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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We’re back next Tuesday with two exciting talks! 📣 For those joining us in person, lunch will be provided 🥪 But as always, we’ll also have a Zoom link for online attendance. Hope to see many of you there!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Tomorrow is SMyLe day! 🧬 Looking forward to welcoming Prof. Isabelle Arnold @arnold-lab.bsky.social and Dr. Laura Fisch for another exciting seminar. Join us in person (and stay for the networking apéro 🥂) or online via Zoom. Details below!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Come join us tomorrow for another very exciting SMyLe seminar!🥳

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Swiss Myeloid League (SMyLe) @smyle-ch.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We’re excited to announce our next seminar on June 18 at 11:30! Join us at UZH Irchel or online for talks by @seppedeschepper.bsky.social on the gut–brain axis in Parkinson’s disease and @laura-moberbichler.bsky.social on the IRF5–PPARγ axis in neuroinflammation. See the flyer for more details.

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Swiss Myeloid League (SMyLe) @smyle-ch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our Day of Immunology event, co-organized with @syis-ecr.bsky.social, was a great success with the highest amount of attendance for our seminar series yet! Thank you for joining us and thanks to Miltenyi for sponsoring this event and providing awesome prizes for the quiz. Congrats to the winners!

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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

1/n Our new Lancet Respiratory Medicine commentary is out!! While the worlds' attention has shifted to Iran and Lebanon, the health disaster in Gaza continues - and we highlight a topic frequently ignored - the threats to Children's Respiratory Health!! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Children's respiratory health risks in the Gaza war: a call to act

The Gaza Strip has undergone extreme military destruction, exposing its civilian population—half of whom are children—to unprecedented levels of airborne pollutants. The inhalational exposure to parti...

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Swiss Myeloid League (SMyLe) @smyle-ch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Join us this WEDNESDAY at 17.00 for a special event in light of the 2026 International Day of Immunology. Talks by Prof. Dr. Melanie Greter and Dr. Pascale Zwicky (see flyer for more info). Co-organized by SMyLe and @syis-ecr.bsky.social and sponsored by Miltenyi Biotec.

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Christoph Schneider @christophschneider.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

One of them in our group 👉

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Today! You can join in person or via Zoom, details are below 👇🏽

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thrilled to welcome the wonderful @adrover.bsky.social to Zurich for our monthly SMyLe @smyle-ch.bsky.social seminar! 📅 March 24 | 16:30 📍 ETH Hönggerberg Join us to hear José present his great science! Special thanks to @syis-ecr.bsky.social for supporting this event!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The very first @smyle-ch.bsky.social (SMyLe) seminar is happening tomorrow at 16:30 with @matekiss.bsky.social (Dr. Máté Kiss)! Looking forward to welcoming lots of myeloid enthusiasts to our first event.

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 09/02/2026

A recent JEM study from Aroca-Crevillén, @drusqui.bsky.social et al. (rupress.org/jem/article/... ) may provide a novel clue into the connection between neutrophils and the severity of daytime heart attacks. More in @jama.com: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844961

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Why Are Daytime Heart Attacks Worse?

This Medical News article discusses a new study that may reveal why myocardial infarctions tend to be less severe at night and how modulating the circadian rhythms of an immune cell may be a key to…

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Really excited for the first SMyLe Seminar Series event of 2026! Looking forward to the opening seminar on Feb 17 at 16:30 with Dr. Máté Kiss. Hope to see many myeloid enthusiasts there and to keep the discussions going over the apero 🍷

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

NeuMap is finally out! 🎉 An outstanding body of work by my favorite scientists! Huge congratulations to @dcerezowallis.bsky.social, @drusqui.bsky.social and everyone who contributed to this brilliant neutrophil atlas! The effort behind this was immense, kudos to the whole team!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Proud to see the Swiss Myeloid League (SMyLe) officially launch! A focused home for myeloid research in Switzerland, built to support collaboration, mentorship, and community. 🇨🇭 If you work in this field or know someone who does, please share or get involved: myeloid.ch

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Thrilled to share our Perspective on structural immunity, where we discuss how immune cells double as architects, weaving and reshaping the fabric of our tissues. Grateful to @drusqui.bsky.social, all co-authors, and the wonderful @natrevimmunol.nature.com team for making it such a joy to write!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Searching for an exciting postdoctoral position? Look no further! @adrover.bsky.social is a fantastic scientist and a mentor!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Super excited to present our recent publication at the #OBS seminar series next week! 🎉 Come join us to talk about the coolest cell in our immune system (#facts). See you there!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

For over a year, I’ve been advocating for postdocs as part of the Yale Postdoc Association, and doing so has never felt more precious and urgent amid the massive attacks on academic institutions and freedom.

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Andres Hidalgo @drusqui.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A final take-home message: In biology, cells are not what they look but what they do. Cell lineages are human divides, and the remarkable plasticity of myeloid cells teaches us that biology works by instructing functional programs at defined times and places.

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Andres Hidalgo @drusqui.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

You can find a lot more details, controls and ideas in the paper With @alazozcan.bsky.social can we are now exploring if this unconventional matrigenic capacity of immune cells matters in other physiological and pathological contexts… stay tuned for more surprises!

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Alaz Ozcan @alazozcan.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hello @bsky.app! My first post here had to be about neutrophils, which are so much more than you think! We are thrilled to unveil yet another fascinating layer of their complexity. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to this work—I truly hope you enjoy the read!

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