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Williams Lab had a great time at the Atherosclerosis Gordon conference- amazing talks and a great chance to reconnect with leading researchers from around the world. Looking forward to doing this again!
What do pollen, pets, and peanuts all have in common? They are all common allergens for kids. Ryan Nelson, MD, PhD, a pediatric allergist/immunologist and assistant professor with @umnmedschool shares what parents should know: mhfv.care/44n0zKo
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Carla Rothlin(@carlarothlin) as our new Director of the Center for Immunology and Dr. Sourav Ghosh as CFI Program director, Immunology of Tissue Resolution, Repair, & Regeneration at UMN! Both join us from Yale and officially start in August 2025.

Our latest paper, Identification of conserved and tissue-restricted transcriptional profiles for lipid associated macrophages, is online at Communications Biology. @UMN_IBP @IvanovLab @Xavier_Revelo rdcu.be/esUdT
Congratulations to Dr. Zoe Schmiechen on successfully defending her PhD dissertation, "Engagement of anti-tumor T cells to overcome pancreatic cancer immune evasion"!! CFI wishes her continued success as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her career!
Join us today for Zoe Schmiechen's MICaB Final Ph.D. Defense: "Engagement of anti-tumor T cells to overcome pancreatic cancer immune evasion" Advisor:Ingunn Stromnes, 1:00 pm, 1-110 LRB/MTRF or Zoom info at immunology.umn.edu 📷

🎉 Huge congratulations to Dr. Tyler Bold and Dr. Christina Camell (@CamellChristina) on their well-deserved promotions to Associate Professor! Your dedication, leadership, and discoveries continue to inspire. 🔬

Huge congratulations to @Lab__Williams on your well-deserved promotion to Associate Professor! 🎉 We're so proud to call you a colleague, your hard work and leadership truly shine. Excited for all that’s ahead!
Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, University of Minnesota Medical School! 🎉🍾 @UMN_IBP @CFI_UMN
Welcome @CL_Holmes to UMN and DMI! 🎉CFI is thrilled to have you as one of our fellow faculty members, and we’re excited for the collaborations ahead!
An Update! 🎉 I am so happy to announce that in May 2025, I will be joining the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. My lab will study host-pathogen interactions during Klebsiella systemic infection.
Congratulations to Zoe Schmiechen! All of us at CFI are thrilled to celebrate Zoe Schmiechen for an incredible achievement—winning not one, not two, but three prestigious trainee awards this semester! 🎉
Wow! We are crazy proud of Zoe Schmiechen for winning not 1, not 2, but three trainee awards this semester! Zoe was the recipient of the Milne/Brandenburg, J. Kaplan, and Bacaner awards. Thank you to all the committees who independently recognized Zoe's excellent research!
Attending #AAI2025 and want to learn about how a new combination immunotherapy eradicates pancreatic cancer? Zoe will be giving a talk on her work investigated CD8 and CD4 T cells in a murine model of PDA as part of TIPT5 block symposium. Don't miss it!
Join us today for the next meeting of our R.E.D. Seminar Series to enhance oral presentation skills! 9:00 am in 1-125 CCRB.

🔬 The Stromnes Lab @IngunnStromnes at UMN engineers T cells to target tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer. Part of the Center for Genome Engineering, they're pushing the limits of immunotherapy. sites.google.com/umn.edu/stromn… #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #GenomeEngineering
Looking forward to the #IMMUNOLOGY2025 President's Address? Join us on Saturday, May 3, with AAI President Stephen C. Jameson and distinguished guests from 16:00 – 17:15 in Ballroom BC. ow.ly/Jv4U50VLo7f.
CFI welcomes Stephanie Eisenbarth (@StephanieEisen) as our final Spring 2025 Immunology MICaB Invited Speaker! Join us today at noon in person(1-125 CCRB)/via Zoom to hear her talk. Let’s end a great year of inspiring speakers with one more outstanding session-don’t miss it!

🚨 TODAY’S THE DAY! Join us for the 62nd Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series with Jenny Ting, Ph.D. 🗓️ Today – April 25, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 📍 2-620 Moos Tower Come early to grab a boxed lunch! We can’t wait to see you there!

🚨 TOMORROW! Join us for the Blumenthal Memorial Lectureship Series with Jenny Ting, Ph.D. 🗓️ April 25, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 📍 2-620 Moos Tower Don’t miss this incredible talk! Come early to get your lunch!

⌛ The countdown to #IMMUNOLOGY2025 is on! Get ready for the meeting by listening to @ImmunologyAAI President Dr. Stephen Jameson and @ImmunoHorizons Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bonnie Dittel discuss the highlights of this year's program: bit.ly/4c3Z2fP #AAI2025