Katharine Block, PhD

Postdoc in the @JamequistLab @CFI_UMN at University of Minnesota, studying CD8+ T cell tolerance. Alum of @UChicago and @StOlaf. she/her

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@PCRosato1 Congrats Pam and Alex! Welcome, Oliver!

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@itchdoctor @Jamequistlab @sokol_mdphd Thanks for the reply - we wondered about the requirement of the adaptive immune system and whether jawless vertebrate hagfish and lampreys itch.

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@sokol_mdphd @Jamequistlab @itchdoctor I was wondering specifically about the role of itch neurons in the gut in response to helminths after your and @itchdoctor's presentations at @Midwinter_Immun - my knowledge of neurobiology is scant but I like your theory!

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

Here's the Research Briefing for our @NatImmunol paper on "dirty" mouse lung ILC2 - a short summary for a broad audience and a "behind the scenes" look at the project:
https://t.co/kSCXvU1oUw

There's also a News & Views written by Dr. Umetsu: https://t.co/OQZKAoVkSs

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@BarbaraLKee @NatImmunol @Jamequistlab @CFI_UMN @MayoClinic Thank you Barbara!

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

How does natural microbial exposure influence ILC2 responses toward airway allergens? See our story in @NatImmunol to find out! This project is a collaboration between @Jamequistlab of @CFI_UMN and Kita lab of @MayoClinic

https://t.co/0zTHZEnBUI

[Waggoner Lab @LabWaggoner]

Pet store biome exposure impairs lung ILC2/eosinophilia vs i.n. allergens via incr. IFN signaling, but this waned with longer co-housing. Thus ILC2 respond dynamically to environmental cues @Katharine_Block @Jamequistlab
Hirohito Kita
https://t.co/zKMUkoQZ90

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[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

I’ll pop back on here with more details once I recover from the @autumnimmuno conference!

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

Hogquist lab half of the @Jamequistlab repping at @autumnimmuno !

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@tori_osinski @ChezMaude I was wondering who brought in the cukes! I took one home, thanks Tori 🥒

[Empowering Women in Science @EWISumn]

Join us this Friday for our Summer Social! Find the details and RSVP on our website: https://t.co/wHdv2qkZrA

[Jameson Hogquist labs @Jamequistlab]

Kris will be delivering tomorrow's @globalimmuno talk! So listen in and ask her your questions afterwards (@Jamequistlab)
@CFI_UMN

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@NNJarjourPhD I agree that a mechanism shouldn't necessarily be a requirement for publication in a good journal - rigorous science describing an interesting phenomenon has value and opens the door for more research (and as you say, perhaps done by someone with better tools to tackle mechanism)

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

Kris @JamequistLab is an incredible scientist and such a thoughtful and kind person. I've been lucky to get to learn from her throughout my postdoc. Congratulations Dr. Hogquist! 🥳

[Jameson Hogquist labs @Jamequistlab]

We are so delighted to announce that Kris has been named to the @theNASciences! Congratulations Kris!

[Jameson Hogquist labs @Jamequistlab]

Hello everyone, the Jamequist lab is excited to finally join Twitter!

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@KSBurrack17 My post-bac lab mentor gave stethoscopes in fun colors to techs departing for med school and gave me (off to a PhD) a copy of "The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology"

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@EwisUmn I just read the Rosalind Franklin biography by Brenda Maddox - highly recommend!

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Join EWIS and @ostemUMN next Wednesday, 2/16 @ 4pm for a panel discussion on Inclusive Mentoring in STEM. Find more info and RSVP: https://t.co/c9oPsx7cLC
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[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@Caroline_Bartma @KSBurrack17 Everyone in the responses seems focused on lung type 2 responses, but there are skin allergy and food allergy models too (e.g. @CathyNagler uses peanut + cholera toxin to model peanut allergy)

[Katharine Block, PhD @Katharine_Block]

@Caroline_Bartma @KSBurrack17 I use Alternaria alternata to induce an acute response in ILC2, and our collaborators have done a chronic model of HDM, Alt, Aspergillus, and OVA (Iijima et al 2014 J Immunol)