Tcellogic (Sue Kaech)
tcellogic.bsky.social
Tcellogic (Sue Kaech)
@tcellogic.bsky.social
Overt optimist. Champion of immunity. Lover of T cells and chocolate chip cookie dough without chocolate chips.
New study—and exciting collaboration with Wei Wang, Cong Liu (UCSD), and Kay Chung (new lab at UNC)—that provides a platform for designing T cells into specific states. We identified state-selective TFs for CD8 T cell states that enable “recipes” for cell engineering! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Atlas-guided discovery of transcription factors for T cell programming - Nature
A comprehensive atlas platform integrating transcriptional and epigenetic data enables more precise engineering of T cell states, accelerating the rational design of more effective cellular immunother...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Vaccines protecting against dementia and now cancer!! This is an extraordinary time for immunologists to figure out the underlying mechanisms!! Let's go. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Rooting for Wolfgang Busch @salkinstitute.bsky.social for his 2025 NOMIS Distinguished Scholar Award!! He’s defining the plant root ‘perceptome’!
October 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Let’s keep the world healthy again! Way to go UK- smart investment into a healthier future, scientific culture, and economy!
September 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“If you look back at the data, 250 years ago, 40% of kids never made it to adulthood. Today, it’s 4%. The majority of that decrease is due to vaccines. Vaccines have saved more lives than any other type of medical intervention, including antibiotics... -Dr. Drew Weissman, Nobel Laureate.
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hi All- Please join us @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Immunometabolism Across Scales, this January in Vancouver! Great line-up and 1:1 discussions! Scholarships and Short Talk abstracts due Sept 24th.
Poster Abstract Deadline: Dec 18, 2025
2025keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26
Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan, January 2026, in Vancouver, with field leaders!
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September 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Oh man, you’re making so much sense, I actually, I actually agree with you!!
Trump seems to distance himself from RFK Jr on vaccines
September 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Over 250M people worldwide live with chronic HBV and the countries with the highest HBV infection rates—and most lives lost to liver cancer —are those without neonatal vaccination. This massive, preventable burden is why universal neonatal vaccination is critical. www.cdc.gov/global-hepat...
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
HBV is dangerously stable—it can survive for a week at room temp and for months at colder temps. Its resilience makes it easy to spread and hard to kill, underscoring why neonatal vaccination and strict hygiene are essential.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the scariest proposals from RFK Jr. is removing the HBV vaccine from childhood schedules. Without it, millions of newborns would face lifelong hepatitis B infection—the #1 cause of liver cancer and failure globally. To deny kids this protection is akin to child abuse.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So proud of Educate Girls- By mobilizing communities, strengthening local systems and bridging the gender gap in remote districts, they are making education possible for girls who were once left out. This is long-term change built from the ground up! Pls donate.
www.linkedin.com/posts/educat...
#educategirls #ramonmagsaysayaward #greatnessofspirit #transformativeleadership | Educate Girls | 137 comments
✨ History Made! ✨ Educate Girls has received the 2025 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD - the first Indian organisation to receive this honour! 🇮🇳 A big thank you to our Board, our partners, donors, the governme...
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September 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A video letter to Congress to STOP SLASHING SCIENCE!!! Please share and send to your family, friends, and representatives too. Time is running out! youtu.be/Vkv0vI6jCnM?...
#STOPSLASHINGSCIENCE
Letter from NAS Members to the Honorable Senators and Representatives of the United States
YouTube video by Biochemistry Channel
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July 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Great article. Pls send to your friends & families: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...
Opinion | Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Hat's off to NIH employees for writing the Bethesda Declaration! You can read the document here: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...
June 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
One of the worst breaches in American health ever! RFK can not be trusted- he told Sen Cassidy he would keep ACIP in place to get his vote! The U.S. needs an alternative organization to protect vaccine guidance from political interference www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/v... via @statnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Forget Trump & Musk's bromance...join us at Keystone's Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan!
Super science, discussions and colleagues. Be there- Vancouver, BC Jan 11-14, 2026. Keynotes: Amazing Drs. Dana Pe'er and Marcia Haigis!! Speaker line-up is GOAT!
June 8, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Measles has spread to over 650 people in Texas and the vaccine is the only thing that will stop it. We already knew this, but still so sad to see the raw facts- nearly everyone getting infected is unvaccinated. I just hope no one else dies and parents are ensuring their kids are vaccinated.
April 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A great story on Trump's first 100 days to Make America Healthier Again...https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-fear-trump-administration-nih-cuts-could-impact-health-60-minutes-transcript/
April 30, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Reposted by Tcellogic (Sue Kaech)
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Yes, Mr Trump, Keeping ideology and freedom of thought free of govt audit is EXACTLY acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST! Thank you for pointing out the critical role that universities play in advancement of ideas, creativity, innovation and technology.
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Do you agree with banning trans girls in women sports-if so, pls listen to this youtu.be/flSS1tjoxf0?...
Trans Athletes: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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April 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
#2 Explain to me how this is “Making America Healthy Again”- firing top scientists in Parkinson’s and stroke-https://www.wired.com/story/doctor-breakthrough-parkinsons-research-nih-purge/
Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH
Leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health, the US’s leading medical research agency, were swept up Tuesday in the Trump administration’s latest firing blitz.
www.wired.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Truly inspirational!
April 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM