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Upcoming Department Events
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Dr. Bhupesh Kumar Thakur named the 2025 BD Biosciences Immunology Postdoctoral Research Award recipient
- Congratulations to Dr. Bhupesh Kumar Thakur on being named the 2025 BD Biosciences Immunology Postdoctoral Research Award recipient!
- The BD Biosciences Immunology Postdoctoral Research Award will take place on 10 APRIL 2025.
- Call for ABSTRACTS for PDF Research Day CLOSED - Deadline: 20 March 2025 (5PM)
Scientists discover a new connection between gut microbiome and inflammation through ‘happy accident’
Working with PhD candidate, and now Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Nathaniel Winsor, they discovered an issue in mice they were using to study the interaction of the gut microbiome and colon cancer. Facing a dilemma – scrap two years of experiments or start again and dig deeper into the issue – they chose to follow their curiosity which could now change our understanding of the role of parasites in gut inflammation. Their study, a culmination of 10 years of investigation, has recently been published in Cell Host & Microbe
Study uncovers how low-carb diet drives colorectal cancer development
Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown how a low-carbohydrate diet can worsen the DNA-damaging effects of some gut microbes to cause colorectal cancer.
The study, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, compared the effects of three different diets — normal, low-carb, or Western-style with high fat and high sugar — in combination with specific gut bacteria on colorectal cancer development in mice.
Dr. Arthur Mortha receives Visiting Research Professorship Award as recognition by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterologists
Congratulations to Dr. Arthur Mortha for receiving the Visiting Research Professorship Award as recognition by the Canadian Association of Gastroenterologists!
Dr. Eleanor Fish receives Medal of Appreciation for COVID-19 Contributions
Congratulations to Dr. Eleanor Fish for receiving a medal of appreciation for her exceptional contributions to Canada’s response against COVID-19 from the Chief Science Advisor of Canada - Dr. Mona Nemer and the Government of Canada!
Dr. Jen Gommerman named as one of the Distinguished Fellows of AAI - Class of 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Jen Gommerman (Chair, Department of Immunology) for being selected by the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) as a Distinguished Fellow of AAI —Class of 2025!
U of T study uncovers how a new gut microbe drives the gut-lung axis
In a new study published today in the journal Cell, Artuhur Mortha, Kyle Burrows and his colleagues focused on a different category of microorganism called protozoa. These microbes are also single-celled like bacteria, but much bigger and with more complex bodies. While most known protozoa are classified as parasites, several lesser-known species can live in symbiotic relationships with their animal hosts.
Read more about the study in this article.
Dr. Jasty Singh receives Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jasty Singh for receiving the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award at the Excellence in Teaching reception hosted by the University of Toronto!
Dr. Singh is the Associate Chair - Undergraduate Studies & an Associate Professor - Teaching Stream within the Department of Immunology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
Read more about her accomplishment and approach to teaching in this article.
Dr. Pailin Chiaranunt - 2024 Chorafas Foundation Prize Recipient
Congrats to Dr. Pailin Chiaranunt, recent PhD Immunology alumna from Dr. Arthur Mortha's Lab within Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, for being one of just TWO University of Toronto recipients of the prestigious 2024 Chorafas Foundation Prize.
Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation information & the full list of winners can be found here.
Dr. Veronique Miron - Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Congratulations to Dr. Veronique Miron from the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto for being elected as a Member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists!
Read more about it in this U of T Article.
Dr. Janna Shapiro receives Alice Wilson Award from Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to Dr. Janna Shapiro, co-supervised by Dr. Tania Watts, Immunology, and Dr. Shelly Bolotin, Dalla Lana School of Public health, for receiving the Alice Wilson Award from the Royal Society of Canada.
Read more about it in this U of T Article.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT
Chung DC, Ghaedi M, et al. 2024. Characterization of innate lymphoid cell subsets infiltrating melanoma and epithelial ovarian tumors. Oncoimmunology. 13
Hamidzada H, Pascual-Gil S, et al. 2024. Primitive macrophages induce sarcomeric maturation and functional enhancement of developing human cardiac microtissues via efferocytic pathways. Nature Cardiovascular Research.
