Jesse Williams Lab
@lab-williams.bsky.social
University of Minnesota, Center for Immunology/Physiology- Understanding the contribution of myeloid cells in atherosclerosis https://williamslab.umn.edu/
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New publication: "Lyn expression in macrophages promotes TLR activation and restricts proliferation in an isoform-independent manner" is out now in JLB. MD/PhD student Anders Lindstedt led with an assist from @lab-williams.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/jleukbio/art... @cfi-umn.bsky.social 🧪
Lyn expression in macrophages promotes TLR activation and restricts proliferation in an isoform-independent manner
RNA sequencing and functional assays demonstrate that both LynA and LynB restrict macrophage proliferation and drive TLR-induced ECM remodeling and inflamm
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November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New publication: "Lyn expression in macrophages promotes TLR activation and restricts proliferation in an isoform-independent manner" is out now in JLB. MD/PhD student Anders Lindstedt led with an assist from @lab-williams.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/jleukbio/art... @cfi-umn.bsky.social 🧪
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New review with @lab-williams.bsky.social out today! One of the most enjoyable things about being a new PI has been making new collaborations and seeing projects advance through the pipeline.
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Mechanisms of Innate Immune Modulation by High-Fat Diet: Implications for Obesity and Asthma - Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
Purpose of the Review The innate immune system plays a critical role in mediating many of the physiological consequences of high-fat diet consumption. Dietary lipids, and specifically saturated fatty ...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New review with @lab-williams.bsky.social out today! One of the most enjoyable things about being a new PI has been making new collaborations and seeing projects advance through the pipeline.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Registration is live for #AIC2025! Stay tuned for more updates and highlights of things to come at this year's meeting!
www.autumnimmunologyconference.org
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Autumn Immunology Conference | AIC2025
AIC is an annual conference in Chicago IL., featuring plenary sessions presented by outstanding Immunologists as well as offering a forum for students and trainees to present their latest findings in ...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Registration is live for #AIC2025! Stay tuned for more updates and highlights of things to come at this year's meeting!
www.autumnimmunologyconference.org
www.autumnimmunologyconference.org
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Please share! Recently finished your PhD or plan to in 2025, and love immunology or vascular biology? We're recruiting a #postdoc @immunologyau.bsky.social
Join our team!
More info here: rb.gy/howgk4
Join our team!
More info here: rb.gy/howgk4
June 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Please share! Recently finished your PhD or plan to in 2025, and love immunology or vascular biology? We're recruiting a #postdoc @immunologyau.bsky.social
Join our team!
More info here: rb.gy/howgk4
Join our team!
More info here: rb.gy/howgk4
Williams Lab had a great time at the Atherosclerosis Gordon conference- amazing talks and a great chance to reconnect with leading researchers from around the world. Looking forward to doing this again!
June 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Williams Lab had a great time at the Atherosclerosis Gordon conference- amazing talks and a great chance to reconnect with leading researchers from around the world. Looking forward to doing this again!
Our latest paper, Identification of conserved and tissue-restricted transcriptional profiles for lipid associated macrophages, is online at Communications Biology. Collaboration with the Ivanov and Revelo labs. @cfi-umn.bsky.social
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Identification of conserved and tissue-restricted transcriptional profiles for lipid associated macrophages
Communications Biology - Transcriptional analysis of lipid associated macrophages across chronic inflammatory diseases and tissues reveals shared and tissue-restricted gene expression programs.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Our latest paper, Identification of conserved and tissue-restricted transcriptional profiles for lipid associated macrophages, is online at Communications Biology. Collaboration with the Ivanov and Revelo labs. @cfi-umn.bsky.social
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Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, University of Minnesota Medical School! 🎉🍾
May 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, University of Minnesota Medical School! 🎉🍾
Made it to AAI Hawaii 🏝️! I’m speaking in the NIAID symposium on “Sex Differences in Inflammation and Autoimmunity” on Monday May 5, Room 313C.
May 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Made it to AAI Hawaii 🏝️! I’m speaking in the NIAID symposium on “Sex Differences in Inflammation and Autoimmunity” on Monday May 5, Room 313C.
Getting out with the lab to celebrate some recent successes! A great day in Minneapolis
April 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Getting out with the lab to celebrate some recent successes! A great day in Minneapolis
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So thrilled to have @lab-williams.bsky.social visit the @ImmunologyAU for an amazing overview of Trem2 in atherosclerosis!
@lynnhedrickau.bsky.social
@lynnhedrickau.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
So thrilled to have @lab-williams.bsky.social visit the @ImmunologyAU for an amazing overview of Trem2 in atherosclerosis!
@lynnhedrickau.bsky.social
@lynnhedrickau.bsky.social
Our first Postdoc joined this week - welcome Gage! Lab is getting pretty tight. Maybe time for the CFI to give us a little more space!!!
March 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Our first Postdoc joined this week - welcome Gage! Lab is getting pretty tight. Maybe time for the CFI to give us a little more space!!!
Another great year in the Williams Lab! Today we celebrated Hannah’s new AHA predoc fellowship (congrats!) and the end of Lisa’s rotation. More to come in 2025!! 🎄🧬🔬👨🔬
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Another great year in the Williams Lab! Today we celebrated Hannah’s new AHA predoc fellowship (congrats!) and the end of Lisa’s rotation. More to come in 2025!! 🎄🧬🔬👨🔬
Great to have met up with old friends from my Postdoc at WashU - Kiwook Kim (UIC) and Tyler Ulland (Wisconsin).
December 8, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Great to have met up with old friends from my Postdoc at WashU - Kiwook Kim (UIC) and Tyler Ulland (Wisconsin).
Esther Lutgens (Mayo) and I wrote a News & Views ( rdcu.be/d1S5x ) covering a recent NCVR paper that highlights immune checkpoint pathways in atherosclerosis- original paper. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Unrestrained cancer immunity ignites atherosclerosis
Nature Cardiovascular Research - Researchers map the expression of immune checkpoints and cell interactions within human atherosclerotic plaques, and the influence of relevant comorbidities such as...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Esther Lutgens (Mayo) and I wrote a News & Views ( rdcu.be/d1S5x ) covering a recent NCVR paper that highlights immune checkpoint pathways in atherosclerosis- original paper. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Ready for the UMN MICaB recruitment table at the Autumn Immunology Conference undergraduate session! 👩🔬👨💻👨🔬👩💻🧪🧬🔬🧫
November 24, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Ready for the UMN MICaB recruitment table at the Autumn Immunology Conference undergraduate session! 👩🔬👨💻👨🔬👩💻🧪🧬🔬🧫
Williams Lab @ Autumn Immunology Conference 2024
November 24, 2024 at 4:46 AM
Williams Lab @ Autumn Immunology Conference 2024