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Romberg Lab
@romberglab.bsky.social
Solving immunologic mysteries at UPenn and CHOP since 2015

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Now out in @bloodjournal.bsky.social

We scoured the ends of the earth for rare human PU.1 variants and subjected 134 of them to suite of functional assessments.
Re-watching The Office with my kids…realizing my PI leadership style is very Michael Scott…. Pray for me
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a framed certificate that says ' award ' on it
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a framed certificate that says ' award ' on it
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November 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Our recent work describing extreme enrichment of complement factor I deficiency in the Amish from @jacionline.bsky.social was featured on the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer (@inquirer.com). Above the fold (and the Eagles!).
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August 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Another immune masterclass in @jhumimmunity.org. This journal is on a tear!
Tobin and @macattacklab.bsky.social review #InbornErrorsOfImmunity that can present with rheumatologic and #autoimmune complications and the role of genetic testing for establishing a molecular diagnosis & devising personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes. rupress.org/jhi/article/...
July 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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.@alneehus.bsky.social‬, @romberglab.bsky.social‬ and @bloodgenes.bsky.social‬ review how genetic variation impacts early B cell development, & discuss inherited rare variants & more common polymorphisms that predispose to B cell-related immune disorders & malignancies rupress.org/jhi/article/...
June 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nice commentary by the one and only Stu Tangye in Blood hyping our recent paper on PU.1 agammaglobulinemia.
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June 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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PU.1 haploinsufficiency causes agammaglobulinemia and dendritic-cell deficiencies with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. buff.ly/itn0zjd #hemesky #immunobiologandimmunotherapy
May 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨New Paper Alert🚨

Now out in @bloodjournal.bsky.social

We scoured the ends of the earth for rare human PU.1 variants and subjected 134 of them to suite of functional assessments.
May 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Interested in translational human immunology? We are currently recruiting a PhD student or a post-doc to work on an exciting project to to study immune changes leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. #immunosky #sciencejobs uef.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Postdoctoral Researcher/Doctoral Researcher/Project Researcher, Translational Immunology
The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Doctoral Researcher/Project Researcher (Translational Immunology) position in Kuopio. The position will be fill
uef.varbi.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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In @jhumimmunity.org, Hajjar et al. identify distinct gut #microbiome profiles in common variable #immunodeficiency patients with noninfectious complications and establish a novel germ-free mouse model using fecal microbiota transplant. rupress.org/jhi/article/...
April 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
At last!
The first JHI articles are online! Poli et al present the 2024 update of the @iuis-online.bsky.social classification of #InbornErrorsOfImmunity (rupress.org/jhi/article/...) & Bousfiha et al provide an accompanying phenotypic classification to assist clinical diagnoses (rupress.org/jhi/article/...)
April 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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JHI Associate Editor Neil Romberg @romberglab.bsky.social is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with a special interest in humoral immunity.

Learn more about JHI 📗 https://buff.ly/42FXtBZ
February 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Immune response to co-administration of bovine tuberculosis and contraceptive vaccines in badgers (Meles meles) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.12.637632v1
February 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Grateful to see @retractionwatch.com share our story! Learn more about the launch of Journal of Human Immunity, why our editors made the move, and what’s next for our nonprofit journal with @rupress.org. Insights from our EiC @casanovalab.bsky.social here: retractionwatch.com/2025/02/06/e...
Editors resign from Springer immunology journal to launch nonprofit title
Several top editors of the Journal of Clinical Immunology, a Springer Nature title, have jumped ship to start a new, nonprofit journal with Rockefeller University Press.  Jean-Laurent Casanova…
retractionwatch.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Welcome to the future of #HumanImmunity research! @rupress.org and the International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies (#IAPIDS) are launching the Journal of Human Immunity (JHI)! Stay tuned for groundbreaking, #OpenAccess research! 👉 https://buff.ly/4ajqm8W
January 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposting the IEI starter pack as there are new additions!
December 24, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Here’s to all the abnormal normals out there…range life
Imagine your 🩸test results compared not to a ‘standard reference range’, but to your own values as well.
Some reference ranges are based on an archaic, primarily Caucasian reference. Misserves some demographics. Ferritin is an example, 📈in Asians.
#PersonalizedMed

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Personalized ranges for blood-test results enable precision diagnostics
Benefits of tracking if a person’s results differ from their setpoints.
www.nature.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Romberg Lab Merch alert! This year’s frosted mug rates just above the Romberg Lab Softball T-shirt and just below the Romberg Lab Fanny Pack (aka the GOAT).

www.romberglab.org/merch-store
December 7, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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The purpose of schools, from the following perspectives:

Parents: a safe place for education of kids, to give them the foundation for opportunities.

Children: fun with friends but homework 👎🏼

Viruses: PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!
December 5, 2024 at 1:07 PM
December 4, 2024 at 9:49 AM