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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 13/10/2026

🥼 Our next guest is Dr. John Wherry (@ejohnwherry.bsky.social) from @pennmedicine.bsky.social! His lab investigates the fundamental biology of #TCell exhaustion in chronic infections and cancer. His latest work: bit.ly/3TxEF64

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 12/10/2026

Dr. Aaron Fleming and team at @universitypress.cambridge.org found that gut infections send activated CD4+ T cells to the brain’s borders, where they establish long-lived immune memory against intestinal #microbes. 🦠 📃 go.nature.com/4xGRgBF ▶️ Listen now: bit.ly/4yiewap

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 09/10/2026

Danielle Isakov, Chhiring Lama, and scientists at @weillcornell.bsky.social found that interferon-α reshapes hematopoietic stem cell differentiation in #myeloproliferative neoplasms. 🩸 🥼 go.nature.com/4AiXtX5 🎧 Join the conversation: bit.ly/4yiewap

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 08/10/2026

Scientists with Cristhian Cadena in Dr. Vishva Dixit's lab discovered that IRF2 restrains inflammation by limiting IRF1-driven immune gene expression, revealing a transcriptional switch that regulates #InnateImmune responses. 🧬 🧫 bit.ly/4hndK65 🎙️ Tune in: bit.ly/4yiewap

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 07/10/2026

Scientists with Leeana Peters in the Brusko lab at @ufresearch.bsky.social used multimodal profiling to reveal distinct inflammatory and differentiation states of CD8+ T cells across pancreatic lymph nodes and tissue in #Type1Diabetes. 🔬 bit.ly/3TSQ6VQ 🎧 Tune in: bit.ly/4yiewap

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 06/10/2026

🎧 Tune into our discussion with Dr. Merav Cohen at Tel Aviv University on how her lab uses single-cell technologies to decode communication between immune cells and surrounding tissues, including physical interactions that reprogram #macrophages and neutrophils. Listen now 👉 bit.ly/4yiewap

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 29/09/2026

🤔 Curious about cellular crosstalk between #immune cells and surrounding tissues? Then stay tuned for next week's episode featuring Dr. Merav Cohen at Tel Aviv University, where we deep dive into decoding interactions using single-cell technologies! Her latest work: bit.ly/47dxYck

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 28/09/2026

Scientists with @davidemarotta.bsky.social at @unisr.bsky.social found that platelet-derived serotonin promotes blood clotting and lung dysfunction during #SARSCoV2 infection, helping explain greater disease severity with age. 🩸 🔬 bit.ly/4hdgEst Tune in: bit.ly/3VE92Ik

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 25/09/2026

Dr. Pil Soo Sung and team, including Min Gu Kim, discovered that IgA binding to liver #myeloid cells is associated with IL-1-linked inflammation and liver injury in alcohol-associated liver disease. 🌡️ Read more: bit.ly/4ymtlJb 🎙️ Listen to the discussion: bit.ly/3VE92Ik

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 24/09/2026

💡 An unexpected connection! Researchers found that ILC2-derived serotonin amplifies airway inflammation and activates sensory neurons to promote #asthma and cough hypersensitivity. 🫁 More on the study: bit.ly/4xJAfrj Listen now: bit.ly/3VE92Ik

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 23/09/2026

Researchers with Alexa Semon at @childrensphila.bsky.social found that early-life C. difficile exposure alters intestinal #StemCell behavior and leaves lasting changes in gut development. 🧫 Read more: bit.ly/4rhvTW2 🎧 Tune in: bit.ly/3VE92Ik

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 22/09/2026

🔔 The wait is over! Tune into our discussion with Dr. Roger Geiger at @irbbellinzona.bsky.social on the metabolic regulation of #TCell function and engineering bacteria to deliver therapeutic payloads directly to tumors. 🦠 Listen now! bit.ly/3VE92Ik

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 15/09/2026

📢 Stay tuned for Dr. Roger Geiger from @irbbellinzona.bsky.social! His lab studies molecular regulations underlying #TCell activation and anti-tumor activity, aiming to provide detailed insights into T cell functionality that can be translated into the clinic. 🧫 Latest work: bit.ly/3SCeRoT

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 14/09/2026

Shi Yue and scientists found that responses to CAR T cell therapy for #GBM are associated with the surrounding immune environment, with NK cells linked to response and Tregs and suppressive myeloid cells linked to resistance. @keck.usc.edu 🧪 bit.ly/46zh87k Tune in: bit.ly/4qLZ8A0

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 11/09/2026

Dr. Dana Silverbush with Nelson Freeburg and scientists at @pennmedicine.bsky.social found that expandable granulocyte-monocyte progenitors provide a scalable platform for engineering #macrophages that can target blood and solid tumors. 🧫 🥼 bit.ly/4xDPxy2 Listen now: bit.ly/4qLZ8A0

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 10/09/2026

Dr. Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli and scientists at @ox.ac.uk describe a recombinant #shingles vaccine associated with lower long-term risks of several cardiovascular outcomes, supporting studies of its potential cardioprotective effects. 💉 📃 go.nature.com/4zPB0Ax Tune in: bit.ly/4qLZ8A0

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 09/09/2026

Researchers with Ruxiao Yang-Fischer in Dr. Sankar Ghosh's lab at @columbiaup.bsky.social found that an #IBD-associated long noncoding RNA promotes immune tolerance by enhancing Treg function and limiting inflammatory T cell responses. 🔬 bit.ly/4qMivJ8 Listen now: bit.ly/4qLZ8A0

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 08/09/2026

🎤 Next episode has dropped! Dr. Martin Prlic at @fredhutch.org joins us on the podcast to talk about how #TCells behave and adapt across healthy, inflamed, and diseased human tissues. 🎧 Tune in now: bit.ly/4qLZ8A0

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 01/09/2026

✅ Next up is our conversation with Dr. Martin Prlic at @fredhutch.org! The Prlic Lab primarily studies T cell and innate-like T cell responses in mucosal tissues and looks into how the human immune system responds to infections, #vaccines and cancer. 💉 Their latest work: bit.ly/3Ssw1Fj

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 31/08/2026

Elya Shamskhou and team at @seattlechildrens.org found that Mycobacterium #tuberculosis persists in lymph nodes by forming infected monocyte-derived niches that evade recognition by Mtb-specific T cells. 😷 🥼 bit.ly/4qlzr9b Take a listen! bit.ly/3SQ08GQ

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 28/08/2026

Scientists at @ucsfdc.bsky.social with Alyssa Indart and Huiyun Lyu discovered that engineering regulatory T cells with a self-sustaining IL-2 signaling system improves their persistence to prevent autoimmune #diabetes in mice. 🐀 🧪 bit.ly/4wtplod Listen in: bit.ly/3SQ08GQ

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 27/08/2026

Scientists with Jeannette Nilsen, Kine Sand, and Hana Al-Khabbaz at @uio.no and Riyadh Elm University found that fusing therapeutic antibodies to albumin reduces their transfer across the #placenta, limiting fetal drug exposure. 📄 bit.ly/4gQnwgt Tune in: bit.ly/3SQ08GQ

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 26/08/2026

Investigators at @utaustin.bsky.social with Cole Maguire have found that chronic viruses frequently reactivate during severe COVID-19, with distinct patterns associated with inflammation, disease severity, recovery, and long #COVID. 🔬 go.nature.com/4hdJ0EP Listen now: bit.ly/3SQ08GQ

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 25/08/2026

The next episode is out! Dr. @miriammerad.bsky.social at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discusses how myeloid progenitors and #macrophages shape the TME, and how dendritic cells support tertiary lymphoid structures and anti-tumor immunity. Listen now! bit.ly/3SQ08GQ

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 17/08/2026

Researchers with Dr. Qiushuang Wu at @rockefeller.edu found that arginine availability regulates MHC class I #antigen presentation, influencing antiviral immunity and cancer development. 📃 bit.ly/4bpEY8z 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3RBBVUf

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 14/08/2026

Dr. Grozdan Cvijetic and scientists at the NIH discovered that disrupted dendritic cell development promotes gut dysbiosis that drives inflammatory dendritic cell expansion and systemic #autoimmunity. 🧪 Check out the study: go.nature.com/4fIs08y Tune in: bit.ly/3RBBVUf

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 13/08/2026

Scientists at @harvardmed.bsky.social found that TCR specificity and antigen presentation context determine #RegulatoryTCell differentiation and phenotype, providing a framework for antigen-specific immune tolerance. 🔬 Read more: bit.ly/4bqWucx Tune in: bit.ly/3RBBVUf

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 13/08/2026

A Phase I/II trial led by Dr. Shabir Madhi at the University of the Witwatersrand shows that a maternal hexavalent Group B #Streptococcus vaccine is safe and elicits robust antibody responses in both mothers and infants. 💉 Read more: go.nature.com/4hSXQRh Listen now: bit.ly/3RBBVUf

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 11/08/2026

🔔 The next episode is out! Dr. Pere Santamaria at @ucalgarymed.bsky.social discusses how his lab studies the mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases, with a focus on regulatory T cell biology and antigen-specific immune tolerance. Listen now! bit.ly/3RBBVUf

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 05/08/2026

🎉 Our next guest is Dr. Pere Santamaria from @ucalgary.bsky.social Tune into the discussion to learn all about his research on immunogenetics and immunopathogenesis of #autoimmune disorders. Check out their latest work: bit.ly/4fPvO6N

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 04/08/2026

📢 The next episode is out! Dr. Brian Brown at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discusses how his lab develops innovative technologies to study the immune system and advance new therapeutics, from #TCell engineering to mRNA-based medicines. 🎧 Tune in! bit.ly/3RFD39g

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 03/08/2026

Investigators with Dr. Yuting Jessy Tan at @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social explore restoring macrophage clearance of senescent #neutrophils reverses age-related decline across multiple organs in mice by blocking EP2 signaling. Read the study 🔬 bit.ly/3RAIVAI Tune in 🎙️ bit.ly/3RFD39g

