In a recent publication in Science Immunology, a research team from BRI + University of Washington have identified a gene that can help boost cell repair and limit cell death — a finding that could lead to new therapeutic approaches to limit progression of immune system diseases: bit.ly/41PaE13

The first Science #Immunology issue of the year is here! The January cover depicts research on gut immune cell migration. Other studies spotlight the LITAF protein and the relationship between regulatory T cells and hair follicle stem cells. scim.ag/5qN

New in vitro analyses describe how LITAF bolsters cell resiliency to these microbial toxins and to the immune system’s own pore-forming cell death-inducing proteins. caroline stefani Adam Lacy-Hulbert Read more: scim.ag/5tO

Expanding expansion microscopy 🧬 Expansion microscopy is miraculous. Originally invented in the lab of Ed Boyden at MIT, the technique flips the problem of microscopy on its head. Instead of making a more sophisticated microscope, why not make the sample itself bigger? The key

When you think you finally found a city where you can feel safe ... The fight never ends. thestranger.com/queer/2024/01/…

This week, we profile Drs. Adam Lacy-Hulbert (Adam Lacy-Hulbert) and Caroline Stefani (caroline stefani) from Benaroya Research Institute. They expand on their Science Immunology publication and how their approaches uncovered the mechanisms behind membrane repair machinery. Read: bit.ly/42jjTqH

In @elife: Caveolin-1 protects endothelial cells from extensive expansion of transcellular tunnel by stiffening the plasma membrane doi.org/10.7554/eLife.…

French legislators on Monday voted to explicitly enshrine access to abortion in the Constitution, making their country the first in the world to do so. nyti.ms/3SV1Q5C

So excited to have this awesome collaborative work finally out! Congrats caroline stefani Adam Lacy-Hulbert! We found that ctenophore (comb jelly) immune cells produce DNA traps as an antimicrobial defense, similar to the behavior of vertebrate neutrophils. 1/ nature.com/articles/s4146…

Caveolin-1 protects endothelial cells from extensive expansion of transcellular tunnels by stiffening the plasma membrane. elifesciences.org/articles/92078…

Today, I am delighted to share @SheenamVerma30’s work, and the ^ first paper ^ from the Harrison Lab @BRISeattle, published in Immunity -cell.com/immunity/fullt… (1/16)

It was surreal! From the backyard in the middle of west Seattle. #Auroraborealis West Seattle Blog

Calling all immunology research professionals! Join us at our first annual immunology symposium, “New Horizons in Immunity and Disease,” on Wednesday, May 22, at Town Hall Seattle. RSVP today: bit.ly/3UJA4uZ

🎉#JI_TopRead ➡️ This study by Alina Lorant et al. caroline stefani Adam Lacy-Hulbert Benaroya Research Institute investigates the role of integrins in the regulation of responses by plasmacytoid DCs. Check it out now! #ReadTheJI #immunology ow.ly/Kicz50Sh1cj

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