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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations!!!! Well deserved!
Tregs rock!

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 5d

Discussing Tregs and their discovery at the 1st Immune Health Symposium! I’ve always admired Shimon’s pioneering work, and Mary’s and Fred’s 2001 paper was the key inspiration for us to develop the DEREG model, demonstrating that not only Foxp3, but Foxp3⁺ T cells, are key to prevent autoimmunity.

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European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social · 5d

📣 EJI is proud to share that this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Shimon Sakaguchi, published with us on 6 October: bit.ly/46R7n4g
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Shimon for receiving the prize in recognition of his pioneering work on Tregs. #NobelPrize #Immunology #Tregs

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Science in Action!
The new USP Science Campus just set a benchmark: a state-of-the-art research building to be completed in only 3 years.
Innovation, precision, and dedication made it happen in Ribeirão Preto!

#ScienceCampus #Research #Innovation #STEM #FutureOfScience #Architecture #Excellence

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 Iniciação científica is is the first step into the world of science in Brazil. Today, Helder Nakaya @helder_nakaya delivered an inspiring talk on the transformative power of artificial intelligence in science. A great reminder of how innovation drives progress. #IniciaçãoCientífica #AI #Research🔬✨

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 10d

🚀 New tandem starts at IMMH: Lennart Paulsen begins his medical doctorate, teaming up with Aleksandra Lopez Krol (PhD) in a joint project on immune ageing.
Funded by the Else Kröner Graduate School #ImmunYoAge, Mainz Research School of Translational Medicine
#Immunology #EKFS #TransMedMainz

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · 24d

Congrats to our Master student Hitikk Chawla, recipient of the Mainzer Rotary Jugendpreis 2025! 🎉

He was honored by the #Rotary Clubs in Mainz for his outstanding work on the development of an oral vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae.

#MedicalResearch #PneumococcalDisease #VaccineDevelopment

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · 29d

Rotary Youth Award 2025 to Hitikk Chawla, honouring committment to society, culture and science for his cutting-edge work on oral pneumococcus vaccines! Congrats!!!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Sep 10

#NewPaper in EJI! ✨
Led by Juan Nahuel Quiroz and @luberod.bsky.social (IMM, Mainz) we uncovered how dendritic cells rewire their protein tags when sensing danger, revealing a new layer of immune regulation.
🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....

#Immunology #DendriticCells #ImmuneRegulation

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Aug 15

2nd Brazilian-German Immunology Meeting / Austrian Edition / Vienna 2025! Wonderful talks and discussions. Thanks to our host Wilfried Ellmeier #SFB-F70 HIT/ support from #SBI #

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European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social · Aug 20

EJI & EFIS are proud to announce the brand-new ECR Article of the Year Award 🏆

Presented by EJI’s Editor-in-Chief Matteo Iannacone at #IUIS2025, this prize celebrates outstanding research by early career researchers published in EJI 🎉

Check the eligibility criteria here👇
bit.ly/3Hvn9t5

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · Aug 20

Drs. José Carlos Alves Filho, Luciana Berod (@luberod.bsky.social), and Thomas Weichhart (@weichhartlab.bsky.social) are presenting their work on the metabolic regulation of immune responses at #IUIS2025!

Check out the session at 1:45 pm in Hall E1.

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Aug 21

#IUIS Vienna 2025 #immunometabolism - congrats @luberod.bsky.social sharing exiting new data on the link between metabolism and immune cell differentiation and function!

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Aug 18

New paper from our lab just dropped: We discovered that an antibiotic can block #Tregs - immune cells that can help cancers hide. This could open new doors for #immunotherapy against #cancer.
Congrats to first-time first author Luana Silva!
Check out the publication here: doi.org/10.1002/eji....

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · Aug 9

📅 Save the date: the 38th European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society (EMDS) Meeting will take place from 16–18 September 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

🔗 Registration & details: https://loom.ly/v07DKgo

#GlobalImmunology #ImmunologyWithoutBorders

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Aug 14

How Does Metabolism Shape Immunity?🤔
We want to know!
💡Submit your research to our special issue "Immunometabolism & Beyond" in the @eurjimmunol.bsky.social by Jan 31, 2026.
🔗 bit.ly/45xs3xo
Edited by Peiying Li & @timsparwasser.bsky.social

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European Journal of Immunology
Open Call for Paper Submissions
Special Issue "Immunometabolism Beyond"
Guest edited by Peiying Li and Tim Sparwasser
Submission Deadline 31 January 2026
bit.ly/45xs3xo

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Jul 10

Exciting cutting-edge research topic @ Universitätsmedizin Mainz ! #immunometabolism #JGU

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Nature Metabolism @natmetabolism.nature.com · Jun 22

RESEARCH | Y Kao,
@timsparwasser.bsky.social et al. - Princeton U
@mainzuniversity.bsky.social‬

The metabolic requirements of IL17A-producing gamma delta T cells, offering a target to treat psoriasis by inhibiting fatty acid synthesis.

Metabolic reprogramming of interleukin-17-producing γδ T cells promotes ACC1-mediated de novo lipogenesis under psoriatic conditions - Nature Metabolism

Kao et al. provide insight into the metabolic requirements of IL-17A-producing γδ T cells, offering an actionable target to treat psoriasis by inhibiting fatty acid synthesis.

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Jul 14

📢 New Grant: €300,000 from @ekfstiftung.bsky.social for our team working on mucosal #vaccines to fight off #Pneumococcus 🧫💉

Congrats to @timsparwasser.bsky.social, Prof. Lujan and the entire team for securing this competitive funding!

#VaccineResearch #PneumococcalDisease #TranslationalResearch

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Jul 1

📢New role: Starting today, @timsparwasser.bsky.social will be leading the brand-new Department of Diagnostics as spokesperson – bringing together teams from genetics, pathology, microbiology & more!
Here's to stronger collaboration and smarter diagnostics! 🙌
#UMCMainz #Diagnostics #UM.Neustart

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Jun 26

What a fantastic two days!
Our Symposium "Immunometabolism & Beyond – From Liver to Brain" brought together scientists from Shanghai, Mainz & beyond. Thanks to all who joined us—and to our partners & the SGC for their support!
#SinoGerman #Immunometabolism

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Jun 18

Big news: Prof. Alves-Filho (@uspoficial.bsky.social, Brazil) is joining us in Mainz as a Gutenberg Research College Fellow! He’ll be working with our team on immune cell research in cancer + autoimmunity. Science across borders! 🌍🧬
#Immunology #GRC #TranslationalMedicine #InternationalResearch

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Jun 13

Final event Medical Startup Alliance - great pitch by Alex and Hitikk! #JGU #RMU #biomindz @immh-mainz.bsky.social

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Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene @immh-mainz.bsky.social · Jun 16

Welcome PD Dr. Sethi!
What an inspiring start 💡✨

Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Jun 13

Wonderful inaugural lecture by PD Dr. Sethi! Referring to giants of immunology - how to distinguish non-infectious self from infectious non-self! Welcome to IMMH_Mainz #JGU #RMU

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Sparwasser Lab @timsparwasser.bsky.social · Jun 13

Wonderful inaugural lecture by PD Dr. Sethi! Referring to giants of immunology - how to distinguish non-infectious self from infectious non-self! Welcome to IMMH_Mainz #JGU #RMU

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