Howitt Lab

We study the microbiome and its effect on intestinal immunity

[Christoph Schneider @ChSchneider_PhD]

Not the first and likely not the last review on tuft cells. But for sure the most recent one, published in @NatRevGastroHep: Kalle and @XiaogangFeng did a great job summarizing recent findings related to tuft cells https://t.co/sIpiMcZj57 full-text access: https://t.co/7aGTYO8aSs

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

Congrats Miles on a great talk at FASEB Gastrointestinal Tract XXI. It was our labs first time at this meeting and sure we will be back. #GTSRC24

[Immunity @ImmunityCP]

Online now: Distinct epigenomic landscapes underlie tissue-specific memory T cell differentiation https://t.co/QPJ4RYMGYV

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

@UChicago_Micro @GerrickElias Congratulations Eli! Everyone in the Howitt lab is so excited for you. U Chicago is getting an amazing scientist and colleague.

[UChicago Department of Microbiology @UChicago_Micro]

Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member to the University of Chicago Department of Microbiology, Dr. Elias Roth Gerrick @GerrickElias, who will join as Assistant Professor effective September 1, 2024. (1/3)

[Immunity @ImmunityCP]

Online now: Tuft cell acetylcholine is released into the gut lumen to promote anti-helminth immunity https://t.co/LHslchG2ZR

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

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[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

We're looking for a Research Associate/Technician to join our lab studying microbiome-immune interactions in the gut. We are open to recent college graduates and/or applicants expecting to graduate soon. Previous research experience is helpful, but not required.

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

@schumacherama @Mucus_Man Beautiful image. I would suspect they're "intermediate cells". We saw them with commensal protist colonization and others have seen with helminth infection. It would be cool to figure out what they do or if they can transition into more canonical Paneth or goblet cells

[Craig Wilen @WilenLab]

Very excited to share our paper led by @madisonstrine Intestinal tuft cell immune privilege enables norovirus persistence | Science Immunology https://t.co/YkmXxCqLlB 1/n

[DrSouZ @Soumees]

New preprint from the Bhatt lab! Congratulations @DanicaSchmidtk1 and Angela Hickey!!! 🎊

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

If you’re interested in host-microbiota interactions but like your microbes with membrane bound organelles then our paper on symbiotic protists is for you @CellCellPress . Congrats @GerrickElias and a huge thank you to all our collaborators! https://t.co/rq94E2R2Pu

[AmberAlhadeff @AmberAlhadeff]

💥Tenure-Track Faculty Job Alert!💥

Monell has an OPEN SEARCH for MULTIPLE positions (all levels)

If you study feeding behavior, metabolism, nutrition, olfaction, taste, chemesthesis, stem cells, or other topic in chemosensory biology, apply! 1/

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[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

I hadn't thought much about the reptile microbiome before but @GerrickElias curiosity and pet tortoise inspired this story on intestinal protists in wild and domestic reptiles. Big thanks to our collaborators Tim @maddreptiles and Freeland @calacademy
https://t.co/IBucnJzpZS

[Stanford Immunology @stanfordimmuno]

Announcing the 2023 Stanford Immunology Preview event! If you’re interested in applying to our PhD program, you’re invited to this virtual event. You’ll hear from our amazing faculty and students about what makes our scientific community so vibrant. https://t.co/UzdnqlRYz5

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

Why do intestinal tuft cells sense succinate when it doesn’t appear to help them clear parasites? Our collab with the Salzman lab at MCW sheds some light on this question. Congrats Connie, Lisa, and Gabe @gabebarron for all your great work! @PNASNews
https://t.co/87mRJyfn2D

[Howitt Lab @HowittLab]

Check out this really cool story from the Moltke Lab @jakob_moltke @TBillipp showing how acetylcholine from tuft cells can regulate epithelial fluid secretion and help clear worm infections from the gut! Excited to have been involved in this incredible work.

[Jakob von Moltke @jakob_moltke]

I am super excited to share @TBillipp's incredible work showing that acetylcholine from tuft cells regulates epithelial fluid secretion across tissues and contributes to helminth clearance from the SI. Thank you to @HowittLab for critical contributions! https://t.co/vGfGtSaJO8