Cameron Flayer, PhD
@theILCguy
Research Scientist. Former Research Fellow @MGH_RI @harvardmed. Interested in neuroimmunology and type 2 immunity. Opinions mine. 🏳️🌈
I'm elated to share that my postdoc work is now online @Nature! nature.com/articles/s4158… If you are interested in neuroimmunology (gd T cells, IL-3, sensory neurons) or allergy (allergic itch and initiation of the allergic immune response), this paper is for you! (1/16)
A very clear way to visualize out work - a huge thank you to @ImmunoSketch! nature.com/articles/s4158…
Imagine tiny engineers in your skin fine-tuning your nerves to detect allergens more easily. @theILCguy @sokol_mdphd @PeriMatatia @XuepingZhu @VHIT_Mckimmie @cam_phd @SwirskiLab @villanilab @MGH_RI @forum_gd @Nature nature.com/articles/s4158…
Science made fun! 😆 Follow this humorous and informative thread 🧵to know why we itch and the underlying mechanism. 🗞️PR: bit.ly/3yZcaE1
In our new paper out today nature.com/articles/s4158…, we started with a simple hypothesis - inspired by work on IL-4/IL-13 from @itchdoctor - that an innate immune cell might control sensory neuronal detection of allergens via a secreted factor. (1/11)
Nature research paper: A γδ T cell–IL-3 axis controls allergic responses through sensory neurons go.nature.com/3XwvuSz
A poorly understood, "weird" immune cell called GD3 produces a molecule, which acts on neurons, which trigger a reaction. Before we know it, we're itching for days. trib.al/cp0ALvT
Thank you! It was my pleasure to present this work a few months ago, and hope everyone will enjoy it.
In our new paper out today nature.com/articles/s4158…, we started with a simple hypothesis - inspired by work on IL-4/IL-13 from @itchdoctor - that an innate immune cell might control sensory neuronal detection of allergens via a secreted factor. (1/11)
A huge thank you to Laura Baisas @PopSci for covering our work! popsci.com/health/allergi…
In our new paper out today nature.com/articles/s4158…, we started with a simple hypothesis - inspired by work on IL-4/IL-13 from @itchdoctor - that an innate immune cell might control sensory neuronal detection of allergens via a secreted factor. (1/11)
Thank you Clive! It was very fun collaborating with you. We always get a lot of questions and interest about the mosquito saliva itch data. It's some of the coolest data to me personally, as I am a magnet to the mosquitos!
This is a truly epic paper out today in @Nature that I was honoured to have played a tiny role. @theILCguy @sokol_mdphd and co define the neuroimmune axis that controls the itch response, including to mosquito saliva. See this superb thread below. 🤩 👇