Discovering immune mechanisms to combat disease, enhance vaccines, and control autoimmunity | Training the next generation of immunologists | immunology.pitt.edu/ View our starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/oMSpbGhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mtgsvqvt6c26New in @jem.org: By tracking LAG3-expressing T cells for the first time, @vignalilab.bsky.social showed that exhausted cells can lose LAG3, leave the tumor, and prevent cancer recurrence. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/t-cells-ditch-exhaustion-marker-escape-tumors-and-protect-against-cancer-relapse19 Aug 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgsvqvt6c26https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mssx2jnjic2g🔦 Time for another Staff Spotlight! Meet Abigail Sedlacek, Staff Scientist in Robert Binder's lab. Read about her work, what she loves about immunology, and what makes her happy outside of the lab: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/staff-spotlight-abigail-sedlacek-phd11 Aug 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssx2jnjic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3msilfxyrls2hKnow a college sophomore/junior in Pittsburgh who's interested in their first research opportunity? The Microbiology & Immunology Depts. Scholars program is for them! 4 semesters of hands-on research, mentorship & more. Apply by Sept. 2: https://www.pmi.pitt.edu/research/mid-scholars @pitt-pmi.bsky.social07 Aug 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msilfxyrls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3msdmblfkys2bCongrats to @catmphelps.bsky.social, @pitt-pmi.bsky.social grad student in the @meisellab.bsky.social, who defends her PhD tomorrow! Her research shows how exercise boosts anti-cancer immune responses via the gut microbiome. Read her Trainee Spotlight https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/trainee-spotlight-catherine-phelps05 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdmblfkys2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3msb33bylik2bA new @insight.jci.org study from @pitt-immunology.bsky.social & @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social researchers sheds light on molecular pathways that distinguish severe and milder asthma & points to new therapeutic targets. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/machine-learning-uncovers-hidden-signature-severe-asthma-pointing-new-drug-targets04 Aug 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb33bylik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3ms7alounq226Breast cancer care has changed dramatically since the 1950s. Meet the Pitt School of Medicine & UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers reshaping it today, including Dr. Olivera Finn, whose preventative breast cancer vaccine is now in clinical trials. https://www.pittmed.pitt.edu/news/breast-cancer-pioneers-yesterday-today-tomorrow-bernard-fisher-robert-egan-olivera-finn-wendie-berg-adrian-lee03 Aug 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7alounq226https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mrsqs5qt222sOur Dr. Larry Kane gave a great presentation yesterday at the @aai.org Advanced Course on antigen receptor signaling! #AAIcourses [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsqs5qt222shttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mrd3kz6ahk26Congratulations to @meisellab.bsky.social & @rh-lab.bsky.social on new funding from the NCI and @niaidnews.bsky.social to further research on the relationship between exercise, the gut microbiome, and cancer immunotherapy & how gut microbes influence tolerance to dietary gluten in celiac disease.23 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd3kz6ahk26https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mrane2jcok2hA new @natcomms.nature.com paper from Jishnu Das's lab, incl 1st author @alisaomelchenko.bsky.social, uses a new network-based approach to resolve a longstanding debate about Tfh cells—key drivers of strong antibody responses—in mice vs. humans. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/single-slice-full-pie-new-network-framework-resolves-debate-immune-cell-development22 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrane2jcok2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mr66bulejc2sAmid the hot temperatures and smoky air in Pittsburgh last week, @pitt-immunology.bsky.social took a break from the bench to cool down with a scoop (or three) of ice cream 🍧🍦21 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr66bulejc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mqr7e7sdw226Congratulations to Reinhard Hinterleitner (@rh-lab.bsky.social) on receiving the @societymucosalimm.bsky.social Young Investigator Award! #ICMI2026 Learn more about this award and Dr. Hinterleitner's research: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/reinhard-hinterleitner-receives-society-mucosal-immunology-young-investigator-award16 Jul 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr7e7sdw226https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mqor63stpc23Congratulations to Victor S. Cortez & @catmphelps.bsky.social, grad student in the @meisellab.bsky.social, on receiving awards from @cytokinesociety.bsky.social. They will both give talks at #Cytokines2026. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/pitt-immunology-faculty-member-and-student-receive-cytokine-society-awards15 Jul 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqor63stpc23https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mqmj35662k2hHow does an oral vaccine protect you? Former @pitt-pmi.bsky.social grad student Emmanuel Leon Colon has answers in the latest article of our Ask an Immunologist series. https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/ask-immunologist-how-does-oral-vaccine-protect-you Do you have an immunology question you'd like us to answer next? Drop it in the comments!14 Jul 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmj35662k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mq2l6pc5cs2fCongratulations to our Dr. Olja Finn for being elected to the @sitcancer.bsky.social's Board of Directors as an At-Large Director. She'll start her 3-year term in January 2027. