Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026My dream of being a … *gulp* … podcast guest has finally come true! Thanks, @boron110.bsky.social for the fun & freewheeling conversation! 030
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 03/07/2026#Science #Immunology turns 10 years old this month! We celebrate w/ a Special Issue on immune #memory! Check out our 3 outstanding Reviews by Maziar & Kaufmann; @sjturn.bsky.social, Thiele, & @niclag.bsky.social; & @maurogaya.bsky.social & @kimljacobson.bsky.social out this week! scim.ag/448rEkV 1538
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 12/06/2026To celebrate @focisimmunology.bsky.social's annual meeting this week, #Science #Immunology has just released a free sample collection of recent papers with a focus on human & clinical immunology! The collection will be available online to read for the next few weeks! #FOCIS2026 bit.ly/SciImm_free 092
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 25/04/2026To mark World #Malaria Day, here are 2 recent Science #Immunology papers highlighting cutting-edge malaria research! Nideffer & al. (2025) scim.ag/4izhn63 Gao & al. (2025) scim.ag/4hN5vOY 122
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026So far in March, we've featured papers on: • how inflammatory #ILC2 migrate • engineering #CAR-TCells to restore #checkpoint sensitivity • capturing the earliest events of #TCell #development • how certain dietary antigens recognized by #Tregs help mediate #OralTolerance New content every week! 0212
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Ghreetings from ghorgeous Ghent, where #Type2Immunity26 co-org by @vibtrainconf.bsky.social & #Science #Immunology is well under way! Check out our free collection of #allergy, #asthma, & #Type2Immunity papers in celebration! Collection: bit.ly/SciImm_free Conference: vibbio.tech/3UwmTNk 0172
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026To celebrate next week's #Type2Immunity26 meeting in Ghent co-org by @vibtrainconf.bsky.social & #Science #Immunology, we've selected 8 recent #allergy, #asthma, & #Type2Immunity papers. Free collection available until end April 2026! Collection: bit.ly/SciImm_free Conference: vibbio.tech/3UwmTNk 130
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026@science.org is looking for a new research editor to handle papers in the field of next-generation #medicine! Spread the word!!! bit.ly/4bWOJfn 0137
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026The January 2026 issue of #Science #Immunology is out now! Thanks to Rioka Hayama for another fantastic cover!!! 0114
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Happy 2026!!! #Science #Immunology will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year! 🎉 We start with a look back at our Editors’ Choice of articles published in 2025! This free sample collection will be available online to read until the end of February 2026! bit.ly/SciImm_free #ScienceImmuno10gy 0263
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 12/12/2025#Science #Immunology will be sponsoring a prize for the best poster presentation! The abstract deadline is fast approaching though, so don't delay! I hope to see many of you in marvelous Ghent this coming March! 031
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025The latest issue of #Science #Immunology is out now! This week: • evaluating large language models ( #LLMs ) / #AI as potential #systems #vaccinology tools • de novo #thymus #regeneration in the #axolotl! New content every week!!! 0245
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 28/11/2025This week in #Science #Immunology, Lambrecht & Hammad labs (@viblifesciences.bsky.social) use #Danish Nat'l Patient & Prescription Registries + mouse models to show that maternal #allergy & neonatal #RSV infection synergize via FcR-mediated allergen uptake to drive development of early life #asthma!science.orgMaternal allergy and neonatal RSV infection synergize via FcR-mediated allergen uptake to promote the development of asthma in early lifeMaternal IgG transfer and neonatal infection synergize via Fc receptor pathways to promote allergic TH2 immunity. 041
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Nov issue of #Science #Immunology out now! This week: exTH17 cells sustain #IL17 –independent rheumatoid #arthritis; CXCR4+ mesodermal progenitors → rostral blood vessels, prodefinitive hematopoiesis, & postnatal tissue #macrophages; & how #Bcells acquire antigens from #parasites! scim.ag/4qQA6Q6 0103
