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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our immune systems have a team of T cells that patrol the body, looking for signs of germs or infection. But in multiple sclerosis (MS), some of those T cells mistakenly start attacking the central nervous system, causing inflammation and tissue damage. 🧵

Fundamental research is paving the way for new MS treatments

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BRI postdoctoral researcher, LeAnn Nguyen, PhD, recently received the Institute for Translational Immunology fellowship through the University of Washington, which aims to prepare postdoc candidates for a variety of careers and accelerate basic immunology research to clinic-ready therapies. 🧵

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In the late 1990s, Bill Kwok, PhD, pioneered MHC class II tetramers, a game-changing tool in immunology research that enable scientists to find and extract rare cells. 🧵

Image of a tetramer -- headline reads: Innovation Fund Spotlight: Pioneering a new generation of tetramers

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As the PNW faces another intense wildfire season, we can see the physical impacts in the burned forests and smoky air. But what about the impacts we can’t see – such as effects on the human immune system? 🧵

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The Journal of Rheumatology @jrheumatol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Editorial From Mouth to Joint: Citrullinated Bacteria in Driving Synovial Autoimmunity 📖 doi.org/10.3899/jrhe... @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social #PeriodontalDisease #RheumatoidArthritis

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Risk screening uses a simple blood test that can detect your risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) years before symptoms appear. Find BRI at camps and community events this summer through Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet. Dates and locations in graphic. Learn more: benaroyaresearch.org

Graphic text reads: “A future without type 1 diabetes (T1D) starts with you. Take the first step and get screened.

Join BRI at upcoming Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet screening events: Virginia Mason Medical Center T1D Screening Day (July 14, 2026), Type1United Camp Leo — High School Camp (July 20, 2026), Type1United Camp Leo — Middle School (July 26, 2026), Type1United Camp Leo — Elementary School Camp (August 16, 2026), Jordan Morris Foundation Soccer Camp (August 30, 2026).

Learn more: benaroyaresearch.org .
Questions? diabetes@benaroyaresearch.org”

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

From fundamental discoveries to human impact. BRI is proud to be part of a collaboration advancing GNTI-122, a novel engineered cell therapy now in a Phase 1 clinical trial for adults recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. 🧵

Exciting step forward: BRI collaboration advances engineered Treg therapy into early-stage clinical trial

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Meet Lucy Li, an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Washington advancing lupus research at BRI. Working across BRI’s Hamerman and Ray labs, she studies the genetics of lupus nephritis to uncover new therapeutic targets and improve care for people living with it: bri-news.short.gy/AX6Bje

Graphic text reads: “Lucy Li. Graduate student, Hamerman and Ray labs. Early-career scientist advances lupus research at BRI.”

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Applications are open for our 2026 summer internship program! 🔬📚✏️ Undergraduate interns will gain hands-on experience alongside our scientists while contributing to research focused on autoimmune disease and other immune system conditions. ⏰ Apply by 2/13/26: bri-news.short.gy/baBfPT

Graphic text reads: 2026 BRI Summer Internship Program. Gain hands-on research experience alongside our scientists. Apply by February 13, 2026.

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects ~1.5M Americans — including PGA TOUR Champions golfer Jerry Kelly ⛳️🏌 Ahead of the 2025 Boeing Classic, BRI President + Virginia Mason Franciscan Health rheumatologist Jane Buckner, MD, sat down with Jerry to discuss research, RA + golf:

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

New findings published today in Nature Genetics (@natureportfolio.nature.com) unveil how genetic variants associated with autoimmune diseases alter T cell gene regulation and function. 🧵

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

BRI is honored to be among the first recipients of grants announced today by the Fund for Science and Technology, made possible by the estate of Paul G. Allen: bri-news.short.gy/m9ACQK

Graphic text reads: “BRI among inaugural recipients of grants from the Fund for Science and Technology”

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

(1/8): New findings published this week in @jama.com Pediatrics are reshaping how we understand severe childhood asthma — especially in urban, low-income communities. 🧵

Image of BRI’s Matthew C. Altman, MD, MPhil; headline reads: “Asthma Exacerbations in Children Caused by Multiple Molecular Pathways”

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

(1/7) In an article published today in Science Translational Medicine, a research team led by BRI’s Megan Smithmyer, PhD, Alex Hu, PhD, Jane Buckner, MD, and Cate Speake, PhD, details new findings from the Sound Life Project (SLP): bit.ly/4jDrIym

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

It’s not too late — support BRI by making your #GiveBig 2025 gift by midnight tonight! ⬇️

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#GiveBig 2025, Washington’s largest annual online giving event, is here! 🎉 Make a gift to BRI today to power discoveries that will allow us to achieve our vision of a healthy immune system for everyone: bit.ly/3vtOhii Thank you for choosing to support BRI! 🩵🔬

Image text reads: “Give Big powered by 501 Commons — May 6-7”

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HIPC @hipcproject.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Matt Altman of @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social tells our mtg today about vulnerable populations (children with #asthma, adults with #rheumatoidarthritis) he studies with @lungdrc.bsky.social. The team takes many "omics" samples during respiratory infections looking for insights.

Part of slide during presentation by Matt Altman at mtg of Human Immunology Project Consortium in Bethesday, April 1, 2025.
Some summaries will be posted at immunespace.org

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

This afternoon at 4 p.m. PDT, BRI Advisory Board Member Gretchen Schoenstein will host BRI President Jane Buckner, MD, on her @ksvysonoma.bsky.social radio show, Finish Line Moments 🎙️ Tune in for a special interview in honor of Autoimmune Awareness Month: bit.ly/3DyqxRQ

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

You're invited! Join us at BRI's open house on March 25, 2025, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about BRI and our latest research and efforts to advance the science to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases of the immune system 🔬 Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4kiK9Ko

Graphic text reads: “BRI Open House: Tuesday, March 25, 2025. 4:30-6:30 p.m. 1201 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. Learn more about BRI’s research to advance the science to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases of the immune system. To learn more, visit benaroyaresearch.org/openhouse.”

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Benaroya Research Institute @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Join us at Benaroya Research Institute on Saturday, March 22, 2025, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for our Type 1 Diabetes Risk Screening Event, offered through the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study. Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4h7dGE6

Graphic text reads: “Type 1 Diabetes Risk Screening. 9am-1pm. Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Benaroya Research Institute: 1201 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98101. For more information: diabetes@benaroyaresearch.org.”]

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