Immune Booster 33: Immunity to pesky parasites and peanuts with Scott Smith
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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: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode in poxvirus evasion (J Virol, 2000) Complement (Transpl Proc, 2002) antibodies (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2023) Antigens in (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2025) Using antigens (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2022) Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by . Logo image by ...
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Immune 106: Science and podcasting with Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck
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Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck join the Immune team to talk about their research and their podcast “Mucosal Immunology”. Hosts: , , and Guests: and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode Knoop: in early life review Knoop: in neonatal sepsis Knoop: in breastmilk Brunck: n PMNS Brunck: CRISPR KO to study Brunck: review Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Send your immunology questions and...
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Immune Booster 32: Natural infection versus vaccine protection with Jenna Guthmiller
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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: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode flu antibodies (Nature, 2022) to H1N1 flu (Sci Transl Med, 2021) Long lasting B cells to (Immunity, 2025) Vaccine strategies to (Nat Comm, 2025) Pre-existing response (Sci Trans Med, 2020) From linked to anti-spike (mBio, 2021) Time stamps...
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Immune 105: Tumor bacteria undermine immunotherapy
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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: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode EBV, (Cell, 2026) to cancer immunotherapy (Nat Cancer, 2026) Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Send your immunology questions and comments...
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Immune Booster 31: NOD-like receptor discovery with Gabriel Nunez
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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: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode antigen presentation (Hum Immunol, 1987) Bcl2, cell death, and B cells (Nature, 1991) (J Biol Chem, 1999) (J Biol Chem, 2001) and connection to Crohn’s disease (Nature, 2001) Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by . Logo image by Send...
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Immune Booster 30: Infant Immunology with Martha Alexander-Miller
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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: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode Flu HA (Nat Comm, 2025) Sex-dependent (Vaccines, 2024) Flu vaccine with (Vaccines, 2023) Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by . Logo image by Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be...
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Immune 104: All about allergies
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The Immune team talks about two papers on the effect of sleep and environment on seasonal allergies. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode Sleep is needed for (PNAS, 2020) Original paper on allergy to artificialrose (Am. J. Med. Sci. 181, 45–56 (1886)) One of (Am J Clin Hypn, 1983) Environmentally driven (Nature, 2026) immune imprinting paper (Nature, 2026) discussion of “dirty mice” Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image...
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Matters Microbial #130: The Holobiont — Animals, Microbes, and Ecology
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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: Guest Subscribe: , Become a of Matters Microbial! Links for this episode The at Pennsylvania State University. A very fine on the holobiont concept for non-microbiologists. A...
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Immune Booster 29: Immune regulation and science communication with Nicholas Jackson
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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: Guest: Nicholas Jackson () Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode Richard lab IL-2, TGFb and Nick the Immunologist Nick the Immunologist on Instagram Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by . Logo image by Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be...
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Immune Booster 28: Immunometabolism, Inflammation, and Building Biotechs with Luke O’Neill
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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: Guest: Subscribe (free): , , Become a of Immune! Links for this episode Identification of pathway (Nature, 2001) and anti-inflammatories (An Rev Pharmacol Tox, 2026) of inflammation (Nat Metab, 2024) Time stamps by . Thanks! Music by . Logo image by Send your...
info_outlineA 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.
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Guest: Ellen Mary Woods
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