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Zhijuan Qiu

@zhijuanjexpmed.bsky.social

Scientific Editor at Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org @rupress.org. Interested in T cell biology, mucosal immunology, and cancer immunology

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The Discovery of CEA
YouTube video by McGill University The Discovery of CEA

Please also check out the video by Dr. Phil Gold describing the discoveryπŸ‘‡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVB8...

02.10.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This #JEMLegacy tweet highlights two papers from 1965 by Drs. Phil Gold and Samuel O. Freedman @mcgill.ca on the discovery of the Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), the basis for the widely used CEA blood test.
rupress.org/jem/article/...
rupress.org/jem/article/...

#cancer #biomarker #CEA

02.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WomenInSTEM becoming independent: People should feel free to be themselves and do great science. We asked ten women researchers about their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher: rupress.org/jem/article/...

15.08.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“’ We're now accepting applications for the JEM Early Career Travel Award, for grad students & early-career postdocs to participate in a scientific conference! This year, the award will support the attendance of #Cytokines2025 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social! Apply here πŸ‘‰ Β rupress.org/jem/pages/ea...

29.07.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Similar studies were published around the same time in PNAS @PNASNews by Dr. Bali Pulendran (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...) and in Science @ScienceMagazine by Dr. Yong-Jun Liu (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...).

10.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This #JEMLegacy tweet takes you to a 1999 study by Dr. Muriel Moser that demonstrated the functional dichotomy between CD8a+ and CD8a- DCs in driving distinct T helper cell responses.
rupress.org/jem/article/...
#Immunology #DendriticCell #THelperCell

10.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Defining molecular circuits of CD8+ T cell responses in tissues during latent viral infection | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press Our findings reveal a divergent transcriptomic and epigenetic landscape between conventional and inflationary memory responses in spleen and liver during l

Check out this new study and TCR Tg mouse generated by Endi Santosa @endicytosis.bsky.social. If you are interested in studying classic and inflationary CD8+ T cell memory to MCMV infection, we’re happy to share this mouse, and @laboxenius.bsky.social is extremely generous with her Tg lines as well.

20.05.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’πŸ“’Published today in @jem.org πŸ“’πŸ“’
New human inborn error of immunity.

We describe the first reported human with a monogenic disorder caused by the disruption of ZBTB7B, which encodes the transcription factor ThPOK.

rupress.org/jem/article/...

@ubcmedicine.bsky.social @bcchresearch.bsky.social

20.05.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Our new #immunometabolism collection showcases research on the metabolic regulation of immune cells including CD8+ T cells, macrophages and neutrophils, tumor cells, and endothelial cells. Read new research to accompany @aegeanconf.bsky.social‬ Int'l conference πŸ‘‰
rupress.org/jem/collecti...

01.05.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heading to ImmunoMetabolism conference. Looking forward to the talks and meeting with everyone there!

04.05.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attending #AAI2025 in Honolulu this weekend? Visit our booth #811 during the exhibit hours to chat about your latest research and learn about our journal! Don't forget to pick up a copy of the JEM Immunology collection (rupress.org/jem/collecti...) and take a souvenir 🎁 🏝️

29.04.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In this review, Plata-GΓ³mez & Ho discusses how aging and diet influence the metabolic reprogramming of the tumor–immune microenvironment, contributing to cancer progression and immune evasion. rupress.org/jem/article/...

πŸ“˜ In our #Immunometabolism 2025 collection: rupress.org/jem/collecti...

01.05.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning #AACR25 attendees in Chicago! Come by our booth #3809 in the Exhibit Hall and chat about our journal and learn how @rupress.org journals are making publication experience easier! Pick up our latest #Cancer Collection magazine πŸ“š and an exclusive zip-up pouch 🎁

28.04.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're seeking a dynamic Executive Editor to lead @jem.org in NYC. Responsibilities include guiding journal strategy, managing an editorial team, engaging with researchers, and more. Apply here πŸ‘‰ careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs/1743?la...

#STMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs

18.04.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attending the Henry Kunkel Society's "Genes and Immunity" in Belgrade and interested in submitting your research to JEM? Meet our Deputy Editor @gaiajexpmed.bsky.social, who will be attending!
βœ‰οΈ Email Gaia rupress.org/jem/pages/ed...
πŸ“˜ See our collection rupress.org/jem/collecti...
#HKS2025

09.04.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our April issue is here! rupress.org/jem/issue/22...
The cover image represents the confocal imaging of periportal-venous fibroblasts in the liver of 8-wk-old Cd34creER;R26tdTomato mice. Fibroblasts are marked by CD34 (green) and Tomato (red). From Shan-Shan Wang et al.: doi.org/10.1084/jem....

