Jesse Williams Lab
@Lab__Williams
University of Minnesota, Center for Immunology/Physiology- Understanding the contribution of myeloid cells in atherosclerosis https://williamslab.umn.edu/
It's the end of an era! I'm going to miss being able to see you almost every day. I am excited to see all of the amazing things that you will do at @MUSC_Cardiology! It's not goodbye, it's see you later. @kurt_prins @RyanTedfordMD @thenappanMD @UMNPHProgram @UMN_DCVM @LilleheiHrt
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!


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

one lovely evening I find myself surrounded by 3 former Randolph Lab trainees - @Lab__Williams @IvanovLab
@ATVBEarlyCareer researchers, please be aware of the following deadlines! TODAY June 5, 2025 – Deadline to submit an abstract to Scientific Sessions 2025. TOMORROW June 6, 2025 – Deadline to apply for the 2025 Elaine Raines award. professional.heart.org/en/professiona…
Congrats @LettieriBarbato and team for their recent publication on brown adipose tissue macrophages, happy to have been involved in the project ! @LP2M_Lab @CNRSbiologie @Univ_CotedAzur @Lab__Williams nature.com/articles/s4146…
IBP Visscher Symposium! Keynote Speaker: @IntMedAbel E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD! Title: "Mitochondrial Mechanisms for Cardiometabolic Disease". 📆 May 29 at 4 p.m. 3-120 MCB 📷bit.ly/3GQgYPE.
Williams and Bold lab joint retreat to the Minnesota Twins game (in the rain). Twins Win!


Promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, University of Minnesota Medical School! 🎉🍾 @UMN_IBP @CFI_UMN


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.
Very happy our new review in the role of foamy macrophages in atherosclerosis is published. Check it out! @ImmunologyAU #OrecchioniLab frontiersin.org/journals/cardi…
Made it to AAI Hawaii 🏝️! I’m speaking in the NIAID symposium on “Sex Differences in Inflammation and Autoimmunity” on Monday May 5, Room 313C.

GH Foundation: Many Stories. Many Faces. This impactful initiative aims to highlight the diverse experiences of those affected by gastrointestinal illnesses. gh-foundation.com/many-stories/ youtu.be/UlcKL1CBSAo?si… via @YouTube
🚨 Just in time for #VascularDiscovery25! 🚨 The ATVB Membership Committee is proud to launch our first newsletter: Spotlighting achievements, council activities, @American_Heart opportunities & many more. Let us know your feedback! @AHAScience @atvbahajournals @JeffHsuMD
Getting out with the lab to celebrate recent success! Enjoying a great day in Minneapolis

So thrilled to have @Lab__Williams visit the @ImmunologyAU for an amazing overview of Trem2 in atherosclerosis! @MarcoOrecchioni @LynnHedrickAU
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.—and income and education play a bigger role than you might think. A WashU study finds that those with lower incomes and no college degree face up to 6x higher odds of serious heart conditions. bit.ly/43vyJgg
Welcome to our first Postdoc Gage! Busy week ahead for our group- it’s getting pretty tight in the lab these days!


CFI welcomes Cornelia Weyand, MD,PhD,(@MayoClinic) as next Immunology MICaB Invited Speaker Seminar. Join us today at noon in person (1-125 CCRB)or via zoom to hear her talk on"CD4+ T stem cells in cardiovascular inflammation."