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  • Immune 105: Tumor bacteria undermine immunotherapy

    Immune 105: Tumor bacteria undermine immunotherapy
    2026/06/30

    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)
    • Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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    1 時間 2 分
  • Immune Booster 31: NOD-like receptor discovery with Gabriel Nunez

    Immune Booster 31: NOD-like receptor discovery with Gabriel Nunez
    2026/06/23

    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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    41 分
  • Immune Booster 30: Infant Immunology with Martha Alexander-Miller

    Immune Booster 30: Infant Immunology with Martha Alexander-Miller
    2026/06/09

    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

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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)
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    49 分
  • Immune 104: All about allergies

    Immune 104: All about allergies
    2026/05/26

    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

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    • 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)
    • Environmentally driven immune imprinting protects against allergy (Nature, 2026)
    • News and Views on immune imprinting paper (Nature, 2026)
    • Immune 90 discussion of "dirty mice"
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    1 時間 21 分
  • Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology

    Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology
    2026/05/20
    Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology May 19, 2026 Today Dr. Kevin Kohl, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how he and his colleagues study the interplay between animals, their resident gut microbes, and the overarching concept of the holobiont. Host: Mark O. Martin Guest: Kevin Kohl Subscribe: Apple Podcasts, Spotify Become a patron of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The One Health Microbiome Center at Pennsylvania State University.A very fine essay on the holobiont concept for non-microbiologists.A general introductory overview of the holobiont concept.The holobiont concept and the coral symbiosis. A partial history of the development of the holobiont concept.Dr. Casadevall suggests that context and thus outcomes describes the term "pathogen," and a similar analysis applies to the holobiont.A very short description of the holobiont concept. Another overview of the holobiont concept in general, coauthored by Dr. Kohl. Some basic rules for thinking about the holobiont concept.A video introduction to the holobiont concept, by Dr. Seth Bordenstein.I highly recommend this essay by the science writer Carl Zimmer, "The Human Lake," to think of the connections between lake ecology and microbial interactions with humans.Another wonderful article recommended by Dr. Kohl, by Dr. Margaret McFall-Ngai and coauthors, detailing the impact microbes have on animals over evolution and development. The wood rat – creosote – microbiome connection to the holobiont concept, discussed on this podcast (coauthored by Dr. Kohl).The fascinating work by Dr. Kohl and colleagues showing the relationship between tadpole development and pond microbes discussed in this podcast. A must read article by Dr. Kohl and colleagues, "Through the microbial looking glass: our shifting understanding of the holobiont and microbes as mediators of organismal biology," illustrates the development and influence of the holobiont concept.Dr. Richard Prum's book, "Performance All the Way Down," was discussed during this podcast. There is also a video where Dr. Prum discusses the ideas in this book, describing gene regulation as a performance. Dr. Kohl's faculty website.Dr. Kohl's (very interesting) research website. Intro music is by Reber Clark Send your questions and comments to mattersmicrobial@gmail.com
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Immune Booster 29: Immune regulation and science communication with Nicholas Jackson

    Immune Booster 29: Immune regulation and science communication with Nicholas Jackson
    2026/05/19

    Nicholas Jackson, AKA Nick the Immunologist, talks about being a graduate student, social media creator, and his research on cytokine tools to investigate regulatory T cells.

    Host: Cindy Leifer

    Guest: Nicholas Jackson (Nick the Immunologist)

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    • Richard DiPaolo lab
    • IL-2, TGFb and Tregs preprint
    • Nick the Immunologist on TikTok
    • Nick the Immunologist on Instagram
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    32 分
  • Immune Booster 28: Immunometabolism, Inflammation, and Building Biotechs with Luke O'Neill

    Immune Booster 28: Immunometabolism, Inflammation, and Building Biotechs with Luke O'Neill
    2026/05/05

    Luke O'Neill recounts his role in discovering key components of the TLR signaling pathway, explains how pursuing unexpected research questions keeps him motivated, and reflects on his experiences as an entrepreneur founding biotech companies.

    Host: Cindy Leifer

    Guest: Luke O'Neill

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    • Identification of MAL in the TLR signaling pathway (Nature, 2001)
    • GDF 15, immunometabolism and anti-inflammatories (An Rev Pharmacol Tox, 2026)
    • Itaconate and regulation of inflammation (Nat Metab, 2024)
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    45 分
  • Immune Booster 27: Interferons, JAKs, and STATs with George Stark

    Immune Booster 27: Interferons, JAKs, and STATs with George Stark
    2026/04/28

    George Stark from the Cleveland Clinic reflects on his early training in biochemistry and how several sabbatical leaves sparked pivotal changes in his research trajectory, eventually drawing him to interferon signaling where he helped establish the core principles of the JAK–STAT pathway and uncovered interesting roles for interferon signaling in cancer.

    Host: Cindy Leifer

    Guest: George Stark

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    • Development of the Northern blotting technique (PNAS, 1977)
    • Development of Western blotting for proteins (PNAS, 1979)
    • Discovery of Tyk2 as a critical kinase in interferon response (Cell, 1992)
    • Topical PALA treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer (Exp Dermatol, 2023)
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    38 分