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Alissa Rothchild @alissarothchild.bsky.social · 21h

🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word!
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...

Details - Assistant Professor - Immunology | Human Resources | UMass Amherst

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Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 6d

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further

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Priya Devarajan @priyadevarajan.bsky.social · 20d

This sounds just like the kind of thoughts and ideas I have when I am trying to focus on writing a grant!

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Anna Salamero Boix @asalboix.bsky.social · 23d

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24d

My only regret is that we didn't go with the title "One buffer to rule them all, and in the darkness bind them", although "Squeaky clean staining" was a pretty good options too!

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27d

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?

You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Veronika Horn @veronika-horn.bsky.social · 26d

This looks like an amazing fix and I will definitely try. The overnight transcription factor staining protocol was already a game changer and I recommend it to everyone.

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27d

Just take a look. The Foxp3 fix/perm kit is good for TFs, but kills endogenous GFP. The eBio preserves GFP, but is incomplete at allowing TF staining. Burton's Best Buffer is as good as the best under all conditions (except phospho-flow), and preserves dye integrity too.

Plus it is dirt cheap. 🎤

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Anna Salamero Boix @asalboix.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you to
@natneuro.nature.com

for allowing us,
@openboxscience.bsky.social
, to discuss about the importance of scientific exchange and about platforms to make it happen.

nature.com/articles/s41...

Globally accessible platforms for the exchange of research findings and career development - Nature Neuroscience

Researchers’ access to scientific research findings remains inequitable owing to financial and geographical barriers, highlighting the need for more sustainable and inclusive modes of communication to...

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27d

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?

You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Priya Devarajan @priyadevarajan.bsky.social · 28d

While the postings state the priority for virologists, note that we are also open to immunologists working in models of infectious disease/host pathogen interactions!
Associate Prof posting: apply.interfolio.com/173140
Assistant Prof (2 positions) posting: apply.interfolio.com/173203

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Priya Devarajan @priyadevarajan.bsky.social · 28d

We are hiring for 3 positions again! I have loved working in this department as I started my new lab last year, it is a well funded department with very nice colleagues who make science-ing so much fun. See below for links

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Yosuke Kumamoto @ykumamoto.bsky.social · Sep 13

Happy to share this mini review on IL-2 in type 2 immunity. IL-2 may be an old cytokine but there's still a lot to learn!!
www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

Frontiers | The role of IL-2 in type 2 immunity

Type 2 immune responses are essential for protective immunity against helminth parasites and for promoting tissue repair, but they can also drive allergic in...

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The Lund Lab @thelundlab.bsky.social · Sep 6

Led by then graduate student Taylor Heim with help in revision from Ochapa Ibrahim! CXCR6 is on all of our TRM...why?? We think because it plays an important role in managing antigen encounters in tissue and successful transition to memory.

Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Sep 6

CXCR6 promotes dermal CD8+ T cell survival and transition to long-term tissue residence @jimmunol.bsky.social @thelundlab.bsky.social
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Pobezinsky Lab @pobezinskylab.bsky.social · Aug 22

A Dapl1+ subpopulation of naïve CD8 T cells is enriched for memory-lineage precursors | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Our new story just came out in Science Advances! So proud of Adam Lynch and the rest of our team.

A Dapl1+ subpopulation of naïve CD8 T cells is enriched for memory-lineage precursors

Thymic-derived naïve Dapl1+ CD8 T cells contain a subset preprogrammed to form memory-like cells upon activation.

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Alex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · Aug 28

I am delighted to announce that the UW Department of Biochemistry has opened searches for TWO tenure-track positions.

Descriptions and links in the following two posts.

