๐ข๐ขOur Canada Research Chair (tier 2) in Immunobiology of Chronic Disease position is open for applications just a bit longer! ๐ * Please note the targeted recruitment - fully described in the ad via QR code* ๐๐
Dr. Deanna Santer
@drdeannasanter.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Dept of #Immunology, University of Manitoba๐จ๐ฆ studying human interferons (esp type III IFNs) in immune regulation during viral infections or chronic inflammation such as in IBD. https://sites.google.com/view/thesanterlab/home
Never gets old getting an acceptance email, this time from @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social ๐๐ฅณ Amazing job by @costafum.bsky.social spearheading this review where we highlight B cell roles beyond antibodies in esp gut inflammation ๐๐ป Thanks to Maggie & Thomas for additional edits๐๐ป 1st version online now!
๐ข Super excited to promote that our #Immunology department is recruiting a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Immunobiology of Chronic Disease!๐๐ฅณ Please note this is a targeted recruitment with more details via QR code. I am lucky to work here in such a collaborative environment Please share widely
#HappyCanadaDay ๐จ๐ฆ Also the 1st day of my research study leave/sabbatical! While I enjoy teaching & serve on many committees at UM, I am excited to focus on research for 6 months when we have lots of exciting #IFNL work ongoing plus I can collect data myself here + with collaborators outside MB ๐ฅณ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ฌ
Would love to see fellow #IFNL enthusiasts in Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ in October! Abstract submission is due early July and is separate from #Cytokines2026. 1 day free add on so register and submit an abstract soon ๐๐๐ Thanks @achillebro.bsky.social Rune and Charlotte for the talk invitation ๐ #BestIFN
Which is the best #IFN, and why is it IFN-ฮป? If you are also interested in this amazing #cytokine, and you're planning to attend the @cytokinesociety.bsky.social meeting in Glasgow this fall, we have you covered with a #free satellite workshop on the 22nd of october. ifnlworkshop.org
Happy 30th #GutsyWalk for Crohn's and Colitis Canada! ๐จ๐ฆ Proud of our lab team raising almost $2000 this year. It was a hot one at +32C, but we walked to support those living with #IBD & to raise awareness for a disease affecting almost 1% of Canadians
๐ขToday only! Double your donation to help support Crohn's and Colitis Canada through our #GutsyWalk team donation page! Our labs strive to understand #IBD Immunology & identify new therapeutic targets. $1500 is our goal ๐ค๐ค๐ค crohnsandcolitiscanada.akaraisin.com/ui/gutsywalk...
Thanks to everyone who joined us for #CSI2026 in Winnipeg! The awards dinner/gala was the perfect way to celebrate the #internationaldayofimmunology & all the awesome #immunology research presented over 3.5 days incl 6 #IFNL posters & top award to our postdoc Monireh ๐ ๐๐ป to all our sponsors too!
Excited to now update all my profiles with #promotion to Associate Professor with #tenure!! ๐๐ฅณ๐ Thank you to everyone who has worked and continues to work in my lab, all my colleagues & collaborators, funders & research participants. Very lucky to work at @umanitoba.bsky.social within a great dept๐๐ป
I am lucky to have great @umanitoba.bsky.social undergraduate students work with us each summer and Junel was another one of them who really worked hard & pushed a new project forward. Very honoured to receive this award 2 years in a row ๐ Our 9th undergraduate work term student joins us May 4th!
