Myeloid IL-1β and stress exert opposing control over colitis severity through the α₁-adrenergic-enterochromaffin axis, uncovering a neuro-immune-epithelial circuit that shapes intestinal inflammation @cp-immunity.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

How did #TyphoidMary infect dozens of people with typhoid-causing Salmonella bacteria while remaining asymptomatic? New research in mice led by Dr. Blanda Di Luccia suggests that #Tregs play a role. Learn more: tinyurl.com/28k78fw9

A very warm welcome to Dr. Blanda Di Luccia, who joined the department this month as a Research Assistant Professor! Her research focuses on understanding host-microbe interactions in the gut and how the immune system maintains tolerance during chronic infection. Learn more: bit.ly/3WXgr2V

Check out our new publication, a collaboration with Giovanni Luchetti and Vishva Dixit @ Genentech. We show that the E.coli effector NleL inhibits intestinal epithelial cell extrusion after #inflammasome activation via degrading the kinases ROCK1 and 2!! www.nature.com/articles/s41... Explainer 1/8

Preview @cp-immunity.bsky.social Cutting the Gordian knot: Untangling gasdermin C from pyroptosis www.cell.com/immunity/ful... on www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Bioinformatics in the Department of Biology at the University of San Francisco usfca.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USF_Fu...

Looking forward to the 23rd annual Department of Immunology retreat tomorrow! It's always a great time to catch up on #immunology research and connect with colleagues. Shout out to the organizing committee and grad student Sarah Bradley for designing this year's poster.

Congrats, @catmphelps.bsky.social !

👋 Hello Bluesky! We are the Pitt Department of Immunology. From autoimmune disease and cancer immunotherapy to vaccine development to infectious disease, our work spans the spectrum of immunological science. Follow along for updates on the latest publications and other news!

Excited to share our new publication in collaboration with Yi-Nan Gong: Gasdermin C cleavage by Cathepsin S modulates Rab7 vesicles in intestinal epithelial cells to amplify anti-helminth immunity: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

The Global Grants for Gut Health are now open. If your research explores how nutrition affects the gut #microbiome or barrier function, you may be eligible to apply for one of three grants each offering up to USD$100K. Apply here: go.nature.com/4kb9cO1 #Academicsky 🍎📃

Welcome to #InnovationsSymposium2025! We’re excited to be together again—this year on the beautiful island of Oʻahu—to hear the latest #IBD research and encourage dialogue and connections that continue to move the work forward.

Our lab just completed a +6 year #marathon, describing for the first time that the #microbiome is critical for #exercise - induced increases in antitumor CD8 T cell immunity and improved of #cancer #immunotherapy. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

The unintended consequences of a gut microbiome transplant www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

Immunoglobulin A controls intestinal virus colonization to preserve immune homeostasis www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Let's not forget that apart from science advocacy the Rauch lab also does kick-ass science! Together with the @psmitchej.bsky.social and Tait Wojno labs, we show that #tuftcells can induce specific protective signaling after recognition of intracellular bacterial infection via the #inflammasome!

Stand Up for Science Rally in Pittsburgh

#KSHostMicrobe25 in beautiful Banff-such an awesome meeting. Was great to talk at the @keystonesymposia.bsky.social about exciting work from the lab about how we can take advantage of the microbiota metabolites to improve cancer immunotherapy efficacy #microbiota #immunometabolism #cancer

Homeostatic antiviral protection of the neonatal gut epithelium by interferon lambda: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports... Newborns lack immune memory to viral pathogens, so wouldn't it make sense to pre-emptively turn on antiviral defenses in barrier tissues such as the intestine at birth?

Why scratching makes a rash worse and a potential benefit to scratching--it reduced S. aureus on skin. Andrew Liu's paper from our lab is out now at #science #neuroimmune #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Don't miss your chance to showcase your research with a poster presentation! Submit by Jan. 28, 11:59pm MST. Be part of an exciting gathering with experts like @institutimagine.bsky.social, @reisesousalab.bsky.social and many others this February in Banff, Canada. hubs.la/Q032JT3R0 #KSHostMicrobe25

was a joy to write review about the systemic immunoregulatory functions of L. reuteri with @pitt-pmi.bsky.social student Amanda and postdoc Daphne. check it out. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Congrats @cicacanesso.bsky.social !

Ever wondered how gut microbes control immune responses at extra-intestinal locations? Here #theonlylabever reports how a gut protozoan commensal shapes pulmonary immunity to exacerbate asthma and limit the dissemination of mycobacteria. @cellpress.bsky.social ⬇️(1/x) www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

We're hiring! Funded postdoctoral position available in the Moltke Lab. 79k starting salary and access to a fellowship program in the Institute for Translational Immunology that offers both academic and industry training tracks. Details here: jobrxiv.org/job/universi...

Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55

1/23 Big news for the #ObenaufLab! So excited to finally share our new study providing another puzzle piece, why immunotherapy fails in many tumors, now out in @Nature 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

1/ Keen to share the story of my postdoc research out in @natureportfolio.bsky.social! We built a massive resource characterizing the spatial landscape of the gut—and yes, we dug deep into the biology too. If you’ve got a minute, let me walk you through the story. 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Download our database of 313 different postdoctoral fellowships. For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Download our database here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...