Inflammatory Content

Omental adipose tissue has been considered an important component of host defense since at least 1906 when it was deemed “the policeman of the abdomen”. The precise mechanisms underlying omental host ...

29 Des 202117min

This is a special episode of Inflammatory Content as it is our first episode with a guest! Dr. Alan O’Neill, Ph.D. joins Kellen to discuss his work on microbiome therapeutics—highlighting his recent r...

26 Nov 202144min

Getting physically injured is no fun—it can often take long periods of time to recover. What if we could accelerate the wound healing process? Here, Kellen dissects an original article, titled “The co...

28 Jun 202117min

Cutting-edge approaches to combat tumor development involve transplantation of anti-tumor T cells and natural killer cells. Natural killer (NK) cells belong to a greater family of innate lymphoid cell...

18 Jul 202013min

Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder and the leading cause of intellectual disability and autism. There is no treatment. In this episode, Kellen discusses recent gene therapy advances for treating...

25 Mai 202016min

Medical systems around the world need our help with COVID19. After sharing an important PSA, Kellen dives into the topic of unconventional T cells. These novel immune subsets have unique functions wit...

26 Mar 202014min

Antibiotic resistance is an enormous public health problem. The prevalence of superbugs is increasing over time, whereas the number of drugs available to treat these microbes is not. Bacterial communi...

21 Mar 202014min

Engineering bacteria to kill cancer cells… Sounds like science fiction, right? Well, it’s actually all science, no fiction! Sreyan Chowdhury and colleagues from Tal Danino’s lab at Columbia University...

29 Feb 202014min