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
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
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!
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.
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.
Another amazing combination of sun, science and fellowship at McGill's Bellairs institute. Hearing from great scientists across biomedical disciplines triggers so many new collaborations and ideas. And the morning bootcamp keeps us all humble.
January 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Another amazing combination of sun, science and fellowship at McGill's Bellairs institute. Hearing from great scientists across biomedical disciplines triggers so many new collaborations and ideas. And the morning bootcamp keeps us all humble.
HNY #immunosky friends! Try something new this year you are curious about. I did the #rapha500 and made a Paris Brest to celebrate. Love to all of you.
January 1, 2025 at 5:19 AM
HNY #immunosky friends! Try something new this year you are curious about. I did the #rapha500 and made a Paris Brest to celebrate. Love to all of you.
Celebrating at our departmental holiday party means centrepieces made of lab supplies. This year’s GommerLab entry is Wicked! #immunosky
December 14, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Celebrating at our departmental holiday party means centrepieces made of lab supplies. This year’s GommerLab entry is Wicked! #immunosky
Happy holidays from the GommerLab!!
December 13, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Happy holidays from the GommerLab!!
Congrats to Dr Julien Couture-Senécal on his successful defence of a PhD that straddled #immunosky and engineering. There’s something very special about your first PhD to graduate from the lab and so congrats must also be careful extended to his supervisor Dr. Omar Khan. Well done both of you!
December 3, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Congrats to Dr Julien Couture-Senécal on his successful defence of a PhD that straddled #immunosky and engineering. There’s something very special about your first PhD to graduate from the lab and so congrats must also be careful extended to his supervisor Dr. Omar Khan. Well done both of you!
Happy thanksgiving to all my #immunosky colleagues! While we aren’t doing TG here in Canada right now, I am thankful I can see my mom in her acting debut tonight (!). You are never too old to try new things. Enjoy this time with your families!
December 1, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Happy thanksgiving to all my #immunosky colleagues! While we aren’t doing TG here in Canada right now, I am thankful I can see my mom in her acting debut tonight (!). You are never too old to try new things. Enjoy this time with your families!
My first GommerLab #immunosky post and it’s a good one. Congrats to Drs. Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang who earned their paddles (and their PhDs). Check out the engravings.
November 30, 2024 at 1:00 AM
My first GommerLab #immunosky post and it’s a good one. Congrats to Drs. Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang who earned their paddles (and their PhDs). Check out the engravings.
Ok I’m told I should #Immunosky to connect with my peeps. So that’s what I’m doing. For now, good night and good luck
November 23, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Ok I’m told I should #Immunosky to connect with my peeps. So that’s what I’m doing. For now, good night and good luck