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Ilia Vainchtein

@iliavainchtein.bsky.social

Neuroscientist | microglia | astrocytes | meningeal immunity | Senior Scientist at Janssen R&D San Diego- Johnson & Johnson. Previously @UCSF and @University of Groningen.

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Fearing Trump cuts, California Democrat proposes creating state’s own NIH The ambitious state lawmaker argues moves by Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. show the Golden State must β€œstep up” as a global leader.

Go California! Please write to your representatives in the California Senate and ask them to support Mr. Scott Wiener's Bill.
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I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! πŸ™
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So sorry Andrew! Wishing Lucas and family lots of strength and most importantly a successful treatment!

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Traumatic brain injury invokes infiltration of NK, ILC1, Th1, and CD8 T cells into thalamus, which produce IFNΞ³ to restrict seizure
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior The innate immune system shapes brain development and is implicated in neurodevelopmental diseases. It is critical to define the relevant immune cells and signals and their impact on brain circuits. I...

ok- sci bsky - trying this out. our latest paper with @arimolofskylab.bsky.social shows that "allergic" immune cells (ILC2s) have a healthy function in developing brain: formation of inhibitory synapses - key tuners of brain activity www.science.org/stoken/autho...

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