Kelly McNagny
@kmcnagny.bsky.social
Immunologist, stem cell biologist, scientist, University of British Columbia. Believer in solid science and facts as a guide to making informed decisions and good policy for government and the public
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We're like a parent watching their baby all grown up. 🥹 STEMprep™ has now been featured in its very first scientific publication!
Our latest work on how neonatal microbiome sculpts adult disease susceptibility, and a simple metabolite that rescues! Microbial dysbiosis sculpts a systemic ILC3/IL-17 axis governing lung inflammatory responses and central hematopoiesis - Mucosal Immunology www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Microbial dysbiosis sculpts a systemic ILC3/IL-17 axis governing lung inflammatory responses and central hematopoiesis
Advancements in vaccination and sanitation have significantly reduced the prevalence
and burden of infectious diseases; however, these benefits have coincided with a marked
rise in autoimmune and alle...
www.mucosalimmunology.org
September 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We're like a parent watching their baby all grown up. 🥹 STEMprep™ has now been featured in its very first scientific publication!
Such an amazing experience to be a faculty member at "ImmunoPeru: Interplay between the environment and the Immune system": Top scientists, top students, free flowing ideas and thinking about making a real world impact!!! Thank you IUIS/ALACI/SPI for such a brilliant opportunity and a great course!
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Such an amazing experience to be a faculty member at "ImmunoPeru: Interplay between the environment and the Immune system": Top scientists, top students, free flowing ideas and thinking about making a real world impact!!! Thank you IUIS/ALACI/SPI for such a brilliant opportunity and a great course!
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Excellent: Why is autism really on the rise? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reality, increase largely driven by:
- Broader diagnostic criteria
- Increased awareness & detection
Autism causes complex, but it ain't vaccines or Tylenol.
Reality, increase largely driven by:
- Broader diagnostic criteria
- Increased awareness & detection
Autism causes complex, but it ain't vaccines or Tylenol.
Why is autism really on the rise? What the science says
As Trump blames Tylenol, Nature looks into the decades of research on the causes of autism.
www.nature.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excellent: Why is autism really on the rise? What the science says www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reality, increase largely driven by:
- Broader diagnostic criteria
- Increased awareness & detection
Autism causes complex, but it ain't vaccines or Tylenol.
Reality, increase largely driven by:
- Broader diagnostic criteria
- Increased awareness & detection
Autism causes complex, but it ain't vaccines or Tylenol.
Dynamic alterations of dural and bone marrow B cells in an animal model of progressive multiple sclerosis url: rupress.org/jem/article-...
Congrats to the Gommerman lab on a fascinating and important study!
Congrats to the Gommerman lab on a fascinating and important study!
Dynamic alterations of dural and bone marrow B cells in an animal model of progressive multiple sclerosis
Florescu et al. investigate the temporal accumulation of immune cells within distinct meningeal compartments in an animal model of progressive MS and uncov
rupress.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Dynamic alterations of dural and bone marrow B cells in an animal model of progressive multiple sclerosis url: rupress.org/jem/article-...
Congrats to the Gommerman lab on a fascinating and important study!
Congrats to the Gommerman lab on a fascinating and important study!
The best conferences are always the small, intimate, focused ones where ideas fly freely. This one is a premier example!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone there and brainstorming on the hottest topic in immunology!
September 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The best conferences are always the small, intimate, focused ones where ideas fly freely. This one is a premier example!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone there and brainstorming on the hottest topic in immunology!
Couldn't agree more. A bold, timely move would pay huge future dividends for health, biotech and a clean economy. Such an amazing window of opportunity for Canada while US politics has led to their exit from scientific stage. The question is whether we will be bold enough and seize the opportunity
Canada can step should Ministers Joly and Champagne choose to do so. Must double funding to TriCouncils and scholarships and create a by pathway for US researchers. We can do it, if we choose to.
bbc.com/news/articles/c74dzdddvmjo 2 of 2) Canada, you stepped up on vaccine development. Time to double down and become the world leaders. US chaos/self-goal is a scientific and economic opportunity and we have the skill...time to be bold @stankutcher.sencanada.ca @canada-gov-ca.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Couldn't agree more. A bold, timely move would pay huge future dividends for health, biotech and a clean economy. Such an amazing window of opportunity for Canada while US politics has led to their exit from scientific stage. The question is whether we will be bold enough and seize the opportunity
bbc.com/news/articles/c74dzdddvmjo 2 of 2) Canada, you stepped up on vaccine development. Time to double down and become the world leaders. US chaos/self-goal is a scientific and economic opportunity and we have the skill...time to be bold @stankutcher.sencanada.ca @canada-gov-ca.bsky.social
RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
bbc.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
bbc.com/news/articles/c74dzdddvmjo 2 of 2) Canada, you stepped up on vaccine development. Time to double down and become the world leaders. US chaos/self-goal is a scientific and economic opportunity and we have the skill...time to be bold @stankutcher.sencanada.ca @canada-gov-ca.bsky.social
bbc.com/news/article... 1 of 2) The most stunning ceding of scientific and therapeutic leadership in my scientific career. When Trump 1.0 threatened NIH cuts, a GOP congress gave a 25% increase. Where are they now? Folks will die unnecessarily for this foolishness.
RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US
Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.
bbc.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
bbc.com/news/article... 1 of 2) The most stunning ceding of scientific and therapeutic leadership in my scientific career. When Trump 1.0 threatened NIH cuts, a GOP congress gave a 25% increase. Where are they now? Folks will die unnecessarily for this foolishness.
Our latest work on how neonatal microbiome sculpts adult disease susceptibility, and a simple metabolite that rescues! Microbial dysbiosis sculpts a systemic ILC3/IL-17 axis governing lung inflammatory responses and central hematopoiesis - Mucosal Immunology www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Microbial dysbiosis sculpts a systemic ILC3/IL-17 axis governing lung inflammatory responses and central hematopoiesis
Advancements in vaccination and sanitation have significantly reduced the prevalence
and burden of infectious diseases; however, these benefits have coincided with a marked
rise in autoimmune and alle...
www.mucosalimmunology.org
August 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our latest work on how neonatal microbiome sculpts adult disease susceptibility, and a simple metabolite that rescues! Microbial dysbiosis sculpts a systemic ILC3/IL-17 axis governing lung inflammatory responses and central hematopoiesis - Mucosal Immunology www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Thrilled to be a team sponsored by the SCN to use ILCs to address chronic inflammation and cancer. Kudos to Grace Kuo, precocious member of my team who put together a remarkable application!!!! youtu.be/e6sp8DLTfgc?...
The Stem Cell Network Announces $33M to Advance Regenerative Medicine Research and Clinical Trials
YouTube video by Stem Cell Network - Réseau de cellules souches
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June 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thrilled to be a team sponsored by the SCN to use ILCs to address chronic inflammation and cancer. Kudos to Grace Kuo, precocious member of my team who put together a remarkable application!!!! youtu.be/e6sp8DLTfgc?...
So happy to share our latest work on a model for a very important disease. Congrats Ahmed!
Functional targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s reveals selective roles in intestinal fibrosis and homeostasis url:https://rupress.org/jem/article/222/7/e20241671/277979/Functional-targeting-of-ILC2s-and-ILC3s-reveals
Functional targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s reveals selective roles in intestinal fibrosis and homeostasis url:https://rupress.org/jem/article/222/7/e20241671/277979/Functional-targeting-of-ILC2s-and-ILC3s-reveals
May 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
So happy to share our latest work on a model for a very important disease. Congrats Ahmed!
Functional targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s reveals selective roles in intestinal fibrosis and homeostasis url:https://rupress.org/jem/article/222/7/e20241671/277979/Functional-targeting-of-ILC2s-and-ILC3s-reveals
Functional targeting of ILC2s and ILC3s reveals selective roles in intestinal fibrosis and homeostasis url:https://rupress.org/jem/article/222/7/e20241671/277979/Functional-targeting-of-ILC2s-and-ILC3s-reveals
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All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
May 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
2025 Day of Immunology - Brain and Immunity: Immuno... by Lina Salinas
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Such an important, misunderstood disease and frequently misdiagnosed with devastating results. Thanks to Yane Valdez for highlighting this on the Day of Immunology! Please thank those Immunological giants who are responsible for our quality lives..truly remarkable!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDc6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDc6...
Anti NMDARE Autoimmune Encephalitis
YouTube video by ImmunoLatinXs
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April 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Such an important, misunderstood disease and frequently misdiagnosed with devastating results. Thanks to Yane Valdez for highlighting this on the Day of Immunology! Please thank those Immunological giants who are responsible for our quality lives..truly remarkable!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDc6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDc6...
This is a terrific editorial by the good Dr. Zandstra that hits all the key points for Canada's future science and R&D success! Kudos!!!
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science /via @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science /via @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science
Scientists want to come to Canada not only to escape the chaos and uncertainty emerging in U.S. science but also because they are drawn to the energy here
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This is a terrific editorial by the good Dr. Zandstra that hits all the key points for Canada's future science and R&D success! Kudos!!!
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science /via @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Canada’s U.S. brain gain is risky without more foundational support for science /via @globeandmail www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
A recent interest! Quoting Dr. Yanet Valdez Tejeira: "April 14th is #WorldChagasDay. Let's raise awareness about Chagas disease, a silent killer impacting vulnerable populations. Educate yourself & others by watching our important awareness video:"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0WW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0WW...
World Chagas Day 2025
YouTube video by ImmunoLatinXs
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April 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A recent interest! Quoting Dr. Yanet Valdez Tejeira: "April 14th is #WorldChagasDay. Let's raise awareness about Chagas disease, a silent killer impacting vulnerable populations. Educate yourself & others by watching our important awareness video:"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0WW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0WW...
