Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Exposure route, not dose, is the primary driver of infection patterns for a respiratory virus www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1185
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A multiomic atlas of pregnancies with chronic placental inflammation links effector activation to preterm birth and regulatory resilience to term delivery www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @ngllab.bsky.social @washumedicine.bsky.social 085
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Severe Covid leads to persistent viral reactivation, with >10 different viruses noted in the first 40 days after hospital admission. Long Covid was specifically associated with reactivation of latent Anelloviridae virus @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comVirus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 - NatureChronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prog... 9444210
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Autoantibodies neutralizing IL-10 in #IBD, particularly in patients carrying the IBD-associated HLA-DRB1*01:03 allele @nejm.org @carroll-lab.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... preview by @casanovalab.bsky.social 0157
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzHelmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) @helmholtzhzi.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Laut einer Studie der Charité hat sich das #WestNilVirus fest in Berliner Mückenpopulationen etabliert. Der Erreger zirkuliert v.a. im Sommer endemisch & seine Ausbreitung wird durch den #Klimawandel begünstigt, wie @pharmazeitung.bsky.social berichtet. www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/west-nil-vir...pharmazeutische-zeitung.deCharité-Studie: West-Nil-Virus ist in Berlin fest etabliertHeimische Mücken können West-Nil-Virus übertragen. Eine Berliner Studie hat untersucht, in welchen Lebensräumen das Ansteckungsrisiko a... 02217
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Human blood stem cells remember previous inflammation @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... 051
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzGfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Aktuell gibt es erneut einen Ausbruch von Ebola Viren in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Es ist bereits der 17. bekannte Ebola-Ausbruch in diesem Land – und einer von mehreren Ausbrüchen in Zentral- und Ostafrika in den letzten Jahren. (CR) africacdc.org/news-item/eb...africacdc.orgEbola Response: Statement from the Director General, Africa CDC – Africa CDCGeneva, 17 May 2026 On 15 May 2026, Africa CDC alerted the continent and the global community to the growing risk of regional spread of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak originating from Ituri pr... 12515
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026CD39+CD49a+CD103+ NK cells, elicited by epithelial tumor cell exposure, can control solid tumors in mice www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social 042
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzCasanova Lab @casanovalab.bsky.social · 07/05/20261/ We are thrilled to share our collaborative study of B cells producing auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs in @cellpress.bsky.social (www.cell.com/cell/abstrac... ).cell.comAffinity-matured B cell responses neutralizing type-I interferons underlie severe viral infectionsBy integrating functional and structural approaches with AI-based analysis of autoantibodies against type-I IFNs, these neutralizing autoantibodies—linked to severe viral diseases in humans—are shown ... 2115
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Glucocorticoid receptor and RUNX transcription factors cooperatively drive CD8 T cell dysfunction in human cancer @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports... 001
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzThe Journal of Infectious Diseases @jidjournal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Neurodevelopment in Children Exposed to Antenatal CMV Viremia in a High HIV Prevalence Area ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4cVaUBH 011
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzDavid Michonneau @dmichonneau.bsky.social · 08/04/2026New in @science.org 🧬 Thrilled to share our last paper Corticosteroid resistance is predetermined by early immune response dynamics at acute graft-versus-host disease onset | Science Translational Medicine #ScienceTranslationalMedicineResearch www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgCorticosteroid resistance is predetermined by early immune response dynamics at acute graft-versus-host disease onsetSteroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease is set at disease onset and leads to distinct cell-to-cell cross-talk and immune trajectories. 1183
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Dolutegravir Reduces Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Proviral Load and Improves Neurological Outcomes in a Phase 2 Controlled Trial ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4bBxXlDbit.lyDolutegravir Reduces Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Proviral Load and Improves Neurological Outcomes in a Phase 2 Controlled TrialIn this randomized, pilot trial, we treated 83 patients with either dolutegravir or vitamin C. After 48 weeks, dolutegravir use was significantly associate 031
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzGfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Seit Anfang des Jahres ist #Mpox Klade Ib auch in Deutschland aufgetaucht. Hierzu gibt es zwei informative Quellen: (HMB) 👇 www.tagesschau.de/wissen/forsc... 👇 www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...tagesschau.deIn Deutschland gibt es erste Fälle der MPox-Variante Klade IbDie Mpox-Klade Ib hat im vergangenen Jahr rund 45.000 Erkrankungen in mehr als 20 afrikanischen Ländern verursacht - auch Todesfälle. Seit Anfang des Jahres sind in Deutschland Ansteckungsfälle mit di... 083
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Diagnostic Performance of New Commercial IGRAs for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: An updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4brTN9V 062
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 12/03/2026After human uterus transplant, uterine immune cell lineages were reconstituted but with alterations in tissue-resident NK cells, potentially due to tacrolimus www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 062
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzCarolyn King @immunologyking.bsky.social · 06/03/2026New paper out: HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comHIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lungA deeper understanding of how tissue-localized immune cells arise and function is critical for developing mucosal vaccines. Currently, there are no mu… 2199
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A glucocorticoid–FAS axis controls immune evasion during metastatic seeding @nature.com @danafarber.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @judithagudo.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1143
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Human cytomegalovirus shedding and T-cell immune responses in HCMV-seropositive women during pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence, natural history, and risk factors ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3Ndy7Gk 042
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzViki Male @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Among almost 60,000 women aged 18 - 45 in one Swedish county, #Covid #Vaccination did not affect the chance of getting or staying #pregnant. I know of at least a dozen studies that have shown this, but this is by far the biggest! I spoke to @lizszabo.bsky.socialcidrap.umn.eduLarge study finds COVID-19 shots don’t affect fertility 17036
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzDavid Finlay @davidfinlaytcd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026****2-NBDG does not measure glucose uptake**** Just your regular reminder of this fact 😁. See the rigorous proof of this fact in @lindavsinclair.bsky.social 2020 paper. This paper was 6 years ago!! Stop using 2NBDG to measure glucose uptake already 🙄 pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govSingle Cell Glucose Uptake Assays: A Cautionary TaleAssays to monitor the metabolic state or nutrient uptake capacity of immune cells at a single cell level are increasingly in demand. One assay, used by many immunologists, employs 2-(N-(7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)Amino)-2-Deoxyglucose ... 01411
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzEva Stukenbrock @estukenbrock.bsky.social · 27/01/2026What enables a fungus to invade a mammal host? @marco-guerreiro.bsky.social unravels signatures of translation adaptation among pathogenic and non-pathogenic species of Trichosporonales. See more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comGenomic and physiological signatures of adaptation in pathogenic fungi - Nature CommunicationsEmerging fungal pathogens have detrimental impacts on crops, animals, and humans, however little is known about their transition to a pathogenic lifestyle. This study demonstrates that the transition ... 03522
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Perspective @natrevimmunol.nature.com @scripps.edu Beyond suppression: the paradox of JAK inhibitors as amplifiers of cancer immunotherapy www.nature.com/articles/s41... 053
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Direct human evidence that the #PlaceboEffect can shape humoral immunity: reward-related brain activity correlates with vaccine-induced antibody www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturemedicine.bsky.social @telavivuni.bsky.social @nitzanlubi.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 1165
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Hepatitis B Outcomes After Switching to Long-Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine in People With HIV: Reactivation, Incident Infection, and Liver Safety Across Diverse Serological Profiles ✅ Just Accepted bit.ly/4qAWI6rbit.lyHepatitis B Outcomes After Switching to Long-Acting Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine in People With HIV: Reactivation, Incident Infection, and Liver Safety Across Diverse Serological ProfilesThis prospective cohort followed 741 people with HIV switching to long-acting intramuscular cabotegravir/rilpivirine. No hepatitis B virus (HBV) incident i 082
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comPrenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysisCurrent evidence does not indicate a clinically important increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children of pregnant individuals who use paracetam... 0132
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 08/01/2026HIV can take several mutational pathways to become resistant to lenacapavir, each with distinct resistance and fitness profiles www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 064
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Virus-specific CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cells trigger epithelial antiviral defenses via IFNγ @cp-immunity.bsky.social @emoryuniversity.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful... 155
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzJosie Bryant @josiebryant.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Really pleased to share the first paper to come out of the lab. We found that hospital patients were frequently colonised with P. aeruginosa and that the same clone was shared between the gut and the lung. The phylogenies indicate that the clones moved from lung->gut www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comHigh frequency body site translocation of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Nature CommunicationsHere, the authors report within-host diversity and body site translocation dynamics in hospital samples of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and reveal that body site sharing was likely due to within-patient tra... 26433
