Miriam Merad
@miriammerad.bsky.social
Director, Marc and Jennifer Lipschultz Precision Immunology Institute: https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/immunology
Harnessing the innate immune system for novel therapies against cancer & inflammatory diseases: https://www.meradlab.org/
Harnessing the innate immune system for novel therapies against cancer & inflammatory diseases: https://www.meradlab.org/
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Taxpayers should not accept cuts in funding for cancer research. Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 @miriammerad.bsky.social
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Sign up to show New York State law makers that you want your tax dollars to fund life saving research www.nycures.org
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Sign up to show New York State law makers that you want your tax dollars to fund life saving research www.nycures.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Taxpayers should not accept cuts in funding for cancer research. Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 @miriammerad.bsky.social
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Sign up to show New York State law makers that you want your tax dollars to fund life saving research www.nycures.org
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼Sign up to show New York State law makers that you want your tax dollars to fund life saving research www.nycures.org
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Our new review in @natbiomedeng.nature.com is out!
RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have huge potential—but their strong liver and immune cell uptake has mostly confined them to vaccines and liver therapies. We explore how to move beyond those limits.
free to read 🔗 rdcu.be/eLxGs
RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have huge potential—but their strong liver and immune cell uptake has mostly confined them to vaccines and liver therapies. We explore how to move beyond those limits.
free to read 🔗 rdcu.be/eLxGs
Targeting and tracking mRNA lipid nanoparticles at the particle, transcript and protein level
Nature Biomedical Engineering - This Review explores strategies for targeting and tracking RNA-LNP drugs, monitoring their in vivo behaviour, enhancing tissue-specific delivery, and using synthetic...
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October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Our new review in @natbiomedeng.nature.com is out!
RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have huge potential—but their strong liver and immune cell uptake has mostly confined them to vaccines and liver therapies. We explore how to move beyond those limits.
free to read 🔗 rdcu.be/eLxGs
RNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have huge potential—but their strong liver and immune cell uptake has mostly confined them to vaccines and liver therapies. We explore how to move beyond those limits.
free to read 🔗 rdcu.be/eLxGs
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Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Add your name ✍ at www.nycures.org so Albany sees 10,000 scientists calling for the future of biomedical research to be built right here in New York.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
Our first email to members goes out soon—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward.
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Wondering what *exactly* we’re up to?
Our first coalition email is about to go out—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward THIS WEEK!
Sign up now so you don’t miss it: www.nycures.org/
Our first coalition email is about to go out—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward THIS WEEK!
Sign up now so you don’t miss it: www.nycures.org/
October 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wondering what *exactly* we’re up to?
Our first coalition email is about to go out—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward THIS WEEK!
Sign up now so you don’t miss it: www.nycures.org/
Our first coalition email is about to go out—introducing the statewide biomedical institute we’re proposing and how you can help power it forward THIS WEEK!
Sign up now so you don’t miss it: www.nycures.org/
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From patient to scientist: Sergei German beat cancer thanks to clinical trials, inspiring him to leave his career in finance and drive research @nygenome.org
A NY statewide biomedical institute will make more incredible stories like his possible.
Help make this happen, sign up at www.nycures.org/
A NY statewide biomedical institute will make more incredible stories like his possible.
Help make this happen, sign up at www.nycures.org/
New York Cures – NY-CURESNew York Cures Website
NY-CURES is working to advance bold, state-backed investment in biomedical research—on the scale of successful initiatives in California and Texas—to grow New York’s leadership in science, innovation, and health.
www.nycures.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
From patient to scientist: Sergei German beat cancer thanks to clinical trials, inspiring him to leave his career in finance and drive research @nygenome.org
A NY statewide biomedical institute will make more incredible stories like his possible.
Help make this happen, sign up at www.nycures.org/
A NY statewide biomedical institute will make more incredible stories like his possible.
Help make this happen, sign up at www.nycures.org/
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Scientists—let’s use our agency!
NY-CURES is championing a landmark statewide biomedical institute for New York, built to restore and grow science for all
Working FOR a brighter future gives us hope, purpose, and momentum.
Want to be part of it? Follow us + DM—we’ve got many ways to get involved.
