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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · 4d

So grateful to be part of this important study. Cross-country method validation is a fun way to collaborate and key for establishing reproducible methods to measure mucosal antibodies.

Comparing methods collecting mucosal secretions and detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike IgA in three laboratories across three countries

Mucosal IgA is key in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Several mucosal vaccines are in development,…

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · 16d

A fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote, to our student reps Maye and Boyd andr administrative staff (especially Vaish) for their hard work, and to our community for showing up and being kind!

And that's a wrap...a fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote and to our community for showing up and being kind! And thanks to our IGSA co-presidents Maye and Boyd as well as our administrative staff (especially Vaish) for all their hard work.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · 19d

So pleased to see this published rupress.org/jem/article-... and look at what came out in the NYT crossword on the exact same day! Congrats Alex Florescu, Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang - the triple threat (former) PhD students who teamed up to make this happen.
@rupress.org

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · 29d

What's better than being introduced by a former trainee to give a talk? Being introduced by a former trainee (the amazing Dr. Natalia Pikor from ETH Zurich) sporting baby #2, the beautiful Elizabeth. #womeninscience

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · 29d

Mom has had a bit of attention over the last few days. Which is great, because women born in 1943 have been pretty overlooked. I liked this one the best: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Back to school at 82

Marion Gommerman is heading back to class in Toronto this fall, with a goal to finish post-secondary studies she began decades ago.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Sep 5

The first week of term was extra interesting for me this year!

Family affair: Toronto grandmother to study at UofT with her grandson, a fellow student and daughter, a professor

Marion Gommerman isn’t sure where her lifelong love of learning came from, but at 82 years old, she’s leaning into it. This fall, Gommerman will be among those heading back to class and hitting the bo...

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Jun 5

My favourite academic duty is attending convocation. Congrats to our Immunology grads! @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · May 15

And that’s a wrap - the GRC on Neuroimmune connections in health and disease here in Ciocco, Tuscany. Congrats to our poster winners and all our speakers on a great meeting!

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Mauro Gaya @maurogaya.bsky.social · Apr 30

🚨🦠🔬 Last month to register to the EMBO workshop on Adaptive Immunity in Barrier Tissues.

📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025

Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social

#EMBOBarrierTissues

Adaptive immunity in barrier tissues

Immune responses lie at the heart of almost every aspect of human health, including host responses to infection, autoimmunity, cancer, metabolism and aging. While adaptive immune responses by B and T…

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · May 2

This is the best slide show finisher EVER! Baweleta Isho in my lab assembled all lab cats into this Biorender (acknowledged) montage.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · May 2

The GommerLab celebrates 5 GRADUATES: Salma Sheikh Mohamed PhD (Guardian of the mucosal galaxy) and for MSc: Sophie Wang, Catherine Chi, Numa Sayeed & Kennedy Hoven.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Apr 29

Congrats to Dr. Salma Sheikh Mohamed on the successful defence of a brilliant thesis!!! I have learned so much from you during your time with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social and am looking forward to seeing what you do next.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Apr 17

A perfect ending to the Canadian Society for Immunology meeting and a perfect beginning to a new tradition - the inaugural Gill Wu Mentorship award given to Gill herself. Thanks for mentoring us Gill. Most important job in academia. @superwuster.bsky.social

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Apr 13

Day 1 of CSI with keynote from Ira Mellman. And no it’s not a meeting about crime scenes, it’s the Canadian Society for Immunology. We had the name first.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Apr 6

A wet start to the running season with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social‬ participating in the 5k/8k spring run-off in High Park. As expected these young scientists kicked my butt. #wellness.

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Dr. Sunny Shin @sunnyshinlab.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thrilled to share our @elife.bsky.social paper "Inflammasomes primarily restrict cytosolic Salmonella replication within human macrophages" by 1st author Dr. @marisaegan.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social alum, now faculty @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social)! elifesciences.org/articles/90107 🧵(1/n)

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Sylvain Baillet @sylvainbaillet.bsky.social · Apr 2

🚨We're hiring another tenure-track at McGill University: focus on brain-body science! 👇

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill...

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 28

@sarahcrome.bsky.social so glad we planned plenty of flash talks for our immunology retreat.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 26

Let me add why @brittlestar.com.
Chapmans is a made in 🇨🇦 product - a family business that has become the largest independent ice cream maker in 🇨🇦. Despite a devastating fire in 2009, they did not sell out. They built anew - 800 employees - keeping the local economy alive.

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 26

Markdale Ontario Chapman’s ice cream plant.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Mar 15

NIH “is expected to cut between 3,400 and 5,000 positions from its workforce of 20,000 in coming days.” Story by @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...

At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control

As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

www.statnews.com

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Emma Slack @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social · Feb 22

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Please share!

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thanks you @charite.bsky.social and especially Francesca Ronchi for hosting me today for a fantastic visit. Seeing the Berlin spring start to emerge was an added bonus!

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 8

Mother-son March break trips starting on the airport train to YYZ. 2025 = Berlin; 2017 = Paris. Where did the time go?

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Jen Gommerman @jengommerman.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy #internationalwomensday. I spent the morning on a sunny walk with 2 women I admire and love.

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