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 31/07/2026

Investigators at @cedarssinaihsu.bsky.social found that gut bacteria promote anti-tumor immunity by converting tryptophan into indoles that enhance immune responses and inhibit #melanoma growth. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4vUX9KM Listen in 👂 bit.ly/3RFD39g

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 30/07/2026

Researchers with Rintaro Shibuya at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discovered that activation of sensory neurons in the skin suppresses allergic airway inflammation through a vagus nerve–mediated neuroimmune reflex. Read more 📄 bit.ly/3S0DpYc Tune in 🎧 bit.ly/3RFD39g

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 30/07/2026

Scientists with Dr. Maria Grazia Cusi at the University of Siena have found evidence that #Sindbis virus can invade the human central nervous system and cause neurological disease. 🧠 Read more👉 bit.ly/4ynUefS Listen in 🎧 bit.ly/3RFD39g

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 21/07/2026

Next week, Dr. Brian Brown from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will be joining us to discuss his lab's work on identifying factors that control immunity and translating these findings into strategies against #cancer or viruses. 🔬 Check out their latest work: bit.ly/4fd915L

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 20/07/2026

Neil Savage, Shan Grewal, and Muhammad Vaseem Shaikh at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social led the discovery of a dual-targeting CAR-T therapy that achieved durable #glioblastoma control in preclinical models. 🔬 go.nature.com/4poFlGe 🎙️ bit.ly/3T2vFoL

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 15/07/2026

Scientists led by @chrischiulab.bsky.social at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social have discovered that stronger innate immune responses predispose people to #influenza symptoms. 😷 Read more: go.nature.com/3Tg3mmE Tune in: bit.ly/3T2vFoL

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 14/07/2026

Check out this week's episode featuring Dr. Andrew Hogan at @maynoothuniversity.ie! He discusses how #obesity reshapes the immune system and how #GLP1 therapies are transforming treatment. 🎧 Tune in now: bit.ly/3T2vFoL

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 06/07/2026

In this @nature.com study, researchers found that a fungal long non-coding RNA suppresses rice #immunity by sequestering a host microRNA, revealing a new RNA-based host-pathogen interaction. 🍚 Read the study: go.nature.com/4uu41ie Listen to the discussion: bit.ly/4aVo01y

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 03/07/2026

Drs. Leo James and Tyler Rhinesmith at @mrclmb.ac.uk have discovered that TRIM21 directs antibody-bound pathogens into a newly identified #autophagy pathway that promotes intracellular pathogen clearance. 🔬 bit.ly/4oVjS7n 🎙️ bit.ly/4aVo01y

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 02/07/2026

Drs. Leilei Chen and Larry Ng at the National University of Singapore have found that DDX6 suppresses dsRNA-driven #InnateImmunity by limiting RNA editing, and that its loss enhances anti-tumor immune responses. 🧬 📄 bit.ly/444iV3b 🎙️ bit.ly/4aVo01y

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 01/07/2026

Dr. Vincent Liu and researchers at @stanford.edu have discovered that tumor-associated #myeloid cells arise from distinct circulating monocyte clones with pre-programmed differentiation fates. 📃 Read more: bit.ly/4oiKJKj 🎧 Tune in: bit.ly/4aVo01y

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 30/06/2026

🔔 The wait is over! Tune into this week's episode featuring Dr. Marco Orecchioni at Augusta University, discussing how #OlfactoryReceptors function in innate immune cells such as macrophages, where they help sense chemical cues in the tissue environment. Listen here: bit.ly/4aVo01y

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 23/06/2026

We hope you're excited for our next guest! Dr. Marco Orecchioni from Augusta University will be joining us to talk about his research on how olfactory receptors modulate innate immune behavior in disease. 👃 Check out his latest work: bit.ly/4vwKrCG

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 22/06/2026

Dr. Chew Chai and scientists at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social have discovered a new cell type, the #ruptoblast, that protects planarians through an explosive cytotoxic mechanism termed ruptosis. 💥 🔬 bit.ly/4vYcr1V 🎙️ bit.ly/4uBxLJa

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 19/06/2026

A single-cell atlas of severe acute #pancreatitis has helped identify a TNF-α–driven immune-endothelial circuit that causes microvascular failure and disease progression. 📖 Check out the study: bit.ly/4uWKC9M 🎧 Listen to the discussion: bit.ly/4uBxLJa

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 18/06/2026

Investigators have uncovered a viral mechanism of host-cell reprogramming, demonstrating that CD8+ T cells constitute a previously overlooked component of the HIV-1 reservoir. Read more: bit.ly/4xAx59S Tune into the discussion: bit.ly/4uBxLJa

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 17/06/2026

Researchers have developed a multifunctional nanovaccine combining #HPV antigens, tumor membranes, and bacterial adjuvants that generated durable anti-tumor immunity against HPV-associated cervical cancer. 📃 go.nature.com/4vR79oI 🎧 bit.ly/4uBxLJa

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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 16/06/2026

Check out the latest episode featuring Dr. Shabaana Khader (@khadershabaana.bsky.social at the University of Chicago! We dive into why #tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, and the challenges of developing more effective vaccines. 🎧: bit.ly/4uBxLJa

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