King Lab at McGill University
@ikinglab.bsky.social
Mucosal Immunology lab in Montreal studying helminths, intestinal physiology and the microbiome: www.king-lab.com 🏳️🌈
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So so grateful to all donors and to the fantastic TFRI team!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of our donors, $14.5 million in new funding has just been announced through the @terryfoxresearch.bsky.social's 2025 Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants (PPGs). Learn more: www.tfri.ca/updates/news...
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
So so grateful to all donors and to the fantastic TFRI team!
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🚨 A fantastic opportunity to join HIRI to start your research group on RNA Biology 👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
Junior Group Leader for RNA-Biology, RNA-Technology or RNA-Medicine (f/m/d) - Würzburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Helmholtz-Institut für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) | 12844907
#RNAexcellence Junior Group Leader Positions (f/m/d) Job advertisement no.: 089/2025 Starting date: As soon as possible. The con...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🚨 A fantastic opportunity to join HIRI to start your research group on RNA Biology 👇 www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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📚NEW #gdTcell PAPER ALERT! 'Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling' is now out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social! #gastrosky #GIsky #IBDsky Join us for a Bluetorial 🧵...
Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling
Intraepithelial lymphocytes expressing the γδ T cell receptor (γδ IEL) provide continuous surveillance of the intestinal epithelium. We report that mi…
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August 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
📚NEW #gdTcell PAPER ALERT! 'Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling' is now out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social! #gastrosky #GIsky #IBDsky Join us for a Bluetorial 🧵...
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Excited to share our review on Thetis cells and dendritic cells, and their roles in mucosal immunity and tolerance @natimmunol.nature.com rdcu.be/eLtB1
Antigen-presenting cells as arbiters of mucosal tolerance and immunity
Nature Immunology - Brown and colleagues review the heterogeneity of mucosal antigen-presenting cells that orchestrate T cell immunity to intestinal antigens.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Excited to share our review on Thetis cells and dendritic cells, and their roles in mucosal immunity and tolerance @natimmunol.nature.com rdcu.be/eLtB1
Antigen-presenting cells as arbiters of mucosal tolerance and immunity
Nature Immunology - Brown and colleagues review the heterogeneity of mucosal antigen-presenting cells that orchestrate T cell immunity to intestinal antigens.
urldefense.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Excited to share our review on Thetis cells and dendritic cells, and their roles in mucosal immunity and tolerance @natimmunol.nature.com rdcu.be/eLtB1
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The Zwick Lab website is live! 🔬🌀🌈
Check out our research and team at www.zwicklab.org
Home - Zwick Lab
Our organs don’t just grow once – they grow with us. While some are more adaptable than others, many remodel throughout life to meet the body’s changing needs, from daily challenges to the extraordina...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Zwick Lab website is live! 🔬🌀🌈
Check out our research and team at www.zwicklab.org
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Group 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils from @sltai.bsky.social @theonlylabever.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Group 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils
Mucosal surfaces are complex ecosystems that rely on continuous communication between
host and the inhabiting microbiota to sustain immune balance and health. The vast
complexity of microbial communit...
www.mucosalimmunology.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Group 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils from @sltai.bsky.social @theonlylabever.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
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Happy to share that my first first-authored paper is finally out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social in time for the long weekend!
This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy to share that my first first-authored paper is finally out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social in time for the long weekend!
This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
In our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!
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Delighted to share my latest publication as a PhD candidate in @drlarey.bsky.social’s lab at @uvicscience.bsky.social!
With our international collaborators we’re excited to share our findings on the associations between #helminths and fecal bile acids! 🪱
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
With our international collaborators we’re excited to share our findings on the associations between #helminths and fecal bile acids! 🪱
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Associations between helminth infection status and the composition and concentration of fecal bile acids in school-age children in Uganda - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Associations between helminth infection status and the composition and concentration of fecal bile acids in school-age children in Uganda
doi.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Delighted to share my latest publication as a PhD candidate in @drlarey.bsky.social’s lab at @uvicscience.bsky.social!
With our international collaborators we’re excited to share our findings on the associations between #helminths and fecal bile acids! 🪱
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
With our international collaborators we’re excited to share our findings on the associations between #helminths and fecal bile acids! 🪱
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Immunotherapy researcher Miriam Merad from Icahn Mount Sinai says the reason that cancer research has slowed is because of funding issues, which is something taxpayers don’t have to accept.
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Immunotherapy researcher Miriam Merad from Icahn Mount Sinai says the reason that cancer research has slowed is because of funding issues, which is something taxpayers don’t have to accept.
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
“We fight for patients, we fight for science, and we have to fight for progress.”
