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Tiff Weinkopff

@tiffweinkopff.bsky.social
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Parasitologist, immunologist, lymphatic biologist, wife, and Philly pretzel connoisseur

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 12/03/2026
#Myeloid cells infiltrate tumors from early transformation to advanced disease; however, their plasticity complicates therapeutic targeting. Nogales-Pons et al. @casanova-acebes.bsky.social review emerging technologies that uncover unexpected cellular states & functions rupress.org/jem/article/...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/12/2025
BREAKING: The National Institutes of Health has agreed to evaluate grant applications that were wrongfully frozen due to the Trump administration’s ideological purge of biomedical research.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Immune cells by compartments. Lymphatics have some of highest numbers with most diversity of subsets. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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The total mass, number, and distribution of immune cells in the human body
We characterized the human body’s immune cells distribution and provided its total weight. Our findings show that an average individual’s immune system consists of approximately 1.8 trillion cells, weighing around 1.2 kg. Lymphocytes make up 40% of ...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Gorgeous work and imaging of lymphatics. Congrats to Cornelia and all involved.
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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 18/11/2025
New findings from Bauer, Halin et al. @ethz.ch reveal key differences between human and murine dermal afferent #lymphatics and provide a deeper understanding of human lymphatic-related (patho)physiological processes: rupress.org/jem/article/... #CardiovascularBiology #InnateImmunity #inflammation
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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NOT-OD-26-019: Updated Application Policies: NIH Administrative Burden Reduction Effort Removal of Requirements for Letters of Intent and Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Dire...
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Updated Application Policies: NIH Administrative Burden Reduction Effort Removal of Requirements for Letters of Inten...
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Nature @nature.com · 03/12/2025
Nature research paper: Architecture of the neutrophil compartment go.nature.com/3KzY1CV
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Architecture of the neutrophil compartment - Nature
Mapping of the neutrophil compartment using single-cell transcriptional data from multiple physiological and patological states reveals its organizational architecture and how cell state dynamics and trajectories vary during health, inflammation and cancer.
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Deepta Bhattacharya @deeptabhattacha.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We're hiring for tenure-track faculty! Please apply if you have interests in immune responses to microbes and/or cancer, immune regulation, microbial infections (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi), the microbiota, and/or interests that span these disciplines. arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (T/TE)
Establish or continue a successful, extramurally funded research program that will advance knowledge in the broad areas of immunobiology, as defined a...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Join us to pursue your PhD at UAMS. The deadline to apply to the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (GPIBS) is December 1st. No fee to apply and GRE optional. gradschool.uams.edu/prospective-...
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Another new policy from the geniuses in NIH leadership. Apparently, ~70% of grant applications for most mechanisms will not be "triaged", i.e. not discussed at study section. This is an increase from the ~50% level that has been in place for many years. I don't know the rationale for this 1/13
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a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at the camera with the words priorities written on the bottom
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
More new NIH institute and center director positions posted with a closing date of 11/26/25. hr.nih.gov/careers/open... These include the Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ... 1/3
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Matt Olm @mattolm.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
My fantastic department at CU Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor! This is a broad search spanning nearly all areas of biology. Applications are due Nov 13, 2025. Feel free to reach out to me with questions, and please share widely. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Best consideration deadline, Friday Oct 10: #SCIMaP (scienceimacts.org) seeks to hire a Research Communications and Media Outreach Specialist at U-Maryland to facilitate public engagement related to federal investment in science and health research. umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
SCIMaP job opportunity - https://umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/job/Research-Communications-and-Media-Outreach-Specialist_JR102577
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King Lab at McGill University @kinglabmcgill.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Do you have expertise in stem cell biology and interesting in pulmonary health? Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (L000066)
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 06/10/2025
AAI News & Views spoke with Dr. Tajie Harris about guest-editing the special collection “Immunoparasitology: Parasites as Drivers of Immune Discovery” in The JI. Find out what her favorite parasite is in #AAInews: ow.ly/lLVQ50X74cV.
