New York’s research ecosystem delivered plenty of “nice list” rewards this year. Now we need Albany to deliver EBRI so we can keep that impact growing. Research is the gift that keeps on giving, so for a healthier and wealthier New Year for all New Yorkers, sign our letter to 🎅 >>> c.org/hwy54dWJDb

🎁 Happy holidays from our laboratory to yours. 🎁 Here’s to standing up for science and to a more peaceful and kinder year ahead!

Need more info before signing petition for state-backed research institute? Get the full behind-the-scenes 🎞️ of how the Empire Biomedical Research Institute proposal came to be, what’s needed to move it forward, and how other states can follow suit: keypoint.keystonesymposia.org/home/shruti-...

🗞️ in @gothamist.com from @clewisreports.bsky.social. Our 2 cents: EBRI doesn’t compete with other urgent needs — it equips NYS to meet them. Not funding it now worsens pressures; funding it grows the economy to help fix them. State-backed research is a win-win-win-win. gothamist.com/news/ny-medi...

🚨 REVIEW 🚨 Amir Horowitz & Peter Heeger in @natrevneph.nature.com highlight how diverse NK cells in the kidney support immune surveillance but also drive injury in many diseases and contribute to transplant damage, with high-resolution profiling revealing new therapeutic targets. 🧐 rdcu.be/eUgor

Petition for a NY Biomedical Institute. This is a no-brainer to support science in NY, similar to programs in CA/TX. www.change.org/p/support-a-...

Wondering why you should ✍ our petition? c.org/nDnRNSsVcq In @aai.org, founder @drshrutinaik.bsky.social reveals why the coalition was formed, why NY needs a state-backed research institute, and how scientists should organize for systemic support — here and nationwide. news.aai.org/2025/11/20/n...

Run a lab? Work in a lab? Wondering where your future research funding will come from? New York has an unprecedented opportunity on the table — a bold proposal to supercharge biomedical research and innovation across the state. 👉 Sign the petition & share to help make it happen.: c.org/TDMy2H9JTW

We’re in a proud, confident and ambitious Empire State of mind! If you believe in building a better and brighter tomorrow, hustle on over to sign and share the petition for an Empire Biomedical Research Institute to fuel the future and the people like you who power discovery. c.org/hwy54dWJDb

📢 SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION! 📢 New York needs an Empire Biomedical Research Institute to create new statewide funding opportunities for scientists & physician-scientists so that patients and their families get the life-saving and life-changing new therapeutics they're hoping for ✏️ c.org/TDMy2H9JTW

For an expert opinion on the recent report that mRNA COVID vaccines may help immune checkpoint blockade work in patients with advanced lung cancer and metastatic melanoma, read this News & Views in @natrevclinonc.nature.com by Sacha Gnjatic FREE >>> rdcu.be/eQYcu

Taxpayers should not accept cuts in funding for cancer research. Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 @miriammerad.bsky.social 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Sign up to show New York State law makers that you want your tax dollars to fund life saving research www.nycures.org

Our new review in @natbiomedeng.nature.com is out! RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have huge potential—but their strong liver and immune cell uptake has mostly confined them to vaccines and liver therapies. We explore how to move beyond those limits. free to read 🔗 rdcu.be/eLxGs

Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York. Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.

Wondering what *exactly* we’re up to? Our first coalition email is about to go out—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward THIS WEEK! Sign up now so you don’t miss it: www.nycures.org/

From patient to scientist: Sergei German beat cancer thanks to clinical trials, inspiring him to leave his career in finance and drive research @nygenome.org A NY statewide biomedical institute will make more incredible stories like his possible. Help make this happen, sign up at www.nycures.org/

Scientists—let’s use our agency! NY-CURES is championing a landmark statewide biomedical institute for New York, built to restore and grow science for all Working FOR a brighter future gives us hope, purpose, and momentum. Want to be part of it? Follow us + DM—we’ve got many ways to get involved.

The BIGGEST impact you can have with 1 minute today ⏱️ Add your name to show NY is ready for a statewide biomedical institute. CA’s CIRM & TX’s CPRIT proved it works—billions returned, jobs created, cures accelerated. Let’s do even better for New York. ✍️ www.nycures.org/

“States like New York have an opportunity to position ourselves as real leaders in so many different areas.” @governor.ny.gov Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...

Behind every scientist is an army of workers who keep the biomedical research ecosystem running. Hear from these workers and how they contribute at www.nycures.org/ and SIGN UP to have your voice heard!

🔬Our paper from the @miriammerad.bsky.social lab is now online! This is a story shaped over years of cross-disciplinary endeavor at @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social and labs across the world. 🧵: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧠 On #WorldAlzheimersDay, we’re reminded that #immunology touches nearly every aspect of human health — even the brain. Relive the #DayofImmunology webinar on Brain & Immunity via #ImmunoHub. https://loom.ly/gMqUDLs#WorldAlzheimersDay#immunology#DayofImmunology#ImmunoHub#ImmunologyWithoutBorders

Research powerhouses 💪 in @forbes.com Best-in-State list with @roswellpark.bsky.social in NY top10 🏆. Also listed: @stonybrooku.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social. To keep more talent here we must invest statewide in biomedicine. www.forbes.com/lists/best-e...

