Mariana Pereira da Costa @marianapdc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Amazing two days of lots of fun and science on the first away retreat of the @belkaidlab.bsky.social ! 🌟 060
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 04/08/2026CCR7+ activated dendritic cells are essential for spontaneous and immunotherapy-driven anti-tumor immunity @cp-immunity.bsky.social @mariakoufaki.bsky.social @santiagozelenay.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful... 0128
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaSophie Janssens Lab @janssenslab.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Almost 15 years after our initial observation that IRE1 is specifically active in cDC1s, we finally start understanding why… Check out the new study from @victor-bosteels.bsky.social, published in @natcomms.nature.com in press @https://rdcu.be/fur4Q 194
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaBelkaid Lab @belkaidlab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Congratulations to both postdoctoral fellows @marianapdc.bsky.social and Madeline in the lab who both were awarded an @embo.org postdoctoral fellowship!! 🎉👏 192
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Delighted that our paper is out @natcancer.nature.com. Research led by Tom Castro-Dopico in partnership with Adendra Therapeutics reporting on a means to increase presentation of antigens from cancer cells. Read it for free at www.nature.com/articles/s43...nature.comCoupling dead cell recognition to Fcγ receptors augments anticancer immunity - Nature CancerCastro-Dopico et al. report the design of reagents to bridge F-actin and Fcγ receptors, endowing a range of antigen-presenting cells with the ability to cross-present antigens from dead tumor cells an... 13211
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCalum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Our latest preprint in an awesome collaboration with the Wack Lab @crick.ac.uk. Led by @chrysante-ili.bsky.social, @woutertj.bsky.social and @isobelmouat.bsky.social. We show that monocytes follow a largely conserved differentiation blueprint in the 🫁 when elicited by distinct challenges. 11611
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaBelkaid Lab @belkaidlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Congratulations to our mentor, Pr. Yasmine Belkaid, for receiving the 2026 Collen-Jeantet Prize for Translational Medicine! 091
Mariana Pereira da Costa @marianapdc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Thrilled to start this new adventure in the @belkaidlab.bsky.social at @pasteuredu.bsky.social 🥳 Looking forward to lots of exciting discoveries in the years ahead ! 🌟 140
Mariana Pereira da Costa @marianapdc.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Yesterday marked the end of an almost 7 year era in the @reisesousalab.bsky.social at the @crick.ac.uk 🥹 Feeling immensely grateful to Caetano for his incredible mentorship and guidance, and for fostering the most collaborative and supportive scientific atmosphere in the lab 🌟 260
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Delighted that our paper describing cDC1 states and their distribution in mouse tumours is out today in @eurjimmunol.bsky.social. Many congratulations to Cécile Piot who led this work and brought it to conclusion! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 3317
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025My "Crash Course in …Immunology" is now posted on YouTube youtu.be/nBC9vvlTxF8. Taken from a public lecture @crick.ac.uk on history and basic concepts in immunity. Aimed at the lay public and those seeking an introductory overview.youtu.beThe Past, Present and Future of Immunology Research – with Caetano Reis e SousaYouTube video by Francis Crick Institute 03710
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025End of yet another very successful lab retreat. Great brainstorming and top notch science. Lucky to lead such a wonderful lab! 0121
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Nice lab picnic this evening in Regent’s Park. 1101
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaJournal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 13/05/2025Cardoso et al. @reisesousalab.bsky.social show that DNGR-1–deficient pre-cDCs display cell-intrinsic alterations in their ability to colonize peripheral organs. Their findings highlight an unexpected role for innate immune receptors in regulating cDCpoiesis. rupress.org/jem/article/... 051
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 05/05/2025Europe’s choice is clear. To put science at the heart of its economy. To become the home of scientific freedom and collaboration. And to welcome talent from all over the world. I’m glad to present the first elements of our Choose Europe Initiative. → europa.eu/!TTbWbJ 1204021963
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaEvangelos Giampazolias @giampazolias.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Huge congratulations @marianapdc.bsky.social for defending your PhD thesis. I couldn't be prouder of you for what you have achieved in @reisesousalab.bsky.social all these years. It was an honour working with you and is a privilege to be your friend! This is just the beginning of a stellar career!🍾🥂 141
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaJon Lim, FRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Incredible news 🥳🎉! Big congratulations to the newly minted DR Mariana Pereira Da Costa, PhD 🎓 - one of the most talented & kind scientists I know. Congratulations @reisesousalab.bsky.social for another successful journey! @marianapdc.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk 161
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025And congratulations to the family @marianapdc.bsky.social who are justly proud of their (grand) daughter/sister. Thanks for “lending” her to @reisesousalab.bsky.social for all these years. 081
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025There are few moments more rewarding in running a lab than having a student defend their PhD thesis. Congratulations Dr. @marianapdc.bsky.social for this amazing achievement. And thanks to @lloydlab.bsky.social and Bart Lambrecht for being the examiners. 2275
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025If you happen to be in London on February 12th and have nothing better to do… www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crick-cras...eventbrite.co.ukCrick Crash Course: your immune systemOur series of morning lectures sharing science from across the Crick in a simple and accessible way continues. 12211
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaCaetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Our traditional cheese fondue Xmas lunch in January! Nice to have (almost) everyone. And our lab neighbour Jose Adrover. 1121
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaJon Lim, FRCP PhD @drjonlim.bsky.social · 18/12/2024📢 Shout out to @giampazolias.bsky.social - we made it to the 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ year-end “Crick Five Stories”. @crick.ac.uk #CancerImmunology #HostMicrobiome 🔗 Check out our original paper #OpenAccess: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgVitamin D regulates microbiome-dependent cancer immunityA role for vitamin D in immune modulation and in cancer has been suggested. In this work, we report that mice with increased availability of vitamin D display greater immune-dependent resistance to tr... 0185
Reposted by Mariana Pereira da CostaEvangelos Giampazolias @giampazolias.bsky.social · 28/11/2024📢 Last few days to apply for #ERCResearch funded postdoc positions available in my Lab at @cruk-mi.bsky.social to study how the #GutMicrobiome instructs #CancerImmunity. ⏰ Deadline: 1 December 2024 Don't miss this opportunity‼️ Apply 👇 www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...cruk.manchester.ac.uk 01510
Mariana Pereira da Costa @marianapdc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Congrats @barrallab.bsky.social on this beautiful work on NKT-gut epithelium crosstalk 👏🥳 Especially well done to the real heroic effort from @martalebrusant.bsky.social figuring out NKT + #organoid co-cultures and bringing this all together ! Could not be prouder of you 🫶 041
Mariana Pereira da Costa @marianapdc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024‼️ The brilliant @giampazolias.bsky.social is hiring #postdocs (ERC funded!) to join his group - apply now to be a part of this stellar team solving BIG ☄️ questions in #Microbiome and #CancerImmunology @cruk-mi.bsky.social 📣 Deadline 1st Dec. See more below 064