World Chagas Day!!! Great opportunity to learn about a neglected disease that is a huge problem in some parts of the world and a growing, costly one in North America.
April 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
World Chagas Day!!! Great opportunity to learn about a neglected disease that is a huge problem in some parts of the world and a growing, costly one in North America.
Thanks to Adam Schiff for such a kind acknowledgment to Canada and also for fighting for what's right in America.
youtu.be/hcrL88Jwhsg?...
youtu.be/hcrL88Jwhsg?...
A Message to Canada
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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April 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Thanks to Adam Schiff for such a kind acknowledgment to Canada and also for fighting for what's right in America.
youtu.be/hcrL88Jwhsg?...
youtu.be/hcrL88Jwhsg?...
What a great panel and topic!!! Equitable partnerships, in science and beyond, are what the world desperately needs these days and this panel can speak to this better than virtually anyone I know. Great opportunity!
April 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
What a great panel and topic!!! Equitable partnerships, in science and beyond, are what the world desperately needs these days and this panel can speak to this better than virtually anyone I know. Great opportunity!
Corey Booker is such an inspiration of what John Lewis said about getting into to "good trouble". Follow that lead: INTERVENE. Don't let students get grabbed off the streets or watch your colleagues get pushed out of their offices...non-violently INTERVENE and cause some good trouble...take a risk.
HELP! I'm being inspired against my own will! I'm feeling seen! I'm uncovering hope under layers of cynicsm! Who is this spokesperson for a self-reflective party that is committing to fight back, and what does he think he's doing??
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Corey Booker is such an inspiration of what John Lewis said about getting into to "good trouble". Follow that lead: INTERVENE. Don't let students get grabbed off the streets or watch your colleagues get pushed out of their offices...non-violently INTERVENE and cause some good trouble...take a risk.
So pleased to share our research with the wider community. Immune modulation and treating chronic inflammatory disease is our jam. @ubcpress.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @embl.org @scienceupfirst.bsky.social research2reality.com/health-medic...
Searching for the 'Sweet Spot' of Tissue Repair - Research2Reality
When the body heals improperly, scar tissue develops. But new tools to help immune cells communicate could extend patients' lifespans.
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April 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So pleased to share our research with the wider community. Immune modulation and treating chronic inflammatory disease is our jam. @ubcpress.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @embl.org @scienceupfirst.bsky.social research2reality.com/health-medic...
You've got to be kidding me! "Do not intervene"?Authoritarianism 101: create an environment of fear of challenging unjust orders. You, as a supporter and citizen with rights MUST challenge them or they will bulldoze you! What an idiotic and cowardly policy! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Counsel at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detains a community member on campus.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
You've got to be kidding me! "Do not intervene"?Authoritarianism 101: create an environment of fear of challenging unjust orders. You, as a supporter and citizen with rights MUST challenge them or they will bulldoze you! What an idiotic and cowardly policy! www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
A scientist's insight: Every lab is like a small company. If you cut funding, even for a month, trained staff and resources are lost, move on and it takes years to rebuild. How long do you think a company could survive with a month long cut? Conclusion? The US just lost 1000s of small startups!!!
"The researchers focused on viral families that include some of the most worrisome pathogens known, such as Ebola and Nipah virus. Scientists had discovered a number of promising molecules and were advancing toward clinical trials..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
H.H.S. Scraps Studies of Vaccines and Treatments for Future Pandemics
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A scientist's insight: Every lab is like a small company. If you cut funding, even for a month, trained staff and resources are lost, move on and it takes years to rebuild. How long do you think a company could survive with a month long cut? Conclusion? The US just lost 1000s of small startups!!!
Is this the new US? Masked "police" pulling folks off the street? I've seen some authoratarian BS before but this is disgraceful and I never thought it would happen there. Intl students, and Fullbrights in particular, go on to become invaluable HQPs frequently in the US. What are you doing!!!!?
BREAKING: We, @aclu.org and CLEAR are joining Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team after ICE unlawfully arrested and detained her in retaliation for her political speech. Speaking out against a war, a policy, or a government is not a crime.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Is this the new US? Masked "police" pulling folks off the street? I've seen some authoratarian BS before but this is disgraceful and I never thought it would happen there. Intl students, and Fullbrights in particular, go on to become invaluable HQPs frequently in the US. What are you doing!!!!?
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BREAKING: We, @aclu.org and CLEAR are joining Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team after ICE unlawfully arrested and detained her in retaliation for her political speech. Speaking out against a war, a policy, or a government is not a crime.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.
March 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
BREAKING: We, @aclu.org and CLEAR are joining Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team after ICE unlawfully arrested and detained her in retaliation for her political speech. Speaking out against a war, a policy, or a government is not a crime.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.
The government must immediately release Ms. Öztürk.