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Arthur Mortha
@theonlylabever.bsky.social
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Immunology Professor at the University of Toronto
Canadian Research Chair in Mucosal Immunology
Host-Microbiota interactions
Innate Lymphoid Cells
Macrophages
Protozoa

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The OCR369 cis-regulatory element controls gut peacekeeping cells - Nature Reviews Immunology
A preprint by Guo et al. reports a mechanism of transcriptional control of RORγt expression in intestinal antigen-presenting cells that are important for oral tolerance involving the cis-regulatory re...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Immunologists! #immunosky I hope you will find this one appealing. The 6th international conference dedicated to all the fun and funk of innate lymphoid cells will happen June 2-4, 2026 in beautiful Vancouver. #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
Please share and distribute widely :*
ilc6.bsky.social 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells @ilc6.bsky.social · 14d
BIG NEWS!
The Innate Lymphoid Cell (ILC) 6 Meeting (ILC6) will take place on June 2nd-4th, 2026, in Vancouver!

Keynotes include:
Andrew McKenzie, Kazuyo Moro.

ilc6vancouver.com

#ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6

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November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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What's up?
https://ilc6vancouver.com/
September 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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wbderry.bsky.social
Fantastic opportunity at The Hospital for Sick Children. Please repost. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
SCIENTIST – Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology Program - Toronto (City), Ontario (CA) job with The Hospital for Sick Children - Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program | 12848200
Discovery-based and/or translational research using model organism genetics and/or stem cell and organoid platforms to study paediatric cancer.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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hongbingyu.bsky.social
Our department is hiring a cancer immunologist (tenure track assistant professor)!
October 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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alissarothchild.bsky.social
🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - Immunology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
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October 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Happy to share new work from #theonlylabever, lead by the phenomenal @sltai.bsky.social - who developed a tool to study the biology of ILC3s, identifying their role in controlling CSF2-dependent myeloid cells. 🤗
@mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @societymucosalimm.bsky.social
OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
October 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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sltai.bsky.social
Happy to share that my first first-authored paper is finally out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social in time for the long weekend!
This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Group 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils from @sltai.bsky.social @theonlylabever.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
Group 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils
Mucosal surfaces are complex ecosystems that rely on continuous communication between host and the inhabiting microbiota to sustain immune balance and health. The vast complexity of microbial communit...
www.mucosalimmunology.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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hepworth-lab.bsky.social
New Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
Research Associate in MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure):Oxford Road
Project Title: Defining Acute and Chronic Mucosal Responses to Pollution Exposure
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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This one is going to be amazing! The 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells.
ilc6vancouver.com
Mark your calendars, tell your friends and share widely please. 😘
#immunosky #2026ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #ILC6
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Amyloid-β-driven Alzheimer’s disease reshapes the colonic immune system in mice: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Amyloid-β-driven Alzheimer’s disease reshapes the colonic immune system in mice
Makhijani et al. investigate the colonic immune landscape in the 5XFAD model, showing a reduction in CXCR4+ antibody-secreting cells and a concomitant increase in brain CXCL12. Dietary intervention wi...
www.cell.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Is brain/gut axis a superhighway for immune response to #Alzheimers? Study in @cellpress.bsky.social shows immune cells use that route in mouse models. Feeding animals high fiber diet reduced AD-related frailty. Congrats Dr. Winer, Dr. Makhijani, & Dr. Andersen
www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-gut...
The gut immune system is altered in mouse model of Alzheimer’s, providing a new target for therapeutics
Feeding the animals a high fiber diet reduced Alzheimer’s-related frailty including tremor.
www.buckinstitute.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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drlarey.bsky.social
In our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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pH controls inflammatory response through transcriptional condensates...but how? Read all about the mechanism here -> ‪
@xuzhoulab.bsky.social
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Regulation of inflammatory responses by pH-dependent transcriptional condensates
BRD4 functions as an intracellular pH sensor through a conserved histidine-rich intrinsically disordered region. Inflammation-associated acidification triggers a pH-dependent switch in transcriptional...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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HBD.
July 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Happy 🇨🇦 day! 😘
July 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Single-celled organisms set for greater role in gut health
Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.
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June 30, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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🇨🇦🚨Job Alert🚨🇨🇦
Canada Excellence Research Chair (C$5 or C$10M, 8 yr budget)
U Toronto, Dept of Biochem/LabMedPath
*Was just told they're looking for a structural biologist using cryoEM* (related to infectious disease?)
Are you an established PI ready to move to 🇨🇦?
research.utoronto.ca/funding-oppo...
2026 Canada Excellence Research Chair Opportunities | Research & Innovation
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May 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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ikinglab.bsky.social
Are you an established PI that studies the human immune system and looking for a change of location? If the answer is yes, #McGill has an amazing opportunity to provide long-term funding at a world class institution. Apply now!!!! Please repost!!! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
Canadian Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Human Immunology
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...
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June 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
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June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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immunologypodcast.com
Why is Dr. Arthur Mortha's lab called @theonlylabever.bsky.social?

Find out in our latest episode, and learn about his work on ILCs and their interactions with the #microbiome!

Listen now: bit.ly/43NmHO0
June 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Open-access @nature.com paper from GIVES21 consortium and IOIBD, co-led by Siew Ng and I, funded by @helmsleytrust.bsky.social, reveals the global evolution of IBD across epidemiologic stages. Co–first authors: Dr. Hracs and Dr. Windsor, @ucalgary.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease across epidemiologic stages - Nature
An analysis of data from 522 population-based studies encompassing 82 global regions and spanning more than a century (1920–2024) shows spatiotemporal transitions across epidemiologic stages 1 to 3 of...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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miriammerad.bsky.social
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
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science.org
In a new #ScienceImmunology Review, researchers discuss how interactions between the nervous and immune systems could impact neurological disorders and allergy-related behaviors like food avoidance. scim.ag/4mpgzE5
The nervous system comprises the CNS and associated sensory nerves (blue) and the autonomic nervous system, which includes sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves (red) and the ENS (purple). The immune system is composed of cells that span the entire body. This includes the meningiocranial immune system, which comprises immune cells important for neural development, brain repair, and brain border protection. Repeated exposure to allergens at mucosal sites (for example, lung, skin, and gut) can trigger local type 2 immunity. Type 2 immune cells signal to neurons across the periphery and brain through cytokines, whereas neurons signal to immune cells via neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. This is not an exhaustive list of cellular players, given that other tissue resident cells (e.g., fibroblasts and glial cells) may also respond to these signals.
May 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM