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Iva Hafner Bratkovič

@ivahb.bsky.social
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Scientist, synthetic immunologist, loves minimalism. Interested in innate immunity, inflammasomes, cell death, inflammation, autoinflammatory diseases and cancer.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A glycan-based adjuvant expands the breadth and duration of protection of mRNA-based vaccines www.nature.com/articles/s41... @lozanzi.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @natimmunol.nature.com
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Huge congratulations to @elvirab.bsky.social on an outstanding PhD viva! A well-deserved achievement reflecting years of hard work, perseverance, scientific curiosity, and intellectual growth. It has been a privilege to mentor this journey. Excited to see what comes next. 🎓👏
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Nicole Campbell @drnicolecampbell.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Belated post of my macaron centrepiece from last week’s @ciiid-hudson.bsky.social Christmas party – “the cells of CiiiD”. A lot of work to produce this undetermined number of macarons (I lost count) 🙃 Big thanks to @biorender.bsky.social who I used to make the templates! @hudsonresearch.bsky.social
A tower of macarons shaped and decorated like different cell types
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Never expected to be mentioned in the Nature Briefing www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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The gift that shaped my career in science
Nature asked about your most memorable scientific gifts. You delivered.
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Congrats @lauracanaday.bsky.social @andypedsid.bsky.social @hafeldman17.bsky.social & team on our newest publication @jimmunol.bsky.social Refined cell transfer model reveals roles for Ascl2 and Cxcr3 in splenic localization of mouse NK cells during virus infection academic.oup.com/jimmunol/adv...
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Vijay Rathinam @vijayrathinam.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
We are excited to have our new paper out: Tethering of the pathogen sensor caspase-4 to the endomembrane damage sensor galectin-8 poises the host to rapidly detect pathogens that breach the endolysosomal network. www.cell.com/cell-reports... #innate_immunity #inflammasome #celldeath #immunoSky 1/2
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Endolysosomal damage surveillance enables rapid inflammasome sensing of pathogens
Shivcharan et al. report that endosomal damage sensing by the danger receptor galectin-8 licenses noncanonical inflammasome activation and pyroptosis during intracellular bacterial infections in human...
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Ajasja💻🧬🔬 @ajasjaljubetic.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
One month left until early registration closes! Apply now if you would like to be considered for a talk. It will be an amazing conference bringing together leading scientists in the field of protein design. [Protein Emoji]
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European RosettaCon
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Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
NLRP3 inflammasomes can assemble on most organelles. A beautiful study by Hafner et al demonstrate the flexibility of organelles that can support inflammasome activation. Kudos to the authors on an intriguing study. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @ivahb.bsky.social @elvirab.bsky.social
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Clustering of NLRP3 induced by membrane or protein scaffolds promotes inflammasome assembly - Nature Communications
NLRP3 inflammasome activation is critical for the induction of protective immunity, but molecular insights are still lacking. Here, the authors express NLRP3 variants targeted to different cellular lo...
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Elvira Boršić Mlinarič @elvirab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Subcellular location of NLRP3 is not essential, but clustering on different scaffolds is. This explains how NLRP3 can react to so many diverse stress signals. 9/9
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Elvira Boršić Mlinarič @elvirab.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Ever wondered where NLRP3 needs to be in the cell to activate the #inflammasome? Turns out, it does not really matter. Check out our latest study in @natcomms.nature.com: nature.com/articles/s41... See 🧵👇 1/9
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Clustering of NLRP3 induced by membrane or protein scaffolds promotes inflammasome assembly - Nature Communications
NLRP3 inflammasome activation is critical for the induction of protective immunity, but molecular insights are still lacking. Here, the authors express NLRP3 variants targeted to different cellular lo...
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Check out Elvira's explanation of the freshly published study below...
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Are there spatial restrictions in NLRP3 #inflammasome activation? I am super excited to share our new study spearheaded by amazing @elvirab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Clustering of NLRP3 induced by membrane or protein scaffolds promotes inflammasome assembly - Nature Communications
NLRP3 inflammasome activation is critical for the induction of protective immunity, but molecular insights are still lacking. Here, the authors express NLRP3 variants targeted to different cellular lo...
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Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Two-dozen billion-dollar U.S. startups were founded by foreign students who studied at Harvard --Axios. Making America Poor Again Making America Dumb Again
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Just like we need women in STEM and "Girls Who Code", we need “Men Who Nurse” and “Guys Who Teach,” pipeline programs that can offer boys pathways forward in female-typed fields. @reshmasaujani.bsky.social time.com/7286184/worr...
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I Founded Girls Who Code. Now I’m Worried About Boys
Boys and men are less likely to turn to their communities for social connection and support.
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cryoEM papers @cryoempapers.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Cryo-EM structures of a protein pore reveal a cluster of cholesterol molecules and diverse roles of membrane lipids pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40140423/ #cryoEM
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Georgios C. Vougioukalakis @vougioukalakis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Exciting times ahead! Kicking off our new EIC Pathfinder project SCALPEL: www.linkedin.com/posts/scalpe...
