This weekend, catch up on a 2020 KAISTPR study that found patients with severe #COVID19 experienced increased regulation of the IFN-I inflammation-triggering pathway—a signature also observed in patients hospitalized with severe cases of #influenza. scim.ag/mj

Akiko Iwasaki & Michelle Monje explore "The neurobiology of long COVID" in Neuron Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Michelle Monje🎗️ 🟦 Stanford University #SfN2022 hubs.li/Q01s51Wh0

A systematic review of Covid vaccines for kids age 5 to 11 (30 studies) Effectiveness 75% vs hospitalization; vs symptomatic infections pre-Omicron 87%, Omicron 39% No increase risk of adverse events papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

A mRNA #influenza vaccine strategy promoted memory CD4 and CD8 #Tcells in lung tissues of mice, spotlighting how mRNA vaccines could one day protect against more respiratory illnesses. Marco Kuenzli Masopust Vezys Lab CFI-UMN 📄: scim.ag/Lo

Subsequent development of #LongCovid detected by gene expression during acute infection. Two different patterns related to antibody production to spike protein nature.com/articles/s4159… Nature Medicine Noam Beckmann Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Natural killer cell immunotypes related to COVID-19 disease severity science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Severe COVID-19 is associated with molecular signatures of aging in the human brain nature.com/articles/s4358…

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#JI_TopRead from Prof. Akiko Iwasaki Orr-El Weizman & colleagues Yale School of Medicine | Conventional type 2 DCs in lungs direct #IFNgamma production by local #NKCells to limit #metastasis | #ReadTheJI #tumorimmunity 👉 ow.ly/PLjW50NApcU

Pharaoh Ramses V comes to life. Watch this fascinating story about the eradication of a deadly disease. #SMALLPOX! Did you know? Following an ambitious 12-year global vaccination campaign led by WHO, smallpox is finally eradicated in 1980. 🙌 #WHO75 #HealthForAll

"I’ve seen first-hand the difference professors can make when they invest time and energy in teaching and mentoring." Even research-focused faculty job searches should value teaching, Cel Welch writes in a new #ScienceWorkingLife. scim.ag/2oh

A new Science study investigates the genome sequence of Balto, a famed sled dog. His genome, along with others, was used to reveal his ancestry and adaptations—and predict aspects of his morphology, including coat color. scim.ag/2pT #Zoonomia

Congratulations Federica Sallusto of ETH Zurich, newly inducted NAS International Member! #NAS160 #NASmember #immunology

Te Puiaki Whakapā Pūtaiao the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize goes to A/Prof Dianne Sika-Paotonu Dianne Sika-Paotonu for work communicating with Pacific community on rheumatic fever & Covid-19 #NZPMSciPrizes University of Otago UniofOtagoWellington⏩ bit.ly/NZPMSciPrizesSC

Roan and colleagues characterize the global and SARS-CoV-2 specific immunity in the blood of individuals with long COVID and those without, finding differences in T cell subsets and sex specific differences. Read it here: rdcu.be/dwODi nature.com/articles/s4159…

Vaccines produce robust #Tcell immunity against #SARSCoV2 variants. Neutralizing #antibodies were lowest against #Omicron but can be partially restored with #booster vaccination. Learn more in the 2022 paper: scim.ag/5Uj #WeekendReads

Solving the puzzle of #LongCovid Science Magazine today, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and I review what we know and what needs to be done science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… w/ Science Visuals Ashley Mastin 🫀 + thanks Gemma Alderton for expert editing

Iron dysregulation and inflammatory stress erythropoiesis associates with long-term outcome of COVID-19 | Nature Immunology nature.com/articles/s4159…

Another reminder that earthquakes can occur anywhere in New Zealand at any time. In the event of a large earthquake: Drop, Cover and Hold. If you are in bed, Stay, Cover and Hold. If an earthquake is Long or Strong: Get Gone.

This is the first time the Commonwealth People’s Forum will be held on a Pacific island! Civil society advocates from across the globe will gather in Apia, Samoa to have frank and open discussions about the challenges facing our world.