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Happy Halloween from the Ashkar lab!

Save the date! #CanNKC2024 will be held June 13-14, 2024 Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa! Stay tuned for more details!

For years, it was thought that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 were directly responsible for neurological damage; however, researchers at Ashkar Lab have discovered that it’s actually the immune system — not the virus — that's responsible. 👇 healthsci.mcmaster.ca/immune-respons…

CD8+ T cells mediate virus-induced neuropathology via antigen-independent, NKG2D-mediated cytotoxicity Ashkar Lab Liz Balint nature.com/articles/s4146…

The immune system's response to infection is responsible for neurological damage - not the infection itself, finds new research published Nature Communications. Liz Balint, research lead and PhD student McMaster University, on the impact of a unique population of T cells. ow.ly/QjYA50Qy0nY

Researchers with McMaster University Department of Medicine have discovered a new cell that remembers your allergies. @jfekoenig Kelly Bruton ALK Allyssa McMaster University ow.ly/ZIO950QyVUu

Registration is now open for CanNKC 2024 Symposium! You won’t want to miss the trainee talks or this fantastic lineup of keynote speakers! @sarah_crome David Raulet and Mary Carrington 2024cannkcsymposium.rsvpify.com

Our latest review is now available at Immunological Reviews! We discuss how "Metabolic adaptations determine whether natural killer cells fail or thrive within the tumor microenvironment". Congrats to co-first authors Adnan Moinuddin, Sophie Poznanski, and Ana Portillo!

Early bird deadline is April 1! Don’t forget to register using code CAN-NKC2024 for $50 off!

Enjoying the slopes before some science! See you at #CSI2024 Canadian Society for Immunology

Congrats to our PhD candidates for their poster awards at this years #CSI2024 Ana Portillo Emily Feng and Liz Balint for her first place poster award! McMaster Immunology

Our PhD students were awarded McMaster Health Sciences Plenary Awards! Congratulations to Emily Feng for an Outstanding Achievement Award and to Liz Balint and Ana Portillo for Publication Awards!

Had some fun exploring Santa Fe today before Keystone Symposia meeting! Check out my poster tomorrow and short talk on Thursday to chat about viruses, T cells, and the brain! #KSNeuroImmune24

We can’t wait! CanNKC 2024 symposium starts today with our first keynote speaker @sarah_crome !

Happy to share that my latest work studying the neurological effects of COVID-19 in mice is out today! We find that SARS-CoV-2 infection causes persistent memory deficits in mice that can be prevented by prior vaccination. Nature Immunology Robyn Klein Lab nature.com/articles/s4159…

Enjoying #Cytokines2024 and explore the beautiful city of Seoul! Liz Balint Emily Feng Ana Portillo

While CD56 expression could be used to indicate a hyper-functional state of NK cells, it does not directly influence the anti-tumor functions of expanded NK cells Journal of Leukocyte Biology Congrats, Ana Portillo! Ashkar Lab doi.org/10.1093/jleuko…

We are thrilled to announce that our study investigating the impact of oral cannabis consumption on pregnancy outcomes and fetal development is now published at eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science part of Lancet Discovery Science ! This work was led by our talented previous student, Tyrah Ritchie!✨

More people are turning to cannabidiol (CBD) cannabis strains to help with the side-effects of pregnancy. A new study from McMaster University has uncovered the potential risks, which includes impaired fetal growth. Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research CIHR CFI / FCI ow.ly/BLHM50UV44z