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#scalpel #groundbreaking #cancertreatment #photomedicine #immunotherapy… | SCALPEL-Project
✨ Lighting Up a New Era in Cancer Treatment ✨   We are excited to introduce #SCALPEL – a #groundbreaking, Europe-wide initiative that is set to redefine…
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Congratulations to the Unesco L'Oreal For Women in Science (Slovenia) Awardees! siol.net/novice/digis...
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S čim so prepričale te tri mlade slovenske znanstvenice?
Za odličnost njihovega raziskovanja bodo letos nagrajene molekularna biologinja Tajda Klobučar, raziskovalka na področju biomedicine Sara Orehek in kognitivna nevroznanstvenica Manca Peskar.
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Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.4M to top young scientists www.damonrunyon.org/news/entries...
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.4M to top young scientists
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Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This is a list of blockbuster drugs in 2024. Guess how many can trace their origins to NIH funded research? All of them.
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This administration is taking a blowtorch to the entire education path from early childhood programs to undergrad universities to higher ed as we look on. Any US company/institution that relies on a well-educated workforce is going to lose its competitive edge. This is a ⏰⏰⏰⏰🔥🔥national crisis
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Franklin_LAB @franklinlab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Excited to join bsky.social! 🌟 Our latest study, on the cover of @embopress.org , shows platelets transfer transcription factor (NF-κB, p38) signaling to monocytes, licensing monocyte inflammation, and restoring monocyte dysfunction in autoimmune Thrombocytopenia. www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
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Kemijski inštitut @kemijski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Researchers at the National Institute of Chemistry have developed a novel therapeutic strategy called cytokine-armed pyroptosis. The study, published in @naturecomms.bsky.social , will be presented by first author Sara Orehek on January 23, 2025, at the Forum 40 lecture series. bit.ly/4ho2e7m
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CTGCT (Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy) @ctgct.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Check this video where he Head of the #CTGCT prof. dr. Mojca Benčina appeared in the news of the Slovenian national TV as one of the breakthrough discoveries by Slovenian scientists in 2024. lnkd.in/dtx6VyNT #research #ultrasound #innovation #cellandgentherapy
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CTGCT (Centre for the Technologies of Gene and Cell Therapy) @ctgct.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Researchers (from @ivahb.bsky.social's group and #CTGCT) developed a way to enhance the immune system's ability to combat cancer combining pyroptosis, with specific cytokines that boost immune activity. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #Innovation #Science
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Cytokine-armed pyroptosis induces antitumor immunity against diverse types of tumors - Nature Communications
‘Gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis can induce anti-tumor immune responses. Here the authors report a toolbox of gasdermin D variants for induction of pyroptosis, showing that, when combined with intratumo...
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Iva Hafner Bratkovič @ivahb.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
As my inaugural post on BlueSky, I’m happy to share the first cancer-related study from Pyrocellfluencers spearheaded by Sara Orehek. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cytokine-armed pyroptosis induces antitumor immunity against diverse types of tumors - Nature Communications
‘Gasdermin-mediated pyroptosis can induce anti-tumor immune responses. Here the authors report a toolbox of gasdermin D variants for induction of pyroptosis, showing that, when combined with intratumo...
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Such a great opportunity! I took this course in grad school in 2001. It was transformative for my thinking and led to some lifelong friendships. Highly recommend!
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Inflammasome Lab @inflammasomelab.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Have you ever wondered whether pyroptotic corpses have functions beyond the grave? We made the surprising discovery that pyroptotic corpses are flagged by #filopodia to alert #DendriticCells they need autopsy. A short Bluetorial (1/13)👇with movies! Link: rdcu.be/d2mjm
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Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells
Nature Immunology - Pyroptotic cell death results in inflammation. Here the authors find that F-actin-rich structures formed during macrophage pyroptosis persist after cell death to activate...
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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#NoTimeToDie! @inflammasomelab, Holley, Monteleone &co show @natimmunol.bsky.social that cells that die by #pyroptosis, or #necroptosis, are crowned with F-actin filopodia that makes them visible by dendritic cells via CLEC9A to initiate adaptive immunity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pyroptotic cell corpses are crowned with F-actin-rich filopodia that engage CLEC9A signaling in incoming dendritic cells - Nature Immunology
Pyroptotic cell death results in inflammation. Here the authors find that F-actin-rich structures formed during macrophage pyroptosis persist after cell death to activate dendritic cells.
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Proteases and Innate immunity lab @ York @protinnimmunity.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
PhD project with Ioannis Kourtzelis, our lab and Mesenbio in lovely York! Macrophage, EV and innate immune responses, what's not to love! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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CASE Project: Unravelling the role of extracellular vesicles in the orchestration of macrophage – mediated immune regulation. at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - CASE Project: Unravelling the role of extracellular vesicles in the orchestration of macrophage – mediated immune regulation. at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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