In a #BriefReview, Joanne Flynn discusses the current understanding of roles for different CD8+ lymphocyte subsets in responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and implications for novel vaccine and therapeutic development. Read it here: https://ow.ly/9eZo50Yn61C#BriefReview

New research by Jishnu Das, grad students Javad Rahimikollu & Priyamvada Guha Roy et al. sheds light on genetic and molecular differences between two subtypes of #RheumatoidArthritis. Learn more immunology.pitt.edu/news/new-stu... & read the study acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

JCI - α4 integrin blockade impairs CD8 T cell neuroimmune surveillance following SIV infection www.jci.org/articles/vie... #Neuroimmunology #HIV #SIV #Neuroscience #Immunology #JCI #TCell #Integrin #CNS #Research

Given that clonal biofilms of single bacterial species rapidly diversify into niche specialists, how do biofilms of multiple species evolve? A 🧵 featuring new collaborative pubs: 1. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 2. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New paper in insight.jci.org by my & Ling Lin’s groups! TB is the most common infectious disease that causes death, causing >1 million deaths globally. HIV is the greatest risk factor for TB, causing worse clinical outcomes for both infections. We studied the effect of SIV infection 1/4

Insights: Kane provides commentary on a new study from Golec et al. (rupress.org/jem/article/...), which reports that a mutation of PI-3 kinase underlying APDS impairs type 2 immunity. rupress.org/jem/article/... #Immunodeficiency #LymphocyteBiology

Congratulations to @pitt-pmi.bsky.social graduate Morgan Jackson-Strong and faculty member @gottschalklab.bsky.social !

Hello BGSA Community, The BGSA is excited to invite you to an afternoon of bowling at Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville on Saturday, February 21st from 12:00-3:00 PM! Light food and drinks will be provided. We have 18 spots available, so sign-ups will be first-come, first-served. Grab your spot!

Stay warm out there, everyone!

Double distinction! Our chair Dr. Dario Vignali (@vignalilab.bsky.social ) & Dr. Sarah Gaffen (@slg1717.bsky.social), primary faculty in @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social, will be recognized as Distinguished Fellows of @aai.org at #IMMUNOLOGY2026 in April. Congrats, Drs. Vignali & Gaffen! bit.ly/45WuLhl

Congratulations to PMI student Jenna Nosek from the DeLuca lab, who will be defending her thesis next week! 👏

Read the story behind SLIDE, an interpretable ML tool from Jishnu Das, @poholeklab.bsky.social and colleagues that infers hidden factors to explain biological outcomes—not just correlations. Already uncovering mechanisms in #T1D, #scleroderma, #asthma & more! www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/slidein...

Congratulations to PMI student Zac Ingram from the @zandrea.bsky.social lab on his upcoming thesis defense! 👏

Congratulations to Jishnu Das for his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! Learn more about Dr. Das and his work: www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/jishnu-...

Congratulations to PMI student Sean Wang and PMI faculty member Dr. Will DePas on their recent paper!

Congratulations to PMI student Xay Somoulay from the @dermodylab.bsky.social on his upcoming thesis defense!

Congratulations to PMI faculty member Dr. Tony Cillo from @pitt-immunology.bsky.social on being selected by the Dean to give a presentation for one of the most significant health sciences publications from Pitt in 2024!

We are excited to celebrate PMI students’ amazing research at the 4th Annual PMI Day!

Congratulations to @nanamikubota.bsky.social in the @vscooper.micropopbio.org lab on her upcoming thesis defense! 👏

Congratulations to former PMI student @adforu.bsky.social and current PMI faculty @mcfreeid.bsky.social !

Congratulations to @vignalilab.bsky.social, @delgoffelab.bsky.social, Sally Wenzel and Simon Watkins for making the #Clarivate #HighlyCited2025 list, recognizing their broad and significant influence in their fields! clarivate.com/highly-cited...

Congrats to Megan Freeman, Kelsey Schweiberger, and Vikram Raghu for their recent elections to the Society for Pediatric Research! Read more about it on our newsfeed here: www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/news/three-n... @news.upmc.com @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social @socpedresearch.bsky.social

Behind the Scenes: Dr. Mark Shlomchik and Dr. Sebastien Gingras of @pitt-immunology.bsky.social discuss data that led to the discovery that divergent signaling domains in TLR7 and TLR9 control their opposing effects on lupus.

Do you know an undergrad at Pitt, Chatham University, or @cmu.edu who hasn't had opportunities for hands-on research? Please encourage them to apply for the Microbiology and Immunology Departments (MID) Scholars Program! Learn more and apply: lnkd.in/eT-gYTqR

PMI faculty Drs. Paul Duprex and @vscooper.micropopbio.org spoke at a ceremony honoring the University of Pittsburgh’s legacy in the development of the polio vaccine.