NY-CURES is championing a landmark statewide biomedical institute for New York, built to restore and grow science for all
Working FOR a brighter future gives us hope, purpose, and momentum.
Want to be part of it? Follow us + DM—we’ve got many ways to get involved.
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Scientists—let’s use our agency!
NY-CURES is championing a landmark statewide biomedical institute for New York, built to restore and grow science for all
Working FOR a brighter future gives us hope, purpose, and momentum.
Want to be part of it? Follow us + DM—we’ve got many ways to get involved.
NY-CURES is championing a landmark statewide biomedical institute for New York, built to restore and grow science for all
Working FOR a brighter future gives us hope, purpose, and momentum.
Want to be part of it? Follow us + DM—we’ve got many ways to get involved.
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The BIGGEST impact you can have with 1 minute today ⏱️
Add your name to show NY is ready for a statewide biomedical institute.
CA’s CIRM & TX’s CPRIT proved it works—billions returned, jobs created, cures accelerated. Let’s do even better for New York.
✍️ www.nycures.org/
Add your name to show NY is ready for a statewide biomedical institute.
CA’s CIRM & TX’s CPRIT proved it works—billions returned, jobs created, cures accelerated. Let’s do even better for New York.
✍️ www.nycures.org/
New York Cures – NY-CURESNew York Cures Website
NY-CURES is working to advance bold, state-backed investment in biomedical research—on the scale of successful initiatives in California and Texas—to grow New York’s leadership in science, innovation, and health.
www.nycures.org
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The BIGGEST impact you can have with 1 minute today ⏱️
Add your name to show NY is ready for a statewide biomedical institute.
CA’s CIRM & TX’s CPRIT proved it works—billions returned, jobs created, cures accelerated. Let’s do even better for New York.
✍️ www.nycures.org/
Add your name to show NY is ready for a statewide biomedical institute.
CA’s CIRM & TX’s CPRIT proved it works—billions returned, jobs created, cures accelerated. Let’s do even better for New York.
✍️ www.nycures.org/
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“States like New York have an opportunity to position ourselves as real leaders in so many different areas.” @governor.ny.gov
Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...
Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...
A Conversation with New York Governor Kathy Hochul | 2025 Concordia Annual Summit
YouTube video by Concordia
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September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
“States like New York have an opportunity to position ourselves as real leaders in so many different areas.” @governor.ny.gov
Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...
Like her, we believe NY is ready for revitalization—by launching a state-wide biomedical institute that boosts jobs, the economy & cures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtF...
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Behind every scientist is an army of workers who keep the biomedical research ecosystem running. Hear from these workers and how they contribute at www.nycures.org/ and SIGN UP to have your voice heard!
September 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Behind every scientist is an army of workers who keep the biomedical research ecosystem running. Hear from these workers and how they contribute at www.nycures.org/ and SIGN UP to have your voice heard!
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🔬Our paper from the @miriammerad.bsky.social lab is now online! This is a story shaped over years of cross-disciplinary endeavor at @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social and labs across the world. 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Myeloid progenitor dysregulation fuels immunosuppressive macrophages in tumours - Nature
An understanding of the molecular mechanisms promoting the generation of immunoregulatory and tumour-promoting monocytes and macrophages is key to breaking the cycle of tumour myelopoiesis and develop...
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🔬Our paper from the @miriammerad.bsky.social lab is now online! This is a story shaped over years of cross-disciplinary endeavor at @sinaiimmuno.bsky.social and labs across the world. 🧵:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🧠 On #WorldAlzheimersDay, we’re reminded that #immunology touches nearly every aspect of human health — even the brain.
Relive the #DayofImmunology webinar on Brain & Immunity via #ImmunoHub.
https://loom.ly/gMqUDLs
#ImmunologyWithoutBorders
Relive the #DayofImmunology webinar on Brain & Immunity via #ImmunoHub.
https://loom.ly/gMqUDLs
#ImmunologyWithoutBorders
September 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🧠 On #WorldAlzheimersDay, we’re reminded that #immunology touches nearly every aspect of human health — even the brain.