#STATSummit
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Excited to see the PhD work led by Sarah Danchuk published today. Virulence hierarchies within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Thanks to all the authors and collaborators, and especially kudos to Sarah: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
https://pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Excited to see the PhD work led by Sarah Danchuk published today. Virulence hierarchies within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Thanks to all the authors and collaborators, and especially kudos to Sarah: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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SMI member Valerie Abadie reviews gut mucosal immune responses and their implications for celiac disease and food allergy at Seminars in Immunology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SMIMemberPaper #MucosalImmunology #Immunology
#SMIMemberPaper #MucosalImmunology #Immunology
Gut mucosal immune responses – Implications for celiac disease and food allergy
The intestinal mucosa employs a diverse set of defense mechanisms—from mucosal barrier regulation to immunoregulatory pathways—to maintain homeostasis…
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October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
SMI member Valerie Abadie reviews gut mucosal immune responses and their implications for celiac disease and food allergy at Seminars in Immunology: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SMIMemberPaper #MucosalImmunology #Immunology
#SMIMemberPaper #MucosalImmunology #Immunology
Very cool paper from @cadwelllab.bsky.social showing a trade off between host defense and susceptibility to Crohn’s disease
Heterozygosity for Crohn’s disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Heterozygosity for Crohn’s disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Heterozygosity for Crohn’s disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection
ATG16L1T300A is associated with Crohn’s disease and causes immune dysfunction in mouse
models, yet a plurality of humans are heterozygous carriers. Yao, Rudensky, et al.
find that the ATG16L1 disease ...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Very cool paper from @cadwelllab.bsky.social showing a trade off between host defense and susceptibility to Crohn’s disease
Heterozygosity for Crohn’s disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Heterozygosity for Crohn’s disease risk allele of ATG16L1 promotes unique protein interactions and protects against bacterial infection: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
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Microbial metabolism of food allergens determines the severity of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Microbial metabolism of food allergens determines the severity of IgE-mediated anaphylaxis @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Two group leader positions available in the broader areas of RNA science, RNA technologies, and RNA medicine. Attractive packages and a great environment. Come and join us at Helmholtz RNA Würzburg, Bavaria.
Do you have expertise in stem cell biology and interesting in pulmonary health?
Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:
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Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pluripotent Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine (L000066)
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Do you have expertise in stem cell biology and interesting in pulmonary health?
Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Apply to our tenure-track position at McGill University in beautiful Montreal and join us!!! See below for the link:
mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
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I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
jeremymberg.github.io
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I have been trying to get this published as an op-ed, but I am going to post it here since I think it is timely in light of the "consent" extortion events.
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
jeremymberg.github.io/jeremyberg.g...
1/14
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A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
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Beautiful talk by @ikinglab.bsky.social today @nyulangone.bsky.social talking IFNg, type 2, parasites, disease tolerance and gut:stroma axis. gorgeous microscopy and insightful new Frontiers in Hpb infections. 👏👏
October 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Beautiful talk by @ikinglab.bsky.social today @nyulangone.bsky.social talking IFNg, type 2, parasites, disease tolerance and gut:stroma axis. gorgeous microscopy and insightful new Frontiers in Hpb infections. 👏👏
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The McGill Centre for Microbiome Research is hosting a mini-symposium Oct 21! Microbiome and Pain: Unraveling the Gut-Brain connection. Sign up for a great morning of student talks, networking and a keynote from Dr. David Bulmer! www.eventbrite.ca/e/microbiome...
Microbiome and Pain: Unraveling the Gut-Brain connection
Join us for this co-hosted half-day seminar with the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain. Keynote speaker: Dr David Bulmer.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The McGill Centre for Microbiome Research is hosting a mini-symposium Oct 21! Microbiome and Pain: Unraveling the Gut-Brain connection. Sign up for a great morning of student talks, networking and a keynote from Dr. David Bulmer! www.eventbrite.ca/e/microbiome...
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We are looking to hire post-docs to work on T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection using murine and NHP models. If you know T cells and wanna work on the top global infectious killer check us out. BSL3 experience not required. The NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD is an amazing place!
September 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We are looking to hire post-docs to work on T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection using murine and NHP models. If you know T cells and wanna work on the top global infectious killer check us out. BSL3 experience not required. The NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD is an amazing place!
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@governor.ny.gov @lizkrueger.bsky.social New York’s biomedical economy is at a tipping point! Investment in science pay off! For heath, for jobs, and for the economy!
New York leads in science & medicine but without state investment, we risk losing talent, cures, jobs, & billions in economic return.
Every $1 California invested in biomedical research returned $4 to the state economy. This isn’t just science—it’s smart economics: www.cirm.ca.gov/our-impact/
Every $1 California invested in biomedical research returned $4 to the state economy. This isn’t just science—it’s smart economics: www.cirm.ca.gov/our-impact/
Impact Across California – CIRM
For two decades, CIRM has been at the forefront of regenerative medicine, funding over 100 clinical trials and building the infrastructure that drives innovation in stem cell and gene therapies.
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September 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
@governor.ny.gov @lizkrueger.bsky.social New York’s biomedical economy is at a tipping point! Investment in science pay off! For heath, for jobs, and for the economy!
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New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Research Associate in MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure):Oxford Road
Project Title: Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure
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September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Legend David Baltimore died yesterday. He understood the way things should work: "the real contribution of MIT is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It takes ideas seriously, but the people are relatively informal. They are not self-aggrandizing the way academics can be."
September 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Legend David Baltimore died yesterday. He understood the way things should work: "the real contribution of MIT is that it doesn't take itself too seriously. It takes ideas seriously, but the people are relatively informal. They are not self-aggrandizing the way academics can be."