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To reproducibly measure immunological biomarkers using cryopreserved PBMCs, minimal acceptable standards for cell fitness should be incorporated into the assay protocol ImmunoHorizons Megan Levings doi.org/10.4049/immuno…

No one better to lead this work!

Beautiful work from @nictitate and Taubert lab elucidating MED15's role in beta cells, have watched this story evolve and grow over the years and nice to see it published!

A recent study from researchers at SBME using spatial multiomics to show sex differences in early postnatal T cell development contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying immune health and disease. bme.ubc.ca/sex-biased-hum…

Congratulations to Dr. Sue Tsai for being selected as a Gairdner Early Career Investigator! Gairdner Foundation Dr. Tsai is studying the regulation of the immune response and its connection to metabolism during chronic diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes. Learn

Interested in how to improve #reproducibility in your assays using human PBMCs? This study assessed the effects of different cell preparations on flow cytometry assays and uncovers differences in cell fitness. ➡️ ow.ly/Fr8u50TGVPs #ReadIH #immunology

Tomorrow #Hub1 will follow with Nicolas Ruffin from Karolinska Institutet presenting a #preprint by Megan Levings lab about small molecule inhibitors that regulate Treg function in the context of inflammatory diseases 👮‍♀️🚥💥 👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A study led by UBC School of Biomedical Engineering’s Laura Stankiewicz, Drs. Fabio Rossi, Peter Zandstra, and Megan Levings contributes to the understanding of the differences in immune system development in males and females. ✏️ Cell Press: bit.ly/3BIXnOF 📰 Press Release: bit.ly/3YoCOjp

FOCIS is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast! 🎙️ Offering expert insights and practical guidance, this monthly series will cover everything from navigating a career in the field to updates in immunology. The first podcast will launch later this month - stay tuned!

Cell Therapy Keystone 2025 is coming! If you're interested in cell engineering, immunotherapy, cancer or autoimmunity (!) this meeting is for you! Join us in Banff for a fantastic symposium this March. Abstract deadline 12/9! Katy Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D keystonesymposia.org/conferences/co…

Tunable differentiation of human CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from pluripotent stem cells biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

The J. Andrew McKee Fellowship Program for Type 1 Diabetes, supported by SCN & Breakthrough T1D Canada (formerly JDRF), is now accepting applications! All post-doctoral trainees can apply to join the Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence at University of British Columbia. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/training/excha…

Harnessing the biology of regulatory T cells to treat disease nature.com/articles/s4157… This new Review by Megan Levings et al. discusses approaches to enhance or inhibit Treg cell activity in allergy, transplantation, autoimmunity and cancer

REVIEW: Harnessing the biology of regulatory T cells to treat disease nature.com/articles/s4157… Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Megan Levings Christine Wardell

#TBT In case you missed this article in #ImmunoHorizons about "Improving Reliability of Immunological Assays by Defining Minimal Criteria for Cell Fitness." #OpenAccess #Immunology

Interested in clinical and translational immunology? Late breaking abstract submission deadline is April 2, 2025. focisnet.org/meetings/focis…

This Review in the February issue discusses progress with enhancing the activity of endogenous regulatory T cells or delivering them as cell-based therapies for allergy, autoimmunity and cancer nature.com/articles/s4157… rdcu.be/d80zV

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Excited to share our recently online pre-print of our study showing IL10+ILC2s have cell therapy applications to improve islet transplant. Many thanks to all our collaborators, patients, my supervisor, Dr. Sarah Crome and co-author Sinthuja. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.…