Episodes

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July 20, 2021

Ep. 9: “Lymphocyte Activation” Featuring Dr. Marc Jenkins

Guest: Dr. Marc Jenkins is a Regents and Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Director of the Center for Immunology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Jenkins discovered that CD4+ T cells require CD28 as well as TCR to produce IL-2. His lab investigates CD4+ T and B cell activation in vivo by directly tracking antigen-specific cells. Featured Products and Resources: STEMDiffTM Monocyte Kit CAR T Wallchart The Immunology Science ...
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July 6, 2021

Ep. 8: “Veterinary Virology” Featuring Dr. Robyn Hall

Guests: Dr. Robyn Hall is a Research Scientist and Team Leader at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. She is a veterinary virologist whose research focuses on innovative and applied solutions for improving rabbit biocontrol using rabbit caliciviruses. Featured Products and Resources: Immunology of Infectious Disease News Cell Separation E-Book The Immunology Science Round Up Coordinating an Antimicrobial Response in Leprosy – In addition to immune cells, cell ty...
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June 22, 2021

Ep. 7: “The Mechanisms of Itch” Featuring Drs. Isaac Chiu and Tiphaine Voisin

Guests: Dr. Isaac Chiu is an Assistant Professor of Immunology at Harvard Medical School, studying the role of the nervous system in mediating inflammation and host defense. Dr. Tiphaine Voisin is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School, specializing in somato-sensation and neuro-immunology. They recently published a paper in PNAS on the role of the CysLT2R receptor in acute and chronic itch. Featured Products and Resources: Keep current with the latest dermal research with Dermal Cel...
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June 8, 2021

Ep. 6: “Precision Cancer Immunotherapy” Featuring Dr. Daniela Thommen

Guest: Dr. Daniela Thommen is a Group Leader at the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Her lab is interested in understanding how human cancers immunologically respond to treatment, and how such responses relate to the immunological makeup of a tumor. Featured Products and Resources: Keep current with the latest in human immunology research. Explore immunology webinars, videos, and technical resources. The Immunology Science Round Up Immunity against COVID-19 Variants of Concern – T cell-mediate...
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May 25, 2021

Ep. 5: “Plasmodium Infection” Featuring Drs. Judy Lieberman and Caroline Junqueira

Guests: Dr. Judy Lieberman is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and holds an Endowed Chair in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Caroline Junqueira is an Investigator at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and a visiting scientist at Harvard Medical School. Their recent research focuses on the role of γδ T cells in malaria. Featured Products and Resources: Explore scientific resources for your immunology research at the STEMCELL Technologies immunolog...
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May 11, 2021

Ep. 4: “Therapeutic T Cell Engineering” Featuring Drs. Carl June and Philipp Rommel

Guests: Dr. Carl June is the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania, Director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the Perelman School of Medicine, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Dr. Philipp Rommel is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the June lab. Together, they are interested in lymphocyte biology, with a major translational focus on ex vivo T cell engineering for cancer and HIV cell-based therapies. Featured Products an...
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April 27, 2021

Ep. 3: “Platelets and the Immune System” Featuring Dr. Bernardo Franklin

Guest: Dr. Bernardo Franklin is a Professor at the University of Bonn. His lab studies the role of innate immunity in sterile inflammation and in infectious diseases. More recently, their research has focused on blood platelets and their effects on innate immunity, systemic inflammation and cancer. Featured Products and Resources: Isolate Cells in as Little as 8 Minutes with EasySepTM. Free E-Book: Everything You Need to Know about Cell Isolation The Immunology Science Round Up T Cell Media...
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April 13, 2021

Ep. 2: “A Tale of Three Sisters” Featuring Drs. Mindy, Amy, and Kristen Engevik

Guests: Drs. Mindy, Amy, and Kristen Engevik are sisters and immunologists. Dr. Mindy Engevik is an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her lab studies microbial-host crosstalk with an emphasis on microbe-mucus interactions. Dr. Amy Engevik is also an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her lab focuses on the role of Myosin Vb in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal disorders and liver cholestasis. Dr. Kristen Engevik is a postdoctoral...
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March 30, 2021

Ep. 1: “Merging Stem Cells with Immunology” Featuring Dr. Filipe Pereira

Guest: Dr. Filipe Pereira is an Associate Professor at the Lund Stem Cell Center at Lund University. The Pereira lab studies how hematopoietic cell fate is specified, maintained, and eventually modified or reversed. Inspired by the fields of stem cell biology, immunology, and cancer, they use an interdisciplinary approach to mechanistically understand hematopoietic and immune cell identities and translate their findings into novel gene and cell therapies. Featured Products and Resources: Gener...
Feb. 11, 2021

The Immunology Podcast Is Launching in March 2021

In March of 2021, the Immunology Podcast will be launching with the goal of creating an accessible, entertaining, and educational resource for scientists to keep current on the latest developments in immunology research. The hosts, Drs. Brenda Raud and Jason Goldsmith, will cover the latest scientific advances and interview key immunology influencers about their work and perspectives on the field. The Immunology Podcast is owned and produced by STEMCELL Technologies, a global biotechnology comp...