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Now in #Science #Immunology: Hirahara lab reports activated #TH2 cells store LC-UFAs present in inflamed #lung within #lipid droplets. Subsequent catabolism via #microlipophagy induces ST2-hi effector & memory TH2 cell phenotypes, exacerbating #type2 #airway #inflammation! #asthma #immunometabolismscience.orgLipolysis-microlipophagy cascade regulated by adipose triglyceride lipase drives pathogenic adaptive type 2 immunityEnzymatic and autophagic catabolism of lipid droplets after unsaturated fatty acid uptake induces pathogenic TH2 cells. 032
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Recently in #Science #Immunology: Kalinichenko, Huemer, @boztugk.bsky.social, & colleagues report than #sphingolipid #metabolism & protein #palmitoylation play critical roles in the killing of target cells by #cytotoxic #lymphocytes!science.orgProtein palmitoylation and sphingolipid metabolism control regulated exocytosis in cytotoxic lymphocytesProtein palmitoylation and sphingolipid metabolism control lytic granule release in cytotoxic lymphocytes via membrane targeting of SNAP23. 093
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Last week in #Science #Immunology: two papers from Bill Schief, Facundo Batista, @profshanecrotty.bsky.social, & al. provide evidence that simultaneous #immunization with multiple #bnAb #immunogens could be a viable #HIV #vaccine strategy! Xie & al. scim.ag/3W7wfQl Sutton & al. scim.ag/4ofvKQa 071
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 15/10/2025I'm so excited to be in stunning Stockholm for the 50th annual meeting of the #Scandinavian Society for #Immunology! swimm.se/ssi-2025/ @finnsocimm.bsky.social @swimm-immuno.bsky.social @yssi-immunology.bsky.social @ki.se 070
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 09/10/2025To celebrate this year’s #NobelPrize in #Medicine, awarded for the discovery of regulatory #TCells, we have selected 8 papers recently published in #Science #Immunology that highlight recent advances in #Treg biology! The collection will be online until the end of Oct 2025! bit.ly/SciImm_free 1144
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Thanks, @natrevimmunol.nature.com, for highlighting this exciting recent paper in #Science #Immunology! 0100
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025The October issue of #Science #Immunology is out now! This week: how #TCR avidity shapes #CD8 #TCell responses to #mRNA #vaccines and the latest research on the immunology of #brain #tumors reviewed! New content added every week! scim.ag/46TGooP 081
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025David Baker & colleagues develop an #IL21 mimic (21h10) that is more stable & shows x-reactivity against both human & murine #IL21R. 21h10 promotes potent antitumor responses in mice and in human #melanoma tumor explants, expanding low-affinity CD8 #TCells & #TH1 cells & reducing #Tregs in #tumors!science.orgDesign of a potent interleukin-21 mimic for cancer immunotherapyA de novo IL-21 mimic, 21h10, exhibits improved stability and potent antitumor activity in vivo compared with native IL-21. 0436
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Now in #Science #Immunology: Deshpande, Klose, & al at Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin report that #ILC2 resident in #PNS communicate with neurons via #IL13 to maintain #nerve structure & pain thresholds. Mice lacking ILC2 or whose neurons are Il4ra-KO exhibit #hypersensitivity & #gait defects!science.orgGroup 2 innate lymphoid cells regulate nociceptive and gait functions of the peripheral nervous systemILC2-neuron cross-talk contributes to the maintenance of nerve structure and function of the peripheral nervous system. 0275
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Out now in #Science #Immunology: Zhenghai Tang (U of Macau) & André Veillette (@ircm.bsky.social / @mcgill.ca / @umontreal.ca) review the latest research on inhibitory #ImmuneCheckpoints in #cancer #immunotherapy. Check it out!science.orgInhibitory immune checkpoints in cancer immunotherapyInhibitory immune checkpoints for cancer immunotherapy are reviewed. 0256
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Now in #Science #Immunology: @griffithslab.bsky.social report that when #CD8 #TCells encounter their targets, #nucleus localizes to the #ImmuneSynapse (IS) & facilitates delivery of newly synthesized cytokines to the IS. They find nuclear polarization represents key step in #CTL -mediated killing!science.orgNuclear polarization to the immune synapse facilitates an early transcriptional burstCytotoxic T lymphocyte target recognition triggers rapid nuclear polarization to the immune synapse and an early transcriptional burst of cytokines. 0265
