Join the annual meeting of the Society for Immune Polymorphism (SIP), November 3-5, Netherlands!

A meeting for everyone interested in polymorphic immune molecules (e.g. #MHC/#TCR) and their functional diversity across species.

Early bird/Abstract deadline is Aug 15:
sip-sassenheim.org

Proudly presenting Dr. Artemis Efstratiou, who recently defended her PhD. She worked on variation of #MHC immune genes and dynamics of the T cell receptor repertoire in sticklebacks under different experimental conditions. Congratulations, Artemis! 🥳🎉 www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...

I just noticed this new header above the website of #MolecularEcologyResources. I'm sure that there are vast numbers of 'healthcare professionals' who will want to read our paper on MHC diversity in sticklebacks (😂), but what about the other few remaining scientsts? Just asking, @wiley.com ...

Coupling antigens from multiple subtypes of influenza can broaden antibody and T cell responses | "we found that using this approach substantially improved the antibody response to avian influenza HA" | by Mark Davis' lab @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

For the #stickleback aficionados here: Is this really a nine-spined stickleback? It looks a lot like a hybrid between three- and nine-spined to me. Picture from Alex R. via iNatuarlist www.inaturalist.org/photos/21964...

Fantastic resource for bio icons: NIH Bioart Source

Build figures, presentations, and illustrations with 2,000+ science and medical art visuals. This collection of high-quality, scientifically accurate vectors, #icons, and brushes is freely available within the public domain. bioart.niaid.nih.gov

Interesting association btw #SARS-CoV-2 infection and HLA-DQA2 expression, a non-polymorphic #HLA class II gene whose function is poorly understood | "High expression of HLA-DQA2 before inoculation was associated with preventing sustained infection" @Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Long COVID #GWAS preprint identifies #HLA class II associations | #23andMe www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

The total mass, number, and distribution of immune cells in the human body
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Always wondered how the immune system knows whom to fight? #PhD position in our lab to study evolutionary genetics of adaptive immunity in humans and/or fish. We use comput. and mol. approaches. Topic open, to be matched with student's interest/skills. #MHC #TCR www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...