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Alejandra Mendoza

@thepenkpanther.bsky.social
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Assistant professor @scrippsresearch. Immunologist. Interested in how cellular networks shape immunity and tissue functions. (she/her). themendozalab.org

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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our lab has a new preprint out! If you are interested in how viral infections reprogram maternal tissues to promote protection of offspring after birth, take a look! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Maternal antiviral history synergizes with pregnancy and lactation to transfer intergenerational systemic immunity through IgG in milk
Maternal immune transfer is essential for early-life health, yet whether immune experiences before pregnancy shape maternal physiology to optimize immunity in subsequent offspring is unclear. Here, we...
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
For those in the San Diego area interested in donating physical goods for earthquake victims in Venezuela, Encuentro cafe is collecting donations today (3941 Mason St, San Diego, CA 92110). Most needed are first aid supplies, hygiene products, diapers, electrolyte liquids and non-perishable food.
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Excited to share that our lab’s first preprint is now available! This work reflects a huge effort from graduate student Abeera Mehmood and coauthors! If you are interested in what B cells make all antibodies against norovirus take a look! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 07/10/2025
Attending #SfN2025 in San Diego☀️? Don’t miss the Dorris Neuroscience Center Symposium at @scripps.edu, happening right before the meeting. A great lineup of speakers to kick off your SfN week. Plan your trip accordingly and register for free here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dorris-neu... Please amplify!
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Dorris Neuroscience Center Symposium 2025
A full-day symposium with 14 guest speakers from around the world.
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Happy to have our work highlighted on a day when we are celebrating #treg cells! These cells do it all, even modulate how we sense the environment!
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Xin Jin @xinjin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Actively hiring! Video made by Sora-2 but the job post is 100% real. Apply here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
After many years of work I’m so happy to share our work on #scienceimmunology on how Treg cells modulate nociception to dampen skin inflammation! My handle will make a lot more sense now!🕵🏻‍♀️
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Enkephalin-producing regulatory T cells in the skin restrain local inflammation through control of nociception
Regulatory T cells curb noxious sensory signaling to dampen cutaneous inflammation, a neuromodulatory mechanism for immunosuppression.
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Global Immunotalks @globalimmuno.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🧬2nd Semester 2025 lineup is here! Join us for a new round of cutting-edge immunology seminars from top researchers around the world! Mark your calendar & share! For more info: linktr.ee/globalimmuno...
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Rockefeller University Press @rupress.org · 08/08/2025
In this Viewpoint, @jem.org asked women researchers across multiple research fields about their story of becoming an independent researcher and unique challenges they face as #WomenInSTEM in their respective scientific environments: rupress.org/jem/article/...
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 03/05/2025
The president is recommending a 40% cut to next year’s NIH budget. This would be disastrous for our nation’s health and economy. Please contact your representatives, especially if they are Republicans, and tell them why this cannot happen. An easy option: 5calls.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
DOGE ended our wastewater surveillance program for San Diego County
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h... “So, I ask you: How do you feel? How do you feel as we fall behind in global scientific progress? As economic uncertainty grows? As the health of your families and communities is put at risk?”
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Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger | CNN
Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...
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Gabriel Victora @victora.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Cool germinal center acrobatics from Juhee Pae et al, check it out! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sarah Ross @sarahross1.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I just listened to the first lesson on tyranny (outstanding). Fellow scientists, we should all add DEI values and pronouns to our lab websites. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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On Tyranny - YouTube
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Science Magazine @science.org · 19/02/2025
Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LAD
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‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
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Alejandra Mendoza @thepenkpanther.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I guess I’ll be listening to Rage Against the Machine every day for the next 4 years…
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Sarah Ross @sarahhross.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
#Immunology out now @science.org ILC2s contribute to glucose homeostasis. Neurons that innervate the gut from areas of the brain associated with glucose sensing can stimulate ILC2s in the gut to relocate to the pancreas upon fasting. buff.ly/42iBst0
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Rose Z. Hill, Ph.D. @rose-hill.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
My group is hiring at Oregon Health & Science University. Come work with us in beautiful Portland to study interoception and physiology. Check out the lab view! 🌲👩‍🔬 Research Assistant 2: externalcareers-ohsu.icims.com/jobs/32602/r... Postdoc applicants: please email me your CV and 3-4 references.
View of Portland from Marquam Hill campus at OHSU
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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
WeekendRead! @cicacanesso.bsky.social @danmucida.bsky.social @victora.bsky.social &co show @science.org that cDC1s & Rorgt APCs drive peripheral Tregs to dietary antigens, & that helminth infections increase the ratio of inflammatory cDC2 preventing tolerance induction!
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Identification of antigen-presenting cell–T cell interactions driving immune responses to food
The intestinal immune system must concomitantly tolerate food and commensals and protect against pathogens. Antigen-presenting cells (APCs) orchestrate these immune responses by presenting luminal ant...
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