Chow S, Lee SPN, et al. 2024. Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis with cryptic deletion of TET2 and DNMT3A resulting from unbalanced translocation. British Journal Of Haematology.
Loves R, Grunebaum E. 2024. FAS signalling pathway is crucial for CAR T cell persistence. Nature Reviews Immunology.
Persaud AT, Khela J, et al. 2024. Virion-incorporated CD14 enables HIV-1 to bind LPS and initiate TLR4 signaling in immune cells. Journal Of Virology.
Ting KKY. 2024. Fructose-induced metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells. Frontiers In Immunology. 15
Mahtani T, Sheth H, et al. 2024. The ion channel TRPV5 regulates B-cell signaling and activation. Frontiers In Immunology. 15
Dhume SH, Balogun K, et al. 2024. Perinatal exposure to atazanavir-based antiretroviral regimens in a mouse model leads to differential long-term motor and cognitive deficits dependent on the NRTI backbone. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience. 17
Zannikou M, Fish EN, et al. 2024. Signaling by Type I Interferons in Immune Cells: Disease Consequences. Cancers. 16
Bi PY, Killackey SA, et al. 2024. Cytosolic retention of HtrA2 during mitochondrial protein import stress triggers the DELE1-HRI pathway. Communications Biology. 7
Touahri Y, Hanna J, et al. 2024. Pten regulates endocytic trafficking of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling molecules to pattern the retina. Cell Reports. 43
Ting KKY. 2024. Fructose overconsumption-induced reprogramming of microglia metabolism and function. Frontiers In Immunology. 15
Zakrzewski JL, Suh D, et al. 2024. Tumor immunotherapy across MHC barriers using allogeneic T-cell precursors (Vol 26, pg 453, 2008). Nature Biotechnology. 42:674-674
Paul MS, Saibil SD, et al. 2024. Ex vivo activation of the GCN2 pathway metabolically reprograms T cells, leading to enhanced adoptive cell therapy. Cell Reports Medicine. 5
Lee S, Yeung KKM, et al. 2024. Tissue-resident memory T cells in protective immunity to influenza virus. Current Opinion In Virology. 65
Clotet-Freixas S, Zaslaver O, et al. 2024. Sex differences in kidney metabolism may reflect sex-dependent outcomes in human diabetic kidney disease. Science Translational Medicine. 16
Wang AA, Luessi F, et al. 2024. B cell depletion with anti-CD20 promotes neuroprotection in a BAFF-dependent manner in mice and humans. Science Translational Medicine. 16
Almomani O, Nnamutete J, et al. 2024. Effect of cryopreservation on CD4+T cell subsets in foreskin tissue. PLOS One. 19
Gorczynski R. 2024. Translation of Data from Animal Models of Cancer to Immunotherapy of Breast Cancer and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Genes. 15
Gommerman JL. 2024. What Jane Jacobs has taught me about neuroimmunology. Nature Immunology. 25:381-381
Ucciferri CC, Gower A, et al. 2024. Scoring Central Nervous System Inflammation, Demyelination, and Axon Injury in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. JOVE-journal Of Visualized Experiments.
Robbrecht D, Grob JJ, et al. 2024. Biomarker and pharmacodynamic activity of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF?) inhibitor SAR439459 as monotherapy and in combination with cemiplimab in a phase I clinical study in patients with advanced solid tumors. CTS-clinical And Translational Science. 17
Popovic A, Cao EY, et al. 2024. Commensal protist Tritrichomonas musculus exhibits a dynamic life cycle that induces extensive remodeling of the gut microbiota. ISME Journal. 18
Altieri A, Marshall CL, et al. 2024. Human Host Defense Peptide LL-37 Suppresses TNF?-Mediated Matrix Metalloproteinases MMP9 and MMP13 in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. Journal Of Innate Immunity. 16:203-215
Last Updated May 29, 2024
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