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YouTube video by MicrobeTV Immune 100: Immune turns 100

Immune 100: Immune turns 100! 🎉🎉🎉 Filmed live at The Incubator, Gretchen Diehl and Shruti Naik join the Immune team and an audience in NYC to celebrate!

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US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

YouTube video by MicrobeTV Immune Booster 21: Origins of antigen receptors with David Schatz

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From Immune Booster 21: Origins of antigen receptors with David Schatz

David sits down with Cindy Leifer ( @cindyleifer.bsky.social ) to discuss his discovery of Rag genes that are critical for antigen receptor development. Here, he discusses basic science

Leifer named director of postdoctoral affairs office | Cornell Chronicle The office is moving to Research & Innovation under the vice provost for research to integrate postdoctoral support more closely with Cornell’s research enterprise. The office provides career developm...

Survived my first day as the new Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs! This is a fun new adventure to build a program to support the next generation of researchers in all disciplines.

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Susan Schwab talks with Cindy Leifer 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.

Immune Booster 20: Lipid GPS for T cells with Susan Schwab

Thank you to all who joined us for IMMUNE 100 recording last night! Big s/o to our guests Gretchen Diehl & Shruti Naik and our amazing hosts @cindyleifer.bsky.social @stephanielangel.bsky.social and @bioprofbarker.bsky.social for making it all happen. We couldn’t have done it without all of you.

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Also, get your tix! Immune 100 LIVE is in 10 days! Special guests Gretchen Diehl, Ph.D. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and @drshrutinaik.bsky.social Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai. PLUS your IMMUNE hosts @bioprofbarker.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social @stephanielangel.bsky.social

Is bird flu still a thing? Unfortunately, bird flu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up. Let’s recap why we care about bird flu and what we currently know.

Unfortunately, #BirdFlu is still circulating, and you will likely start hearing more about it as flu season picks up.

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Immune discusses cross-reactive antibodies to avian influenza neuraminidases and a role for gut-derived T cells in the brain to regulate eating behavior.

Watch Immune 98: T Cells on the Brain⬇️🔗

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Great convo I recently had with Kristian. Check it out!

You haven’t written about measles in a while - can you give an update? Measles cases in the U.S. and Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family and those around you who cannot be vaccinated.

1/ #Measles cases in the U.S. & Canada continue to rise, but not as dramatically as they did. Vaccination is still the best way to protect your family & those around you who cannot be vaccinated.

Full post from @sandylaping.bsky.social @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social 👇

@cindyleifer.bsky.social wwants to tell you about our upcoming Immune 100! Celebrate with Microbetv! 🥳

Immune’s Cindy and Steph discuss a JCI (Journal of Clinical Investigation) paper on dysfunctional T cells during bacterial vaginosis

Excerpt from Immune 97: Bystander B cells go bananas

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IMMUNE 100 — LIVE IN NYC Join us at The Incubator for Immune’s 100th episode — a live recording with guests, science conversation, and celebration!

Go do immune100nyc.eventbrite.com to get your tickets!

Do you love #immunology? Do you live near NYC? Come see MicrobeTV.tv’s live recording of the 100th episode of Immune! With @stephanielangel.bsky.social @bioprofbarker.bsky.social and special guests @drshrutinaik.bsky.social and Gretchen Diehl

Bali Pulendran discusses serendipity in science with Cindy Leifer (@cindyleifer.bsky.social )

Excerpt from Immune Booster 18: From stars to cells with Bali Pulendran

YouTube video by MicrobeTV Immune Booster 18: From stars to cells with Bali Pulendran

In episode 18 Cindy sits down with Bali Pulendran at the AAI 2025 meeting where he told the story of how a childhood fascination with the cosmos grew into a career addressing fundamental questions about the human immune response

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Screenshot that reads: The award "underlies the importance in investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth", says economist Diane Coyle of the University of Cambridge. "It's great to see the Nobel prize recognize the importance of this topic," adds innovation policy researcher Richard Jones of the University of Manchester, UK. "It's important that economists understand the conditions that lead to technological progress," he adds. The winners, says Coyle, "have long been on people's list of potential candidates".

‘Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth’ by @philipcball.bsky.social in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

IMMUNE 100 — LIVE IN NYC Join us at The Incubator for Immune’s 100th episode — a live recording with guests, science conversation, and celebration!

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There has been a lot about Tylenol in the news lately. Can you explain what the different pain and fever reducers are? There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people.

There are multiple over-the-counter fever and pain-reducing medications, but they are not all equal and some can be dangerous for certain people. It is important to know the differences so you can keep you and your family safe.

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Immune Booster 17: From unvaccinated to vaccine advocacy with Liz Marnik👇👇👇

YouTube video by MicrobeTV Immune Booster 17: From unvaccinated to vaccine advocacy with Liz Marnik

Elizabeth Marnik, also known as Science Whiz Liz, grew up unvaccinated, yet she is now an immunologist, science communicator and advocate for vaccines—this is her story.

Immune Booster 17: From unvaccinated to vaccine advocacy with Liz Marnik
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Really honored to have this great convo with @cindyleifer.bsky.social

Your Shingles vaccine questions answered There were so many questions on our recent Shingles vaccine post (February 4, 2025) that we decided to make it a post! Here we answer some nerdy

2/ For additional information, check out the full post by Nerdy Girl Cindy Leifer, PhD @cindyleifer.bsky.social here:
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Immune 100 text in white with drop shadow in background. Upper right corner reads following details in white “100th episode” “LIVE Recording at The Incubator” “New York, NY” “Date: December 22 2025”

Also! Immune podcast has episode 100 coming up and we’re filming in person at The Incubator in NYC!

Limited seats will be available by tiered donation details to come but right now, save the date: 12/22/25
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We hear Montana’s not just good for cattle…Zappa said it’s great for growing dental floss. Perhaps that’s the boost our vaccines need? 🐁
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YouTube video by MicrobeTV Immune Booster #2: Sex differences in immune responses with Michal Tal

Immune Booster 2: Sex differences in immune responses with Michal Tal

YouTube video by MicrobeTV Vaccines save lives

"If you're not vaccinated...there may not be any time."-Michal Tal

From Immune Booster 2: Sex differences in immune responses with Michal Tal (@immunofever.bsky.social )

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There is so much information about who can and can’t get the COVID vaccine this fall. Can you clear things up? The fall COVID vaccines received FDA approval recently, but had significant changes to who can get them.

2/ If you have the ability, you should discuss access with your clinician, & remember that tools like masking & ventilation can also help reduce your risk of infection.
Read the full post from @cindyleifer.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social here:
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