Excited to finally share this story with the world. @ImmunoWellford spearheaded this study that I think proves olfactory immunity is “a thing” that vaccinologists will need to consider!
Check out our paper in @ImmunityCP! I think it’s pretty neat, read more in the thread below: Mucosal plasma cells are required to protect the upper airway and brain from infection https://t.co/icLdn2revE
Here's the thing. We have **NO IDEA** how to pick good graduate students. I served on admission committees for 10+ years, and chaired a few, and what I learned is that all the spreadsheets of grades and test scores and recommendations and essays and publications and interview rubrics are just an elaborate ruse to pretend we know what we're doing when we simply don't. Many of the most highly ranked applicants to our "top" program flamed out quickly, and tons of the students we summarily rejected have turned into amazing scientists. But in the name of creating meritocratic seeming rankings that are more about creating a workforce than great scientists (a system that anyone paying attention knows is bullshit), we've created a homogenous process adopted by nearly all institutions that has stamped out the one thing we should be striving for - given our lack of any clear understanding of what leads to success - a wide range of difference talents and experiences.
Our new publication from the @ordovas_phd and von Andrian lab in this month's issue of @ImmunityCP sniffs out what there is to know about nasal immunity and memory to viral infections https://t.co/kJVDdp0pez 1/8
These macrophage populations differ in localization, tissue residency, phagocytosis, and cytokine production. Analysis of human OM also showed a correlation between mac populations and post-viral smell loss.
Another reason to care about the olfactory mucosa as an immune organ!
Reminder: ESI policies were put in place circa 2006-2007 *explicitly* to try to get the age of first R01 stat down from 42. It was the reason the K99/R00 was invented. They have not succeeded in the least little bit on accomplishing this goal.
My latest editorial on AI in publishing. @ImmunoHorizons and why @ImmunologyAAI journals are the best!
On Rats with Oversized Genitalia and Other Submissions | ImmunoHorizons | American Association of Immunologists https://t.co/GYhTevXJZ8
Great to be back on NIH campus this week for CIG mini symposium. This "special" edition NIH pass now features prominently in my lanyard collection. Big thanks to Dragana Jankovic, Hyun Park for making it possible.
If you’re having post-Christmas blues and want to open another gift, check out our review on SARS-CoV-2 and the olfactory mucosa: immune response, smell loss, neurotropism, and vaccination!
@MosemanLab
https://t.co/mxWr3D0bUH
Excited to share our new review on olfactory immunity in @NatRevImmunol. @immunowellford and I hope that it encourages anyone working on airway immunity to consider the olfactory mucosa…the upper respiratory tract is not all the same!
https://t.co/hYeexg7FNS
My children “tried” to kill my wife before they were even born….and I was always surprised by the lack of mechanistic insight into hyperemesis and morning sickness. This is a super cool study! https://t.co/xuOnt99ROY