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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · 13d

Great to have this out, and such a pleasure to work together. @smguillaume.bsky.social @cristianbeccaria.bsky.social @iannaconelab.bsky.social

Cristian G Beccaria @cristianbeccaria.bsky.social · 13d

So happy to share that our review in #ImmunolRev is finally out! 😃 We discuss how the immune system builds specialized TLSs across organs and conditions. Huge thanks to @StephanGuillaume, @iannaconelab.bsky.social & @linterman.bsky.social for this collaboration!
dx.doi.org/10.1111/imr.70063

Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Across Organs: Context, Composition, and Clinical Levers

Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) arise in non-lymphoid tissues in response to persistent antigen stimulation and chronic inflammation. Spanning organs from lung and liver to meninges, skin, and be...

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Anne Fletcher @fibroblast-fletch.bsky.social · Aug 4

Save the date! Keystone Stromal Immunology meeting, Feb 2-5, 2026 #KSStromal26
1. Scholarships/Short Talk Abstracts: October 7
2. Early Registration: December 3 (Save $200!)
3. Poster Abstracts: January 12, 2026 (11:59 MST)
Please share! And reach out if you have any questions.
Can't wait!

Flyer for Keystone meeting on Stromal immunology in health and disease, Feb 2-5th 2026.

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Sep 8

It was so good! Disappeared very fast.

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Sep 5

It was great to be back at the @babrahaminst.bsky.social this week to spend time with the team talking about our science, and even managed a (very well timed) paper celebration! Amazing Tfh/GC themed brownie from Jess James.

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you @immunologyking.bsky.social & @maurogaya.bsky.social for organising the #EMBObarrierTissues meeting in Basel this week. Great science, great people, great atmosphere ❤️

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you Diana! Credit to @smguillaume.bsky.social for leading this work. Lung B cells in ectopic germinal centers undergo affinity maturation | PNAS share.google/6zXPfzAaAcva...

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Beautiful talk from @mahimaswamy.bsky.social at #EMBObarrierTissues. Conserved developmental rewiring of the TCR signalosome drives tolerance in innate-like lymphocytes | bioRxiv share.google/UroEHTZJI7tk...

Conserved developmental rewiring of the TCR signalosome drives tolerance in innate-like lymphocytes

Natural intraepithelial T lymphocytes (T-IELs) are innate-like, intestine-resident T cells essential for gut homeostasis. These cells express self-reactive T cell antigen receptors (TCRs) due to thymi...

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fantastic @embo.org young investigator lecture on lung B cell responses from @maurogaya.bsky.social #EMBObarrierTissues

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 23

Likewise!

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 23

Lovely to meet you, Line, and to discuss the importance of sex in vaccine responses ❤️

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you Cris 🙏
Credit to Alyssa Silva Cayetano and Theresa Pankhurst for leading these research projects

Cristian G Beccaria @cristianbeccaria.bsky.social · Aug 22

Amazing talk by Michelle @linterman.bsky.social at @iuis-online.bsky.social 2025 on ageing and immune responses to vaccines, shedding light on how understanding these mechanisms can guide the development of better immunization strategies

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 16

Absolutely fantastic to have @labliston.bsky.social visiting the @malaghan.bsky.social this week. Beautiful talk on harnessing the power of Tregs to promote tissue repair, as well as many scientific discussions, an award ceremony at @nzparliament.bsky.social and multiple runs up our hills!

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Aug 15

A pleasure to have you in Aotearoa New Zealand to celebrate science!

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Aug 14

Great event at @nzparliament.bsky.social for Medicines New Zealand, with lots of exciting innovations in medical research on display. Thanks to @linterman.bsky.social from @malaghan.bsky.social for the invite!

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Jul 11

Fantastic to have Johanne Jacobsen at @malaghan.bsky.social this week presenting her beautiful work on germinal centre T cells, in all their complexity.

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Jul 4

Finally, after moving halfway across the world to beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand, our (Italian) espresso machine has arrived. Even better that we can get tasty beans from Acme who also make a special @malaghan.bsky.social blend that supports our research ❤️ lnkd.in/gbWi6RuW

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Jun 7

Not in our contribution, simply because it's not our area of expertise. But it's a really important topic.

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Jun 6

Great to have the @jimmunol.bsky.social special collection, “Aging's impact on the immune system” out. academic.oup.com/jimmunol/pag...

Aging's impact on the immune system

Description This 2025 collection of The Journal of Immunology features a special collection of articles curated by guest editor Patricia Gearhart. The collecti

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks for highlighting our work 🙏 Credit to @wsfoster.bsky.social and Edith Marcial Juárez for leading on this.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Jun 5

Highlights of 2024: unleashing the power of NK cells—cancer's worst nightmare
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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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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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · May 22

Our @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social "Highlights of 2024: Germinal Centers" is now out. Led by Theresa Pankhurst, we discuss some (there's never enough space for all!) neat germinal centre papers that were published in 2024, and whose findings are moving the field forward. doi.org/10.1111/imcb...

<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library

In this article for the Highlights of 2024 series, we review the latest advances in the biology of the germinal center response. These discoveries provide key insights into germinal center function a...

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · May 16

Can't wait! I'm really looking forward to this meeting, so many amazing talks. Thanks @maurogaya.bsky.social @immunologyking.bsky.social @embo.org for organising ❤️ #EMBOBarrierTissues

Mauro Gaya @maurogaya.bsky.social · May 16

Dr. Michelle Linterman from the Malaghan/Babraham Institutes 🇳🇿🇬🇧 will be presenting her work on "Function and maintenance of lung germinal centres". Check her recent study on how lung B cells undergo affinity maturation:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40168127/

@linterman.bsky.social

#EMBOBarrierTissues

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Apr 27

Neat @pnas.org paper from @angelettilab.bsky.social & @matsbemark.bsky.social on ectopic germinal centres in the nasal turbinates of mice and humans. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Ectopic germinal centers in the nasal turbinates contribute to B cell immunity to intranasal viral infection and vaccination | PNAS

The nasal mucosa is the first immunologically active site that respiratory viruses encounter and establishing immunity at the initial point of path...

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Apr 8

Thank you for the @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social support for this project! We couldn't have done it without you.

The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · Apr 8

A new paper from #ListerFellow @linterman.bsky.social and colleagues explores the role of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in #bcell immune response. @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Lung B cells in ectopic germinal centers undergo affinity maturation | PNAS

The lungs are constantly exposed to the external environment and a myriad of antigenic challenges within the air. Chronic exposure to allergens and...

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Michelle Linterman @linterman.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thanks Danika!