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🚀 Day 3 of the IMMERGE Workshop!
Today we’re diving into career paths, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
We’re thrilled to have qGenomics and Alia Therapeutics leading today’s sessions and sharing their real-world experience at the interface of science and industry.
Great conversations ahead! 💡
🔬 Day 2 of the IMMERGE Workshop!
We’re back for another full day of science at OSR.
Today’s program features insightful talks from Dr. Roger Geiger and Dr. Roser Vento-Tormo, bringing their expertise to our doctoral researchers.
Loving the energy and curiosity in the room! 🚀
🔬IMMERGE News!
Our Gene Editing Technologies & Innovation, transfer, and Entrepreneurship workshops kicked off this morning at Ospedale San Raffalle in Milan!
A huge thank you to @dimiccolab.bsky.social and Anastasia Conti for the warm welcome and support in hosting us!💡🧬
🌍 IMMERGE beyond the lab!
On Sept 20, @angelopilotti.bsky.social (Pierre's lab) spoke at a conference in Fondi, Italy—organized by local associations to bring science closer to the public.
👏 He talked about autoimmune diseases & shared PhD insights on stress responses and immunity
#IMMERGE #MSCA
🌟#IMMERGE 2025 PI spotlight!
@dimiccolab.bsky.social at OSR reveals how CRISPR-Cas9 in HSCs can trigger senescence-like responses, & provides optimized protocols to preserve edited cells long-term!
1️⃣ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40466639/
2️⃣ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40173037/
More highlights coming soon🚀
👏 Proud moment for #IMMERGE! Our DC7 fellow Hanna Norbäck co-chaired a session at the 2025 DBM Summer Symposium (@unibas.ch) together with Dr. Zaugg. 🌟
A great day of science, collaboration & inspiring talks! 🧪🔬
#DBMSymposium2025 #TeamDBM #AcademicLife #Science #IMMERGE
🌟 #IMMERGE 2025 PI spotlight: Prof. Warnatz on immunodeficiencies!
Exploring T & B cell changes, unique glycosylation, & risk factors for premature mortality:
1️⃣ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40496855/
2️⃣ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40090481/
3️⃣ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40013136/
More highlights coming soon!🚀
New paper alert – now in @ScienceAdvances
Congrats to IMMERGE PI José Luís Sardina and team!🎉
This study shows how targeted DNA methylation editing at a key immune gene can reshape cell fate and immune responses.
📷 Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40668918/
#IMMERGE #MSCA #CRISPR #epigenetics
🧬 New in Nature Methods!
Congrats to IMMERGE PI Judith Zaugg and team on SUM-seq—a new ultra-high-throughput multiplexed sequencing for profiling chromatin accessibility & gene expression in single nuclei. Tested in macrophages, T cells & iPSCs!
📖 Find out more: tinylink.net/a3PNE
#IMMERGE #MSCA
🚨PhD Opportunity Alert!
The second NUCLEAR network recruitment call is now open!
Don’t miss out!
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🚀The IMMERGE consortium met in Heidelberg for our 2nd training event & Midterm Review!
DCs joined sessions on:
🔬Epigenetic & Transcriptional Regulation
🧠Leadership & Management
Huge thanks to all involved—and to @embl.org for hosting us!
🌍Next stop: Milan!
👉 immergeproject.eu
#IMMERGE #MSCA
Busy and inspiring week at @embl.org for the @immerge.bsky.social midterm review and two great workshops: #Epigenetics & #TranscriptionalRegulation, and #Leadership & #Management. Grateful for the science, the insights, and everyone’s commitment !
🔵New paper alert🔵
❗️Barros and Ferreira show that induction of the ISR by SubAB drives type-I IFN expression in pDCs via STING
🎉Glad to have contributed to this work.
Thanks to Philippe Pierre and @immerge.bsky.social
👉🏻Full article on @pnas.org at www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421258122
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Renata Chalupska & Dr. Saka from @embl.org 🧬
Renata investigates how immune monogenic syndromes impact blood cell development.
That’s a wrap on our IMMERGE series—13 brilliant researchers shaping immunology’s future! 🌍👏
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE!🔬
This week: Martí Leira & Dr. Vento-Tormo from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social!🧬
Martí explores novel regulators of Tregopathies to better understand immune dysregulation and its roots.
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Eric O'Shee & Dr. Geiger from IRB! 🧪✨
Eric studies how mutations linked to Treg dysfunction impair immune suppression, disrupt immune tolerance, and contributing to autoimmunity.
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #Tregs
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Franka Witthauer & Dr. Casini from Alia Therapeutics! ✨
Franka works on correcting mutations linked to primary immunodeficiencies using innovative, engineered CRISPR tools.👩🔬
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #CRISPR
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🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Tharaa Mohammad & Dr. Rodriguez from qGenomics! 🧬
Tharaa studies how JAK/STAT and NF-κB signaling contribute to immune-related preeclampsia, uncovering maternal-fetal immune dynamics.
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Florence Melbert, @eballestar.bsky.social & @jlsardinalab.bsky.social from @carrerasijc.bsky.social!
Florence is studying how IKAROS mutations contribute to IEI.👩🔬
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #IKAROS
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Hanna Norbäck & Dr. Zaugg from @unibas.ch✨
Hanna is developing a framework to map cell-type-specific mutation effects, enhancing our understanding of immune dysregulation.
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI
🧬 New Review Alert!
Dr. Boisson-Dupuis just published this review on how monogenic inborn errors of immunity shape susceptibility to infectious diseases, shedding light on key immune defense mechanisms. A must-read for immunologists!
👉 tinyurl.com/27av65jh
#IEI #Immunology #InfectiousDiseases
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Andrea Carpinteiro & Dr. Di Micco from OSR! 🧬
Andrea explores how dysfunctional telomeres impact stem cells & immunity, revealing links between aging and immune regulation.
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #Telomeres
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE!🔬
This week: Laura Artal & Dr. Klaus Warnatz from @uni-freiburg.de! Laura will focus on IKBKB deficiency, aiming to uncover its impact on patients with immunodeficiencies 🧬✨
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #Immunology #IKBKB
🔬Exciting IMMERGE research in action! 🔬
IMMERGE PhD fellow @angelopilotti.bsky.social presented his work at the PhD workshop at @ciml.bsky.social! 📊✨
Great to see our researchers sharing knowledge & advancing the field! 👏
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #Immunology #ISR #DendriticCells #SLE #SAVI
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: Giulia Bressan & Dr. Bodo Grimbacher from @uni-freiburg.de!
Giulia will dive into STAT3 regulation & signaling to better understand immune function👩🔬🌟
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #Immunology #STAT3
Drawing inspiration from the tardigrade, researchers developed a new strategy that may protect cancer patients from the side effects of radiation therapy.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔬 Meet the Researchers Behind IMMERGE! 🔬
This week: @angelopilotti.bsky.social & Dr. Pierre from @cnrs.fr!
Angelo will study the functional impact of EIF2AK mutants in dendritic cells & interferonopathies🧬👨🔬
Stay tuned for more IMMERGE scientists! 🚀
#IMMERGE #MSCA #IEI #DCs #Interferonopathies
Proud to stand with @carrerasijc.bsky.social in the fight against leukemia. Research, innovation, and collaboration bring us closer to a cure every day! 💪🧬