Immune

Vincent Racaniello•microbe.tv

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A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.

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Immune Booster 30: Infant Immunology with Martha Alexander-Miller

Martha Alexander-Miller discusses why newborn and infant immune responses to vaccines are generally less effective and how we can make vaccines safer and more effective. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Martha Alexander-Miller Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Flu HA nanoparticle vaccine (Nat Comm, 2025) Sex-dependent adjuvant activity in newborns (Vaccines, 2024) Flu vaccine with R848 adjuvant (Vaccines, 2023) Time...

Jun 09, 2026•49 min

Immune 104: All about allergies

The Immune team talks about two papers on the effect of sleep and environment on seasonal allergies. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cindy Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Sleep is needed for condition dependent allergic responses (PNAS, 2020) Original paper on allergy to artificial rose ( Am. J. Med. Sci. 181, 45–56 (1886)) One of multiple personalities allergic (Am J Clin Hypn, 1983...

May 26, 2026•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 104

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