Kathryn Knoop, PhD

It’s #MucosalMonday and time for the latest @societymucosalimm.bsky.social podcast episode! This episode features gamma delta T cell work in MI from @edelblumlab.bsky.social; and an interview with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social on microbial dysbiosis during #MutlipleSchlerosis

At the microbiome session for #AIC2025, leaning some great mucosal immunology!

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New initial publication In @elife.bsky.social: Cataloguing the postnatal small intestinal transcriptome during the first postnatal month doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

Early introduction of peanut butter reduces risk of peanut allergies- publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

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So pleased I work at a place and in a state that recommends and provides COVID vaccines. I got mine (and my flu shot) today! newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/m...

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

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When I was at NIH and shutdowns loomed, it was discovered that the administration was planning to shut down PubMed. The head of NCBI called the powers that be and pointed out that this would threaten patient safety

Who knows what will happen now

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It’s #MucosalMonday and time for a new podcast episode! This month, @lakmalisilva.bsky.social discusses the oral mucosa with @marionbrunck.bsky.social. Plus medical mysteries with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social and how RSV can impact the microbiota with @kknoop.bsky.social www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...

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All set for tomorrow!

Happy to be joining Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, @gilbertjacka.bsky.social, David A. Mills, Thomas Sharpton & others for the Microbiome Virtual International Forum.

Registration is 🌟free🌟 for everyone, everywhere - join us!

Miss any of our podcasts episodes? You can find them all on our MI site: www.mucosalimmunology.org/multimedia/a...

More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis - Nature Reviews Rheumatology This Review discusses how alterations in the gut are linked to the development of arthritis. The authors challenge the concept of the ‘leaky gut’ hypothesis, stating that the effects of intestinal per...

✨September Issue✨| More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis

The authors discuss how gut alterations are linked to the development of arthritis and challenge the concept of the ‘leaky gut’ hypothesis

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⏰ Timing is everything 🦠 as you will appreciate listening in!

🤓Keep abreast of the literature as @kknoop.bsky.social gives a round up summary of the review that inspired the latest @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social cover and guess the disease/pathogen with @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social ‘s Med Mystery 🎧

Timing Exposure to Microbes

Time for the August episode of the #MucosalMonday MI Podcast featuring a discussion with @michael-silverman.bsky.social, @marionbrunck.bsky.social, and Agnes Garcias Lopez; Medical mystery from @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social; and MI research with @kknoop.bsky.social open.spotify.com/show/0Q4Ve1x...

Setting the table for immune tolerance Interaction between breast milk antibodies and gut microbes shape immune responses during weaning

Out today! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... From @kknoop.bsky.social & myself on early life immune development & the beautiful publication from Megan Koch & M Shenoy www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Take home message: timing of early life exposures, milk IgG here, is critical for immune development.

Setting the table for immune tolerance Interaction between breast milk antibodies and gut microbes shape immune responses during weaning

@michael-silverman.bsky.social and I discuss how new findings from Megan Koch’s lab highlight the importance of maternal guidance during early life helps prepare offspring for a life of immune health. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I wrote a perspective on new work out in @aga-cmgh.bsky.social on sex differences in goblet cells and mucus: www.cmghjournal.org/article/S235...

More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 31 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01282-1This Review discusses how alterations in the gut are linked to the development of arthritis. The authors challenge the concept of the ‘leaky gut’ hypothesis, stating that the effects of intestinal permeability and bacterial translocation on the immune system are distinct.

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Happy to have compiled this review on the role of the intestinal mucosa in RA and SpA with my friends @kknoop.bsky.social‬, Joyce, Mario, and Kentaro.

We challenge the "leaky gut" hypothesis and why we shouldn't use that term that oversimplifies how our microbiome shapes immunity.

More than a leaky gut: how gut priming shapes arthritis - Nature Reviews Rheumatology This Review discusses how alterations in the gut are linked to the development of arthritis. The authors challenge the concept of the ‘leaky gut’ hypothesis, stating that the effects of intestinal per...

Looking beyond “leaky gut” for causes of chronic inflammation, check out this review @kristikuhn.bsky.social wrote with others! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

COVID-19 contrarian Dr. Vinay Prasad meets real world responsibility Dr. Vinay Prasad parlayed his COVID-19 contrarianism into a high-ranking position in the FDA. Now he's facing real world responsibility, and knives are out for him. Can he survive?

Of course, I like to think that my post yesterday was the final nail in the coffin. After all, I posted it yesterday and today Vinay Prasad is out. Obviously, correlation equals causation. 😂 sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-con...

Looking forward to our 2nd annual AMA for #WorldBreastfeedingWeek!

Join us this Friday Aug 1 and 🌟Ask Us Anything🌟

Listen to the latest #MucosalMonday Podcast with Melody Zeng on how the microbiota influences intestinal health throughout life. On all podcast platforms: open.spotify.com/show/0Q4Ve1x... @societymucosalimm.bsky.social @marionbrunck.bsky.social @kknoop.bsky.social @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social

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Inflammasomes and Tuft Cells Mucosal Immunology Podcast · Episode

It’s #MucosalMonday and the June episode of the Mucosal Immunology Podcast is out with @rauchlab.bsky.social @marionbrunck.bsky.social, @ashu-mangalam.bsky.social, @kknoop.bsky.social and more! Subscribe and follow on your favorite podcast platform. open.spotify.com/episode/5H1k...

So much fun talking about my science and activism with Marion and Agnès! Thanks for inviting me!

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These NPG spinoff journals are out of control