Relive the #DayofImmunology webinar on Brain & Immunity via #ImmunoHub.
https://loom.ly/gMqUDLs
#ImmunologyWithoutBorders
Relive the #DayofImmunology webinar on Brain & Immunity via #ImmunoHub.
https://loom.ly/gMqUDLs
#ImmunologyWithoutBorders
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Research powerhouses 💪 in @forbes.com Best-in-State list with @roswellpark.bsky.social in NY top10 🏆.
Also listed: @stonybrooku.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social.
To keep more talent here we must invest statewide in biomedicine. www.forbes.com/lists/best-e...
Also listed: @stonybrooku.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social.
To keep more talent here we must invest statewide in biomedicine. www.forbes.com/lists/best-e...
Forbes Best Employers By State 2025 List - Best Companies To Work For
Forbes ranks the best employers to work for in each state. Discover companies with great benefits, excellent workplace culture, and high employee satisfaction.
www.forbes.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Research powerhouses 💪 in @forbes.com Best-in-State list with @roswellpark.bsky.social in NY top10 🏆.
Also listed: @stonybrooku.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social.
To keep more talent here we must invest statewide in biomedicine. www.forbes.com/lists/best-e...
Also listed: @stonybrooku.bsky.social @mskcancercenter.bsky.social @northwellhealth.bsky.social.
To keep more talent here we must invest statewide in biomedicine. www.forbes.com/lists/best-e...
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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.
www.cirm.ca.gov
September 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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/
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🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Powerful, bipartisan concern about NIH cuts at today’s Congressional hearing, with thoughtful questions from both sides of the aisle. Thank you @SenCapito, @SenatorBaldwin & @SenatorCollins for standing up for science. youtube.com/live/pNSYfQY... via @YouTube
WATCH LIVE: NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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June 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Powerful, bipartisan concern about NIH cuts at today’s Congressional hearing, with thoughtful questions from both sides of the aisle. Thank you @SenCapito, @SenatorBaldwin & @SenatorCollins for standing up for science. youtube.com/live/pNSYfQY... via @YouTube
Excited that our research led with phenomenal
@MatthewD_Park & Tom Marron in @WSJ! this builds on years studying inflammation in cancer, now redirected to aging. We're launching trials to test if modulating inflammation can prevent age-related diseases @SinaiImmunol www.wsj.com/health/infla...
@MatthewD_Park & Tom Marron in @WSJ! this builds on years studying inflammation in cancer, now redirected to aging. We're launching trials to test if modulating inflammation can prevent age-related diseases @SinaiImmunol www.wsj.com/health/infla...
How ‘Inflammaging’ Drives Cancer—and Points to New Treatments
Inflammation fuels the high rate of cancer in people over 50, researchers find, leading them to test anti-inflammatories like allergy drugs to fight it.
www.wsj.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Excited that our research led with phenomenal
@MatthewD_Park & Tom Marron in @WSJ! this builds on years studying inflammation in cancer, now redirected to aging. We're launching trials to test if modulating inflammation can prevent age-related diseases @SinaiImmunol www.wsj.com/health/infla...
@MatthewD_Park & Tom Marron in @WSJ! this builds on years studying inflammation in cancer, now redirected to aging. We're launching trials to test if modulating inflammation can prevent age-related diseases @SinaiImmunol www.wsj.com/health/infla...
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PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social investigators @miriammerad.bsky.social Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize.org Healthspan competition. Learn More 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
June 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
PRESS RELEASE | Team "NYC-Vita", co-led by @mountsinainyc.bsky.social investigators @miriammerad.bsky.social Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social named semifinalist in prestigious @xprize.org Healthspan competition. Learn More 👉 www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
25 years ago, I came to Stanford on a J1 visa and worked so hard to be worthy of that privilege. Today, I lead Immunology at Mount Sinai and I am the one who feel privileged when brilliant international trainees chose to join us.
“America First” Will Destroy U.S. Science
The U.S. government has sought to restrict immigration under the “America First” doctrine.
These policies severely harm American science by stripping it of talent and eliminating
a major driver of its...
www.cell.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
25 years ago, I came to Stanford on a J1 visa and worked so hard to be worthy of that privilege. Today, I lead Immunology at Mount Sinai and I am the one who feel privileged when brilliant international trainees chose to join us.
I am very honored to be named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur [Knight of the Legion of Honor] by the French Republic. This recognition reflects my lab's incredible scientific journey thanks to the collaborative spirit of Mount Sinai and beyond. bioengineer.org/dr-miriam-me...
