Ian Freed

Postdoc at Stowers Institute for Medical Research investigating the relationship between microbes, mucus, the enteric nervous system, and immune responses

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Millions of villi work to sense their local environment and indirectly talk to the brain. Two-way communication is done via the enteric nervous system — a vast network of neurons and glia that regulate, motility, fluid exchange, and tell your brain what’s for breakfast. Pics mine

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Macrophages are wild

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Had a great time at my first #DDW26! Learned new things and made some new connections.

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Thanks for all the mentoring opportunities!! Nothing more fulfilling than helping light that spark of curiosity!

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

From lab bench to classroom. 🧪📚

@braingutaxis, a postdoc in the Li Lab, studies how gut cells shape immune responses — and mentors the next generation through the @StowersGrad Summer Scholars program, university lectures, and local #STEM programs.

🔗Learn more about his #research and outreach opportunities available to postdocs here: https://t.co/CbmNQuTeHP

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#MicroscopyMonday | Bacteria as a protein delivery system! Engineered glowing bacteria to secrete protein (red) inside the gut of a C. elegans worm. Green is the worm’s natural digestive processes. Worms are used to screen secretion before testing in mice. @braingutaxis (Li Lab)

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Thanks for sharing!!

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

#MicroscopyMonday | Bacteria as a protein delivery system! Engineered glowing bacteria to secrete protein (red) inside the gut of a C. elegans worm. Green is the worm’s natural digestive processes. Worms are used to screen secretion before testing in mice. @braingutaxis (Li Lab)

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

@ATinyGreenCell Would love to help or provide my own examples of model failure. Or advocate for a “verified user” system.
Or “community notes for biosafety” Lol

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Good luck to all submitting F32s this week!!

[Stowers Institute @ScienceStowers]

Applications to our Summer Scholars program are open! Spend the summer doing research by applying now⬇️

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Today at #FridayScienceClub! 🧬

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Any good Goblet cell reporter mouse out there?

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

@NatureNeuro @UlrikaKMarklund Awesome.

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

2025 HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellows Competition paused.

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

@jeremy_r_cole Is "elegant theory" truly dead though? if brute compute scaling plateaus, won't some elegance be beneficial? Keep in mind I'm in biological sciences so not privy to the high level&recent developments here. Just discussing.

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Mom I’m on TV

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Stowers Institute is leading research in on stem cells and cancer treatment

https://t.co/k53J1lAnQK

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Best ionocyte marker that isn’t cftr or foxi1? Preferably antibody targetable in mice

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Probably won’t get funded but did get discussed! Catch me with the resubmission in August Lol😎

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F32 study section meeting today ... wish me luck!

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

F32 study section meeting today ... wish me luck!

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

Very cool. Especially figure 5

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Online now: Enteric glutamatergic interneurons regulate intestinal motility https://t.co/x5TgYhco5K

[Ian Freed @braingutaxis]

@JungmannLab Very interesting.