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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · 8d

#everychildmatters today and everyday.

#NationalDayofTruthandReconciliation.

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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · 16d

A big study in JAMA last year in which 185 909 children were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy. Conclusion: Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38592388/

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability - PubMed

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children's risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis. This suggests that associations observed in other mo...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · 20d

New lab group photo! This academic year we’ve welcomed two graduate students, Austin and Carly, and two undergraduate project students, Amara and Ellen. Grateful to be working with such a thoughtful, motivated group. #TeamMrgpr

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you!

Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · 27d

Congratulations to Erin on successfully defending her Master's - our lab's very first graduate! What a week!

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Mathieu Ferron @mathieuferron.bsky.social · 29d

Mood after the CIHR grant marathon.

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Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · Aug 26

MCB @ U of Guelph is hiring (again)! 🎉
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Biochemistry
Part of our strategic cluster hire.

Apply now 👉 careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

#Biochemistry #FacultyJobs #AcademicTwitter #MolBio

Assistant Professor (Biochemistry)

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Aug 22

I opened by my lecture slides from last year and let out a huge sigh! I’m not ready for this all.over.again.

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Dustin Green @dustinpgreen.bsky.social · Jul 25

Nice review out by @priyankapundir.bsky.social lab! Bitter Taste Receptors in Bacterial Infections and Innate Immunity - Rudolph - 2025 - Immunity, Inflammation and Disease - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fresh off the press! Our review on bitter taste receptors in bacterial immunity is now out, led by MSc students Hannah and Erin with support from USRA Austin.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Bitter Taste Receptors in Bacterial Infections and Innate Immunity

Background Bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs), originally identified for their role in gustation, are now recognized for their functions in extraoral tissues, particularly in innate immune responses. T.....

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Jul 24

Beautiful work from the Dong lab, led by the outstanding MD-PhD student @rkothari.bsky.social, out in @cellpress.bsky.social! Important contribution on mast cell-expressed Mrgprs in stroke-associated brain inflammation. Congrats to the whole team! #TeamMrgpr 👏👏

rkothari.bsky.social @rkothari.bsky.social · Jul 24

Very excited to share our new work out today @cellpress.bsky.social. Here, we propose that meningeal mast cells regulate brain inflammation after stroke by coordinating immune infiltration from the skull bone marrow, through the meninges, and into the brain!

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

A mast cell receptor mediates post-stroke brain inflammation via a dural-brain axis

Meningeal mast cells, via the receptor Mrgprb2/X2, orchestrate brain inflammation after stroke by recruiting and promoting the transfer of skull bone marrow neutrophils into the brain, highlighting th...

www.cell.com

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lab at the department BBQ today (minus Hannah). Loving this warm stretch of weather we’re getting in the GTA!

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · Jun 20

A 𝐆 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧–𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐫 is a cell‐surface receptor that, once activated by ligand at the cell’s exterior, sets off a cascade of intracellular events. Full definition of this NEJM Illustrated Glossary term: nej.md/43wPaWc

#MedSky #ScienceSky

Visual representation of a "G protein–coupled receptor"

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Canadian Society for Immunology @cdnimmunol.bsky.social · May 31

Hello @bsky.app! We’re excited to have made the transition over to BlueSky 🦋 and are already excited to be part of the fantastic #immunology community!

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Bryan Yipp @bryanyipp.bsky.social · May 30

Our latest work on how nerves safeguard lung fibrosis. Congrats to Dr. Hiroki and collaborators. @cp-immunity.bsky.social @kavithascranton.bsky.social @hotchkissbrain.bsky.social @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgarymed.bsky.social @libininstitute.bsky.social

www.cell.com/immunity/abs...

Nociceptor neurons suppress alveolar macrophage-induced Siglec-F+ neutrophil-mediated inflammation to protect against pulmonary fibrosis

Sensory innervation impacts several lung diseases, but whether it influences pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is unclear. Hiroki et al. report that depletion of TRPV1+ nociceptors leads to worsening of inflamm...

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Dustin Green @dustinpgreen.bsky.social · May 3

See me Monday at #Immunology2025 latest on neuropeptides and mast cells at PosterBoard: 1214. #AAI2025

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · May 2

On our way to #Immunology2025! Catch our latest on mast cells at Posters 782 and 814. #AAI2025

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Dr. Deanna Santer @drdeannasanter.bsky.social · May 1

1 final call to add signatures or to contact your local MLAs and PM Mark Carney. We need better investments in 🇨🇦 research when underfunded for so long. Will the PM commit to a significant tri-council 💰 ⬆️!?
Please read & sign if ur a 🇨🇦 researcher at any stage of your career that agrees we need >$ 👇👇

Dylan MacKay @dylanmackayphd.bsky.social · Apr 12

Dear Canadian researchers, faculty, RAs, PDFs and grad students, this letter is for the federal party leaders asking them to defend and expand Canadian research sovereignty with a historic investment in science, please sign and share
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

National Letter

Open Letter from Canadian Researchers to the Federal party leaders Click here to sign this letter See who has signed - version française se trouve à page 3 - Dear Party Leaders We, the undersigne...

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Apr 24

Another one for the lab!👏👏

Congratulations to MSc student Erin Rudolph, who came 2nd at the #UofG Three Minute Thesis finals for her presentation on Mast Cells: The Fire Alarm of Immunity!🔥

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Apr 23

Congratulations!

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Apr 20

Big finish to the week! First research paper from the lab—STAR Protocol on meningitis induction in mice, led by MSc student Erin Rudolph with support from Drs. Dong and Follansbee. Exciting stuff!

star-protocols.cell.com/protocols/4168

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Apr 17

Big congratulations to our PhD candidate, Colin, and MSc student, Erin, for taking home poster awards at #CSI2025! A perfect 2/2—such a proud moment for this #newPI. #CdnImmunology 🇨🇦

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Rodney DeKoter @rdekoter.bsky.social · Apr 13

It’s a beautiful day for Immunology at #CSI2025

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Mar 29

Did I mention that these faculty positions are in Canada 🇨🇦? Come join us! We are an awesome department! #Immunology #Virology

Cezar Khursigara @cmkhursigara.bsky.social · Mar 29

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph is at it again!

Continuing our cluster hires with tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Immunology and Virology (1 position each)!

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...

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Priyanka Pundir @priyankapundir.bsky.social · Mar 8

Celebrating the women behind it all. Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD2025 #StandupforScience2025

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