Dr. Miriam Merad Honored with French Knighthood for Groundbreaking
Miriam Merad Receives France’s Prestigious Legion of Honor for Pioneering Immunology and Cancer Research New York, NY — In a landmark recognition of scientific excellence, Dr. Miriam Merad, MD, PhD
bioengineer.org
May 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I am very honored to be named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur [Knight of the Legion of Honor] by the French Republic. This recognition reflects my lab's incredible scientific journey thanks to the collaborative spirit of Mount Sinai and beyond. bioengineer.org/dr-miriam-me...
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Delighted to share that our Mount Sinai team led by @miriammerad.bsky.social, Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social has been named a Semifinalist and Milestone 1 Award winner in the $101M @xprize.org Healthspan competition, advancing bold science to extend healthy human aging.
May 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Delighted to share that our Mount Sinai team led by @miriammerad.bsky.social, Zahi Fayad @fanny-elahi.bsky.social & @tommarron.bsky.social has been named a Semifinalist and Milestone 1 Award winner in the $101M @xprize.org Healthspan competition, advancing bold science to extend healthy human aging.
Powerful bipartisan congressional hearing today on the NIH. Strong Bipartisan arguments from senators scientists, Biotech entrepreneurs, and a parent whose child’s cancer battle was transformed by research. After this, you’ll want to #DoubleNIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPec...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPec...
Senate Appropriations Committee Holds Hearing About The Importance Of Biomedical Research
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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May 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Powerful bipartisan congressional hearing today on the NIH. Strong Bipartisan arguments from senators scientists, Biotech entrepreneurs, and a parent whose child’s cancer battle was transformed by research. After this, you’ll want to #DoubleNIH.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPec...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPec...
Dear colleagues, I hope this teaser inspires you to join us at the immunology congress IUIS2025 in Vienna (August 17–22): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfJ...
IUIS 2025 Congress: Congress Teaser
YouTube video by IUIS Immunology Without Borders (IUIS)
www.youtube.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dear colleagues, I hope this teaser inspires you to join us at the immunology congress IUIS2025 in Vienna (August 17–22): www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfJ...
Honored to receive the Sjöberg Prize in Sweden today and inspired by Bengt Sjöberg, a successful industrialist who, after cancer diagnosis, invested his fortune in research, recognizing that cures start in the lab. He made this a global prize, a rare stance amid growing isolationism.
April 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Honored to receive the Sjöberg Prize in Sweden today and inspired by Bengt Sjöberg, a successful industrialist who, after cancer diagnosis, invested his fortune in research, recognizing that cures start in the lab. He made this a global prize, a rare stance amid growing isolationism.
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Thank you Miriam and all the participating lecturers for another fantastic annual ISI course. Really learned a lot and excited about how these discoveries will shape human health in years to come. Great energizer boost to keep the morale high right now.
@miriammerad.bsky.social 🙏
@miriammerad.bsky.social 🙏
Few spots left for the FREE International Immunoschool! Don’t miss your chance to join leading immunologists Monday, March 10—for an exclusive deep dive into the cutting-edge research behind the most successful immunotherapies and what's on the horizon.
SIGN UP: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...
SIGN UP: www.eventbrite.com/e/internatio...
March 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thank you Miriam and all the participating lecturers for another fantastic annual ISI course. Really learned a lot and excited about how these discoveries will shape human health in years to come. Great energizer boost to keep the morale high right now.
@miriammerad.bsky.social 🙏
@miriammerad.bsky.social 🙏
Thank you, @pasteur.fr for your support. Colleagues across the world are standing up for science—because defunding science in one country threatens progress everywhere. #SupportScience #GlobalScience.
Science, research & public health face unprecedented attacks in the U.S.
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
We stand with our American colleagues & support the Stand Up for Science call.
Join the global march tomorrow, incl. in Paris! 🧪✊
📍 March 7, 13:30 – Place Jussieu
🔗 More info: standupforscience.fr
#StandUpForScience
March 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Thank you, @pasteur.fr for your support. Colleagues across the world are standing up for science—because defunding science in one country threatens progress everywhere. #SupportScience #GlobalScience.