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Shabaana Khader @khadershabaana.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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Judi Allen @profjudiallen.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Become part of our new MRC Centre, working across Manchester and Oxford to solve a major challenge of our time - how does the immune system become dysregulated by environmental exposures to cause chronic disease. www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
“Starting in October 2025, Grants.gov is the single official source for NIH notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs). NIH will no longer post NOFOs in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The NIH Guide will continue as your primary source…” grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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New Tool to Explore NIH Grant Opportunities | Grants & Funding
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Tea Tomita @teagondii.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
[We are Hiring!] The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM. This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis. DM for more info!
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Tea Tomita @teagondii.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
[We are Hiring!] The Weiss Lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine (NY) is hiring a Postdoc Scientist to explore the Toxoplasma gondii cyst wall using XL-MS, Split TurboID, & U-ExM. This project aims to unlock new strategies for treating toxoplasmosis. DM for more info!
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tovah-shaw-lab.bsky.social @tovah-shaw-lab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I am recruiting for a postdoc that wants to work on an exciting project on gut macrophages, TGFb signalling, and colon cancer! Please see the link for details - elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to join the Shaw lab to investigate identify the regulatory function of NRROS/LRRC33 in gastrointestinal macrophage development a...
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Stella Hurtley @smhsci.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Come join us @science.org. We’re looking for a new editor to look after infectious disease and microbiome submissions. Check out this Associate or Senior Editor opportunity recruiting.ultipro.com/AME1123ASEM/...
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Hepworth Lab @hepworth-lab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Research Associate in MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure):Oxford Road
Project Title: Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure
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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below! #academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky
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@KingOfPathogens @kingofpathogens.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
For those with an interest in enteric infections (or if you have had Beaver Fever): this commentary summarizes recent studies on the potential benefits of Giardia. Public offering of shares in ParasitesAreUs to come.... rdcu.be/ew8nk
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Giardia helps the immune system pick its battles
Nature Immunology - Giardia intestinalis is a protozoan parasite that can cause severe enteric disease. The immune response to this organism provides unexpected benefits to limit gut inflammation.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
so.... NIH issued a news item clarifying the new use of animals policy. It seems that the bottom line is that NIH will not issue NoFOs specifically about creation or use of animal models of disease. 1/2 grants.nih.gov/news-events/...
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How Does the NIH Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research Affect Research Proposing the Use of Laboratory Animals? | Grants & Funding
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Labels matter and they influence policy. Thank you to the brilliant @camilahcoelho.bsky.social for making us rethink our default scientific terms to take away the unintended stigma to create a safer space. People like you help change the world.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
“NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists who were about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant applications…” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities
The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.
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Philippe Bastin's Lab @bastinlab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Wondering about the role of the Leishmania promastigote flagellum at the initiation of infection? It is essential but not via its motile function! Great work by Tom Beneke, Eva Gluenz @albuquerqueafrr.bsky.social and colleagues 👍 www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Do we know if this NIH announcement is limited to drug development or applies to all proposals? www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce...
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NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development
Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.
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Andreas Bäumler @abaumler.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The new open access policy of NIH will take effect next week (July 1st). All NIH funded research 🔬🧪🧬accepted after July 1st must be open access upon publication. Worried about fees? 💸 Check out how IAI stacks up against other journals—you might be surprised. #OpenAccess #SciComm #Microbiology
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David Demory @d2mory.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
PhD opportunity in marine virus eco-evo dynamics Joint CNRS–UBC program: @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social × @ubcoceans.bsky.social 📍 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France (LBBM UMR8176) 🗓️ Start: Oct 2025 | Duration: 3 years 🔍 Skills: Modelling, Bioinformatics, Marine Virology 🔗 Apply: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Contract doctoral M/F- integrative biology of photosynthetic organisms and associated microorganisms
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
New NIH grant opportunities posted! R16, DP1, DP2, F30, F31, F32, F33 grants.nih.gov/funding/nih-...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
New discovery! Massaging the skin lymphatics in the neck and face enhances the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. With NIH budget cuts, we are missing an opportunity for a free non-invasive cure to neurodegenerative diseases. Beautiful work. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Increased CSF drainage by non-invasive manipulation of cervical lymphatics - Nature
The outflow pathway of cerebrospinal fluid into lymph nodes in the neck and how non-invasive mechanical stimulation can enhance drainage and restore impaired outflow in aged mice are explored.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
“We are alarmed by the proposed elimination of the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program… More than half of both pediatricians and pediatric specialists are trained at CHGME hospitals…” www.childrenshospitals.org/news/newsroo...
