Superb new study: Risk of infection upon exposure in children may be about 1/3 that of adults (sorry for the simplification). Important counterpart to yesterday´s viral load data (bit.ly/SARS-2-load) science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…

Monitoring the immune system to fight COVID-19: CD4 status, lymphopenia, and infectivity. Online Event now: view6.workcast.net/AuditoriumAuth…

We’re in a new year and we have also entered a new phase of this pandemic. So I thought I’d start off the new year with a quick catch-up thread on the UK variant B.1.1.7 and where we are at in this pandemic.

VOTE for your favorite of the 3 finalists for #ScienceImmunology 2020 #CoveroftheYear. A 7-day poll can be found in the next tweet in this thread. Retweets to encourage participation in the last phase of this annual contest are encouraged!

Three beautiful Science Immunology monthly covers from 2020 to choose from. VOTE now for the one you like best!

Happy to have our paper about CD73 on CD8 T cell-derived extracellular vesicles published Nature Communications. EVs containing CD73 mediate immune suppression independently of Tregs. Great teamwork within #SFB1328 UKE Hamburg. #CD73 #extracellularvesicles nature.com/articles/s4146…

Hi prospective PhD students, we still have one DAAD-funded 4 ys PhD scholarship for our class of 2023 to give away. Only applicable for non-German applicants not living in Germany > 1 year. Please ignore the deadline and apply to [email protected] asap. Info uke.de/hsii

A long-awaited study: Thymic Atrophy and Immune Dysregulation in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38393459/

Forschende des #UKEHamburg wollen langfristig Diagnose- und Therapieverfahren bei #Osteoporose entwickeln: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) hat Klinische Forschungsgruppe aus dem Bereich Osteoporoseforschung bewilligt. Mehr Infos: t1p.de/6yo19

Single Cell Genomics Day starts tomorrow at 10AM ET! Come for the awesome keynotes (Jason Buenrostro , Xiaowei Zhuang, IdoAmitLab) and to learn about our favorite new methods and trends for the field in the last year. All talks streamed on Youtube and satijalab.org/scgd

Sangho Lim and collaborators report mouse #thymus #organoid lines that can be expanded for years, represent cortex and medulla and sustain T cell development in vitro and in vivo. The Clevers Lab cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Born #OnThisDay in 1923 was the "'grand dame' of immunology", Brigitte Askonas FRS. A leading figure in the field, her research centred on antibodies and their functions. She was also renowned as a scientific mentor. Find out more about her life and work: bit.ly/3TuNZTT

We are hiring: Postdoc position in #antibody & #nanobody discovery and engineering. The position is part of the Z02 project of SFB1328. Please retweet! sfb1328.de/index.php?id=66 uke.jobs/index.php?ac=j…

Danke an die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Immunologie DGfI - dgfi.org für die Erwähnung unserer Studie "Thymic Atrophy and Immune Dysregulation in Infants with Complex Congenital Heart Disease" in den DGfI News! #ukehamburg #thymus #congenitalheartdisease dgfi.org/uke-studie-zei…

We're pleased to present a special collection to accompany the annual meeting of the Henry Kunkel Society: “The Thymus: From Biology to Medicine and Back.” Explore work on thymic epithelial cells, T cell development, T cell tolerance & autoimmunity, & more hubs.la/Q02sjrNc0

.Daniel Michelson et al. show that Hnf4 activates mimetic-cell enhancers to recapitulate gut and liver development within the thymus. hubs.la/Q02sjs7z0 Part of our collection on Thymus, T Cell Development, and Inborn Errors: hubs.la/Q02sjjTh0

6/ Join us for #HKS2025 in Belgrade from April 10-12! The meeting, chaired by BogunovicLab will focus on #Genes and #Immunity. We’re excited to announce our Memorial Lecturer, @EricVivier1of Innate Pharma and Aix-Marseille Université.

Generation and repair of thymic epithelial cells. A new Review from Graham Anderson Anderson Immunology Uni of Birmingham and colleagues: hubs.la/Q02G0qyK0 #ThymusDevelopment #Thymus #StemCells #Regeneration

Pala, Notarangelo, & Bosticardo NIAID News discuss new advancements that offer unprecedented insights into thymic biology and hold promise for the development of novel therapeutic strategies for immune-related disorders. hubs.la/Q02M2JWq0 #Thymus #TCellDevelopment