🎉🔬 Congrats to Haroldo Rodriguez on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Characterizing the Role of Tumor-Specific B Cells in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Disease Control!” @justintaylorlab.bsky.social 🔗 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/haroldo-rodriguez-successfully-defends-phd-dissertation

A few years ago, my lab started a list of papers analyzing antigen-specific #Bcells w/ fluorescent probes via #flowcytometry. We are now releasing this list of 700+ papers as a searchable database on my lab website with a short overview. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We are currently in the process of recruiting a technician. 🥼🐭🔬 If you know anyone with enthusiasm to learn new skills and stamina to hear me go on and on about IFNs, please have them reach out to me for more details!

Jinyi Tang, PhD, received an NIHK99/R00 grant! The award was issued for Jinyi's work developing mucosal vaccines, which he and the @jie-immunology.bsky.social lab have shown to offer additional protection against COVID-19. Read more: immunology.virginia.edu/jtang_k99/

Perspective @cp-immunity.bsky.social A roadmap for defining “extrafollicular” B cell responses www.cell.com/immunity/ful... @stephanieeisen.bsky.social @vinuesalab.bsky.social et al

CIC Resident Member @immunegirl.bsky.social received an award from the Michael Pascucci Cancer Association to fund her work in engineering T cells against ovarian cancers. Congratulations!

@jie-immunology.bsky.social lab postdoc Jinyi Tang, PhD, studies immune cell behavior in the lungs after viral infections and mucosal vaccine development. He joined the CIC from the Mayo Clinic in 2021 and recently received a prestigious NIH K99 award! He's also a fan of movies, games, and hiking.

We're hiring! Our lab @ISB is looking for a full-time Research Associate to manage our mouse colony 🐭, run experiments in a Type 1 diabetes model, and help keep the lab running smoothly. Ideal for someone aiming for grad school or further scientific training. isbscience.bamboohr.com/careers/56

Incredibly honored to announce I've received an R37 MERIT award to continue our studies on gonococcal-neutrophil interactions. Thank you to the many mentors, colleagues, collaborators, and most importantly, lab members who have contributed to this work!

With deep gratitude, we thank Dr. Marc Jenkins for his decades of leadership, mentorship, and dedication to the Center for Immunology. The foundation he built will guide and inspire us for years to come.

🎉 Thrilled to announce the #NCI has renewed a $14.3M project grant — “Immunobiology & Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma” — led by Dr. Paul Nghiem! 🔗 tinyurl.com/y62adf2f Funding will support 60 scientists at: @fredhutch.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social @uofmichigan.bsky.social Uni of Virginia

Excited to share this preprint of our work studying B cells specific for the oncoprotein driving most cases of Merkel cell carcinoma. While oncoprotein-specific B cells are rare in tumor samples, when we detect robust responses in tumor samples patients do not experience disease progression. (1/5)

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it has saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost up to *14M* lives thru 2030. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Your Saturday dose of anti-science bullshittery... www.science.org/content/arti... 1/n

I feel like this isn’t getting enough attention…because this is CRAZY???? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u... University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration - The New York Times

Sad to see the Trump admin force resignation of UVA President Ryan. No due process, just hurried political attacks to undermine values of free expression and knowledge on which Thomas Jefferson founded UVA. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Wow. Just wow. University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

The #SIS2025 swag bags are ready -- are you? We're looking forward to hosting the Southeastern Immunology Symposium at UVA in 3 days!

Proud to sign on this this open letter. Join me.... www.standupforscience.net/open-letter-...

Rossymar Rivera Colón, a PhD student mentored by @immunegirl.bsky.social, won the 3rd Place and Audience Choice awards at this year's Grad Thesis Slam! Her talk, "Giving T-Cells Their Power Back," used comic book-inspired design to explain how she engineers T cells to fight cancer. Congrats, Ross!

