Ep. 91: “Immune Regulation and Inflammation” Featuring Dr. Marcelo Hill Blog Post

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Dr. Marcelo Hill is the Head of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Inflammation at the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo. He is also the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of ARDAN ImmunoPharma. His research focuses on immune regulation in cancer, and how T cells respond to immunotherapy in melanoma. He talks about improving immunotherapy efficacy by activating the inflammasome, and how he is pushing this research towards the clinic by collaborating with industry and creating a spin-off company.

He is then joined by Drs. Marion Brunck and María Julia Lamberti, who discuss the upcoming meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Association of Immunology, taking place November 4-8 in Buenos Aires. They discuss the challenges and opportunities in the Latin American immunology community, and how this conference aims to promote collaborations and empower early-career researchers.

Pascal Meier

Dr. Pascal Meier

Dr. Pascal Meier is a Professor and Group Leader at the Institute of Cancer Research. His group investigates the complex relationship between cell death, immunity and tumorigenesis. Particularly, they focus…

Ep. 90: “Explaining Immunology” Featuring Drs. JoAnne Flynn and Stephen Hedrick Blog Post

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Dr. JoAnne Flynn is a Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh and Dr. Stephen Hedrick is Chancellor’s Associates Chair VII Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. They talk about the American Association of Immunologists’ Immunology Explained campaign, which aims to explain the science of the immune system to the general public. They also discuss their efforts to educate legislators about the value of immunology research and promoting childhood vaccination.

Drs. Joanne Flynn and Stephen Hedrick

Dr. JoAnne Flynn is a Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Flynn’s career has been largely focused on the immunology of tuberculosis (TB). She…

Ep. 89: “Host-Microbiota Interactions” Featuring Dr. Theresa Alenghat Blog Post

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Dr. Theresa Alenghat is a Professor in the Immunobiology Division and the Margaret K. Hostetter Chair at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati. Her lab investigates mechanisms underlying the host-microbiota relationship, and how this regulation affects intestinal immunity and inflammatory bowel disease.  She discusses how butyrate affects tuft cells in the intestine.