Raphael Kirou

Internal Medicine Resident | MD @sunydownstate '26 | BSc in Biological Sciences @Cornell '20

[Iago Pinal-Fernandez @DrIagoPinal]

Rheumatology study of 669 biopsies shows each myositis subtype has its own inflammatory “fingerprint.”
IBM has a robust type 1 inflammation signature, while DM, anti-Jo1, anti-PM/Scl, and IMNM show distinct cytokine patterns.
#Myositis #RheumTwitter
https://t.co/fl0MJENuqV

[Iago Pinal-Fernandez @DrIagoPinal]

Autoantibodies can enter living muscle cells—and in myositis, this internalization may drive disease. A new Autoimmunity Reviews (2025) article from @raphaelakirou highlights emerging mechanisms and therapeutic implications of this paradigm shift.
https://t.co/zb9M8tcT45

[Iago Pinal-Fernandez @DrIagoPinal]

Distinct cytokine and cytokine receptor expression patterns characterize different forms of myositis. Rheumatology 2025.

https://t.co/fl0MJENuqV

[Iago Pinal-Fernandez @DrIagoPinal]

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myopathy: The Double-Edged Sword of Cancer Immunotherapy. Neurology 2024.

https://t.co/v12u1FCRY3

[Raphael Kirou @RaphaelAKirou]

@CedricFeschotte @CornellCALS Congratulations, well deserved!

[Raphael Kirou @RaphaelAKirou]

Great honor to have been a part of this work focused on Suppressyn, a human endogenous retroviral envelope protein with antiviral activity. Thanks to @jofrank1088 for his leadership on the project, and of course @CedricFeschotte and the entire team!

https://t.co/yPY9HIWVsO

[John Frank @jofrank1088]

Super excited and thankful to finally see my graduate work out in the wild. https://t.co/1kKLkxo3nV

We wanted to know if ancient viral protein-coding sequences that are embedded within our genomes can protect us from infection by circulating viruses. (1/8)