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Wonderful efforts (as usual) by some great comparative immunologists. Dr Helen Dooley , anything similar been found in sharks?

Today, I received positive feedback from an unexpected place. Such a simple yet rare thing that has made a difference to me. Folks! Say something positive to those around you. You never know how long it has been since someone felt appreciated.

Missing person: my friend’s nephew is missing. Last seen in north Seattle 5 days ago. See post below.

An editorial of our paper sure takes the sting out of the grueling review process. nature.com/articles/s4159…

New manuscript 📃: immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines after primary vaccination with Novavax NVX-cov2373 are pretty solid. Challenging study to do in an ever-changing climate. Congrats to primary author Dr. Tia Babu. academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a…

Today is the 20th Anniversary of my move to the US. I arrived in snowy Baltimore with 2 bags & a laptop, ready to embark on a 2-year contract, transferring to Seattle 6 months later. And here I still am! What a scary & invigorating journey: To build a better life from nothing.

So wonderful to see the availability of genome sequences from more species filling in missing pieces of the puzzle in the evolution of the CD4 gene family. Extra genes and other oddballs; fish immune systems are full of intrigue. #FishImmFanGirl frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Excited to share 2 studies of cancer-fighting immune cells in Merkel cell carcinoma patients. A big step toward improving treatment responses. Kudos to MD/PhD students Thomas Pulliam & Saumya Jani for this study on how immune checkpoint inhibitors work! x.com/fredhutch/stat…

Treponema pallidum periplasmic and membrane proteins are recognized by circulating and skin CD4+ T cells dlvr.it/T3TWr9

Can’t miss out on the excitement. Aurora borealis bringing color to my life! #NorthernLights

Incredibly pleased and proud to share our latest study, which we pulled together after we kept getting calls to our ID consult service asking if AZ could be used when BPG wasn’t available to treat #syphilis and doxycycline twice daily for 2+ weeks might be a challenge for pt.

The Microbiology Department at Penn is hiring Professors of all ranks, and I'm co-chairing the search committee with Dr. Sunny Shin/Betts Lab. Please RT and contact us if you have questions about the position and our department. apply.interfolio.com/148381 apply.interfolio.com/148380

Looking to hire a genomics savvy T-cell immunologist in the RTP / Durham / Chapel Hill area (or open to moving) TCRs aren't going to discover themselves

📣 New publication! Boosting of HSV-2 specific T cells observed in the skin following therapeutic herpes vaccination. Shout out for Dr Emily Ford emily ford for driving this over the finish line. insight.jci.org/articles/view/…

Seshadri and colleagues find that resistance to infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is associated with CD4+ T cells with of TH17 and regulatory T cell-like functional programs. Read it here: rdcu.be/dP2iP nature.com/articles/s4159…