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Now in #Science #Immunology, @drtesutherland.bsky.social & al report chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) make distinct contributions to airway pathology independent of #IL13- & #IL17 –mediated signaling in 🐀 #asthna model! CLPs orchestrate airway #ECM remodeling, & can be both protective & detrimental!science.orgAllergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteinsAllergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins. 094
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 05/09/2025The September issue of #Science #Immunology is out! This week: METTL1 m⁷G RNA modification of NAD+ #metabolism → #macrophage -mediated #inflammation; proenkaphalin+ #Tregs restrain skin inflamm via control of #nociception; #RNA helicase DDX55 is regulator of naïve #TCell homeostasis scim.ag/3HKC5DP 150
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Heads up: @science.org is looking for a new research #editor based in the US or UK to handle papers in #InfectiousDiseases (e.g., #virology, #microbiology, #parasitology) & #microbiome research! This is an amazing opportunity, so don't delay! Applications are due 22 SEP!recruiting.ultipro.com 035
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Heads up: @science.org 's immunology editor @sarahhross.bsky.social and I will both be attending the @iuis-online.bsky.social 19th International Congress next week in the ever enchanting city of #Vienna! We hope to see many of you there!iuis2025.orgHome - IUIS 2025IUIS 2025 ACCREDITED WITH 26 CME CREDITSThe 19th International Congress of Immunology (IUIS 2025), Vienna, Austria 17/08/2025 – 22/08/2025, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council fo... 0265
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 12/08/2025This week's @science.org #IMMUNOLOGY-themed SPECIAL ISSUE features Reviews by {Kassiotis & Stoye}, {Nahrendorf, Ginhoux, & Swirski}, {Sharma, Gibbons, & Saphire}, & {@jessmetcalf.bsky.social, @grahammunology.bsky.social, Yates, & Cummings} + an absolutely wild & wonderful cover! scim.ag/3UqRrA6 2238
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 01/08/2025The August issue of #Science #Immunology is out! This week: T peripheral helper cells expressing IGFL2 contribute to rheumatoid #arthritis; vagal TRPV1+ sensory #neurons protect against #influenza virus infection; & transfer of #Tregs alleviates #inflammaging in mice! wwwscience.org/toc/sciimmun... 2147
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Out now in #Science #Immunology: Eric Vivier (@univ-amu.fr), Hui Peng, Zhigang Tian (USTC, Hefei), & colleagues report that #FetalLiver #InnateLymphoidCell ( #ILC ) progenitors in mice continue contributing to ILC #hematopoiesis into adulthood in a #BoneMarrow –independent manner!science.orgInnate lymphoid cells originate from fetal liver–derived tissue-resident progenitorsFetal liver–derived ILC progenitors seed peripheral tissues and generate local ILCs independently of the bone marrow throughout life. 140
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 05/07/2025In #Science #Immunology, @tobiasplowman.bsky.social, Kassiotis, & al report canonical #IL13RA1 expression is negatively regulated by E2 #estrogen & also describe a primate-specific RTE-derived IL-13Rα1 isoform that antagonizes the canonical receptor & attenuates responsiveness to #IL4 and #IL13!science.orgPrimate retroelement exonization and sexually dimorphic IL13RA1 transcription tune type 2 immune responsesCo-option of primate-specific retroelements creates an alternative IL-13Rα1 subunit that tunes type 2 immune responses. 1183
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 04/07/2025The July issue of #Science #Immunology is out now! This week: • Additional levels of #IL13RA1 gene regulation help explain susceptibility to #allergy! • Spi-B is a #checkpoint of #type2 immunity by restraining #TuftCell activation in gut! New content each week! www.science.org/toc/sciimmun... 1386
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I am so delighted to be in #Japan for this year's RIKEN IMS–JSI International Symposium on #Immunology! 🇯🇵 温かく迎えてくれた主催者に感謝する! 0121
