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“Memory T Cell Responses” Featuring Dr. Laura Mackay

On this episode of the Immunology Podcast, Dr. Laura Mackay talks about her tissue-resident memory T cell research.

Dr. Laura Mackay is a Professor and Laboratory Head at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne. She talks about her tissue-resident memory T cell research and her ongoing collaboration with Pfizer to identify and validate new targets for cancer therapy.

The biology of resident memory T cells is a relatively new field full of exciting discoveries that we discussed with a resident expert and very engaging guest, Dr. Laura Mackay.

Dr. Jason Goldsmith, host

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This Episode's Immunology Roundup:

  • – Researchers showed that most spontaneous circulating tumor cell intravasation events occur during sleep.
  • – Cytomegalovirus-derived peptide epitopes promote long-term antitumor immunity in murine cancer models.
  • – Fasting increases production of indole-3 propionate, which enhances axonal regeneration.
  • – After acute hair loss, Tregs communicate with hair follicle stem cells to stimulate stem cell proliferation and hair regrowth.
Publish Date: November 02, 2022