Immune Podcast
1) Immune Booster 25: Out of the anti-vax woods with Ellen Woods
A former anti-vax mom talks about going down the rabbit hole, her mindset shift, the importance of doctors who are willing to talk with patients about vaccines, and why she is now a vaccine advocate. ...Show More
2) Immune Booster 24: Tolerating pregnancy with Gabrielle Rizzuto
Gabrielle Rizzuto from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses her work on the curious immunology of pregnancy and how a woman tolerates a genetically different baby but quickly rejects a mis...Show More
3) Immune 101: Ink and immunity
Immune discusses how tattoo ink accumulates in lymph nodes, promotes inflammation and influences response to two different vaccines. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Bria...Show More
4) Immune Booster 23: Critical windows during immune system development with Anna Beaudin
Anna Beaudin from University of Utah talks about the key thread of her career, development, and how that influences her research on the events happening during critical prenatal windows shapes everyth...Show More
5) Immune Booster #22 T cell signaling and selection with Leslie Berg
Leslie Berg talks about her career studying T cell receptor signaling, T cell development, and the importance of mentors in her career. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Leslie Berg Subscribe (free...Show More
6) Immune 100: Immune turns 100!
The whole Immune gang gathers with special guests Gretchen Diehl and Shruti Naik at The Incubator with an audience to celebrate the 100th episode. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie La...Show More
7) Immune Booster 21: Origins of antigen receptors with David Schatz
David Schatz talks about his discovery of Rag genes that are critical for antigen receptor development and how that discovery depended on taking high risks and using approaches that everyone thought c...Show More
8) Immune 99: A Nobel for immune tolerance
The Immune team discusses the groundbreaking discoveries of regulatory T cells, which was the topic of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Bria...Show More
9) Immune Booster 20: Lipid GPS for T cells with Susan Schwab
Susan Schwab talks about how she got the research bug, bugs she ate, and her research on how the lipid S1P helps T cells decide- should I stay or should I go. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Susan Schwab S...Show More
10) Immune 98: T cells on the brain
Immune discusses cross-reactive antibodies to avian influenza neuraminidases and a role for gut-derived T cells in the brain to regulate eating behavior. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Ste...Show More