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CHA Statement on Trump Administration Proposed Budget That Eliminates CHGME
Children’s hospitals urge greater investment in pediatric health care training.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
“universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs… NIH-funded basic science has contributed to the development of more than 90% of new medicines, vaccines, and devices… 75% of scientists in America were considering leaving the country.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u...
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We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us
From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Happy to share that our paper is out! We found that lymphatic endothelial cells are activated in skin inflammation during Leishmania infection. Next step - How does this change lymphatic function? www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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Enhanced Translational Activity Is Linked to Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis | Lymphatic Research and Biology
Introduction: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a significant public health problem leading to permanently disfiguring skin lesions caused by Leishmania parasites. Lesion severity stems from an excessiv...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Dear Dr. Serio and University of Washington, Thank you for being a beacon of hope in scientific research, especially for junior faculty. www.washington.edu/provost/2025...
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Updates on federal research funding and pause of promotion and tenure clock
As we approach the end of the academic year, we continue to monitor developments at the federal level related to research funding and other policies affecting the University. I am writing to update...
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 06/06/2025
Taking food assistance away from kids, veterans, seniors and other Americans just trying to get by is despicable, and the effects will ripple throughout our economy. From farmers to local grocers to truck drivers - this cruel Republican proposal will cause unnecessary hardship across our country.
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Richard McCulloch @rmc9z.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We hope to see you at MPM in Woods Hole this year (again, or for the first time): registration and abstract submission is now open!
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
How bad will it be? Catastrophic. Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come. But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget. Speak up now before it is too late. (inflation adjusted $-s below)
NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.
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King Lab at McGill University @kinglabmcgill.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I am very excited to share our article on IFNg, stroma and disease tolerance during intestinal helminth infection published today in Cell. This work was lead by the amazing @susanwestfall.bsky.social and supported by many international collaborators. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A type 1 immune-stromal cell network mediates disease tolerance against intestinal infection
Type 1 immunity mediates host defense through pathogen elimination, but whether this pathway also impacts tissue function is unknown. Here, we demonst…
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Happy to share that our paper is out! We examined HIF involvement in the macrophage response to proinflammatory stimuli during Leishmania infection. Thanks to our team for all their hard work! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40191198/
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HIF-α signaling regulates the macrophage inflammatory response during Leishmania major infection - PubMed
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) contributes significantly to the global burden of neglected tropical diseases, with 12 million people currently infected with <i>Leishmania</i> parasites. CL encompasses a...
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Tiff Weinkopff @tiffweinkopff.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Felicitations! What a wonderful achievement and I’m honored to call Yao a good friend.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Update via #SCIMaP now broken down by house districts Our interdisciplinary team has expanded efforts to communicate the economic impacts of White House proposed cuts to health research. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
Visualization of cuts to health research by house districts at scienceimpacts.org
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ᐯIᑕTOᖇ ᑎIᘔET, ᗰᗪ @nizet.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
A skin infection today, worse allergies tomorrow? New Science Immunology paper (Starkl Lab, Vienna 🇦🇹) shows 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 exposure reprograms bone marrow eosinophils via IL-33 and C5a—leaving them primed to amplify allergic lung disease far in the future Eosinophils don’t seem to forget!
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Eosinophil innate immune memory after bacterial skin infection promotes allergic lung inflammation
Staphylococcus aureus skin infection induces eosinophil innate immune memory to exacerbate allergen-induced airway inflammation.
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Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I am a Biology Section leader for @aaas.org. I have one-year, complimentary student memberships to AAAS for undergrads, grads, and postdocs. If interested, please DM me. AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.
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a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
Alt: a woman (Oprah Winfrey) in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one
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Carla Nowosad PhD @carlanowosad.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Fascinating and important!!
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immunoboys @immunoboys.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Tracking antigen-specific CD8 T cells in the 🐭 intestine during LCMV infection over time: Trm precursors are found more in the base of villi, while mature Trm cells are found at the top of the villi, driven by TFGb. @reinacampos.bsky.social &al 2025 in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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