Ram Savan
@ramlabuw.bsky.social
Molecular immunology lab at the University of Washington. Interests include innate immunity, host-virus interactions, RNA regulation, and genetics. All opinions are my own. Love photography
https://www.ramsavanlab.org/
https://seattle.cytokinesociety.org
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Ram Savan
@ramlabuw.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Cellular RNA interacts with MAVS to promote antiviral signaling
Antiviral signaling downstream of RIG-I–like receptors (RLRs) proceeds through a multi-protein complex organized around the adaptor protein mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS). Protein co...
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Nandan’s @nandangokhale.bsky.social work from our lab highlights the importance of cellular RNA in enhancing MAVS signalosome function, crucial for antiviral signaling initiated by RLRs.
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This work is summarized by Sonja Best and Adam Hage.
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#Science #immunology
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This work is summarized by Sonja Best and Adam Hage.
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#Science #immunology
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Busy last few weeks with Italy pediatric IBD conference, chairing local equity symposium & now off to Seattle for #Cytokines2025! I haven't been able to attend the last 2yrs so excited to chat with fellow #IFN enthusiasts & give a talk 🥳 + always nice to visit where I did my PhD when not back often
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Busy last few weeks with Italy pediatric IBD conference, chairing local equity symposium & now off to Seattle for #Cytokines2025! I haven't been able to attend the last 2yrs so excited to chat with fellow #IFN enthusiasts & give a talk 🥳 + always nice to visit where I did my PhD when not back often
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@natrevrheum.nature.com Cutaneous lupus erythematosus — from pathogenesis to targeted therapy @kahlenberglab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus — from pathogenesis to targeted therapy - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
This Review discusses latest advances in the field of cutaneous lupus, including the improved understanding of disease pathogenesis and emerging targeted therapies.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@natrevrheum.nature.com Cutaneous lupus erythematosus — from pathogenesis to targeted therapy @kahlenberglab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Viral immunologist @pgtimmune.bsky.social, who recently joined Fred Hutch's Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, aims to harness the "incredible potential" of the immune system to advance diagnostics, vaccines and cancer therapies. bit.ly/3WJVpos
Viral immunologist taps ‘incredible potential’ of immune system
New Fred Hutch Cancer Center viral immunologist Dr. Paul Thomas is working to turn the "incredible potential" of the immune system into real-life diagnostic and therapeutic applications. He studies ho...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Viral immunologist @pgtimmune.bsky.social, who recently joined Fred Hutch's Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, aims to harness the "incredible potential" of the immune system to advance diagnostics, vaccines and cancer therapies. bit.ly/3WJVpos
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Faust et al. show that type I IFN signaling contributes to #arthritis pathogenesis in #obesity through activation and expansion of CD8 T cells in visceral adipose tissue and synovium. rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
November 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Faust et al. show that type I IFN signaling contributes to #arthritis pathogenesis in #obesity through activation and expansion of CD8 T cells in visceral adipose tissue and synovium. rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
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Xin Geng, Michael Davis, Sathish Srinivasan and colleagues show that S1PR1 regulates lymphatic valve development and tertiary lymphoid organ formation in the ileum: rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
November 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Xin Geng, Michael Davis, Sathish Srinivasan and colleagues show that S1PR1 regulates lymphatic valve development and tertiary lymphoid organ formation in the ileum: rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
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Li, Møller, Ho et al. show that tumor-instructed glutamine synthesis in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes pro-tumor #macrophages. rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Li, Møller, Ho et al. show that tumor-instructed glutamine synthesis in cancer-associated fibroblasts promotes pro-tumor #macrophages. rupress.org/jem/article/...
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
📘 In #Cytokines collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#Cytokines2025
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Wonderful lecture by Charlie Rice summarizing decades of work with HCV, type I IFN, ISGs, and everything in between #Cytokines2025
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wonderful lecture by Charlie Rice summarizing decades of work with HCV, type I IFN, ISGs, and everything in between #Cytokines2025
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We are very proud of Valeriya for obtaining the Pfizer trainee award for her work on Gaplinc #Cytokines2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We are very proud of Valeriya for obtaining the Pfizer trainee award for her work on Gaplinc #Cytokines2025
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49 travel grants awarded! 🎉
These early-career scientists are going to absolutely crush it at Cytokines 2025. The future of cytokine biology is looking bright with talent like this!
