Immune Booster #22 T cell signaling and selection with Leslie Berg
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...
10 Feb 44min
Immune 100: Immune turns 100!
The whole Immune gang gathers with special guests Gretchen Diehl and Shruti Naik at The Incubator with an audience to celebrate the 100th episode. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie La...
27 Jan 1h 22min
Immune Booster 21: Origins of antigen receptors with David Schatz
David Schatz talks about his discovery of Rag genes that are critical for antigen receptor development and how that discovery depended on taking high risks and using approaches that everyone thought c...
13 Jan 30min
Immune 99: A Nobel for immune tolerance
The Immune team discusses the groundbreaking discoveries of regulatory T cells, which was the topic of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Bria...
30 Dec 202554min
Immune Booster 20: Lipid GPS for T cells with Susan Schwab
Susan Schwab talks about how she got the research bug, bugs she ate, and her research on how the lipid S1P helps T cells decide- should I stay or should I go. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Susan Schwab S...
16 Dec 202527min
Immune 98: T cells on the brain
Immune discusses cross-reactive antibodies to avian influenza neuraminidases and a role for gut-derived T cells in the brain to regulate eating behavior. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Ste...
25 Nov 20251h 31min
Immune Booster 19: Virus-immune Tug-of-war with Kristian Andersen
Kristian Andersen from Scripps Research Institute joins Cindy to talk about how he got interested in virus evolution, how the immune system drives viral adaptation, and what we can learn from this res...
11 Nov 20251h
Immune 97: Bystander B cells go bananas
Cindy and Steph discuss a paper that challenges the textbook dogma that B cells must first bind to an antigen for antibody affinity maturation to occur, and a snippet on dysfunctional T cells during b...
28 Okt 20251h 14min