We are lucky to welcome @bogunoviclab.bsky.social to Winnipeg ๐จ๐ฆ this week for our Discoveries in Immunology endowed lectureship series. Looking forward to meeting him again after IUIS in Cape Town seems so long ago ๐ @umanitoba.bsky.social @um-radyfhs.bsky.social
My son's homemade birthday gift for me yesterday is pretty great- a scientists vs viruses card game! ๐๐ฅณ๐ฒ Some nice artwork so far too! Now to suggest some #IFN as a special weapon ๐
-30C back home so we picked a good time to get away for a much needed break ๐๐โฑ๏ธ๐ด
Go Seahawks!!! ๐ฅณ๐ Had to get our classic jerseys out + we have our signed pennant from a fan event back during my PhD at UW pre-2010๐ #longtimefan #GoHawks #12s
Last chance to apply! #Immunology postdoc in my lab. FYI We have strict rules for postdoc time of 6 years post PhD so I can only recruit if within 3 years of finishing your PhD Check out this job at University of Manitoba: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
University of Manitoba hiring Canada Impact+ Postdoctoral fellow- closing date Jan 12 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 2:36:44 PM. Please note the very tight timeline. Applications must be received by January 12th to have time forโฆSee this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Wow, I didnt know the timeline would be this tight, #immunology post docs interested in 2yr impact+ award if graduated with PhD in last 2 yrs & currently outside ๐จ๐ฆ, we need to nominate by Jan 15th! So if interested in #IFNs, #IBD, #immunoregulation, get in touch ASAP as this will be competitive! ๐ค๐๐ป๐
With a little help from AI, a #SanterLab #YearInReview to feature some highlights of 2025. Cheers to hopefully continued success & fun in and outside the lab for 2026๐ฅ๐๐ฅณ Keep a lookout for Canada Impact+ Research Chair & training award postings so we can recruit top #Immunology talent in 2026
With a little help from AI, a #SanterLab #YearInReview to feature some highlights of 2025. Cheers to hopefully continued success & fun in and outside the lab for 2026๐ฅ๐๐ฅณ Keep a lookout for Canada Impact+ Research Chair & training award postings so we can recruit top #Immunology talent in 2026
What a fun #immunology holiday party today! Good food, company & some games + gift stealing to round it all off. Despite a 2 day snow stormโ๏ธ, it was great so many people still made the trek to campus to celebrate the end of the semester ๐ฅ๐๐ฅณ๐๐ Thanks to all who helped organize๐๐ป
Fun times as a lab at Activate Winnipeg! Great team building in lots of cooperative games ๐ Just missing Yuliia who sadly couldn't make it
Our virtual #immunology Open House is already next week Nov 24! We welcome all to join ๐๐ at any stage of training to hear about our dept & from faculty recruiting, incl me!๐ Current trainees will also be there to answer Qs about UM, Winnipeg etc! To register: www.cognitoforms.com/UniversityOf...
The #SanterLab just turned 5 years old! ๐๐ฅณ This past yr had grants x3๐ฐ, a MSc grad๐, new lab members๐ฅผ, studentships to grad students๐, many fun conferencesโ๏ธ, plenty of data๐ , mentorship & outreach & more! Cheers to more fun & discoveries & super thankful to all who have been part of the team! ๐ฅ๐๐ป
What a great #Cytokines2025 meeting! Caught up with many #IFN scientists, made multiple new connections, had fun giving a talk & great to see those from UW Immunology all these years later. Always my fav conference ๐๐ฅณ Thanks to all the organizers!๐๐ป @cytokinesociety.bsky.social @ramlabuw.bsky.social
#Cytokines2025 has begun- looking forward to a few days of networking, especially with #IFN friends from outside ๐จ๐ฆ when it has been too long ๐ Despite the challenge of travel to the US at the moment, still 20 countries represented this year ๐ #Cytokines25 @cytokinesociety.bsky.social
Busy last few weeks with Italy pediatric IBD conference, chairing local equity symposium & now off to Seattle for #Cytokines2025! I haven't been able to attend the last 2yrs so excited to chat with fellow #IFN enthusiasts & give a talk ๐ฅณ + always nice to visit where I did my PhD when not back often
Happy Halloween from the Santer Lab! ๐ฆฅ๐ป๐๐ฌ
๐ข๐ฅณ The #SanterLab is recruiting to have new people join the #IFN fun! With #CIHR & other ๐ฐ: 1) joint tech with Dr Thomas Murooka for more of an immediate start - see umanitoba.ca/careers/ #41169 2) #Immunology PhD student 3) Postdoctoral fellow Please see our Google lab website + dept website ๐
Congrats to Olamide on her successful #Immunology MSc defense today! ๐๐ฅณ She was the 1st member of the #SanterLab as a co-op student, to then tech & now MSc. I couldn't have got the lab going without her. Thank u Olamide for choosing my lab & all your dedication to #IFNL research!๐๐ป
Abstract submitted & looking forward to getting back to regular #Cytokines meeting attendance after missing the last 2 yrs!! Deadline now extended to June 30. I hope to see many #IFN friends there too๐ฅณ Bonus that visiting Seattle where my academic research career began with my #Immunology PhD ๐
Don't forget ๐ Abstract deadline for poster or oral presentations is June 18. Please repost to your network to spread the word! More info or register at seattle.cytokinesociety.org
So ๐ to hear what has happened & will continue to happen to ๐บ๐ธ medical research. For anyone who thinks ๐จ๐ฆ is a possibility-we are recruiting a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair with 7yrs guaranteed funding + poss renewal + salary guaranteed & my lab is recruiting an #Immunology PhD student and/or post doc