New York leads in science & medicine but without state investment, we risk losing talent, cures, jobs, & billions in economic return. Every $1 California invested in biomedical research returned $4 to the state economy. This isn’t just science—it’s smart economics: www.cirm.ca.gov/our-impact/

🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀 Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities. Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/

Powerful, bipartisan concern about NIH cuts at today’s Congressional hearing, with thoughtful questions from both sides of the aisle. Thank you @SenCapito, @SenatorBaldwin & @SenatorCollins for standing up for science. youtube.com/live/pNSYfQY... via @YouTube

Excited that our research led with phenomenal @MatthewD_Park & Tom Marron in @WSJ! this builds on years studying inflammation in cancer, now redirected to aging. We're launching trials to test if modulating inflammation can prevent age-related diseases @SinaiImmunol www.wsj.com/health/infla...

PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social investigators @miriammerad.bsky.social Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize.org Healthspan competition. Learn More 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...

25 years ago, I came to Stanford on a J1 visa and worked so hard to be worthy of that privilege. Today, I lead Immunology at Mount Sinai and I am the one who feel privileged when brilliant international trainees chose to join us.

I am very honored to be named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur [Knight of the Legion of Honor] by the French Republic. This recognition reflects my lab's incredible scientific journey thanks to the collaborative spirit of Mount Sinai and beyond. bioengineer.org/dr-miriam-me...

Delighted to share that our Mount Sinai team led by @miriammerad.bsky.social, Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social has been named a Semifinalist and Milestone 1 Award winner in the $101M @xprize.org Healthspan competition, advancing bold science to extend healthy human aging.

Powerful bipartisan congressional hearing today on the NIH. Strong Bipartisan arguments from senators scientists, Biotech entrepreneurs, and a parent whose child’s cancer battle was transformed by research. After this, you’ll want to #DoubleNIH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPec...

Dear colleagues, I hope this teaser inspires you to join us at the immunology congress IUIS2025 in Vienna (August 17–22): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfJ...

Honored to receive the Sjöberg Prize in Sweden today and inspired by Bengt Sjöberg, a successful industrialist who, after cancer diagnosis, invested his fortune in research, recognizing that cures start in the lab. He made this a global prize, a rare stance amid growing isolationism.

Thank you Miriam and all the participating lecturers for another fantastic annual ISI course. Really learned a lot and excited about how these discoveries will shape human health in years to come. Great energizer boost to keep the morale high right now. @miriammerad.bsky.social‬ 🙏

Thank you, @pasteur.fr for your support. Colleagues across the world are standing up for science—because defunding science in one country threatens progress everywhere. #SupportScience #GlobalScience.

Few spots left for the FREE International Immunoschool! Don’t miss your chance to join leading immunologists Monday, March 10—for an exclusive deep dive into the cutting-edge research behind the most successful immunotherapies and what's on the horizon. SIGN UP: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

I will be standing up for science in Washington square in NYC with my lab and many sinai colleagues - Hope to see many New Yorkers there #sciencenotsilence #NoScienceNoCure

10 days 'til 🎓 IMMUNOSCHOOL 🎓 !!! Hear from @miriammerad.bsky.social about how tissue-resident macrophages & dendritic cells shape immune responses in cancer, aging, and inflammation, leading to new myeloid-targeting immunotherapy strategies. ✏️REGISTER FOR FREE✏️: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...

Devastating to hear of a child's death from measles—a completely preventable disease. Even more concerning is public health officials downplaying the outbreak. attached here is an important article on the lifesaving impact of measles vaccines. #FollowTheData academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Excellent JAMA article describing that > 99% of new drug approvals (2010-2019) were backed by NIH funding. Why dismantle the very engine that made the U.S. a global leader in drug development ? "#DoNotDefundScience jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I am honored to receive the Sjoberg Prize, which recognizes my laboratory’s dedication to advancing macrophages as key therapeutic targets in cancer. At a time of great uncertainty for American science, the support and vision of the Sjoberg family are especially meaningful today.

🌟Sjöberg Laureate Miriam Merad has studied how cells in the innate immune system affect the body’s ability to fight tumours. Her discoveries have hugely contributed to making these cells a promising target for the development of new cancer therapies. www.kva.se/en/news/sjob... #Science #Academicsky

My open letter and FRS resignations reported in Nature: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Immunology will be for everyone, everywhere, everyday, from driving foundational research to reaping the benefits for health. 🌎 Immunoschool 2025 is open for anyone looking to learn more about key immunotherapy advances over the last decade. FREE TO REGISTER: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...