Helena Aegerter
@helligator.bsky.social
Crystals and mucus at VIB-Ugent
Registrations are open! We are delighted to organise the 18th edition of Mucins in Health and Disease in Ghent next year
It's already an amazing line-up - get those abstracts in!
www.vibconferences.be/events/mucin...
It's already an amazing line-up - get those abstracts in!
www.vibconferences.be/events/mucin...
Mucins in Health and Disease
15-18 June 2026, Ghent, Belgium
www.vibconferences.be
October 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Registrations are open! We are delighted to organise the 18th edition of Mucins in Health and Disease in Ghent next year
It's already an amazing line-up - get those abstracts in!
www.vibconferences.be/events/mucin...
It's already an amazing line-up - get those abstracts in!
www.vibconferences.be/events/mucin...
The New Scientist @newscientistnl.bsky.social has selected me for their Talent in Science competition: Vote for me here!
www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...
If you need a little convincing, I made a little video explaining why researching mucus is so important
youtu.be/dYnXBnq4ttc
www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...
If you need a little convincing, I made a little video explaining why researching mucus is so important
youtu.be/dYnXBnq4ttc
Learning about Charcot-Leyden crystals in mucus with Miles and Slime
YouTube video by Helena Aegerter
youtu.be
August 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The New Scientist @newscientistnl.bsky.social has selected me for their Talent in Science competition: Vote for me here!
www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...
If you need a little convincing, I made a little video explaining why researching mucus is so important
youtu.be/dYnXBnq4ttc
www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...
If you need a little convincing, I made a little video explaining why researching mucus is so important
youtu.be/dYnXBnq4ttc
Reposted by Helena Aegerter
I'm excited to share my first-author PhD paper, now out in Science Immunology! @science.org
We show that S.aureus skin infection leaves a lasting imprint on bone marrow eosinophils, fueling allergic responses in the lungs.
📄 Read the full study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Let’s dive in 🧵 1/9
We show that S.aureus skin infection leaves a lasting imprint on bone marrow eosinophils, fueling allergic responses in the lungs.
📄 Read the full study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Let’s dive in 🧵 1/9
Eosinophil innate immune memory after bacterial skin infection promotes allergic lung inflammation
Staphylococcus aureus skin infection induces eosinophil innate immune memory to exacerbate allergen-induced airway inflammation.
www.science.org
April 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm excited to share my first-author PhD paper, now out in Science Immunology! @science.org
We show that S.aureus skin infection leaves a lasting imprint on bone marrow eosinophils, fueling allergic responses in the lungs.
📄 Read the full study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Let’s dive in 🧵 1/9
We show that S.aureus skin infection leaves a lasting imprint on bone marrow eosinophils, fueling allergic responses in the lungs.
📄 Read the full study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Let’s dive in 🧵 1/9
First post to advertise an ERS webinar together with @bart_lambrecht, Chris Brightling and Param Nair on mucus plugging!
www.ersnet.org/events/mucus...
www.ersnet.org/events/mucus...
Mucus plugging: recent advances in mechanistic understanding and clinical interventions
The aims of this webinar are to understand the mechanisms of mucus plugging, how to measure it and how to target it. This webinar will discuss the cutting-edge research in this field with a focus of w...
www.ersnet.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 AM
First post to advertise an ERS webinar together with @bart_lambrecht, Chris Brightling and Param Nair on mucus plugging!
www.ersnet.org/events/mucus...
www.ersnet.org/events/mucus...