Payal Yokota
@payalyokota.bsky.social
Postdoc, Immunologist, #GdTcellclub webinar series (founder/organizer) #TrainedImmunity #TissueResMacrophages #DiseaseTolerance payalyokota.com #immunosky
An unparalleled legacy. A brilliant mind. A fiercely creative thinker. R.I.P Professor Tonegawa. Thank you for nurturing many pivotal discoveries whose shoulders we stand on, esp. the TCRg chain. A true loss. heartfelt condolences to his trainees, friends, family. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Obituary: Susumu Tonegawa, Japan’s first Nobel prizewinner in physiology or medicine
Fearless molecular biologist who revealed the workings of antibodies and memories.
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Excited to host Professor Jeroen Saij, a leader in the field of host-parasite interactions focusing on Toxoplasma gondii.. sure to be a phenomenal session. Please join us! Thursday, July 16 at 12p EDT. *SEE* you there! #GDTcellclub payalyokota.com/gamma-delta-...
Gamma Delta T cell club series — payal yokota
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γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 4w agoPlease join us for our July #GDTcellclub webinar with talks by Dr. Favour Obuseh and Prof. Jeroen Said on Thursday, July 16 at 12pm EDT. Zoom link: nyulangone.zoom.us/j/9589051706... Zoom ID: 958 9051 7066 Passcode: 369081 @eberlmat.bsky.social @payalyokota.bsky.social @clairemci.bsky.social
Like all good things, this too shall end. Amazing time in Europe with the first leg as the GRC (@Castelldefels) Co organized by Profs. Carla Rothlin and Matteo Iannacone. And, second leg: family trip (in ES, CH, FR). #Europe2026
#TheEndlessFrontier = an awesome & important film in which I am honored to play a part! Humanity: keep pursuing the frontiers of knowledge, for the good of ourselves & our descendants!!! For our health, economy, environment, & sheer edification @drshrutinaik.bsky.social
@billyonblusky.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo unbelievably thrilled to host the upcoming #GDTcellclub webinar next Thursday. Jürgen is an outstanding scientist and a leader in the field as well as his home institute at Utrecht and has made some remarkable discoveries that are fundamental to cancer research beyond #GDTcells. Don't miss this!👇
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 2mo agoJoin us for our June #GDTcellclub webinar talks with Drs. Jürgen Kuball and Douglas Brubaker / #GDTcells in Cancer. June 18, 2026 at 12p EDT NYC / 6p Netherlands Zoom ID: 958 9051 7066/ passcode 369081 nyulangone.zoom.us/j/9589051706... subscribe to the calendar event here: tinyurl.com/5h74rtux
Beautiful new study about DOT cells by Rafa and Bruno regarding a CXCR3 signaling that promotes Delta One T cell (δ1) recruitment and antitumor efficacy in colorectal cancer 👇 @rafaelblancodom.bsky.social @bsilvasantos.bsky.social
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 2mo agoCXCR3 signaling promotes Delta One T cell recruitment and antitumor efficacy in colorectal cancer jitc.bmj.com/content/14/5...
Save the date: Upcoming 12th International #GdTcellconf in Wrocław, Poland - May 18-21/2027.
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe first official announcement is out! The 12th International γδ T Cell Conference will take place in Wrocław, 18-21 May 2027. Please share widely across your networks. #gd2027
Excited to have @kgandersen.bsky.social at @nyulangone.bsky.social for a departmental seminar talking all things viral #emergence #evolution #transmission
So there is a venue and a date confirmed for next year's conference. Stay tuned for the official announcement. #gd2027
Funny Spock: Wouldn't You Like To Know?
ALT: Funny Spock: Wouldn't You Like To Know?
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A 14-marker blood test predicting lung cancer years before diagnosis may also identify who could benefit from anti-inflammatory prevention therapy potentially transforming how we approach lung cancer prevention. Congrats to this team! @charlesswanton.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Plasma signals of lung tumor promotion for molecular cancer prevention
A 14-protein plasma signature identifies individuals benefiting from anti-IL-1β-based lung cancer risk reduction and demonstrates how diverse tumor-promoting factors converge on the induction of an al...
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One less thing to apply for, I guess commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindepen...
Funding Opportunity | NIH Common Fund
Funding OpportunityCurrent Funding OpportunityAnnouncementTitleStatusApplication Due DateContactRFA-RM-26-004NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)Forecasted. Not solic...
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Navigating the clinical progress of antibody-drug conjugates: Emerging opportunities and remaining challenges: @cellpress.bsky.social #ADCs #NSCLC 👏Louise Conilh∙ Virginia Metrangolo ∙ Silvia Crescioli ∙ Janice M. Reichert ∙ Charles Dumontet share.google/RQjHgbNhRkFP... Brilliantly synthesized.
Come join us as Faculty in the Division of Human Genetics at @cincyresearch.bsky.social jobs.cincinnatichildrens.org/us/en/job/JR...
A compelling shift toward tissue-centric immunity: lymphoid niches don’t just initiate responses—they time and constrain them. Brilliant now work from Lukas Altenberger shows that timing of initiating and terminating immune response are equally important. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Lymphoid tissue chemokines limit priming duration to preserve CD8+ T cell functionality
The generation of effector CD8+ T cells (TEFF) requires activation of naïve CCR7+ T cells (TN) by dendritic cells (DCs) in lymphoid tissue. How TN-DC interaction duration and signal integration are co...
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Always an absolute treat to listen to Prof. Bruno Silva-Santos. I hope everyone is tuned in and listening to this talk! 👇 Happy #DayofImmunology
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 3mo agoCome be a part of the #DayofImmunology celebrations by listening to @bsilvasantos.bsky.social talk #nowplaying on Teams! You're in for a treat! #GDTcells #precisionmedicine #ImmunoOnc teams.microsoft.com/meet/3180038... Meeting ID: 318 003 815 005 374 Access code: LD39ok9r
Joins us for the Day of Immunology celebrations this year with a webinar by Prof. Bruno Silva-Santos Please join via teams link below! @bsilvasantos.bsky.social April 29th, 2026 || 8:30 PDT/ 11:30 EDT teams.microsoft.com/meet/3180038... Meeting ID: 318 003 815 005 374 Access code: LD39ok9r
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Epithelial cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: Targets for lung repair
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and persistent, often progressiv…
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Fantastic time at the #AAI2026. Great seeing friends, learning new science & sharing mine. Hearty thanks to Uli, Org committee and Amali+Amanda for selecting my abstract. zalso, thanks to Tatte ☕️ @aai.org Preprint: v1_covered_f4e4858a-7acd-44c2-acad-bad8877bf422.pdf share.google/7ZmAiNmYDqjF...
The unparalleled Olja Finn receiving the much deserved AAI Excellence in Mentoring award. 👏👏👏 #AAI2026
Incredible day at #AAI2026 today with brilliant talks and warmth of seeing old and new friends. First, smashing talks by @petterbrodin.bsky.social and @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social this morning in #EarlylifeImm major symposia. Great discussions and wonderful data
Join us for a fantastic seminar by Dr. Anna Bold from Paracelsus Medical University at Nuremberg talk about her new approach to target tumors using a combination of ex vivo activated Vg9Vd2 T cells with antibodies. 👇 April 9, 2026 - 12p NYC time / 6p German time nyulangone.zoom.us/j/9589051706...
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us for our April #GDTcellclub webinar talk with Dr. Anna Bold (Paracelsus Medical University) on April 9, 12p EDT (NYC time) / 5p London/UK Zoom ID: 958 9051 7066/ passcode 369081 nyulangone.zoom.us/j/9589051706... subscribe to the calendar event here: calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
Ever so amazed by the incredible scientists at NYU changing the way we evaluate and shape human Immunology, one discovey at a time. Amanda, is one of my favorites. Check this out! @thelundlab.bsky.social @nyulangonepccsm.bsky.social @nyumedpostdocs.bsky.social @nyulangone.bsky.social
Fantastic new study from @jmoltke.bsky.social group Tuft cells promote reactivation of memory Th2 cells and are required for protective immunity to intestinal helminth re-infection: Immunity share.google/yq22hcyqywdc... 👇👇
Tuft cells promote reactivation of memory Th2 cells and are required for protective immunity to intestinal helminth re-infection
Stanbery et al. show that ILC2s are largely dispensable, but tuft cells remain essential for helminth clearance during secondary infection. Tuft cells are not required for Th2 priming. Instead, tuft c...
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Seven subsets, two fates: mouse γδ T cells in cancer immunity: Trends in Immunology www.cell.com/trends/immun... @coffeltlab.bsky.social #gdTcells
Seven subsets, two fates: mouse γδ T cells in cancer immunity
The importance of γδ T cells in cancer, as defenders against tumorigenesis, was established more than 2 decades ago. Since that time, research using mouse models of cancer has brought to light a nonun...
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We had a great time hosting Judith and Monika this month on our #GDTcellclub series. If you missed the recorded talks, you can listen to them below. For Q/A for the speakers, pls reply on the @forum-gd.bsky.social post. Bookmark payalyokota.com/gamma-delta-... to stay informed about future talks!
Gamma Delta T cell club series — payal yokota
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γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 5mo agoThank you for joining us on March 19 #GDTCellclub webinars with Drs. Judith Wienke and Monika Wolkers on pediatric neuroblastoma. For recorded talks: nyulangone.zoom.us/rec/share/wL... Passcode: #GDTcellclubMarch19 👉https://payalyokota.com/gamma-delta-t-cell-webinar-series to stay informed!
Great new study from @sabanlab.bsky.social team about ocular RTMs
Waggoner Lab@labwaggoner.bsky.social · 5mo agoLong-lived resident tissue macrophages govern intraocular pressure homeostasis by regulating extracellular matrix turnover, contributing to resistance-generating tissues that are dysfunctional in glaucoma @cp-immunity.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful... @dukeeyecenter.bsky.social
So great to see this out in print! Congratulations to Yue and @drshrutinaik.bsky.social team on this fantastic story! 🎉 #GDTcells
γδ T cell Forum@forum-gd.bsky.social · 5mo agoPeripheral immune-inducer dendritic cells drive early-life allergic inflammation #gdTcells @nature.com
Gorgeous morning on an unusually warm Valentine's day.