As a follow-up to the Kaiser interview, here is my exchange with Dr. Bhattacharya starting Sunday evening... 1/n

SIS 2025 registration ends next Monday. We still have a few seats available. Please join us! @uvaimmunology.bsky.social

Daniel Zegarra-Ruiz, PhD, received an award from @lupusresearch.bsky.social to study the role of the gut microbiome in lupus progression! Congratulations, Daniel! Read more: www.immunology.virginia.edu/daniel-zegar... #immunology #immunosky #medsky #lupus

I’m excited to be speaking at #IMMUNOLOGY2025™ on immunotherapy for ovarian cancer & engineered TCR T cells! Join me to explore hurdles facing T cells in solid tumors & the impact on immunotherapy efficacy. Register today! #immunology immunology2025.aai.org/register/ #AAI2025 @sitcancer.bsky.social

The presidents of 200 US colleges declare: "As leaders of America’s colleges, universities, and scholarly societies, we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." Good! www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

SIS 2025 early registration and abstract due today. Please join us! @uvaimmunology.bsky.social

A disturbing, but alas, not surprising, report from the Washington Post. [Gift link] wapo.st/4jtCPdw

Tax Day - round 3 - NIH 🩻🧠🧬 🧬 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $105/year to NIH, helping fund: • Cancer & rare disease breakthroughs • Pandemic preparedness • Children’s health • Medical tech innovation • Mental health science & more NIH powers the science behind the healthcare we rely on.

Three CIC trainees are in this year's UVA PhD+ Grad Thesis Slam final! Ross Rivera Colon, Emily Grayson, and Ariana Sabzevari will have 3 minutes to present their research to a general audience with only 1 slide. Come support them at the event on April 23!

Abstract submission due in 1 week on April. 21st. #SIS2025. Please join Drs. Merad, Mathis and Kipnis and many more on the beautiful UVA campus. www.immunology.virginia.edu/sis2025/

Just a few weeks ago, researchers and educators connected to immunology lost a wonderful friend and colleague: Michael Cancro, professor of pathology and lab medicine at the University of Pennsylvania www.cell.com/immunity/ful... @cp-immunity.bsky.social

Join us on 4/22 for our inaugural Paths to Research Advocacy event - the first in a recurring series, where we’ll interviewing experienced research advocates and scientists about their journeys to ovarian cancer research advocacy. Register for this free event through the link in our bio!

super excited to head to UVA to give the keynote at the Graduate Bioscience Symposium and get to chat with grad students! and can't wait to see @annesperling1.bsky.social 😀

Want to stay current with our members and affiliates? Check out the UVA immunology starter pack! If you're an immunologist at UVA and want to be added to the list, DM us! go.bsky.app/D6VcWYZ

Kicking off our journey on BlueSky! We're excited to share updates and connect with you. Follow us and help us get the word out! For more information about the Center for Immunology, go to our website: immunology.umn.edu

Relatedly: University President Christopher Eisgruber signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government in an interview with Bloomberg after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the University’s research grants.

Thank you, Cory Booker for defending scientific research. Speaking out against the mindless, tragic loss of economic benefit, our global scientific competitive edge and hope for so many families in health crises so clearly after standing there for 24 hrs is remarkable.

Today is Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Events are happening around the country to celebrate the presence and resilience of transgender and non-binary folks who are our coworkers, friends, and neighbors. #TDOV www.newsweek.com/transgender-...

The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers https://go.nature.com/41OhAgK

This is just horrible. The FY25 CR obliterates the already small funding allocations for the development of new treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and glioblastoma.... for what purpose? These are three of the deadliest types of cancer.

Our next member spotlight is Natasha Sheybani, PhD, who is also featured in today's UVA Health News publication for receiving a $5.5 million DoD award to fund patient-centered breast cancer research. Welcome to the CIC, Dr. Sheybani! www.immunology.virginia.edu/new-member-i... #immunology #cancer

The CIC has been growing! Over the next few days, we'll be featuring new members of our community. Today, we're highlighting @nelson-lab.bsky.social, a new faculty member at UVA and a specialist in Tuberculosis research. www.immunology.virginia.edu/new-member-i... #immunology #medsky #immunosky

Live now: www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...

BREAKING: We are suing the Trump admin on behalf of our members for unlawfully cutting off $400 million in federal funding for crucial public health research to force Columbia University to surrender its academic independence. Stay Tuned.

Here at Princeton, we’re amplifying our university president’s leadership. It’s time for everyone - faculty, students, staff - to speak out. tl;dr: rights can’t be blackmailed. From me and science colleagues: www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...

NIH Cuts Threaten to Cede US Life Science Dominance to China. Guest editorial by state biotech leaders from Ohio, North Carolina, Washington and Michigan. timmermanreport.com/2025/03/nih-...

Got my dashboard a bit (more) organized. Ready to update and add more content. jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...

Hearing about some US universities advising their international scientists (green card holders & visa holders) not to leave the US for the time being for fear that re-entry will be non-trivial even with all the necessary documents in hand. Is this happening at your institution?