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Immune

Vincent Racaniellomicrobe.tv
A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.
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Immune 73: Big macs

Immune reveals the total mass (1.2kg), number (1.8 trillion), and distribution of immune cells in the human body, with macrophages contributing nearly 50% of the total cellular mass. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Immune cells in the human body (PNAS) Letters read on Immune 73 Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Ne...

Nov 08, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 73

Immune 72: After dark in the library with Ellen Rothenberg

From Cornell University in Ithaca New York, Vincent and Cindy meet with Ellen Rothenberg to review her career in science, starting with work on retroviruses to unraveling transcriptional networks underlying T-cell development and signaling. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Cynthia Leifer Guest: Ellen Rothenberg Click arrow to play Download Immune 72 (53 MB .mp3, 73 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Disco...

Sep 23, 202357 minEp. 72

Immune 71: Can parasitic worms prevent pandemics?

Immune explains how, in a mouse model of roundworm infection with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis , exposure to lung-migrating helminths protects mice against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hosts: Cynthia Leifer , Stephanie Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Helminth protects against murine SARS-CoV-2 infection (Sci Immunol) Pandemic spared Africa (ScienceInsider) Letters read...

Sep 08, 20231 hr 14 minEp. 71

Immune 70: Immunology of picky eating

Immune explains how mast cells, IgE antibody, and the brain collaborate to promote avoidance of certain foods to evade allergic responses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Mast cells and immune avoidance behavior (Nature) Immune sensing of food allergens promotes avoidance (Nature) Immunology that underlies picky eating (Nature...

Jul 26, 20231 hr 8 minEp. 70

Immune 68: Sins and blessings of immunity

Immune discusses immunological imprinting, also called original antigenic sin, in the context of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , and Steph Langel Download Immune 66 (45 MB .mp3, 76 min) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Immunological imprinting (Immunity) COVID-19 vaccine imprinting (bioRxiv) Original antigenic sin (J Inf Dis) Are c...

May 18, 20231 hr 8 minEp. 68

Immune 67: Can T cells live forever?

Immune explains the results of a study which show that in mice, functional T cells respond to vaccination for over 10 years and 51 successive immunizations, exhibiting supernumerary cell division and longevity. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server T cells capable of supernumerary division (Nature) Time stamps by Jole...

May 03, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 67

Immune 66: COVID-19 immune memory - what you need to know

Immune discusses the current understanding of immune memory to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccines, which supersedes that of any other acute infectious disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server COVID-19 immune memory (Imm Rev) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blause...

Apr 04, 20231 hr 30 minEp. 66

Immune 65: Infection infidelities with Jonathan Kagan

Jon joins Immune to discuss the research of his laboratory on understanding how the innate immune system recognizes and responds to pathogens, and his hypothesis that infection infidelities drive innate immunity. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guest: Jonathan C. Kagan Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Approaching the asymptote (Cold Spring Harb...

Feb 20, 20231 hr 16 minEp. 65

Immune 64: A tangled web of wires

Cindy, Steph, Brianne, and Vincent do a rapid review 11 immunology papers, including a wiring diagram for the immune system, group A streptococcus vaccines, systems immunology prediction of vaccines, class switch towards IgG4 after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination, very bad B cells, monoclonal antibody to two streptococcal M protein epitopes, transcriptional atlas of response to 13 vaccines, impact of SARS-CoV-2 exposure history on T cell and IgG response, neutrophilic inflammation predisposes to RSV...

Jan 24, 20231 hr 50 minEp. 64

Immune 63: Immune, promptly

Cindy, Steph, Brianne, and Vincent review some of their favorite immunology papers of 2022. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode CAR T for SLE (Nat MEd) Maternal gut microbiome induced IgG (Sci Immunol) Long-primed germinal centers (Nature) Fc mediated protection against SARS-CoV-2 VOC (bioRxiv) Dark side of macrophages (Nat Med) Pregnancy a...

Dec 20, 20221 hr 43 minEp. 63

Immune 62: Every cell is an immune cell with De'Broski Herbert

De'Broski joins immune to reveal his remarkable career path and the research of his laboratory on neuroimmunology and the immune response to parasite infections. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guests D'Broski Herbert Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Immunology of helminth infections (Ann Rev Immunology) Neuroimmune regulatory networks (J Leuk Biol) Every cell is an im...

Dec 02, 20221 hr 24 minEp. 62

Immune 61: Training immune cells with Julia Bohannon and Musa Mhlanga

From SLB22 on the Island of Hawai'i, Julia and Musa join Immune to reveal their remarkable career paths, and their research on understanding trained innate immunity. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guests: Julia Bohannon and Musa Mhlanga Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode From the ashes (Richmond Register) Innate immune memory (J Immunol) Epigenetics and metabolism in tr...

Nov 08, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 61

Immune 60: Immunoeducation with Sumali Pandey and Phil Mixter

Somali and Phil join Immune to discuss their approaches to immunology education. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guest: Sumali Pandey and Phil Mixter Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode ImmunoReach ASMCUE: ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE) Upcoming ASM Webinars: free Microedu Live! discussions: Friday, October 14, 1:00 PM Eastern time/10:00 AM Pacific ti...

Sep 22, 20221 hr 42 minEp. 60

Immune 59: Forks in the road: Th17 cells with Mandy McGeachy

At Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Mandy joins Immune to discuss her career and her research on understanding how Th17 cells develop and are influenced to be 'good' or 'bad' in their function. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guest: Mandy McGeachy Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Th17 cytokines in health and disease (Immunity) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by ...

Aug 19, 20221 hr 23 minEp. 59

Immune 58: Gut B cells awry in ulcerative colitis

Immune explains a study of three cohorts of patients with ulcerative colitis which finds major perturbations within the mucosal B cell compartment, highlighting a potential role for these cells in disease pathogenesis. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Gut B cell dysbiosis in ulcerative colitis (Nat Med) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Mu...