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Multiple LDLR family members act as entry receptors for yellow fever virus @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMultiple LDLR family members act as entry receptors for yellow fever virus - NatureThe low-density lipoprotein receptor family members LRP1, LRP4 and VLDLR are entry receptors for yellow fever virus. 152
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Transient tissue residency and lymphatic egress define human CD56bright NK cell homeostasis @natimmunol.nature.com @Betts @ki.se @upenn.edu www.nature.com/articles/s41... Congrats on another great story, Annika and Niklas! 042
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzLeif Erik Sander 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @sanderlab.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Impfung gegen Demenz? Ja, genau. Die nächste große Studie, die klaren Zusammenhang zwischen Herpes Zoster (Gürtelrose) und erhöhtem Demezrisiko zeigt. Aber Impfung reduziert das Demenzrisiko deutlich. Zwei Stiche für ein deutlich gesenktes Demenzrisiko. Guter Deal! www.nature.com/articles/s41... 823197
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzJournal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 02/10/2025Joshua Hatterschide @jhattz.bsky.social Liheng Yang, & Carolyn Coyne identify DUX4 as a master regulator of an antiviral program in trophoblasts, specifically targeting a prominent family of teratogenic viruses. rupress.org/jem/article/... #InfectiousDisease #HostDefense #InnateImmunity #Virology 132
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Lung NR3C1+ and CXCR6high T cells distinguish immunopathogenesis of human emphysema www.nature.com/articles/s42... @francypolverino.bsky.social @bcmhouston.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Progression to rheumatoid arthritis in at-risk individuals is defined by systemic inflammation and by T and B cell dysregulation www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgProgression to rheumatoid arthritis in at-risk individuals is defined by systemic inflammation and by T and B cell dysregulationIndividuals at risk for rheumatoid arthritis exhibit inflammation and immune dysregulation before and during transition to active disease. 0114
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Rifampicin is more effective against biofilm infections because it targets biofilm-forming mutants that are highly resistant to other antibiotics @niaidnews.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1127
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 15/09/2025NKp46 Recognizes the Hyphal Form of Candida albicans and Mediates Protective Antifungal Immunity @cp-iscience.bsky.social www.cell.com/iscience/ful... 163
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzGfV - Gesellschaft für Virologie @gesvirologie.bsky.social · 25/08/2025🔬✨ Introducing: Expert Insights – the new seminar series by the Young Society for Virology! We’ve combined the strengths of our previous “How to” seminar series and the GfV ROUND lunch discussions into one powerful format – Expert Insights. 1/n 21211
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Single cell transcriptional landscape of liver transplant rejection reveals tissue persistence of clonally expanded, treatment-resistant T cells @cincyresearch.bsky.social @amjtransplant.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 041
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzClinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Cytomegalovirus vertical transmission rate according to IgG avidity value and valacyclovir treatment of maternal primary infection in the first trimester of pregnancy ✅ Just Accepted #IDSkyacademic.oup.comCytomegalovirus vertical transmission rate according to IgG avidity value and valacyclovir treatment of maternal primary infection in the first trimester of pregnancy CMV serology in the first trimester (T1) of pregnancy relies on IgG and IgM testing, followed by IgG avidity measurement when both IgG and IgM are positive. Valacyclovir is proposed to prevent vertical transmission in maternal primary infection (MPI) during T1. 032
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Review @natrevimmunol.nature.com @yaelalippe.bsky.social @msdiamondlab.bsky.social Innate immune responses to pathogens at the maternal–fetal interface www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comInnate immune responses to pathogens at the maternal–fetal interface - Nature Reviews ImmunologyDuring pregnancy, innate immune mechanisms at the maternal–fetal interface are important for protecting the developing fetus from pathogens. However, excessive immune activation can be harmful to the ... 0148
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Ascites in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis harbor a heterogenous subset of CD103+ NK cells that is likely induced by the cytokine milieu onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @eurjimmunol.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 21/03/2025CD9 identifies and regulates IL-21 & IFN-γ-producing Tfh cells, shaping humoral immunity in infection and autoimmunity papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comCD9 Identifies and Regulates a Highly Functional T Follicular Helper (Tfh) Cell Subset Necessary for Promoting Antibodies During InfectionT follicular helper (Tfh) cells differentiate within T cell zones, B-cell follicles, and germinal centers (GCs), where they secrete cytokines such as IL-21 and 053
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzWaggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 01/12/2024REVIEW: Approaches to investigate tissue-resident innate lymphocytes metabolism at the single-cell level www.nature.com/articles/s41... @davidfinlaytcd.bsky.social 0176
Reposted by Benedikt StrunzProf Claire Hills @chillslincoln79.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Atlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adults 👩🔬🥼👨🔬🧪. #proteomics #proteome #plasma #MedSky 👇👇 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comAtlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adultsA large-scale proteomics study involving 53,026 individuals maps 2,920 plasma proteins to 406 prevalent diseases, 660 incident diseases, and 986 health-related traits, identifying promising biomarkers... 1112756