Check out all the recipients: cytokinesociety.org/2025/08/29/2...
#CytokineSociety #Cytokines2025 #NextGenScientists
These early-career scientists are going to absolutely crush it at Cytokines 2025. The future of cytokine biology is looking bright with talent like this!
Check out all the recipients: cytokinesociety.org/2025/08/29/2...
#CytokineSociety #Cytokines2025 #NextGenScientists
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
49 travel grants awarded! 🎉
These early-career scientists are going to absolutely crush it at Cytokines 2025. The future of cytokine biology is looking bright with talent like this!
Check out all the recipients: cytokinesociety.org/2025/08/29/2...
#CytokineSociety #Cytokines2025 #NextGenScientists
These early-career scientists are going to absolutely crush it at Cytokines 2025. The future of cytokine biology is looking bright with talent like this!
Check out all the recipients: cytokinesociety.org/2025/08/29/2...
#CytokineSociety #Cytokines2025 #NextGenScientists
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Congratulations to Cedars-Sinai Postdoc Katarzyna Chojnacka, winner of the JEM Early Career Travel Award to attend the #Cytokines2025 meeting in Seattle. Learn more here: rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Congratulations to Cedars-Sinai Postdoc Katarzyna Chojnacka, winner of the JEM Early Career Travel Award to attend the #Cytokines2025 meeting in Seattle. Learn more here: rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...
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What a great #Cytokines2025 meeting! Caught up with many #IFN scientists, made multiple new connections, had fun giving a talk & great to see those from UW Immunology all these years later. Always my fav conference 😀🥳 Thanks to all the organizers!🙏🏻 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What a great #Cytokines2025 meeting! Caught up with many #IFN scientists, made multiple new connections, had fun giving a talk & great to see those from UW Immunology all these years later. Always my fav conference 😀🥳 Thanks to all the organizers!🙏🏻 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#cytokines2025
Day 2 starts with a major symposium with Charlie Rice as the keynote! This session highlights my favorite cytokine -interferons!
#interferons #seattle #conference
Day 2 starts with a major symposium with Charlie Rice as the keynote! This session highlights my favorite cytokine -interferons!
#interferons #seattle #conference
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#cytokines2025
Day 2 starts with a major symposium with Charlie Rice as the keynote! This session highlights my favorite cytokine -interferons!
#interferons #seattle #conference
Day 2 starts with a major symposium with Charlie Rice as the keynote! This session highlights my favorite cytokine -interferons!
#interferons #seattle #conference
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#Cytokines2025 has begun- looking forward to a few days of networking, especially with #IFN friends from outside 🇨🇦 when it has been too long 😀
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#Cytokines2025 has begun- looking forward to a few days of networking, especially with #IFN friends from outside 🇨🇦 when it has been too long 😀
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year 🌎
#Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
#Cytokines2025 will kick off with two special symposia! Check in early, get your badges, to attend these sessions.
November 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#Cytokines2025 will kick off with two special symposia! Check in early, get your badges, to attend these sessions.
Welcome to #Cytokines2025!
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Welcome to #Cytokines2025!
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
We are thrilled to have you in Seattle for cytokines2025. Check in starts at 11 am, join us for cutting-edge scientific sessions, celebrate excellence at the award ceremony, and connect at the welcome reception. Enjoy the meeting and Seattle! 🌲🧬✨ #Cytokines25 #Immunology
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🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc! 🚨
Interested in lysosomes, Parkinson’s disease, cell biology, microscopy — or all of the above? Come work with us at the Bonet-Ponce Lab!
Reach out directly: luis.bonetponce@osumc.edu
Learn more: bonetponcelab.com
Let’s chat!
Interested in lysosomes, Parkinson’s disease, cell biology, microscopy — or all of the above? Come work with us at the Bonet-Ponce Lab!
Reach out directly: luis.bonetponce@osumc.edu
Learn more: bonetponcelab.com
Let’s chat!
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 We’re hiring a postdoc! 🚨
Interested in lysosomes, Parkinson’s disease, cell biology, microscopy — or all of the above? Come work with us at the Bonet-Ponce Lab!
