Katie Sandlin

Dr. McNutt offered a sobering yet inspiring perspective on the current landscape of science in America. While she did not shy away from the challenges we face, she also provided several thoughtful and actionable steps we can take to strengthen our nation’s scientific enterprise and global standing.

Congratulations to new Nobel Laureate and AAI Distinguished Fellow Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi for being awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell! Honored for his foundational discovery of regulatory T cells (Tregs). www.nobelprize.org

Jane Goodall, Who Chronicled the Social Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

"Jane Goodall, one of the world’s most revered conservationists, who earned scientific stature and global celebrity by chronicling the distinctive behavior of wild chimpanzees in East Africa...died on Wednesday in Los Angeles." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Immunology Explained: connecting you to science that protects your health

🧬 Do you know how your immune system works every day?

Immunology Explained, a new initiative from the @aai.org, makes it simple to understand how it impacts everyday health with clear, science-backed info.

Check it out: immunologyexplained.aai.org

#ImmunologyExplained #ImmuneSystem #Science

On the jump forward of CRISPR genome editing beta islet cells, preempting the need for immunosuppression, for a one-shot treatment of autoimmune (Type 1) diabetes
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‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

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🗓️ #IMMUNOLOGY2026™ abstract submissions open on September 3! Get ready to share your latest research with the global immunology community. ow.ly/XQ6O50WBK9r

#immunology #scicomm

This is really reporting 'inside' the response to the devastating Mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone.

Critical reading, as we are facing a future in which we will increasingly be confronted with emerging diseases, even preventable ones.

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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

Just to give the TL;DR on this one:

*The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.

Looking for trusted info on vaccines? AAI has you covered this #NationalImmunizationAwarenessMonth. Download our handout to learn about vaccines and the immune system: ow.ly/7w9e50WBGuR.

#NIAM #VaccinesWork #Immunology #AAIResources

Screenshot of the linked article titled HHS Winds Down mRNA Vaccine Development Under BARDA

Claiming to have “listened to the experts” rings hollow when the leading voices behind mRNA research were dismissed, discredited, or outright ignored. That’s not science-based leadership — that’s selective hearing.

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Who wants to help me around this paywall!?

Nominations are open for AAI Career Awards through September 10.

Increasing funding for NIH is a major step in the right direction!!!!!

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$8M RESTORE Grants Program Launched for Researchers Hit by Federal Funding Terminations - AAI News AAI has launched an $8 million emergency funding initiative called the RESTORE Grants Program to support scientists whose immunology-focused federal research grants were abruptly terminated or frozen in 2025 for reasons unrelated to their scientific merit.

Apply for up to $100K grant from @aai.org by August 28!

AAI’s RESTORE Grants Program provides funding to conduct immunology focused research projects that were unexpectedly frozen/terminated by NIH or other federal government agencies due to non-scientific reasons.

www.aai.org/Awards/resto...

Apply today to participate in the AAI Peer-Review Mentorship Program! This program is designed to provide mentorship from seasoned professionals to develop your skills as a peer reviewer of manuscripts submitted to AAI journals. Learn more: ow.ly/qLyn50WuPxA.

We have joined 39 other organizations representing thousands of biological research stakeholders signing a letter sent to NIH expressing concerns with the implementation of “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research” Executive Order 14292: ow.ly/Y56x50WxmYl. #AAIadvocacy

‘It’s heartless, it’s careless, and it’s deeply damaging’ says former NIH director on cuts to medical research | CNN Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks to Christiane Amanpour about his decision to leave the agency and what he says is the Trump administration’s crackdown...

Straight talk from Dr. Francis Collins on the devastating - and politically motivated - cuts to science and public health in the United States.

Anybody who cares about their health or the future or science, technology, and innovation in this country should watch this.

www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/T...

Adoptively transferred Th17 cells cooperate with host B cells to achieve durable tumor immunity Cole et al. report that adoptively transferred, tumor-specific Th17 cells engage host B cells and drive B cell proliferation and differentiation. These Th17 cells require B cells for sustained immunit...

🧵1/ New in @Cancer_Cell: Our lab discovered that Th17 cells must team up with B cells to eliminate tumors, and prevent it from coming back.
🔗 Read: www.cell.com/cancer-cell/...
🧬This unexpected immune duo sparks tumor immunity.
🖼️Image: See schematic Th17/B cell antitumor action!

Fascinating!! I’m very curious to know how/why this happened!

Wow - an important component of a central human innate immune pathway was discovered based on homology to a bacterial anti-phage defense system

A beautiful example showing how new knowledge on bacterial immunity translates to discoveries important for human health

Level up your immunology research! The new AAI Computational Immunology Course covers machine learning, single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics & more. Get the computational edge and register today: ow.ly/6Cfr50VXLNp.

#immunology #bioinformatics #datascience

This week I was terminated again from NIH. My original termination had been reversed due to a court order.

I am thankful to report that my SF-50 stated that my reason for termination is a RIF rather than performance based.

This is figure 2, which shows physiological pathways underlying the association between ultra-processed dietary patterns and obesity.

A Review in Nature Reviews Endocrinology assesses the role of ultra-processed foods in obesity, examining the epidemiological evidence, biological mechanisms and implications for policymakers. go.nature.com/44zGHoO 🍎📃 #medsky 🧪

This #SharkWeek hear from early-career researcher Thomas Hill, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore about an exciting new discovery that characterizes nurse shark pancreas as a secondary lymphoid organ! You can read more in #AAINews: ow.ly/Cvop50WslVA.

Influenza A virus disruption of DC-NK cell crosstalk impacts activation of naïve helper and cytotoxic T cell subsets @immunohorizons.bsky.social
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