Jen Gommerman
@jengommerman.bsky.social
Professor and Chair, Dept of Immunology, UofToronto. I study immune responses in the brain and the mucosae. Opinions are my own.
Big day for Toronto! And I'm not talking about the Jays. Voila our shiny new 7T MRI funded by CFI/ORF. This infrastructure will support interdisciplinary brain science research across the city. Inter-institute collaboration works!
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Big day for Toronto! And I'm not talking about the Jays. Voila our shiny new 7T MRI funded by CFI/ORF. This infrastructure will support interdisciplinary brain science research across the city. Inter-institute collaboration works!
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
@uoftmedicine.bsky.social
So grateful to be part of this important study. Cross-country method validation is a fun way to collaborate and key for establishing reproducible methods to measure mucosal antibodies.
Comparing methods collecting mucosal secretions and detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike IgA in three laboratories across three countries
Mucosal IgA is key in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Several mucosal vaccines are in development,…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
So grateful to be part of this important study. Cross-country method validation is a fun way to collaborate and key for establishing reproducible methods to measure mucosal antibodies.
A fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote, to our student reps Maye and Boyd andr administrative staff (especially Vaish) for their hard work, and to our community for showing up and being kind!
September 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote, to our student reps Maye and Boyd andr administrative staff (especially Vaish) for their hard work, and to our community for showing up and being kind!
So pleased to see this published rupress.org/jem/article-... and look at what came out in the NYT crossword on the exact same day! Congrats Alex Florescu, Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang - the triple threat (former) PhD students who teamed up to make this happen.
@rupress.org
@rupress.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So pleased to see this published rupress.org/jem/article-... and look at what came out in the NYT crossword on the exact same day! Congrats Alex Florescu, Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang - the triple threat (former) PhD students who teamed up to make this happen.
@rupress.org
@rupress.org
What's better than being introduced by a former trainee to give a talk? Being introduced by a former trainee (the amazing Dr. Natalia Pikor from ETH Zurich) sporting baby #2, the beautiful Elizabeth. #womeninscience
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What's better than being introduced by a former trainee to give a talk? Being introduced by a former trainee (the amazing Dr. Natalia Pikor from ETH Zurich) sporting baby #2, the beautiful Elizabeth. #womeninscience
Mom has had a bit of attention over the last few days. Which is great, because women born in 1943 have been pretty overlooked. I liked this one the best: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Back to school at 82
Marion Gommerman is heading back to class in Toronto this fall, with a goal to finish post-secondary studies she began decades ago.
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Mom has had a bit of attention over the last few days. Which is great, because women born in 1943 have been pretty overlooked. I liked this one the best: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The first week of term was extra interesting for me this year!
Family affair: Toronto grandmother to study at UofT with her grandson, a fellow student and daughter, a professor
Marion Gommerman isn’t sure where her lifelong love of learning came from, but at 82 years old, she’s leaning into it. This fall, Gommerman will be among those heading back to class and hitting the bo...
www.ctvnews.ca
September 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The first week of term was extra interesting for me this year!
My favourite academic duty is attending convocation. Congrats to our Immunology grads! @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My favourite academic duty is attending convocation. Congrats to our Immunology grads! @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
And that’s a wrap - the GRC on Neuroimmune connections in health and disease here in Ciocco, Tuscany. Congrats to our poster winners and all our speakers on a great meeting!
May 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
And that’s a wrap - the GRC on Neuroimmune connections in health and disease here in Ciocco, Tuscany. Congrats to our poster winners and all our speakers on a great meeting!
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🚨🦠🔬 Last month to register to the EMBO workshop on Adaptive Immunity in Barrier Tissues.
📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025
Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social
#EMBOBarrierTissues
📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025
Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social
#EMBOBarrierTissues
Adaptive immunity in barrier tissues
Immune responses lie at the heart of almost every aspect of human health, including host responses to infection, autoimmunity, cancer, metabolism and aging. While adaptive immune responses by B and T…
meetings.embo.org
April 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🚨🦠🔬 Last month to register to the EMBO workshop on Adaptive Immunity in Barrier Tissues.
📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025
Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social
#EMBOBarrierTissues
📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025
Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social
#EMBOBarrierTissues
This is the best slide show finisher EVER! Baweleta Isho in my lab assembled all lab cats into this Biorender (acknowledged) montage.
May 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This is the best slide show finisher EVER! Baweleta Isho in my lab assembled all lab cats into this Biorender (acknowledged) montage.
The GommerLab celebrates 5 GRADUATES: Salma Sheikh Mohamed PhD (Guardian of the mucosal galaxy) and for MSc: Sophie Wang, Catherine Chi, Numa Sayeed & Kennedy Hoven.
