Immune

Carla Rothlin joins Immune at AAI2026 to talk about her career studying inflammation regulation and how she co-founded the Global Immunotalks virtual seminar series. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest: Carla Rothlin Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts , RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server TAM receptor signaling in immune homeostasis (Annu Rev Immunol, 201...

Immune tackles papers on the breadth of human B cell responses following mRNA vaccination and on the role of mitochondria and reactive oxygen species in plasma B cell maintenance. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello , Cindy Leifer , Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts , RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server mRNA flu vacc...

Tanya Mayadas joins Immune to talk about her road to study neutrophils and her research findings on neutrophil antigen presentation and novel neutrophil targeting therapies. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest: Tanya Mayadas Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Tanya recently appointed department chair and director Neutr...

Adam Waickman discusses the unusual reason he got into studying immunology just in humans, his important studies on Dengue virus vaccine antibodies, and the problematic phenomenon of antibody dependent enhancement. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Adam Waickman Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Waickman Lab  Web...

Immune reviews new research that shows a boost in T cell function after eating and the potential for the cGAS-STING pathway to be a new lupus therapeutic target. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer ,  Stephanie Langel,  and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server T cell  immunity boosted af...

Stacy Horner discusses her work on innate detection of viruses, viral countermeasures, and the role of m(6)A RNA modifications in regulating antiviral immunity. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest: Stacy Horner Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Hepatitis  virus proteases block host  response (J Virol, 2012) Host  RN...

Scott Smith talks about his research on cloned individual antibodies and how those studies have shifted his thoughts on the role of IgE in parasite defense and food allergy. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest: Scott Smith Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Complement control proteins  in poxvirus evasion (J Virol, 2...

Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck join the Immune team to talk about their research and their podcast "Mucosal Immunology". Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer ,  Stephanie Langel,  and  Brianne Barker Guests:  Kathryn Knoop  and  Marion Brunck Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Knoop:  Oral tolerance  ...

Jenna Guthmiller talks about how she became interested in immunology and her exciting research on how different responses to vaccines and infection shape future responses to infection.  Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Jenna Guthmiller Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Broadly neutralizing  flu antibodies (Natur...

Immune discusses a snippet on how EBV infection alters the immunopeptidome and promotes multiple sclerosis, and a paper on head and neck cancers harboring bacteria that create an immunosuppressive environment and promote immunotherapy resistance. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer ,  Stephanie Langel,  and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  o...

Gabriel Nunez discusses the discovery of NOD-like receptors, NOD1 and NOD2, in inflammatory bowel disease and how travel and taking a moment to enjoy local culture and art influences his creativity. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Gabriel  Nuñez Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server HLA and  antigen presentation (...

Martha Alexander-Miller discusses why newborn and infant immune responses to vaccines are generally less effective and how we can make vaccines safer and more effective. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Martha Alexander-Miller Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Flu HA  nanoparticle vaccine  (Nat Comm, 2025) Sex-d...

The Immune team talks about two papers on the effect of sleep and environment on seasonal allergies.  Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer , and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Sleep is needed for  condition dependent allergic responses  (PNAS, 2020) Original paper on allergy to art...

Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology May 19, 2026 Today Dr. Kevin Kohl, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, joins the #QualityQuorum to discuss how he and his colleagues study the interplay between animals, their resident gut microbes, and the overarching concept of the holobiont. Host:  Mark O. Martin Guest :  Kevin Kohl Su...

Nicholas Jackson, AKA Nick the Immunologist, talks about being a graduate student, social media creator, and his research on cytokine tools to investigate regulatory T cells. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest: Nicholas Jackson ( Nick the Immunologist ) Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Richard  DiPaolo  lab IL-2, T...

Luke O'Neill recounts his role in discovering key components of the TLR signaling pathway, explains how pursuing unexpected research questions keeps him motivated, and reflects on his experiences as an entrepreneur founding biotech companies. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Luke O'Neill Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Disco...

George Stark from the Cleveland Clinic reflects on his early training in biochemistry and how several sabbatical leaves sparked pivotal changes in his research trajectory, eventually drawing him to interferon signaling where he helped establish the core principles of the JAK–STAT pathway and uncovered interesting roles for interferon signaling in cancer. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  George Stark Su...

The Immune team talks all about cytokines, from what they are to immunotherapies against them to treat diseases. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer , and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Non-specific virus neutralization by IgM  and complement (mBio 2026) Natural antibodies  against...

Irah King from McGill University talks about his passion to understand how our immune system detects and responds to helminthic worm infections, how the worms can reprogram those responses, and how these pathways might be exploited to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases.  Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest:  Irah King Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune...

The Immune team discusses a paper describing the negative effects of old B cells on T cells and longevity and a snippet on an interesting vaccine approach to promote competition between gut commensals. Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer ,  Stephanie Langel,  and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV D...

A former anti-vax mom talks about going down the rabbit hole, her mindset shift, the importance of doctors who are willing to talk with patients about vaccines, and why she is now a vaccine advocate. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest :   Ellen Mary Woods Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server A shot at life  foundation...

Gabrielle Rizzuto from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses her work on the curious immunology of pregnancy and how a woman tolerates a genetically different baby but quickly rejects a mismatched organ donation. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest :  Gabrielle Rizzuto Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Riz...

Immune discusses how tattoo ink accumulates in lymph nodes, promotes inflammation and influences response to two different vaccines. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello ,  Cindy Leifer ,  Stephanie Langel,  and  Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server IL-9,  CAR T cells and anti-tumor  CD8 cells Tattoo ink,...

Anna Beaudin from University of Utah talks about the key thread of her career, development, and how that influences her research on the events happening during critical prenatal windows shapes everything from the developing immune system to hearing loss. Host:  Cindy Leifer Guest : Anna Beaudin Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode Mic...

Leslie Berg talks about her career studying T cell receptor signaling, T cell development, and the importance of mentors in her career.   Host: Cindy Leifer Guest:  Leslie Berg Subscribe (free):  Apple Podcasts ,  RSS ,  email Become a  patron  of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Berg lab  at University of Colorado Anschutz TCR thresholds and ITK ( PNAS ) Review on TCR signa...