ICYMI: Eosinophils shape barrier immunity during reproduction

I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch: This is Victor. We are going for our families. This is Christina. We are going for our teammates. This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.

Excited to share my new preprint from the McKinley lab, where we explored regenerative mechanisms across menstruation and pregnancy! We thought specialized glands would regenerate everything. We were wrong. But the real mechanism turned out to be way cooler :) 🧪🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

This was so fun! Thank you so much to @cindyleifer.bsky.social and @microbetv.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss pregnancy immunology ✨

I'm thrilled to share that the first paper from my PhD is out today in @cp-immunity.bsky.social! Here, we investigated how phagocytes, such as macrophages, handle microplastics (MPs) during their normal functions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Out now: We present antibody-lectin chimeras (AbLecs) as a molecular platform to target sugars, or glycans, for cancer immunotherapy. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social @mitdeptofbe.bsky.social @mitcheme.bsky.social @stanford-chemh.bsky.social

Congratulations @jcstark.bsky.social and the team, antibody-lectin chimeras (AbLecs), a new modality for cancer immune therapy, now published @natbiotech.nature.com. These bispecifics can block glyco-immune checkpoint receptor ligands directly at the immune synapse/activate immune effector functions

Using proximity labeling and a derivatized galectin-3, scientists in the lab of Professor Mia Huang mapped glycan–protein interactions that drive placental cell fusion, published in @pnas.org, offering new insight into placental development.

“Rizz-ard of Oz: there’s no place like lab” Happy Halloween! Thanks IGO for the annual party 🎃

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🚨Today, in #NatureCancer, we show that #CAR-T cells and #CAR-NK cells contain the seeds of their own self-destruction. Disruption of a FAS-L/FAS enhances CAR potency against liquid and solid cancers. rdcu.be/exjEy. @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @parkerici.bsky.social

We are so proud of Mergim for passing his quals! Definitely warrants lollipops advertising his favorite model antigen.

Researchers at the Crick have found that pregnancy in mice leads to the irreversible growth of their small intestine. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-03...

Exciting news! To welcome our new lab members from the past year and reaffirm our commitment to women’s health and pregnancy immunology, we’ve launched our lab website. Check it out- and if this fascinating niche in immunology speaks to you, let’s connect! www.therizzutolab.com

What determines the length of gestation? A short thread… (1/5)