May 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The GommerLab celebrates 5 GRADUATES: Salma Sheikh Mohamed PhD (Guardian of the mucosal galaxy) and for MSc: Sophie Wang, Catherine Chi, Numa Sayeed & Kennedy Hoven.
Congrats to Dr. Salma Sheikh Mohamed on the successful defence of a brilliant thesis!!! I have learned so much from you during your time with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social and am looking forward to seeing what you do next.
April 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Congrats to Dr. Salma Sheikh Mohamed on the successful defence of a brilliant thesis!!! I have learned so much from you during your time with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social and am looking forward to seeing what you do next.
A perfect ending to the Canadian Society for Immunology meeting and a perfect beginning to a new tradition - the inaugural Gill Wu Mentorship award given to Gill herself. Thanks for mentoring us Gill. Most important job in academia. @superwuster.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A perfect ending to the Canadian Society for Immunology meeting and a perfect beginning to a new tradition - the inaugural Gill Wu Mentorship award given to Gill herself. Thanks for mentoring us Gill. Most important job in academia. @superwuster.bsky.social
Day 1 of CSI with keynote from Ira Mellman. And no it’s not a meeting about crime scenes, it’s the Canadian Society for Immunology. We had the name first.
April 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Day 1 of CSI with keynote from Ira Mellman. And no it’s not a meeting about crime scenes, it’s the Canadian Society for Immunology. We had the name first.
A wet start to the running season with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social participating in the 5k/8k spring run-off in High Park. As expected these young scientists kicked my butt. #wellness.
April 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A wet start to the running season with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social participating in the 5k/8k spring run-off in High Park. As expected these young scientists kicked my butt. #wellness.
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Thrilled to share our @elife.bsky.social paper "Inflammasomes primarily restrict cytosolic Salmonella replication within human macrophages" by 1st author Dr. @marisaegan.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social alum, now faculty @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social)! elifesciences.org/articles/90107 🧵(1/n)
elifesciences.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thrilled to share our @elife.bsky.social paper "Inflammasomes primarily restrict cytosolic Salmonella replication within human macrophages" by 1st author Dr. @marisaegan.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social alum, now faculty @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social)! elifesciences.org/articles/90107 🧵(1/n)
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🚨We're hiring another tenure-track at McGill University: focus on brain-body science! 👇
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April 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🚨We're hiring another tenure-track at McGill University: focus on brain-body science! 👇
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NIH “is expected to cut between 3,400 and 5,000 positions from its workforce of 20,000 in coming days.” Story by @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NIH “is expected to cut between 3,400 and 5,000 positions from its workforce of 20,000 in coming days.” Story by @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...
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We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Please share!
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Please share!
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February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Please share!
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Please share!
Thanks you @charite.bsky.social and especially Francesca Ronchi for hosting me today for a fantastic visit. Seeing the Berlin spring start to emerge was an added bonus!
March 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Thanks you @charite.bsky.social and especially Francesca Ronchi for hosting me today for a fantastic visit. Seeing the Berlin spring start to emerge was an added bonus!
Mother-son March break trips starting on the airport train to YYZ. 2025 = Berlin; 2017 = Paris. Where did the time go?
March 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Mother-son March break trips starting on the airport train to YYZ. 2025 = Berlin; 2017 = Paris. Where did the time go?
Happy #internationalwomensday. I spent the morning on a sunny walk with 2 women I admire and love.
March 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Happy #internationalwomensday. I spent the morning on a sunny walk with 2 women I admire and love.
Hi friends - leaving tomorrow for Berlin for spring break with my youngest son - an 18 y.o. aspiring jazz musician. We love history, music and art. We have some plans but curious to hear your recommendations. And I’m visiting the Charite too which will be awesome!
March 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Hi friends - leaving tomorrow for Berlin for spring break with my youngest son - an 18 y.o. aspiring jazz musician. We love history, music and art. We have some plans but curious to hear your recommendations. And I’m visiting the Charite too which will be awesome!
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🔬 "CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS" – PhD Positions in Infection Research at HZI!
We are looking for the next generation of pioneers in infection research! 🧬🦠💊
Explore exciting projects - from host-pathogen interactions and novel antiinfectives to molecular mechanisms of infection and immunity.
We are looking for the next generation of pioneers in infection research! 🧬🦠💊
Explore exciting projects - from host-pathogen interactions and novel antiinfectives to molecular mechanisms of infection and immunity.
March 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔬 "CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS" – PhD Positions in Infection Research at HZI!
We are looking for the next generation of pioneers in infection research! 🧬🦠💊
Explore exciting projects - from host-pathogen interactions and novel antiinfectives to molecular mechanisms of infection and immunity.
We are looking for the next generation of pioneers in infection research! 🧬🦠💊
Explore exciting projects - from host-pathogen interactions and novel antiinfectives to molecular mechanisms of infection and immunity.