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Published! Biallelic OSMR deficiency is a new Primary Atopic Disorder. A rare disease that provides new insights into the mechanisms of human allergic disease.
A wonderful international team effort.
Check out our story here: www.bcchr.ca/news-events/...
BCCHR's Dr. Charisse Petersen from the @turveylab.bsky.social was interviewed by @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social on their latest study on how breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...
"We're starting not from zero, but a bit ahead of the game this time," says AH scientist Dr. Srinivas Murphy on CBC news, explaining why the context for #hantavirus is so different to #COVID19.
Watch the full segment to learn more:
FAS-controlled #Tcells drive #lymphoproliferation through #glycolysis without effector differentiation. New study from Maria Elena Maccari, Ramon I. Klein Geltink @bcchresearch.bsky.social, Anne Rensing-Ehl @uni-freiburg.de and colleagues:
rupress.org/jhi/article/...
#InbornErrorsOfImmunity
Our latest article features Dr. Stuart Turvey and Dr. Elie Haddad on how collaboration, clinical trials, precision health, and gene editing are helping transform pediatric rare disease research and access to treatment.
www.rarekidscan.com/news/rewriti...
I’m excited to present at #ESID2026 this October in #Maastricht. Submit your abstract by May 5th to showcase your work on #immunodeficiencies and all aspects of #IEI. Join me and don’t miss out on the chance to get your research published in JHI!
👉 invt.io/1bxbfp4qr7t
📅 Webinar alert: Engage Award
Learn more about this new exciting funding opportunity on Wednesday May 6 at 10 a.m.
Find out how the Engage Award can support your engagement activities to strengthen partnerships and explore future knowledge mobilization opportunities.
Register now: bit.ly/4eQPbxe
New research published in Cell Press by @bcchresearch.bsky.social investigator Dr. Megan Levings and her team shows how using a standard approach to tracking immune cells is needed for both scientific research and the clinic.
Abstract: https://bit.ly/43jAyfb
News: https://bit.ly/4v88jvv
A new interdisciplinary initiative co-led by Drs. Govind Kaigala, Sarah Hedtrich, & Megan Levings will transform how researchers model human disease and develop therapies.
Read about Collaborative #OrganOnChip Network for Next-Generation Engineering and Cellular Technology: https://bit.ly/48ActDK
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Dr. Charisse Petersen discusses how breastfeeding may help protect infants with Your Morning Vancouver.
Canada is entering a new era in pediatric rare disease research, driven by advances in precision medicine and novel, innovative clinical trial approaches, including gene editing and gene therapies.
New human primary atopic disorder defined: In @jhumimmunity.org, Samra and Sharma et al. show OSMR deficiency disrupts OSM-STAT signaling, driving severe early-onset #eczema, #eosinophilia, and elevated IgE. rupress.org/jhi/article/...
#Immunology #Genetics #Atopy #IEIs
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