Our immune systems have a team of T cells that patrol the body, looking for signs of germs or infection. But in multiple sclerosis (MS), some of those T cells mistakenly start attacking the central nervous system, causing inflammation and tissue damage. 🧵

BRI postdoctoral researcher, LeAnn Nguyen, PhD, recently received the Institute for Translational Immunology fellowship through the University of Washington, which aims to prepare postdoc candidates for a variety of careers and accelerate basic immunology research to clinic-ready therapies. 🧵

In the late 1990s, Bill Kwok, PhD, pioneered MHC class II tetramers, a game-changing tool in immunology research that enable scientists to find and extract rare cells. 🧵

As the PNW faces another intense wildfire season, we can see the physical impacts in the burned forests and smoky air. But what about the impacts we can’t see – such as effects on the human immune system? 🧵

Editorial From Mouth to Joint: Citrullinated Bacteria in Driving Synovial Autoimmunity 📖 doi.org/10.3899/jrhe... @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social #PeriodontalDisease #RheumatoidArthritis

Risk screening uses a simple blood test that can detect your risk of type 1 diabetes (T1D) years before symptoms appear. Find BRI at camps and community events this summer through Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet. Dates and locations in graphic. Learn more: benaroyaresearch.org

From fundamental discoveries to human impact. BRI is proud to be part of a collaboration advancing GNTI-122, a novel engineered cell therapy now in a Phase 1 clinical trial for adults recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. 🧵

Meet Lucy Li, an MD/PhD candidate at the University of Washington advancing lupus research at BRI. Working across BRI’s Hamerman and Ray labs, she studies the genetics of lupus nephritis to uncover new therapeutic targets and improve care for people living with it: bri-news.short.gy/AX6Bje

Applications are open for our 2026 summer internship program! 🔬📚✏️ Undergraduate interns will gain hands-on experience alongside our scientists while contributing to research focused on autoimmune disease and other immune system conditions. ⏰ Apply by 2/13/26: bri-news.short.gy/baBfPT

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects ~1.5M Americans — including PGA TOUR Champions golfer Jerry Kelly ⛳️🏌 Ahead of the 2025 Boeing Classic, BRI President + Virginia Mason Franciscan Health rheumatologist Jane Buckner, MD, sat down with Jerry to discuss research, RA + golf:

New findings published today in Nature Genetics (@natureportfolio.nature.com) unveil how genetic variants associated with autoimmune diseases alter T cell gene regulation and function. 🧵

This was made possible because of a partnership with @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. alleninstitute.org/news/allen-i...

Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas

Comprehensive dataset maps the landscape of healthy immune cells across the human lifespan

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BRI is honored to be among the first recipients of grants announced today by the Fund for Science and Technology, made possible by the estate of Paul G. Allen: bri-news.short.gy/m9ACQK

(1/8): New findings published this week in @jama.com Pediatrics are reshaping how we understand severe childhood asthma — especially in urban, low-income communities. 🧵

(1/7) In an article published today in Science Translational Medicine, a research team led by BRI’s Megan Smithmyer, PhD, Alex Hu, PhD, Jane Buckner, MD, and Cate Speake, PhD, details new findings from the Sound Life Project (SLP): bit.ly/4jDrIym

It’s not too late — support BRI by making your #GiveBig 2025 gift by midnight tonight! ⬇️

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#GiveBig 2025, Washington’s largest annual online giving event, is here! 🎉 Make a gift to BRI today to power discoveries that will allow us to achieve our vision of a healthy immune system for everyone: bit.ly/3vtOhii Thank you for choosing to support BRI! 🩵🔬

#GiveBig 2025, Washington’s largest annual online giving event, is here! 🎉 Make a gift to BRI today to power discoveries that will allow us to achieve our vision of a healthy immune system for everyone: bit.ly/3vtOhii Thank you for choosing to support BRI! 🩵🔬

Matt Altman of @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social tells our mtg today about vulnerable populations (children with #asthma, adults with #rheumatoidarthritis) he studies with @lungdrc.bsky.social. The team takes many "omics" samples during respiratory infections looking for insights.

This afternoon at 4 p.m. PDT, BRI Advisory Board Member Gretchen Schoenstein will host BRI President Jane Buckner, MD, on her @ksvysonoma.bsky.social radio show, Finish Line Moments 🎙️ Tune in for a special interview in honor of Autoimmune Awareness Month: bit.ly/3DyqxRQ

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You're invited! Join us at BRI's open house on March 25, 2025, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about BRI and our latest research and efforts to advance the science to predict, prevent, reverse and cure diseases of the immune system 🔬 Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4kiK9Ko

Join us at Benaroya Research Institute on Saturday, March 22, 2025, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for our Type 1 Diabetes Risk Screening Event, offered through the Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Pathway to Prevention Study. Learn more and RSVP today: bit.ly/4h7dGE6