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/olja-finn-elected-large-director-sitc07 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2l6pc5cs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mpy55tudqc2bRead about Alok Kumar, postdoc in the @delgoffelab.bsky.social's, research on how eating affects T cell immunity in this Postdoc Portrait. https://www.the-scientist.com/postdoc-portrait-alok-kumar-investigates-metabolic-flux-and-immunity-7469206 Jul 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpy55tudqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mpog35gyrs2uWe're excited to share the summer issue of @pitt-immunology.bsky.social's quarterly newsletter! It's packed with stories about new research, events, accolades, and faculty, staff, and trainees. https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/immunosurveillance-quarterly-newsletter-summer-202602 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpog35gyrs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mplizhlnws2uCongratulations to Alok V. Joglekar on promotion to associate professor with tenure! Learn about Dr. Joglekar his research: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/alok-v-joglekar-promoted-associate-professor01 Jul 2026 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplizhlnws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mpjlvceo6k2oA new commentary in @natcancer.nature.com by Tullia Bruno and colleagues at Pitt and @mdanderson.bsky.social explores the potential of targeting tertiary lymphoid structures in cancer immunotherapy and charts a future course for the field. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-026-01188-130 Jun 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjlvceo6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mpgi6y777s2jIn The Scientist, read about how Mary Cundiff, postdoc in Jishnu Das's lab, uses interpretable machine learning approaches to map conserved disease mechanisms across multiple organs. https://www.the-scientist.com/postdoc-portrait-mary-cundiff-maps-shared-disease-mechanisms-7467529 Jun 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgi6y777s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3modp266z6k2xWe're back with another Trainee Spotlight, this time featuring Ariadna Soto, a postdoc in the Hinterleitner Lab (@rh-lab.bsky.social) investigating how non-pathogenic gut protozoa shape immune responses in IBD and other gastrointestinal diseases. https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/trainee-spotlight-ariadna-soto-phd15 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3modp266z6k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mns27nufjc26In our latest Staff Spotlight, meet Nicole Brandon, Senior Flow Cytometry Technician in the Unified Flow Core. Learn about her role and the surprising synchronicity between knitting/crochet and computer science 🧶💻 https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/staff-spotlight-nicole-brandon-ms08 Jun 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns27nufjc26https://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mnkkqvci3k2lNew from Jishnu Das's lab, out today in @cellpress.bsky.social Cell Systems: A perspective on how graph-based machine learning is poised to transform how we study and understand the immune system. Read more: https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/graph-based-ai-could-unlock-new-era-virtual-immunology05 Jun 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkkqvci3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mmyzexiomk2zEver wondered why a mosquito bite itches? 🦟 Mary Cundiff, postdoc in Jishnu Das's lab has answers in the first article of our new series, Ask an Immunologist, in which grad students and postdocs answer your immunology questions. https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/ask-immunologist-why-does-mosquito-bite-itch29 May 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyzexiomk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mmr6a5xirc2g"An army marches on its stomach" is true of the immune system, says @delgoffelab.bsky.social on Quirks & Quarks podcast, speaking about his new @nature.com study that showed how a single meal primes T cells to better fight infection and respond to cancer immunotherapy. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-51-quirks-and-quarks/clip/16216345-immune-cells-fight-infection-boost-food26 May 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmr6a5xirc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mmgxiquad22hOur New Trainee Spotlight features Alex Glathar, postdoc in Tony Cillo & Tullia Bruno's labs (and baker extraordinaire🍪), who studies how cellular interactions and neighborhoods in the tumor microenvironment influence response to immune checkpoint blockade. https://www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/trainee-spotlight-alex-glathar-phd22 May 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgxiquad22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pitt-immunology.bsky.social/post/3mmep4puecs2qNew review in @cp-immunity.bsky.social by @meisellab.bsky.social & @pitt-pmi.bsky.social ‬grad student @catmphelps.bsky.social synthesizes how exercise reshapes the immune system & the potential of exercise-based therapies for cancer, autoimmunity, and other diseases. https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(26)00178-021 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:f255r6fvsbys4xhamwhtlkmu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmep4puecs2q