Caetano Reis e Sousa

Ep. 23: “Dendritic Cells and the Immune System” Featuring Dr. Caetano Reis e Sousa Blog Post

Dr. Caetano Reis e Sousa is the Assistant Research Director and Senior Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute. His lab studies the molecular pathways that trigger dendritic cells into action. He talks about the mechanisms of dendritic cell cross-presentation, RNA interference, and dendritic cell progenitors in influenza.

Caetano Reis e Sousa

Dr. Caetano Reis e Sousa

Dr. Caetano Reis e Sousa is the Assistant Research Director and Senior Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute. Dr. Reis e Sousa’s lab studies the molecular pathways that trigger…

Francesco Colucci

Ep. 22: “Maternal Immune Cells” Featuring Dr. Francesco Colucci Blog Post

Dr. Francesco Colucci is a Wellcome Investigator and Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on natural killer (NK) and other innate lymphoid cells, as well as immunogenetics. He talks about uterine NK cells and their education, and falling in love with research as a physician.

Mihai Netea

Ep. 21: “Trained Immunity” Featuring Dr. Mihai Netea Blog Post

Dr. Mihai Netea is a Professor of Experimental Medicine at Radboud University Nijmegen and a Professor of Immunometabolism at the University of Bonn. He discusses the mechanisms of trained immunity, transmission of immune traits across generations via epigenetics, and how some vaccines can enhance immunity to other pathogens.

Mihai Netea

Dr. Mihai Netea

Dr. Mihai Netea is a Professor of Experimental Medicine at Radboud University. He aims to understand factors influencing the variability of human immune responses, the biology of sepsis and immunoparalysis…