Episodios

  • Ep. 116: “Allelic Variation” Featuring Dr. Robin Orozco

    Ep. 116: “Allelic Variation” Featuring Dr. Robin Orozco
    Oct 7 2025
    1 h y 11 m
  • Ep. 115: “Intercellular Communication” Featuring Dr. Harikesh Wong

    Ep. 115: “Intercellular Communication” Featuring Dr. Harikesh Wong
    Sep 23 2025
    Dr. Harikesh Wong is an Assistant Professor at the Ragon Institute and MIT, where his lab studies the design principles of the immune system. He talks about how Tregs constrain conventional T cell responses during infection, and advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques to study immune responses.
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    1 h y 11 m
  • Ep. 114: “The Importance of Investing in Science” Featuring Dr. Eric Vivier

    Ep. 114: “The Importance of Investing in Science” Featuring Dr. Eric Vivier
    Sep 9 2025
    Dr. Eric Vivier is a Professor of Immunology at Aix-Marseille Université and the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy. He is also an awardee of the European Research Council and a member of the French Society of Immunology. In this special episode recorded at the IUIS 2025 Congress in Vienna, Dr. Vivier highlights the critical importance of investing in science, explores the responsibility of governments and other organizations in funding research, and reflects on the role science plays in society.
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    1 h y 10 m
  • IUIS 2025: On the Ground

    IUIS 2025: On the Ground
    Sep 2 2025
    In August 2025, we attended the 19th International Congress of Immunology, hosted by the International Union of Immunological Societies, in Vienna, Austria. We chat with delegates about their research and impressions of the meeting. They discuss the most memorable research presented and their experiences in Austria.
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    55 m
  • Ep. 112: “The Evolution of mRNA-Based Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccines” Featuring Dr. Zwi Berneman

    Ep. 112: “The Evolution of mRNA-Based Dendritic Cell Cancer Vaccines” Featuring Dr. Zwi Berneman
    Aug 26 2025
    Dr. Zwi Berneman is Emeritus Professor of Hematology at the University of Antwerp, and previously Head of the Division of Hematology at the Antwerp University Hospital. His basic and clinical research is focused on vaccination with immunogenic dendritic cells in cancer and with tolerogenic dendritic cells in multiple sclerosis. He talks about the history and development of dendritic cell vaccines and the work needed to make them more widely available to patients.
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    54 m
  • IUIS 2025: Day 5

    IUIS 2025: Day 5
    Aug 23 2025
    In 2025, we attended the 19th International Congress of Immunology, hosted by the International Union of Immunological Societies, in Vienna, Austria, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the conference. Here is the final of five special episodes from the meeting, in which Brenda and Jason discuss sessions on AI applications and CAR T therapy progress.
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    24 m
  • IUIS 2025: Day 4

    IUIS 2025: Day 4
    Aug 22 2025
    In 2025, we attended the 19th International Congress of Immunology, hosted by the International Union of Immunological Societies, in Vienna, Austria, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the conference. Here is the fourth of five special episodes from the meeting, in which Jason and Brenda discuss sessions on cancer immunotherapy and neuroimmunology.
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    22 m
  • IUIS 2025: Day 3

    IUIS 2025: Day 3
    Aug 21 2025
    In 2025, we attended the 19th International Congress of Immunology, hosted by the International Union of Immunological Societies, in Vienna, Austria, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the conference. Here is the third of five special episodes from the meeting. Brenda and Jason discuss sessions on CD4+ T cells in Hepatitis B infections and how amoebas make their way to the brain. They also cover research on the effects of antibiotics on immunotherapy, and what we can learn about allergies by comparing pet shop and lab mice.
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    25 m