Jen Gommerman

Comparing methods collecting mucosal secretions and detecting SARS-CoV-2 spike IgA in three laboratories across three countries Mucosal IgA is key in preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. Several mucosal vaccines are in development,…

So grateful to be part of this important study. Cross-country method validation is a fun way to collaborate and key for establishing reproducible methods to measure mucosal antibodies.

And that's a wrap...a fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote and to our community for showing up and being kind! And thanks to our IGSA co-presidents Maye and Boyd as well as our administrative staff (especially Vaish) for all their hard work.

A fantastic 2-day retreat at Blue Mountain with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social . Big thanks to Dr. Carla Rotlin for serving as our keynote, to our student reps Maye and Boyd andr administrative staff (especially Vaish) for their hard work, and to our community for showing up and being kind!

So pleased to see this published rupress.org/jem/article-... and look at what came out in the NYT crossword on the exact same day! Congrats Alex Florescu, Michelle Zuo and Angela Wang - the triple threat (former) PhD students who teamed up to make this happen.
@rupress.org

What's better than being introduced by a former trainee to give a talk? Being introduced by a former trainee (the amazing Dr. Natalia Pikor from ETH Zurich) sporting baby #2, the beautiful Elizabeth. #womeninscience

Back to school at 82 Marion Gommerman is heading back to class in Toronto this fall, with a goal to finish post-secondary studies she began decades ago.

Mom has had a bit of attention over the last few days. Which is great, because women born in 1943 have been pretty overlooked. I liked this one the best: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Family affair: Toronto grandmother to study at UofT with her grandson, a fellow student and daughter, a professor Marion Gommerman isn’t sure where her lifelong love of learning came from, but at 82 years old, she’s leaning into it. This fall, Gommerman will be among those heading back to class and hitting the bo...

The first week of term was extra interesting for me this year!

My favourite academic duty is attending convocation. Congrats to our Immunology grads! @uoftmedicine.bsky.social

And that’s a wrap - the GRC on Neuroimmune connections in health and disease here in Ciocco, Tuscany. Congrats to our poster winners and all our speakers on a great meeting!

Adaptive immunity in barrier tissues Immune responses lie at the heart of almost every aspect of human health, including host responses to infection, autoimmunity, cancer, metabolism and aging. While adaptive immune responses by B and T…

🚨🦠🔬 Last month to register to the EMBO workshop on Adaptive Immunity in Barrier Tissues.

📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland
📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025
📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025

Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social

#EMBOBarrierTissues

This is the best slide show finisher EVER! Baweleta Isho in my lab assembled all lab cats into this Biorender (acknowledged) montage.

The GommerLab celebrates 5 GRADUATES: Salma Sheikh Mohamed PhD (Guardian of the mucosal galaxy) and for MSc: Sophie Wang, Catherine Chi, Numa Sayeed & Kennedy Hoven.

Congrats to Dr. Salma Sheikh Mohamed on the successful defence of a brilliant thesis!!! I have learned so much from you during your time with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social and am looking forward to seeing what you do next.

A perfect ending to the Canadian Society for Immunology meeting and a perfect beginning to a new tradition - the inaugural Gill Wu Mentorship award given to Gill herself. Thanks for mentoring us Gill. Most important job in academia. @superwuster.bsky.social

Day 1 of CSI with keynote from Ira Mellman. And no it’s not a meeting about crime scenes, it’s the Canadian Society for Immunology. We had the name first.

A wet start to the running season with @immunologyuoft.bsky.social‬ participating in the 5k/8k spring run-off in High Park. As expected these young scientists kicked my butt. #wellness.

Thrilled to share our @elife.bsky.social paper "Inflammasomes primarily restrict cytosolic Salmonella replication within human macrophages" by 1st author Dr. @marisaegan.bsky.social (@cambupenn.bsky.social alum, now faculty @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social)! elifesciences.org/articles/90107 🧵(1/n)

🚨We're hiring another tenure-track at McGill University: focus on brain-body science! 👇

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@sarahcrome.bsky.social so glad we planned plenty of flash talks for our immunology retreat.

Let me add why @brittlestar.com.
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Markdale Ontario Chapman’s ice cream plant.

At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.

NIH “is expected to cut between 3,400 and 5,000 positions from its workforce of 20,000 in coming days.” Story by @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/n...

We are recruiting @ox.ac.uk @dunnschool.bsky.social for a joint project between Kevin Foster's group and mine! Cluster hire of two postdocs interested in:
1) Mucosal immunology and oral vaccine development
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
2) Microbiology
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Please share!

Thanks you @charite.bsky.social and especially Francesca Ronchi for hosting me today for a fantastic visit. Seeing the Berlin spring start to emerge was an added bonus!

Mother-son March break trips starting on the airport train to YYZ. 2025 = Berlin; 2017 = Paris. Where did the time go?

Happy #internationalwomensday. I spent the morning on a sunny walk with 2 women I admire and love.

Hi friends - leaving tomorrow for Berlin for spring break with my youngest son - an 18 y.o. aspiring jazz musician. We love history, music and art. We have some plans but curious to hear your recommendations. And I’m visiting the Charite too which will be awesome!

Ankündigung des PhD Programms "Curiosity is Infectious" des HZI. Der Titel des Programms steht oben im Bild, im Hintergrund sind verschiedene Viren und Bakterien abgebildet. Über einen QR-Code unten in der Mitte kann die Stellenanzeige aufgerufen werden.

🔬 "CURIOSITY IS INFECTIOUS" – PhD Positions in Infection Research at HZI!
We are looking for the next generation of pioneers in infection research! 🧬🦠💊
Explore exciting projects - from host-pathogen interactions and novel antiinfectives to molecular mechanisms of infection and immunity.

7/ I do feel for all US students right now. My own son is waiting to hear back from PhD programs in the US where he hopes to do work in a specialized area of math. A whole cohort of students is being shafted. The same generation who suffered during Covid during high school. This really sucks. /fin

6/ US students should consider "U15" research universities. Admissions are not standardized across sites. My program goes through an admissions committee, some Uni go through direct supervisor solicitations. Deadlines are all over the map, some with rolling deadlines. Check websites.

5/ I hate to be negative, but I do want to make sure that US trainees are aware of the competitive landscape. Canadian scientists should be lobbying @governmentofcanada.bsky.social for more funds to bring talented international students and post-docs into Canada at this moment of crisis.