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Edelblum Lab @edelblumlab.bsky.social · Aug 28

👀 We're on the lookout for a talented immunologist to join us for a postdoc at Mount Sinai! If you are a recent PhD graduate, love spectral flow and want to join our γδ T cell crew, apply below! Livable wage + subsidized housing + Central Park. Help us spread the word! #gdTcells #Immunosky #GISky

Post Doctoral Fellow-MSH-20093-003 in New York, NY | Mount Sinai Health Systems

Mount Sinai is hiring a Post Doctoral Fellow-MSH-20093-003 in New York, NY. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · Aug 27

For life to emerge on Earth, peptides must first have formed without the aid of enzymes — but how? Reactions of sulfur-containing molecules might have been key @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Soni Lacefield @lacefieldlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

My department at Dartmouth Medical School is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor. We are looking broadly for a biochemist or cell biologist. Please share this add! apply.interfolio.com/171438
@dartmouthbcb.bsky.social @futurepislack.bsky.social

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Igor Brodsky @brodskyigorlab.bsky.social · Aug 27

open.substack.com/pub/clauswil... this is very true and highly under appreciated. Not just for a PhD but any high level accomplishment.

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Brenda Raud @brendaraud.bsky.social · Aug 23

So long, Vienna! I'm back home in Amsterdam after a great week of #immunology at #IUIS2025! I had an amazing time! Check out @immunologypodcast.com for daily episodes covering our favorite talks & recording of the live episode! Thanks @iuis-online.bsky.social! See you all in Toronto #IUIS2028

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Ivan Zanoni @lozanzi.bsky.social · Aug 21

#InterferonPower! Thrilled for our latest work @cp-cell.bsky.social! With @danielboehmer.bsky.social, we dug into tons of papers & created what we hope will be a go-to resource for immunologists & non-immunologist about type I, II, III (& IV😉) #interferons! Free👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1leKGL7PXu...

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The Lund Lab @thelundlab.bsky.social · Aug 14

We are putting together an exciting program with fresh perspectives and new biology!! Come join us next year in Portugal! @DelgoffeLab @Joshilabyale 🪐⏳

Fusion Conferences @fusionconf.bsky.social · Aug 14

🚨NEW CONFERENCE ALERT! SAVE THE DATE!
Cancer Immunology: Across Space & Time
📅Date: 10 Jul - 13 Jul 2026
🌏Location: Lisbon, Portugal
📢Early Bird & Talk Submission: 15th January 2026
Don't miss out, Register now: bit.ly/4mDdK1f
#CancerImmuno #FusionImmunology #FusionCancerResearch

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James Konopka @jkonopka.bsky.social · Aug 2

The 2025 Molecular Mycology course at the Marine Biology Lab in Woodshole MA is off to a great start! Fantastic lectures so far by Damian Krysan, Aaron Mitchell, Tamara Doering, (and me). Next up is Rob Cramer!

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Priya Devarajan @priyadevarajan.bsky.social · Jul 30

Things got competitive with immunology jeopardy (slight bias towards certain topics 😉) at our @bsheridanlab.bsky.social @priyadevarajan.bsky.social joint lab meeting this week!

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Priya Devarajan @priyadevarajan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Had a fun time listening to @cantonjohnathan.bsky.social discuss his fascination about DCs and EM so much that it has gotten me all excited about DCs! Very cool story about how cutting edge tech and expertise from two different fields can put you at a unique advantage to ask some cool questions.

Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · Jul 16

We have a new episode out now!

Tune in to hear Dr. Johnathan Canton (@cantonjohnathan.bsky.social) from @ucalgary.bsky.social discuss advanced microscopy techniques, mechanisms of #DendriticCell cross-presentation, and running a farm in Belize!

📍 bit.ly/3Gu9UIF

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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · Jul 28

I first fell in ❤️ with neuroscience at Mount Holyoke...apply now to inspire the next generation of women neuroscientists! 🧠

Mara Breen @mbreen.bsky.social · Jul 28

Mount Holyoke College in lovely western Massachusetts is hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist. Amazing students and fantastic faculty support - please share!
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Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior

Job no: R-0000002388 Position Title: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2026 Job Description: The Department of Neuroscience and ...

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