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 25/06/2025To celebrate @focisimmunology.bsky.social 's annual meeting this week, #Science #Immunology has just released a new free sample collection of recent papers with a focus on human immunology! The collection will be available online to read until the end of July 2025! #FOCIS2025 bit.ly/SciImm_free 1154
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Out now in #Science #Immunology: using a forward genetic of #ion #channels & #transporters, @stefanfeske.bsky.social & colleagues identified chloride nucleotide-sensitive channel 1A (CLNS1A) to be a critical regulator of #CD4 #TCell proliferation & differentiation!science.orgCLNS1A regulates genome stability and cell cycle progression to control CD4 T cell function and autoimmunityCLNS1A promotes autoimmunity through epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of DNA repair and cell cycle progression in CD4 T cells. 0205
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Recently in #Science #Immunology: Van der Veeken & al @ IMP @viennabiocenter.bsky.social generated 🐁 w auxin-inducible degradable #Foxp3! Tissue #Tregs minimally unaffected @ homeostasis but highly dependent on continuous Foxp3 activity in models of #autoimmunity, #viral #infection, & #cancer !science.orgInducible protein degradation reveals inflammation-dependent function of the Treg cell lineage–defining transcription factor Foxp3Acute Foxp3 protein depletion selectively affects Treg cells responding to type 1 inflammation. 0193
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Recently in #Science #Immunology: researchers @ Weizmann & Tel Aviv Sourasky characterize synovial fluid immune compartment of #PsoriaticArthritis patients. #Immunoproteasome- & #MHCI -related genes ↑ in patients w refractory disease. Targeting immunoproteasome may be possible therapeutic approach!science.orgDissection of the immune landscape in psoriatic arthritis defines immunoproteasome up-regulation in treatment resistanceRefractory PsA patients exhibit dysregulated immunoproteasome and MHC-I machinery, highlighting potential therapeutic targets. 0172
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 19/06/2025New in #Science #Immunology: Researchers at Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou report that #BloodCancers expressing PSGL-1 can prevent the #integrin signaling #macrophages need for #phagocytosis. Targeting PSGL-1 improved survival in mouse models of #leukemia, #lymphoma, & #MultipleMyeloma!science.orgPSGL-1 is a phagocytosis checkpoint that enables tumor escape from macrophage clearancePSGL-1 acts as a phagocytosis checkpoint to promote tumor immune escape through impeding LFA-1 activation in macrophages. 0204
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 18/06/2025This month in #Science #Immunology, Shivangi Dave & André Ballesteros Tato at the #NIH review the noncanonical contributions of #TFollicularHelper ( #TFH ) cells cells to immune regulation beyond their traditional roles in #BCell help! science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adr1052 0277
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This fantastic work by @emilyaunins.bsky.social, Anthony Phan, @drewweissmanlab.bsky.social, @kingofpathogens.bsky.social, & colleagues is featured on this month's cover of #Science #Immunology! 0436
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 08/06/2025One of this month's excellent investigator-penned other-journal #ResearchHighlights in #Science #Immunlogy: 0122
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025The June issue of #Science #Immunology has launched! This week: inducible #FoxP3 degradation in #Tregs; the immune landscape of human #psoriatic #arthritis; & #IL12 gives #mRNA #vaccines a boost! New content every week! Check it out! www.science.org/toc/sciimmun... 24913
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025You can read (and subscribe to) Christie's *award-winning* Newsletter here: www.science.org/topic/articl... Check it out! 030
Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Now in #Science #Immunology: Philips, O'Shea, &al. made mice w human pathogenic #STAT1 activating mutation. Mice had #IFNg -dependent #autoimmunity, but their innatelike lymphocytes produced suboptimal IFNg during viral infection. Exogenous IFNg🚫virus-induced lethality, suggesting possible therapy!science.orgAn activating Stat1 mutant disrupts normal STAT4 innate lymphocyte programs during viral infectionStat1 gain-of-function mice fail to resolve inflammation in viral infection because of insufficient early STAT4–IFN-γ responses. 061