutlipleSchlerosis
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It’s a #gdTcell flavored #MucosalMonday! @saraalonsomera.bsky.social & I chat about the magic of our favorite cell type and our recent paper elucidating the role of the microbiota in driving gd IEL regulatory function on this month’s @societymucosalimm.bsky.social podcast.
@sinaiimmuno.bsky.social
@sinaiimmuno.bsky.social
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Interested in how fungi respond to reactive oxygen species? Read our lab’s new review article recently published in MMBR:
A Roadmap to Chemically Reactive Species: how diverse oxidants affect Candida albicans and other fungi.
doi.org/10.1128/mmbr...
A Roadmap to Chemically Reactive Species: how diverse oxidants affect Candida albicans and other fungi.
doi.org/10.1128/mmbr...
A roadmap to chemically reactive species: how diverse oxidants affect Candida albicans and other fungi | Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
SUMMARYFungal pathogens cause widespread disease in humans, plants, and animals. Surviving
in diverse environments requires fungi to resist attack by a wide range of reactive
chemicals, including reac...
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Interested in how fungi respond to reactive oxygen species? Read our lab’s new review article recently published in MMBR:
A Roadmap to Chemically Reactive Species: how diverse oxidants affect Candida albicans and other fungi.
doi.org/10.1128/mmbr...
A Roadmap to Chemically Reactive Species: how diverse oxidants affect Candida albicans and other fungi.
doi.org/10.1128/mmbr...
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Women in STEM becoming independent: Put science and discovery ahead of your ego. #WomenInSTEM series featuring @priyadevarajan.bsky.social, @rzappasodi.bsky.social, Novalia Pishesha, Jui-Hsia Weng, Katherine Alexander, Yadira Soto-Feliciano, & @kedmiranit.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
October 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Women in STEM becoming independent: Put science and discovery ahead of your ego. #WomenInSTEM series featuring @priyadevarajan.bsky.social, @rzappasodi.bsky.social, Novalia Pishesha, Jui-Hsia Weng, Katherine Alexander, Yadira Soto-Feliciano, & @kedmiranit.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...
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We’ve developed a really cool model of human diabetic neuropathy with demyelination, and have now gotten data showing we can prevent it.
Opinions welcomed:
- we’re doing small drug screens
- trying to find funding (where??)
- anyone interested in collaborating?
Opinions welcomed:
- we’re doing small drug screens
- trying to find funding (where??)
- anyone interested in collaborating?
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ALT: a close up of a feather on a rock with the words `` hello '' written in white letters .
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
We’ve developed a really cool model of human diabetic neuropathy with demyelination, and have now gotten data showing we can prevent it.
Opinions welcomed:
- we’re doing small drug screens
- trying to find funding (where??)
- anyone interested in collaborating?
Opinions welcomed:
- we’re doing small drug screens
- trying to find funding (where??)
- anyone interested in collaborating?
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Another excellent #Viewpoint! Thank you to our contributors @priyadevarajan.bsky.social, @rzappasodi.bsky.social, Novalia Pishesha, Jui-Hsia Weng, Kate Alexander, Yadira Soto-Feliciano, and @kedmiranit.bsky.social ✨
Latest in our #WomenInSTEM series from researchers discussing their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher, as well as the unique challenges they face as women scientists in their respective scientific environments: rupress.org/jem/article/...
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Another excellent #Viewpoint! Thank you to our contributors @priyadevarajan.bsky.social, @rzappasodi.bsky.social, Novalia Pishesha, Jui-Hsia Weng, Kate Alexander, Yadira Soto-Feliciano, and @kedmiranit.bsky.social ✨
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Do you love #immunology? Do you live near NYC? Come see MicrobeTV.tv’s live recording of the 100th episode of Immune! With @stephanielangel.bsky.social @bioprofbarker.bsky.social and special guests @drshrutinaik.bsky.social and Gretchen Diehl
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Do you love #immunology? Do you live near NYC? Come see MicrobeTV.tv’s live recording of the 100th episode of Immune! With @stephanielangel.bsky.social @bioprofbarker.bsky.social and special guests @drshrutinaik.bsky.social and Gretchen Diehl
Amidst the quietness of a Diwali weekend this year, one that refuses to become familiar despite 15 years away from home, I remember my first one as an immigrant Ph.D. student. 🪔
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Amidst the quietness of a Diwali weekend this year, one that refuses to become familiar despite 15 years away from home, I remember my first one as an immigrant Ph.D. student. 🪔
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Latest in our #WomenInSTEM series from researchers discussing their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher, as well as the unique challenges they face as women scientists in their respective scientific environments: rupress.org/jem/article/...
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Latest in our #WomenInSTEM series from researchers discussing their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher, as well as the unique challenges they face as women scientists in their respective scientific environments: rupress.org/jem/article/...
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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
careers.umass.edu
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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15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵
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September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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My only regret is that we didn't go with the title "One buffer to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them", although "Squeaky clean staining" was a pretty good options too!
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/...
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
My only regret is that we didn't go with the title "One buffer to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them", although "Squeaky clean staining" was a pretty good options too!
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This looks like an amazing fix and I will definitely try. The overnight transcription factor staining protocol was already a game changer and I recommend it to everyone.
