Katharina Kocher
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Katharina Kocher
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PhD in Human Immunology | Passionate about T Cell Immunology and Translational Research
Reposted by Katharina Kocher
🚀 New bioRxiv preprint!
We used a standardized SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination model to study antigen-reactive CD4⁺ T cells in their resting and stimulated states.
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Antigen-reactive CD4+ T cells after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination show divergent phenotypic states with or without restimulation bias
Understanding antigen reactivity is crucial for characterizing CD4+ T helper (Th) cell fate, yet conventional peptide restimulation assays introduce phenotypic bias by activating cells ex vivo. Howeve...
www.biorxiv.org
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Reposted by Katharina Kocher
If the immune system is an army...
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would you rather rely on one “super warrior” — or on a diverse team of fighters, even if none of them is the single strongest?

I’d go with the team.

Why? Check out our new study, just published in Science Immunology: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM