An #Immune booster episode w/ David R. Martinez just dropped! Cindy Leifer and I talked w/ David at AAI 2024 about his career and his research on viral pathogens of global health importance. David's advice: be persistent and enjoy the journey! microbe.tv/immune/ib-007/

1/n This is dangerous health disinformation not supported by the published biomedical literature. SARS-2 is a thromboembolic virus, with strong evidence that one of the best ways to protect your heart health is to vaccinate vs Covid. I am attaching some key papers..

Thanks ⁦Stephanie N. Langel⁩ and ⁦Cindy Leifer⁩ for inviting me on Microbe TV! I enjoyed talking to you guys at AAI. And it was great to meet ⁦Dr. Brianne Barker⁩ IRL. Immune Booster #7: Emerging viruses with David Martinez microbe.tv/immune/ib-007/

Our latest paper is out in nature! Hair follicle stem cells activate phagocytosis to clear apoptotic neighbours and maintain homeostasis👇🏼 Shout-out to Katie Stewart and everyone involded for the great work 👏🏼 nature.com/articles/s4158…

From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference, Cindy & Steph meet up w/ David Martinez to talk about his career, the research of his lab on viral pathogens of global health importance & his advice to be persistent and enjoy the journey. 📺 bit.ly/3SZlxKK

Dean Warnick Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Dean kicking off the Cornell BBS PhD Program Annual Student Symposium!

Wonderful tradition of white coats for our second year PhD students following their joining their thesis labs! Cornell BBS PhD Program Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell Grad School Cornell University

Immune discusses two stories of immune cells eating other cells: microglia engulfing brain neurons to shape cortical development and behavior, and mast cells trapping neutrophils to increase their functional and metabolic fitness. 📺 bit.ly/4dFYpZM

In this #Immune I break down two immunology papers. One on microglia eating neurons and the other on mast cells capturing neutrophils and keeping them alive long enough to weaponize them! Dr. Brianne Barker Vincent Racaniello Stephanie N. Langel youtu.be/ruxepeCkdUg

For #NationalImmunizationAwarenessMonth, read our three-part series on the basic science behind the development of polio vaccines. From the first US epidemic in 1894, Americans desperately hoped for an effective way to prevent the terrible disease. ow.ly/5oBz50T7Xik

Eight Cornell assistant professors recently received U.S. National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards, with research focusing on topics from artificial intelligence training data to better predictions of extreme weather events. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…

From the American Association of Immunologists 2024 conference in Chicago, Cindy & Brianne meet up with Heather Caslin to talk about her training and the research of her laboratory on how diet & exercise affect innate immune cells in health and disease. 📺 bit.ly/3AI9kDF

New paper out nature - why are males more vulnerable to severe infections (ex acute #COVID), while females suffer more from autoimmunity (SLE, MS etc and also #LongCovid)? sex chromosomes or hormones? Here we studied adaptation of human immune systems to gender-affirming

Glad to share our recent work on the reprogramming of resolving monocytes capable of inter-cellular propagation of immune-homeostasis and reducing atherosclerosis. ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

TWiV reviews case of polio in India, other wartime diseases in Gaza besides polio, a new scientist-run virus genome database & metabolic immaturity and breastmilk bile acid metabolites determine heightened newborn vulnerability to norovirus diarrhea. 📺 bit.ly/3ZbRPG8

Was interviewed on the Immune podcast in May. It was so great to meet some of the immune team and get to look back at my science journey! This is a great podcast in general if you haven’t listened before Dr. Brianne Barker Cindy Leifer Vincent Racaniello podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imm…

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Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay Every year, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide. Every death is a tragedy, leaving lasting effects on families & communities. But, with the right support and interventions, suicide can be prevented bit.ly/3B0bxuA

We talk TLRs and autoimmune diseases, my favorite!

Donald Long Jr.,(Donald Long) an HHMI #GilliamFellow and first author on a new study from the Sethupathy Lab (Praveen Sethupathy) at Cornell University, is helping to pave the way for new therapies to treat a rare, deadly form of liver cancer. news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/0…