ICMI, The evolving mucosal immune system

Drs. Emily Eshleman, and Theresa Alenghat are in the Author’s Corner with Kathryn Knoop to discuss their work: Tuft cells protect against intestinal inflammation through histone deacetylase 3. Dr. Moshe Biton discusses the inflammasome with Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck. Finally, join Ashu Mangalam as he chats with Dr. Bojan Polic in “Behind the Science”. Articles to mentioned in this episode:Authors' Corner, Eshleman and Alenghat, Tuft cells protect against intestinal inflammation through histone deacetylase 3 - Mucosal ImmunologyMoshe Biton, An inflammasome-driven differentiation program in intestinal stem cells protects against Salmonella infection | Nature ImmunologyAffiliations:Emily Eshleman, PhD - Medical College of Wisconsin, USATheresa Alenghat, PhD - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USAMoshe Biton, PhD - Weizman Institute of Science, IsraelBojan Polic, MD PhD - University of Rijeka, CroatiaPodcast team:Marion Brunck, PhDAgnes Garcias Lopez, PhDAshu Mangalam, PhDKathryn Knoop, PhD

Dr. Vincent van Unen is in the Author’s Corner with Kathryn Knoop to discuss his work Tissue-embedded CD4+ plasticity defines mucosal immunity in inflammatory bowel disease in Mucosal Immunology. Then join Ashu Mangalam as he chats with Dr. Ben Marsland in “Behind the Science”. Finally, SMI president Dr. Clare Lloyd sits down with Kathryn Knoop to discuss how to get involved in SMI and publishing with Mucosal Immunology.

Dr. Rossana Azzoni is in the Author’s Corner with Kathryn Knoop to discuss her work Allergic lung inflammation can be modulated by niacin and drives the development of glycolytic eosinophils - Mucosal Immunology. Then join Ashu Mangalam as he chats with Dr. Katha Lahl in his new segment “Behind the Science”. Finally, Drs. June Round and Michail Lionakis sit down with Marion Brunck and Kathryn Knoop to discuss how fungal species impact mucosal immunity. Read more from Dr. Round: Beyond pathogen recognition: C-type lectin receptors in microbiota regulation - Mucosal Immunology

Join Kathryn Knoop with ICMI speakers Irene Salinas, Arthur Mortha, and Marion Pepper as they discuss how environmental pressures drive the immune system to evolve. Also, Marion Brunck talks with trainees about their work and the next ICMI - Japan 2028! If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or [email protected]. 

Join Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck at ICMI as they talk with Sing Sing Way, PhD from Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Center and Petter Brodin from Karolinska Institutet on the mucosal immune system during infancy. Also hear from trainees at their posters about the latest techniques being used.Read more from Sing Sing Way: Learningimmunology from mothers and babies - Mucosal Immunology.

Dr. David Bernando Ordiz at Universidad de Valladolid, in Spain, discusses his human centric research on Celiac Disease with Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck. Also join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Susan Kovats and Sapana Kadel as they discuss their latest work in MI: Androgensprotect ILC2S from functional suppression during influenza virus infection -Mucosal Immunology

Join Kathryn Knoop as she chats with Dr. Rodney Newberry at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri on his service with SMI and a preview ICMI 2026. Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam. Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Dr. Ben Marsland as they discuss his latest work in MI.If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or [email protected]. 

Get excited for ICMI 2026 in July! Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they chat with Dr. Irah King at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on his recent work on protective immune responses in the intestine and preview the ICMI meeting. Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam.Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Dr. Ryan Thwaites as they discuss his latest work in MI.If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or [email protected]. 

Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they chat with Dr. Eduardo Villablanca at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and apply Game Theory to host-microbe interactions, https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(24)00126-0/fulltext.Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam. Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Diana Coman and Joana Neves, as theydiscuss their latest work in MI: https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(25)00130-8/fulltext

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/fulltextIf you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or [email protected].