Ahmad Yatim
ahmad-yatim.bsky.social
Ahmad Yatim
@ahmad-yatim.bsky.social
Dermatologist. Postdoc fellow at @casanovalab.bsky.social, the Rockefeller university. Studying skin immunity and genetic susceptibility to skin infections.
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1/ One of the most intriguing enigmas of the #COVID19 pandemic was the sudden and unprecedented outbreak of chilblains that accompanied the early waves of #SARSCoV2 infections. Our new study in @jem.org uncovers the underlying immunological mechanism

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Saidoune, Gilliet , @ahmad-yatim.bsky.social et al. show that excessive TLR7 responses to #SARSCoV2 by pDCs are linked to I-IFN–driven chilblain development. rupress.org/jem/article/...

From our Pattern Recognition Receptors & Beyond #InnateImmunity collection: rupress.org/jem/collecti...
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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1/ I was honored to accept the 2025 Novo Nordisk Prize from @novo-nordisk.bsky.social at today’s award ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was a wonderful day that included a tour of The BioInnovation Institute, lunch at @novo-nordisk.bsky.social, and an evening award celebration and dinner.
April 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Enhanced TLR7-dependent production of type I interferon by pDCs underlies pandemic chilblains, say Fanny Saidoune, Michel Gilliet, Ahmad Yatim (@ahmad-yatim.bsky.social) @casanovalab.bsky.social and colleagues: rupress.org/jem/article/...

#SARSCoV2 #COVID19
April 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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#WeekendRead! #MysterySolved! Saidoube @casanovalab.bsky.social Gillet @ahmad-yatim.bsky.social &co show @jem.org that excessive TLR7 activation in pDCs drives type I #Interferons protecting against SARS-CoV-2 but at the same time causing chilblains!
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Enhanced TLR7-dependent production of type I interferon by pDCs underlies pandemic chilblains | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press
Chilblains were reported in SARS-CoV-2–exposed individuals without PCR- or serologically defined COVID-19. Excessive TLR7 responses to SARS-CoV-2 by pDCs a
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April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1/ One of the most intriguing enigmas of the #COVID19 pandemic was the sudden and unprecedented outbreak of chilblains that accompanied the early waves of #SARSCoV2 infections. Our new study in @jem.org uncovers the underlying immunological mechanism

rupress.org/jem/article/...
April 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Enhanced TLR7-dependent production of type I interferon by pDCs underlies pandemic chilblains @jem.org @casanovalab.bsky.social rupress.org/jem/article/...
April 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Chilblains were reported in #SARSCoV2–exposed individuals without PCR- or serologically defined #COVID19. Saidoune, Gilliet , @ahmad-yatim.bsky.social et al. show that excessive TLR7 responses to SARS-CoV-2 by pDCs are linked to I-IFN–driven chilblain development. rupress.org/jem/article/...
April 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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1/ I am both delighted and relieved to share my inaugural editorial for the @jhumimmunity.org
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Human immunity | Journal of Human Immunity | Rockefeller University Press
Human immunity is often insufficient against infectious agents and sometimes over-reactive to innocuous components of the environment or the human body. Ge
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March 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Excited to launch this new journal with a great team, and the support of both RUP and IAPIDS, and the entire community of human inborn errors of immunity !
Welcome to the future of #HumanImmunity research! @rupress.org and the International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies (#IAPIDS) are launching the Journal of Human Immunity (JHI)! Stay tuned for groundbreaking, #OpenAccess research! 👉 https://buff.ly/4ajqm8W
January 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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What Happens When Some Cells Are More Dad Than Mom (and Vice Versa)?
Latest from us. Published today. News here www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/what-ha... article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @stewart_ojay @BogunovicLab and a huge international team thank you 🙏🏼
What Happens When Some Cells Are More Dad Than Mom (and Vice Versa)?
A new study shows that some of our cells favor genes of one parent or the other and can explain a longstanding mystery of why some people with disease-causing genes experience no symptoms.
www.cuimc.columbia.edu
January 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM