Excited to share research co-led by Gabby & Adam in @jem.org! Grateful to the NIH & @scripps.edu for support.
Congratulations to Jishnu Das for his promotion to Associate Professor with tenure! Learn more about Dr. Das and his work: www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/jishnu-...
Congratulations to @pitt-immunology.bsky.social faculty and trainee recipients of @niaidnews.bsky.social funding, which will advance understanding of immune mechanisms & new approaches for diagnosing and treating inflammatory conditions & autoimmunity! www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/departm...
We're back with another Trainee Spotlight, this time featuring Ariadna Soto, a postdoc in the Hinterleitner Lab (@rh-lab.bsky.social) investigating how non-pathogenic gut protozoa shape immune responses in IBD and other gastrointestinal diseases. www.immunology.pitt.edu/news/trainee...
New review in @cp-immunity.bsky.social by @meisellab.bsky.social & @pitt-pmi.bsky.social grad student @catmphelps.bsky.social synthesizes how exercise reshapes the immune system & the potential of exercise-based therapies for cancer, autoimmunity, and other diseases. www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Introducing the Pitt Department of Immunology's new quarterly newsletter, ImmunoSurveillance! We're excited to share the incredible research happening in the department and our amazing immunology community that makes it all possible. bit.ly/4j1RIok
How did #TyphoidMary infect dozens of people with typhoid-causing Salmonella bacteria while remaining asymptomatic? New research in mice led by Dr. Blanda Di Luccia suggests that #Tregs play a role.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/28k78fw9
Good things come in threes! Please join us in congratulating @gottschalklab.bsky.social, @rh-lab.bsky.social, and @meisellab.bsky.social on promotion to associate professor! (1/2)
A very warm welcome to Dr. Blanda Di Luccia, who joined the department this month as a Research Assistant Professor! Her research focuses on understanding host-microbe interactions in the gut and how the immune system maintains tolerance during chronic infection. Learn more: bit.ly/3WXgr2V
Myeloid IL-1β and stress exert opposing control over colitis severity through the α₁-adrenergic-enterochromaffin axis, uncovering a neuro-immune-epithelial circuit that shapes intestinal inflammation @cp-immunity.bsky.social
www.cell.com/immunity/ful...
Michael G. Constantinides
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April 27, 2026University of Pittsburgh Department of Immunology faculty and students are advancing understanding of fundamental immune mechanisms and developing new approaches for diagnosing and treat...
LeBlanc, Sobel, Constantinides et al. @scripps.edu show that antibiotic treatment in early life can deplete riboflavin-synthesizing commensals & impair #MAIT cell development, rendering adult animals more susceptible to bacterial #pneumonia. rupress.org/jem/article/...
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