Congratulations, Kenya! 🎉

Congratulations to Morgan Jackson-Strong from the @gottschalklab.bsky.social who will defend her thesis in a few weeks! 👏

From CMU grad to global immunology leader 🦠 Congrats to @slg1717.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @cmu.edu Alumni Achievement Award for her trailblazing research on IL-17 and immune defense! 🧫 Her groundbreaking IL-17 research has transformed the field of immunology and improved lives worldwide.

Thrilled to share my promotion to Associate Professor with tenure at @pitt-immunology.bsky.social! Huge thanks to my incredible lab, collaborators, department, colleagues, family & friends. Science is a team effort, and I'm so proud of our work & excited for what's next! Stay tuned!

Today!

Published in Current Biology! P. aeruginosa can use its filamentous phage to inhibit competitors but high phage production is susceptible to cheater miniphage invasion. Subsequent phage tragedy of the commons can lower bacteria and phage fitness. Link: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lt5I3QW8S...

Catch Dr. Robert Binder's talk tomorrow at the Cell Stress Society International @stresscell.bsky.social symposium in Syracuse, NY. He'll be discussing his research on the importance of heat shock proteins for #cancer #immunosurveillance

Check out PMI talks tomorrow at the SOM Grad Student Symposium: @catmphelps.bsky.social (in @meisellab.bsky.social ), Daria Jelic (Doug Reed lab), Kelsey Ertwine (Abby Overacre lab), @febrigunawan48.bsky.social (in Renfeng Li lab), and @dariavantyne.bsky.social !

Congratulations to Dr. Alok Joglekar for receiving the inaugural Common Mechanisms of Autoimmunity Insight Award to investigate a potential new treatment for autoimmune diseases such as #lupus #type1diabetes and #multiplesclerosis buff.ly/D1yctIl

Two days left for the 2025 GSR Symposium!! GSRS 2025 Biomedical Image of the Year 3rd Place: Daria Jelic (PMI) Ferret Cerebellum Sialic Acid Histochemistry #sciencenerds #imaging #biomedicalresearch #bgsa #studentorg

Congratulations to PMI and @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social professor @dariavantyne.bsky.social for receiving the 22nd annual Distinguished Mentor of the Year at the University Pittsburgh School of Medicine for her outstanding mentorship of PhD students & junior scientists!

Congratulations to PMI student Hye Mi Kim, who was a runner up for this year’s Most Well Rounded Student award for a Pitt School of Medicine graduate student who is an excellent student and contributes to the greater community!

Congratulations to PMI student @catmphelps.bsky.social who is the recipient of the 23rd Stephen L. Phillips Scientific Achievement award for a Pitt School of Medicine graduate student who authored the best peer-review scientific journal author this year!

🎉 Only 7 days left until the 30th GSRS! 🎉 Get ready for Pitt’s biggest student-led research showcase. Hear a special message from our directors and join us in celebrating a milestone of discovery, collaboration, and innovation. #GSRS30 #PittMed #GradSymposium #Countdown #StudentResearch #ScienceComm

Congratulations to Paul Zdinak from the @alokjoglekar.bsky.social lab, who will be defending his thesis next Tuesday!

Congratulations to Sean Roberts from Dr. Mark Shlomchik's lab who will defend his thesis on Monday! 🎉

Congratulations to @pitt-pmi.bsky.social PI Dr. Tullia Bruno for her new award from the V Foundation to further her work unlocking the potential of B cells to treat ovarian cancer.

The BGSA Community Outreach Committee and Greater Hazelwood Neighborhood Commitment at Pitt are collaborating to bring a new student-driven lecture series to Hazel Grove Brewing this fall: Sip of Science.

This series will provide graduate students with the opportunity to engage with residents of the Hazelwood neighborhood and communicate what scientists do and how their research contributes to improving human health in a concise, informal talk tailored for a non-scientific audience.

Dr. Ananda Goldrath (Allen Institute for Immunology) will present "Thinking about the immune system in tissues across space & time" at our next #Eberly Distinguished Lectureship in #Immunology!! @pitt-pmi.bsky.social See you Thurs., Oct. 16th at noon in the Assembly Building Auditorium or Zoom!

So proud of my friend and colleague @mccarthy-kr.bsky.social on giving an outstanding lecture on his research in the Senior Vice Chancellor's Research Seminar Series today! 👏

Open tenure track assistant- or associate-level faculty position in the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research. Great science, great facilities, great colleagues - come work with us! jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/674888/f...

Congratuations to PMI student Jessica Medrano co-mentored by Drs. Philana Ling Lin and @zandrea.bsky.social ! Woo hoo 🎉 !

Congratulations to PMI student Luzmariel Medina Sanchez from @rh-lab.bsky.social who will defend her PhD thesis tomorrow morning! 🎉

Welcome to the incoming Program in Microbiology and Immunology PhD students! We are so excited to see you in Pittsburgh and we can’t wait to see all the incredible science you’ll do here! 🧪 🎉