Aug 03, 20221 hr 17 minEp. 58

Immune 57: Bacteria, the new cure for wounds?

Immune reviews data showing that in mice, skin bacteria activate keratinocytes to stimulate hair follicle regeneration and wound healing. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Bacteria induce skin regeneration via IL-1beta (Cell Host Microbe) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your i...

Jun 30, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 57

Immune 56: Flip flops on the thymic beach with Al Singer

Al Singer joins immune to discuss mice that have their T cell immune system reversed, revealing the molecular basis for T cell lineage fate determination in the thymus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Guest: Al Singer Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode T cell FlipFlop mice reveal lineage determination (Nat Immunol) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Imm...

Jun 01, 20221 hr 15 minEp. 56

Immune 55: Cells that suck at their job

Immune reveals a CD8+ regulatory subset of T cell subset that suppress pathogenic T cells and are active in autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases including COVID-19. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer , Steph Langel , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode KIR+CD8+ regulatory T cells (Science) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send y...

May 03, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 55

Immune 54: Asthma and aging

This episode features a discussion on a paper exploring how aging influences chronic outcomes of respiratory viral infections through the regulation of alveolar macrophages and type 2 inflammatory responses. The hosts delve into topics such as the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on pediatric asthma, experimental design in mouse models, and the role of the microbiome and various immune cells. They also critically analyze data interpretation and suggest future research directions.

Apr 06, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 54

Immune 53: Dendritic cell robbers

Immune reveals that marginal zone B cells steal complexes of MHC and complement C3 from dendritic cells for antigen presentation to T cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Cynthia Leifer, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Trogocytosis in Immune 18 B cells steal from dendritic cells (Science) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology...

Feb 21, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 53

Immune 52: B cell boot camp with Gabriel Victora

Gabriel Victora joins Immune to review how high affinity antibodies are produced in the germinal centers of secondary lymphoid tissues. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Guest: Gabriel Victora Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Concerto in B ( TWiV 161 ) Visualizing antibody affinity maturation (Science) Restricted B cell clonality after boosting (Cell) Time stamps by ...

Jan 29, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 52

Immune 51: Teenage NINJA mice with Nikhil Joshi

Nikhil Joshi joins Immune to discuss the creation of NINJA mice that synthesize neoantigens to enable the study of endogenous antigen-specific naïve T cell responses in disease and infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Guest: Nikhil Joshi Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Creation of NINJA mice (Nature Biotech) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immun...

Dec 22, 20211 hr 3 minEp. 51

Immune 50: Red blood cells are immune sentinels

Immune reviews evidence that toll-like receptor 9 on the surface of red blood cells binds DNA, leading to uptake by macrophages and innate immune activation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode DNA binding to TLR9 on red blood cells (Sci Transl Med) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send y...

Nov 11, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 50

Immune 49: I fell in love with worms with Keke Fairfax

Keke Fairfax joins Immune to discuss the work from her laboratory on understanding how maternal schistosomiasis impairs IL-4 production and B cell expansion in offspring, and modulation of macrophage immunometabolism by helminths. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Guest: Keke Fairfax Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Maternal schistosomiasis impairs offspring immunity (PloS P...

Oct 13, 20211 hr 34 minEp. 49

Immune 48: Environmental enteric dysfunction with Timothy Hand

Tim Hand joins Immune to discuss the work from his laboratory showing that environmental enteric dysfunction, a disease caused by chronic malnutrition and infection, and which is associated with reduced growth and oral vaccine failure, is controlled by an increase in intestinal regulatory T cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Guest: Timothy Hand Click arrow to play Download Immune 48 (43 MB .mp3, 71 min) Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podc...

Sep 13, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 48

Immune 47: Trapping viruses in NETs

The immune professors discuss neutrophil extracellular traps, and how IgA-virus immune complexes potentiate this process through Fc receptors on neutrophils. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Antiviral IgA potentiates NETosis (PNAS) Letters read on Immune 47 Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Med...

Aug 23, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 47

Immune 46: Bats don't STING like a bee

Immune explore the observation that bat cells display dampened STING-dependent interferon activation, suggesting why bats might have a unique capacity to harbor many viruses. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Dampened STING in bats (Cell Host Micr) Lessons from bat defenses (Nature) Bat immune systems (Front Immune) Bats protected from genoto...

Jul 27, 20211 hr 11 minEp. 46

Immune 45: Immune messages

On this episode of Immune, we answer listener questions about CAR-Macs, complement and COVID-19, sleep and the immune system, caving and the immune system, germinal centers, COVID-19 vaccines and much more. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Letters read on Immune 45 Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Bla...

Jun 16, 20211 hr 24 minEp. 45

Immune 44: Got IgA on the brain

On this episode of Immune, IgA-producing plasma cells mobilized from the gut play an unexpected role in suppressing neuroinflammation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode Intestinal IgA regulates neuroinflammation (Cell) Time stamps by Jolene . Thanks! Music by Steve Neal. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and ...

May 17, 20211 hr 12 minEp. 44

Immune 43: CAR-NK and CAR-MAC, thinking outside the CAR-T cell box

On this episode of Immune, Cindy provides an update on CAR-T cell therapy of cancers and introduces two new approaches that utilize NK cells and macrophages and their use in treating solid tumors. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Stephanie Langel , Cynthia Leifer , and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts . RSS , email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode CAR-T cell therapy on Immune 4 Recent CAR-T cell advances (Nat Rev Cancer) Status of CAR-T cell therapy (CancerCo...

Mar 24, 20211 hr 19 minEp. 43
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