Immune discusses a snippet on how EBV infection alters the immunopeptidome and promotes multiple sclerosis, and a paper on head and neck cancers harboring bacteria that create an immunosuppressive environment and promote immunotherapy resistance.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker

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• EBV, Golli-MBP presentation and multiple sclerosis (Cell, 2026)
• Intratumoral bacteria promote resistance to cancer immunotherapy (Nat Cancer, 2026)
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Gabriel Nunez discusses the discovery of NOD-like receptors, NOD1 and NOD2, in inflammatory bowel disease and how travel and taking a moment to enjoy local culture and art influences his creativity.

Host: Cindy Leifer

Guest: Gabriel Nuñez

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• HLA and antigen presentation (Hum Immunol, 1987)
• Bcl2, cell death, and B cells (Nature, 1991)
• Discovery of NOD1 (J Biol Chem, 1999)
• Discovery of NOD2 (J Biol Chem, 2001)
• Mutation in NOD2 and connection to Crohn's disease (Nature, 2001)
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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.

Guest: Martha Alexander-Miller

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• Flu HA nanoparticle vaccine (Nat Comm, 2025)
• Sex-dependent adjuvant activity in newborns (Vaccines, 2024)
• Flu vaccine with R848 adjuvant (Vaccines, 2023)
• Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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