A very special thanks to Dr. Vera Moiseenkova-Bell and Dr. John Wherry @ejohnwherry.bsky.social for their extraordinary support in making this happen.
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Immunologist. T cell exhaustion, immunotherapy, Immune Health.
What a huge loss. I am so sorry to hear this news. David was a tremendous positive presence across all biomedical science. A once in a generation kind of scientist. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87
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Yesterday we opened a new home for Immunology at Penn. Part of our large vibrant immunology community will move into this amazing space. This includes our #ColtonCenter for Autoimmunity, #ImmuneHealth and more. youtu.be/Ryv2AxPtb_E?...
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Great article in the @inquirer.com om about the importance of NIH funding. www.inquirer.com/health/medic...
CHOP, Wistar and other Philly-area research institutions urge legislators to reject NIH cuts
The Pennsylvania Ad Hoc NIH Funding Advocacy Coalition brings together institutions from across the state’s eds and meds sector.
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What's the difference between Trm and exhausted CD8 T cells? Simone Park's new work dissects this important question. These cell types are often confused, but are ontologically and mechanistically distinct with implications for immunotherapy responses. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Divergent ontogeny of Tissue Resident Memory and Tissue Resident Exhausted CD8+ T cells underlies distinct functional potential
Persistent antigen stimulation promotes differentiation of exhausted CD8+ T (TEX) cells. TEX cells are distinct from circulating memory T (TCIRCM) cells but share many features with tissue-resident me...
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A great Keystone meeting on Long COVID this week in Santa Fe. The field has made great progress recently, but there is much more to do. Exciting science presented about viral and immune mechanisms, clinical data and future clinical trials. www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Long COVID and Other Post-Acute Infection Syndromes, August 2025, in Santa Fe, with field leaders!
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Ozzy Osbourne was an agent of darkness and a beloved family man alike. “This cognitive dissonance is precisely why he was regarded as a titan,” Spencer Kornhaber writes: https://theatln.tc/7b1rHz12
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Researchers crack the code of body’s ancient immune defense | Penn Today
A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering have unraveled the mathematics of a 500-million-year-old protein network that “decides” which foreign materials are friend or foe.
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I’ve been in academic medicine for 45 years. This is the first time I’m seeing a perfect storm, as proposed federal funding cuts threaten our ability to provide patient care, train the next generation of doctors, and conduct life-saving research. More from my conversation with @cnn.com last week.
To be clear, these kinds of breakthroughs are going to come to a screeching halt with the current NIH funding cuts. This new treatment is only possible because of decades of basic research. What might be possible 20 years from now if we don't destroy basic research? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
World’s first personalized CRISPR therapy given to baby with genetic disease
Treatment seems to have been effective, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied.
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Breaking News: Moody’s has downgraded the credit rating of the U.S., becoming the third major credit rating agency to downgrade the country since 2011.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Extends Freeze on Use of Alien Enemies Act for Deportations
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Word. “The future of biomedical research in the United States comes down to a race to see whether the biomedical research community can mobilize politically, access that vast but latent political power, before the White House can do enough sustained damage to make the whole question moot.”
RFK Jr. said multiple times during his house and senate hearings today that no scientists have been fired from federal agencies. Our reporting has shown that hundreds, if not thousands, of scientists have been let go from NIH/CDC/FDA
So this is not a problem?...But we can't even buy an NIH researcher a cup of coffee because of conflicts of interest!? The hypocrisy is insane. Investigations into universities, but at the White House all gifts and straight up crypto-bribes are fine. WTF www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...
Trump Is Poised to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One
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Congrats to @ejohnwherry.bsky.social, PhD—pioneer of T cell exhaustion and checkpoint biology—on his election to the National Academy of Sciences. A well-earned honor for work that continues to drive immunotherapy forward. www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na... #NAS2025
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How Uncertainty About Federal Support for Science Impacts You and Your Institution
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
Congratulations to @ejohnwherry.bsky.social and Penn colleagues, Katalin Karikó, Virginia Lee (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social) and Mark Devlin on being elected as members of the @nasonline.org—one of the highest honors a scientist can receive!
PennMedCSO@pennmedcso.bsky.social · last yr.Congratulations to Katalin Karikó (@PennNSG), Virginia Lee (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social), @ejohnwherry.bsky.social (@PennSysPharmATT) & Mark Devlin (@physatpenn) on their election to @nasonline.org! tinyurl.com/5eehdtms
Congratulations to Katalin Karikó (@PennNSG), Virginia Lee (@pennpathlabmed.bsky.social), @ejohnwherry.bsky.social (@PennSysPharmATT) & Mark Devlin (@physatpenn) on their election to @nasonline.org! tinyurl.com/5eehdtms
Honored and humbled. I have been very fortunate to have worked with amazing, inspirational colleagues in my lab, at Penn and in the broader community. Science matters www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...
National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS
WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original res...
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Congratulations to all of the new National Academy of Sciences members!! Special shout out to @ejohnwherry.bsky.social and Eric Skaar!!! So well deserved!
Heran Darwin, PhD@heran.bsky.social · last yr.National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...
Congratulations to all the new members especially @ejohnwherry.bsky.social! National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS www.nasonline.org/news/2025-na...
National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and International Members - NAS
WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences announced today the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original res...
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