Reach out directly: luis.bonetponce@osumc.edu
Learn more: bonetponcelab.com
Let’s chat!
Interested in lysosomes, Parkinson’s disease, cell biology, microscopy — or all of the above? Come work with us at the Bonet-Ponce Lab!
Reach out directly: luis.bonetponce@osumc.edu
Learn more: bonetponcelab.com
Let’s chat!
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Come join us in Oxford! Two positions open right now in @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social
It’s a great place to work. Really supportive colleagues, great students, colleges provide a unique social environment - in summary, it’s a lot of fun.
It’s a great place to work. Really supportive colleagues, great students, colleges provide a unique social environment - in summary, it’s a lot of fun.
Become my colleague @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social !
2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
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2 Associate Professorships in the areas of
- prokaryotic/eukaryotic microbiology
- metabolism
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Job Details
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October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Come join us in Oxford! Two positions open right now in @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social
It’s a great place to work. Really supportive colleagues, great students, colleges provide a unique social environment - in summary, it’s a lot of fun.
It’s a great place to work. Really supportive colleagues, great students, colleges provide a unique social environment - in summary, it’s a lot of fun.
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Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!
Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!
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Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?
Group Leader - Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB)
Institute for Molecular Bioscience Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50 Australia’s #1 research institute Based at St Lucia Campus About UQ What started as Queensland's first university in 1...
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October 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Open Group Leader Positions at the IMB, UQ. Interested in joining us in sunny Queensland?
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By popular demand, oral abstract submissions for Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026 have been extended to Friday 17th October!
Join our exciting 2026 program alongside a fantastic line-up of International and National Invited Speakers.
⏰Only three days left, so don't miss out!
Join our exciting 2026 program alongside a fantastic line-up of International and National Invited Speakers.
⏰Only three days left, so don't miss out!
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
By popular demand, oral abstract submissions for Lorne Infection and Immunity 2026 have been extended to Friday 17th October!
Join our exciting 2026 program alongside a fantastic line-up of International and National Invited Speakers.
⏰Only three days left, so don't miss out!
Join our exciting 2026 program alongside a fantastic line-up of International and National Invited Speakers.
⏰Only three days left, so don't miss out!
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The UofA is hiring for a Principal Scientist in cancer immunology! This isn’t a typical academic position—we're looking for a scientist with a great idea but needs time/resources to translate and commercialize. Please repost and apply if interested!
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Principal Scientist, Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies
Develop a research program in the advancement of immunological therapies.Play a crucial role in all aspects of research development, implementation, a...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The UofA is hiring for a Principal Scientist in cancer immunology! This isn’t a typical academic position—we're looking for a scientist with a great idea but needs time/resources to translate and commercialize. Please repost and apply if interested!
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#JobOffer
💼 Un poste susceptible d’être vacant de Professeur en stabilité des génomes devrait s’ouvrir pour la rentrée 2026 au sein de l’Institut Jacques Monod
➡️ Informations concernant ce poste et la procédure de candidature 🔗 www.ijm.fr/poste-de-pro...
💼 Un poste susceptible d’être vacant de Professeur en stabilité des génomes devrait s’ouvrir pour la rentrée 2026 au sein de l’Institut Jacques Monod
➡️ Informations concernant ce poste et la procédure de candidature 🔗 www.ijm.fr/poste-de-pro...
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#JobOffer
💼 Un poste susceptible d’être vacant de Professeur en stabilité des génomes devrait s’ouvrir pour la rentrée 2026 au sein de l’Institut Jacques Monod
➡️ Informations concernant ce poste et la procédure de candidature 🔗 www.ijm.fr/poste-de-pro...
💼 Un poste susceptible d’être vacant de Professeur en stabilité des génomes devrait s’ouvrir pour la rentrée 2026 au sein de l’Institut Jacques Monod
➡️ Informations concernant ce poste et la procédure de candidature 🔗 www.ijm.fr/poste-de-pro...
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The Johri Lab has an open postdoc position. Please send me an email, if interested. Start date is flexible. Please do share! Thank you in advance.
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Johri Lab has an open postdoc position. Please send me an email, if interested. Start date is flexible. Please do share! Thank you in advance.