07.04.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We recently described the Axillary Lymphoid Organ (ALO) in the #Zebrafish. It's on the OUTSIDE of the fish, making it great for imaging! Learn more by checking out our paper in @jem.org rupress.org/jem/article-...

03.04.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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New: @zebrafish007.bsky.social, @zebrafishmk.bsky.social et al. #WeinsteinLab describe a previously uncharacterized external, experimentally accessible secondary lymphoid organ in the #zebrafish located above the pectoral fin. rupress.org/jem/article/...

01.04.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Our latest @jem.org paper is out!
Radiotherapy induces GM-CSF in melanoma, driving monocytes to become regulatory monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs)β€”traced with Ms4a3-TdTomato mice!
Huge shoutout to @Sirimuvva Tadepalli + @Derek Clements for leading this!

01.04.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Estrogen influences class-switched memory B cell frequency only in humans with two X chromosomes | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press Sex hormones and chromosomes work in tandem to impact immune responses, with estrogen influencing class-switched memory B cell frequency exclusively in ind

Thrilled to finally share our paper on how sex hormones and sex chromosomes interact to affect B cell class-switching!πŸ₯³ Diversity & inclusion in research recruitment = better science for all!😎 Thanks to @bcellsrosser.bsky.social@emmaschambers.bsky.social@arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social for ++ hard work!🌟

25.03.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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David Jackson @imm.ox.ac.uk discusses a new intravital imaging technique by Cleary et al. (rupress.org/jem/article/...) enabling lung lymphatics and their participation in immune cell trafficking events to be visualized for the first time in mechanically ventilated mice rupress.org/jem/article/...

19.03.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bauman, Snow et al. show that impaired T cell receptor–induced CARD11-dependent JNK signaling upregulates GATA3 & NFAT2, two key proteins in TH2 cell development, identifying a new mechanism by which CARD11 variants spur atopic disease. rupress.org/jem/article/...

20.03.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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De Sousa, Perkey, Le Corre, Maillard, Labrecque et al. @umontreal.ca show that fibroblastic reticular cells are the source of Notch ligands promoting the differentiation of short-lived effector CD8+ T cells. rupress.org/jem/article/...

#InfectiousDisease #HostDefense #LymphocyteBiology

20.03.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pestal, Slayden, and Barton demonstrate that group 2 KLF family transcription factors are critical for specifying the identity of distinct tissue-resident #macrophages. rupress.org/jem/article/...

12.03.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Attending @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #KSTumorMetab25 in Vancouver? Get in touch with our Deputy Editor Cindy (Xin) Sun @cindy-jexpmed.bsky.social who will be in attendance and bring all your publication-related questions!

Check out our Tumor #Metabolism collection πŸ‘‰ rupress.org/jem/collecti...

13.03.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Meetings – Henry Kunkel Society

1/ πŸ“’ Register for the 2025 Henry Kunkel Society Meeting on "Genes & Immunity" and join us in Belgrade from April 10-12, 2025. www.henrykunkelsociety.org/meetings/
#HKS2025 #Immunology πŸ§¬πŸ”¬

24.01.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Mechanosensing regulates plasmacytoid DC activation in the skin through NRF2 activation
YouTube video by Journal of Experimental Medicine Mechanosensing regulates plasmacytoid DC activation in the skin through NRF2 activation

πŸŽ₯ New video summary of a study from Vidyanath Chaudhary, Franck Barrat and colleagues (rupress.org/jem/article/...) showing that mechanosensing regulates pDC activation in the skin through NRF2 activation.
youtu.be/9Namb9CJnrM

13.03.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's not forget that apart from science advocacy the Rauch lab also does kick-ass science!
Together with the @psmitchej.bsky.social and Tait Wojno labs, we show that #tuftcells can induce specific protective signaling after recognition of intracellular bacterial infection via the #inflammasome!

13.03.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited our work out in @jem.org β€œTransient inhibition of type I interferon enhances CD8+ T cell stemness and vaccine protection”
@wehi-research.bsky.social led by talented (and determined) PhD student @benjbroom.bsky.social
Thread below.

11.03.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
HMCN1 variants aggravate epidermolysis bullosa simplex phenotype | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press Mutations in the KRT14 gene cause epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), featuring abnormal basement membrane zone (BMZ) function. We identified deleterious

#RareDiseaseDay2025 @jem.org where we remain committed to publishing studies that identify inborn errors of immunity, elucidate underlying mechanisms and propose potential treatments for rare diseases. Some recent examples: doi.org/10.1084/jem.20240827 doi.org/10.1084/jem.20240843

28.02.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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