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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to @pitt-immunology.bsky.social secondary faculty member Dr. Sarah Gaffen @slg1717.bsky.social on receiving the @cmu.edu Alumni Award for her work on IL-17!

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University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social · 1d

From CMU grad to global immunology leader 🦠

Congrats to @slg1717.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @cmu.edu Alumni Achievement Award for her trailblazing research on IL-17 and immune defense! 🧫

Her groundbreaking IL-17 research has transformed the field of immunology and improved lives worldwide.

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 1d

"The future is bright." Department chair Dr. Dario Vignali (@vignalilab.bsky.social) shares his thoughts on the Nobel prize-winning discovery of regulatory T cells buff.ly/lZZaW9g

#Nobel2025 #tregs

Regulatory T-Cell Pioneers Awarded Nobel Prize

By identifying regulatory T cells, this year’s Nobel laureates revealed a paradox at the heart of immunity: The same cells that prevent autoimmunity also suppress anticancer responses. That insight is...

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Poholek @poholeklab.bsky.social for her promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! Learn more about Dr. Poholek and her research: buff.ly/q14wey8

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for sharing this research by @meisellab.bsky.social at @pitt-immunology.bsky.social!

Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 5d

This should be a great lecture from @pitt-immunology.bsky.social secondary faculty member @kohanlab.bsky.social!

University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social · 5d

Don't forget to attend today's HS Ascending Star Award Lecture with one of this year's awardees, Dr. Alison Kohan from the Div. of Endocrinology and Metabolism!

"No Guts, No Glory: Intestinal Lipid Absorption and Its Role in Disease"

🗓️Friday, Oct. 3
🕞3:30 p.m.
📍Alan Magee Scaife Hall, Room 3785

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Dr. Dayana Rivadeneira for her promotion to Assistant Professor at @pitt-immunology.bsky.social and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center! Learn more about Dr. Rivadeneira and her research: buff.ly/0rhXAnJ

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 6d

The paper, led by Dayana Rivadeneira and @delgoffelab.bsky.social, is now published in @cp-immunity.bsky.social buff.ly/EmyQx1w (2/2)

Oxidative-stress-induced telomere instability drives T cell dysfunction in cancer

The tumor microenvironment (TME) imposes immunologic and metabolic stresses sufficient to deviate immune cell differentiation into dysfunctional state…

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 6d

Great minds think unalike: Learn how a team of immunologists, cancer researchers, telomere experts, and an organic chemist brought their different expertise together to reveal new insights into how damage to #telomeres can shut down #cancer -fighting T cells. buff.ly/gICm1SL (1/2)

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Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute @starzlinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

The #Turnquist Lab takes on the 2025 #Immunology Dept (@pitt-immunology.bsky.social) Retreat!! Special congratulations to Dr. Turnquist's pre-doc, Jordan Warunek, for winning 2nd Best Poster🎉👏
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Afsana Naaz is a woman wearing a green t-shirt with a long black skirt, smiling. She is standing next to her poster presentation entitled "Alloimmunity Generated Injury Signals Control Local Chemokine Levels in Areas of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy".

Betsy Varghese is a woman with glasses wearing a horizontal black and white striped long-sleeve shirt with black bottoms, smiling. She is standing next to her poster presentation entitled "Establishing immune biomarker surrogates of neuro-, surgical and rejection-mediated inflammation in Whole Eye Transplant (WET)"

Jordan Warunek is a man wearing khakis and a dark checkered button up shirt, smiling. He is standing next to his poster presentation entitled "Macrophage Recognition of Donor MHCI Tunes IL-27 Production to Shape Tissue Repair Following Heart Transplantation".

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Elsner for her promotion to Assistant Professor in Department of Immunology at the Pitt School of Medicine! Read more about Dr. Elsner's research buff.ly/Bg8kzYO

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Pitt Program in Microbiology & Immunology @pitt-pmi.bsky.social · 7d

Check out PMI talks tomorrow at the SOM Grad Student Symposium:
@catmphelps.bsky.social (in @meisellab.bsky.social ), Daria Jelic (Doug Reed lab), Kelsey Ertwine (Abby Overacre lab), @febrigunawan48.bsky.social (in Renfeng Li lab), and @dariavantyne.bsky.social !

Pitt BGSA @pittbgsa.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow from 8am-6pm, The Assembly transforms into a celebration of graduate research, innovation, and sustainability at the 30th School of Medicine Graduate Student Research Symposium.

See you tomorrow—bring your energy, your ideas, and join a scientific experience that is setting new standards!

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 7d

Catch Dr. Robert Binder's talk tomorrow at the Cell Stress Society International @stresscell.bsky.social symposium in Syracuse, NY. He'll be discussing his research on the importance of heat shock proteins for #cancer #immunosurveillance

Graphic announcing Dr. Robert Binder's presentation at the Cell Stress Society international symposium

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Dr. Tullia Bruno, assistant professor at @pitt-immunology.bsky.social and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, for receiving funding from the @thevfoundation.bsky.social to study the potential of B cells for treating #ovariancancer
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#VictoryOverCancer #CancerResearch

Tullia Bruno, PhD - V Foundation

We aim to stop suffering and deaths from ovarian cancer. Therefore, we will explore how to improve the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. Cancer forms when normal cells change and grow wildly.…

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to the Lupus Research Alliance, Breakthrough T1D and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for funding this important research. Learn more about the award and other awardees here: buff.ly/VY5wIQY

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to Dr. Alok Joglekar for receiving the inaugural Common Mechanisms of Autoimmunity Insight Award to investigate a potential new treatment for autoimmune diseases such as #lupus #type1diabetes and #multiplesclerosis buff.ly/D1yctIl

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 14d

Congrats, @catmphelps.bsky.social !

Pitt Program in Microbiology & Immunology @pitt-pmi.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to PMI student @catmphelps.bsky.social who is the recipient of the 23rd Stephen L. Phillips Scientific Achievement award for a Pitt School of Medicine graduate student who authored the best peer-review scientific journal author this year!

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations, Hye Mi Kim!

Pitt Program in Microbiology & Immunology @pitt-pmi.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to PMI student Hye Mi Kim, who was a runner up for this year’s Most Well Rounded Student award for a Pitt School of Medicine graduate student who is an excellent student and contributes to the greater community!

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 14d

We are thrilled to have @marionpepper.bsky.social from @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social joining us to give the keynote presentation!

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 14d

Looking forward to the 23rd annual Department of Immunology retreat tomorrow! It's always a great time to catch up on #immunology research and connect with colleagues. Shout out to the organizing committee and grad student Sarah Bradley for designing this year's poster.

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Pitt Department of Immunology @pitt-immunology.bsky.social · 14d

👋 Hello Bluesky! We are the Pitt Department of Immunology. From autoimmune disease and cancer immunotherapy to vaccine development to infectious disease, our work spans the spectrum of immunological science. Follow along for updates on the latest publications and other news!

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