Mucosal Immunology Podcast

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "MDSCs at the Vaginal Mucosa." Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they discuss Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSCs) within the vaginal mucosa with Dr. Meritxell Genescà at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca in Barcelona, Spain.

Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam.

Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Megan Baldridge and Harshad Ingle, as they discuss their latest work in MI: https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(25)00138-2/fulltext

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This episode includes more discussions from the Autumn Immunology 2025 Conference 2025 conference. KathrynKnoop sits down with Drs.  Caroline Sokol and Stephanie Eisenbarth to discuss food and skin sensitization. Also, hear from Drs. Calum Bain and Lizi Hegarty on their recent publication "Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair" published in Mucosal Immunology.

Episode 12 "Allergy from AIC, part 1". Coming to you from the Autumn Immunology Conference, this episode includes discussions from Dr. Ian Lewkowich, program director of the AIC 2025 conference, and a discussion about food allergy and oral tolerance with Drs. Cathryn Nagler and Chrysothemis Brown. Also, hear from Dr. Ashley Moseman on Viral destruction of the olfactory mucosa elicitsimmune residence, bone metaplasia, and long-term smell loss - MucosalImmunology published in Mucosal Immunology.

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Microbial Dysbiosis and Multiple Sclerosis," featuring Dr. Ashu Mangalam, from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.
Find Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling - Mucosal Immunology online now.
You can also find Ashu Mangalam's work at Multiple sclerosis patients exhibit oral dysbiosis with decreased early colonizers and lower hypotaurine level | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes and Specific microbial ratio in the gut microbiome is associated with multiple sclerosis | PNAS.
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Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "At the placenta," featuring Dr. Liza Konnikova, from Yale University - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.
Read the latest work from Liza Konnikova's group: Spatial single-cell analysis identifies placental villi structuraland immune remodeling across gestation - Mucosal Immunology
Also mentioned in the episode: Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT? - Mucosal Immunology and Memory T cell formation and phenotype varies across intestinal compartments - Mucosal Immunology  
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