Immune
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Immune 98: T cells on the brain
Immune discusses cross-reactive antibodies to avian influenza neuraminidases and a role for gut-derived T cells in the brain to regulate eating behavior.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Steph Langel, and Brianne Barker
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- Antibody cross-reactivity to influenza H5N1 (Cell Host Microbe, 2025)
- Gut-derived T cells regulate behavior (Nature, 2025)
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Music by Tatami.
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Immune Booster 19: Virus-immune Tug-of-war with Kristian Andersen
Kristian Andersen from Scripps Research Institute joins Cindy to talk about how he got interested in virus evolution, how the immune system drives viral adaptation, and what we can learn from this research to better prepare us for the next pandemic.
Host: Cindy LeiferGuest: Kristian Andersen
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- Perspective on Immunological drivers of virus emergence
- Kristian's appearance on TWiV 774
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Music by Tatami.
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Immune 97: Bystander B cells go bananas
Cindy and Steph discuss a paper that challenges the textbook dogma that B cells must first bind to an antigen for antibody affinity maturation to occur, and a snippet on dysfunctional T cells during bacterial vaginosis.
Hosts: Cindy Leifer and Steph Langel
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- Somatic hypermutation in non-specific B cells (Immunity 2025)
- Dysfunctional T cells during bacterial vaginosis (J Clin Invest 2025)
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Music by Tatami.
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Immune Booster 18: From Stars to cells with Bali Pulendran
Cindy sits down with Bali Pulendran at the AAI 2025 meeting where he told the story of how a childhood fascination with the cosmos grew into a career addressing fundamental questions about the human immune response, and how when an antigen enters the body it is like the big bang in how it initiates immune responses.
Host: Cindy Leifer
Guest: Bali Pulendran
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- Systems vaccinology determines antibody responses and durability (Nature 2025)
- World's largest immunology experiment (Sem Immunol 2024)
- Systems Vaccinology Review (Immunity 2010)
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Music by Tatami.
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Immune Booster #17: From unvaccinated to vaccine advocacy with Liz Marnik
Elizabeth Marnik, also known as Science Whiz Liz, grew up unvaccinated, yet she is now an immunologist, science communicator, and advocate for vaccines–this is her story.
Host: Cindy LeiferGuest: Elizabeth Marnick
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- ScienceWhizLiz on Instagram
- From the Science Classroom with Science Whiz Liz on Substack
- Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Music by Tatami.
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