Just take a look. The Foxp3 fix/perm kit is good for TFs, but kills endogenous GFP. The eBio preserves GFP, but is incomplete at allowing TF staining. Burton's Best Buffer is as good as the best under all conditions (except phospho-flow), and preserves dye integrity too.
Plus it is dirt cheap. 🎤
Plus it is dirt cheap. 🎤
September 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This looks like an amazing fix and I will definitely try. The overnight transcription factor staining protocol was already a game changer and I recommend it to everyone.
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Thank you to
@natneuro.nature.com
for allowing us,
@openboxscience.bsky.social
, to discuss about the importance of scientific exchange and about platforms to make it happen.
nature.com/articles/s41...
@natneuro.nature.com
for allowing us,
@openboxscience.bsky.social
, to discuss about the importance of scientific exchange and about platforms to make it happen.
nature.com/articles/s41...
Globally accessible platforms for the exchange of research findings and career development - Nature Neuroscience
Researchers’ access to scientific research findings remains inequitable owing to financial and geographical barriers, highlighting the need for more sustainable and inclusive modes of communication to...
nature.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thank you to
@natneuro.nature.com
for allowing us,
@openboxscience.bsky.social
, to discuss about the importance of scientific exchange and about platforms to make it happen.
nature.com/articles/s41...
@natneuro.nature.com
for allowing us,
@openboxscience.bsky.social
, to discuss about the importance of scientific exchange and about platforms to make it happen.
nature.com/articles/s41...
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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/...
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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/...
You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
We are hiring for 3 positions again! I have loved working in this department as I started my new lab last year, it is a well funded department with very nice colleagues who make science-ing so much fun. See below for links
Apply - Interfolio
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apply.interfolio.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are hiring for 3 positions again! I have loved working in this department as I started my new lab last year, it is a well funded department with very nice colleagues who make science-ing so much fun. See below for links
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Happy to share this mini review on IL-2 in type 2 immunity. IL-2 may be an old cytokine but there's still a lot to learn!!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
Frontiers | The role of IL-2 in type 2 immunity
Type 2 immune responses are essential for protective immunity against helminth parasites and for promoting tissue repair, but they can also drive allergic in...
www.frontiersin.org
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Happy to share this mini review on IL-2 in type 2 immunity. IL-2 may be an old cytokine but there's still a lot to learn!!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...
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Led by then graduate student Taylor Heim with help in revision from Ochapa Ibrahim! CXCR6 is on all of our TRM...why?? We think because it plays an important role in managing antigen encounters in tissue and successful transition to memory.
CXCR6 promotes dermal CD8+ T cell survival and transition to long-term tissue residence @jimmunol.bsky.social @thelundlab.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/adv...
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/adv...
September 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Led by then graduate student Taylor Heim with help in revision from Ochapa Ibrahim! CXCR6 is on all of our TRM...why?? We think because it plays an important role in managing antigen encounters in tissue and successful transition to memory.
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A Dapl1+ subpopulation of naïve CD8 T cells is enriched for memory-lineage precursors | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new story just came out in Science Advances! So proud of Adam Lynch and the rest of our team.
Our new story just came out in Science Advances! So proud of Adam Lynch and the rest of our team.
A Dapl1+ subpopulation of naïve CD8 T cells is enriched for memory-lineage precursors
Thymic-derived naïve Dapl1+ CD8 T cells contain a subset preprogrammed to form memory-like cells upon activation.
www.science.org
August 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A Dapl1+ subpopulation of naïve CD8 T cells is enriched for memory-lineage precursors | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new story just came out in Science Advances! So proud of Adam Lynch and the rest of our team.
Our new story just came out in Science Advances! So proud of Adam Lynch and the rest of our team.
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I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.
Descriptions and links in the following two posts.
Descriptions and links in the following two posts.
August 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.
Descriptions and links in the following two posts.
Descriptions and links in the following two posts.
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👀 We're on the lookout for a talented immunologist to join us for a postdoc at Mount Sinai! If you are a recent PhD graduate, love spectral flow and want to join our γδ T cell crew, apply below! Livable wage + subsidized housing + Central Park. Help us spread the word! #gdTcells #Immunosky #GISky
Post Doctoral Fellow-MSH-20093-003 in New York, NY | Mount Sinai Health Systems
Mount Sinai is hiring a Post Doctoral Fellow-MSH-20093-003 in New York, NY. Review all of the job details and apply today!
careers.mountsinai.org
August 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
👀 We're on the lookout for a talented immunologist to join us for a postdoc at Mount Sinai! If you are a recent PhD graduate, love spectral flow and want to join our γδ T cell crew, apply below! Livable wage + subsidized housing + Central Park. Help us spread the word! #gdTcells #Immunosky #GISky
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For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
Apply - Interfolio
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apply.interfolio.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social
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open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.
August 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.
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So long, Vienna! I'm back home in Amsterdam after a great week of #immunology at #IUIS2025! I had an amazing time! Check out @immunologypodcast.com for daily episodes covering our favorite talks & recording of the live episode! Thanks @iuis-online.bsky.social! See you all in Toronto #IUIS2028
August 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
So long, Vienna! I'm back home in Amsterdam after a great week of #immunology at #IUIS2025! I had an amazing time! Check out @immunologypodcast.com for daily episodes covering our favorite talks & recording of the live episode! Thanks @iuis-online.bsky.social! See you all in Toronto #IUIS2028