Immune 21: Islets of Langelhans
Immune tackles the finding that patients with Type I diabetes have lymphocytes with both TCR and BCR that may drive the pathogenesis of the disease. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cy...
12 Juni 20191h 27min
Immune 20: In defense of death
The Immune trio explains how activation of the inflammasome by a bacterial protein causes blood clotting through a programmed cell death process called pyroptosis. Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google P...
29 Maj 20191h 28min
Immune 19: Mom's the word
The Immune team discusses immunization of pregnant mice to protect offspring from neonatal herpes simplex virus disease. Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts. RSS, email Become a patron of Immu...
17 Apr 20191h 16min
Immune 18: Biting off more TCR than you can chew
The immunophiles discuss T cell antigen discovery by trogocytosis - the transfer of membrane patches among cells in close contact. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer Subsc...
27 Mars 20191h 20min
Immune 17: Feed a macrophage, starve a tumor
The immunophiles explain how metabolic rewiring of macrophages by CpG promotes clearance of cancer cells. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer Become a patron of Immune! Lin...
13 Feb 20191h 8min
Immune 16: B is for Bursa
The Immune team turns to chickens, which have been important in understanding the immune system, to show that infection of mature B cells is not required for the pathogenesis of Marek's disease herpes...
19 Jan 20191h 12min
Immune 15: Happy neu-trophil year
Stephanie takes the Immune team on a tour of neutrophils, the most abundant leukocytes in mammals, including tethers and slings, neutrophil rolling, and neutrophil nets. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Ste...
22 Dec 20181h 26min
Immune 14: Braking bad
The Immune team explains the science behind the 2018 Nobel Prizes awarded to Allison and Honjo: checkpoint immunotherapy. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer Subscribe (fre...
14 Nov 20181h 20min
