Immune

Vincent Racaniello
  • 4.7 (283)
  • Life Sciences
  • Updated Biweekly

A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.

  1. Sep 8

    Immune Booster 35: Human immunology and Dengue virus infection with Adam Waickman

    Adam Waickman discusses the unusual reason he got into studying immunology just in humans, his important studies on Dengue virus vaccine antibodies, and the problematic phenomenon of antibody dependent enhancement. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Adam Waickman Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Waickman Lab Website Dengue virus human infection model (Sci Trans Med, 2022) mRNA vectored antibody against Dengue (Antiviral Res, 2025) B cell receptor enhancement of Dengue (PLoS Path, 2024) Dengue infection macrophage transcriptional profiles (J Virol, 2025) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  2. Aug 25

    Breakfast of champions

    Immune reviews new research that shows a boost in T cell function after eating and the potential for the cGAS-STING pathway to be a new lupus therapeutic target. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server T cell immunity boosted after eating (Nature, 2026) Inhibiting autoimmunity through TLR7-cGAS (Nat Comm, 2026) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  3. Aug 19

    Decoding antiviral signaling networks with Stacy Horner

    Stacy Horner discusses her work on innate detection of viruses, viral countermeasures, and the role of m(6)A RNA modifications in regulating antiviral immunity. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Stacy Horner Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Hepatitis virus proteases block host response (J Virol, 2012) Host RNA binds to MAVS (Science, 2024) m6A modifications modify innate response to viruses (Cell Chem Biol, 2024) UFMylation coordinates MAVS assembly for antiviral responses (bioRxiv, 2025) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  4. Aug 4

    Immunity to pesky parasites and peanuts with Scott Smith

    Scott Smith talks about his research on cloned individual antibodies and how those studies have shifted his thoughts on the role of IgE in parasite defense and food allergy. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Scott Smith Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Complement control proteins in poxvirus evasion (J Virol, 2000) Complement control protein reduces xenotransplant rejection (Transpl Proc, 2002) Engineering therapeutic antibodies (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2023) Antigens in peanut allergy anaphylaxis (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2025) Using human antibodies to identify parasite antigens (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2022) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  5. Jul 28

    Science and podcasting with Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck

    Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck join the Immune team to talk about their research and their podcast "Mucosal Immunology". Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker Guests: Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Knoop: Oral tolerance in early life review Knoop: Gamma delta T cells in neonatal sepsis Knoop: EGF and IgA in breastmilk Brunck: FcGR's in PMNS Brunck: CRISPR KO to study FcGR's in human PMN Brunck: Leukocytes in breastmilk review Mucosal Immunology podcast Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  6. Jul 21

    Natural infection versus vaccine protection with Jenna Guthmiller

    Jenna Guthmiller talks about how she became interested in immunology and her exciting research on how different responses to vaccines and infection shape future responses to infection.  Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Jenna Guthmiller Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Broadly neutralizing flu antibodies (Nature, 2022) First exposure antibodies to H1N1 flu (Sci Transl Med, 2021) Long lasting B cells to chimeric flu vaccine (Immunity, 2025) Vaccine strategies to target HA anchor epitope (Nat Comm, 2025) Pre-existing immunity shapes flu response (Sci Trans Med, 2020) From Immune 35: SARS-CoV-2 infection severity linked to anti-spike (mBio, 2021) Guthmiller lab Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  7. Jun 30

    Tumor bacteria undermine immunotherapy

    Immune discusses a snippet on how EBV infection alters the immunopeptidome and promotes multiple sclerosis, and a paper on head and neck cancers harboring bacteria that create an immunosuppressive environment and promote immunotherapy resistance. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, Stephanie Langel, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server EBV, Golli-MBP presentation and multiple sclerosis (Cell, 2026) Intratumoral bacteria promote resistance to cancer immunotherapy (Nat Cancer, 2026) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Immune logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

  8. Jun 23

    Immune Booster 31: NOD-like receptor discovery with Gabriel Nunez

    Gabriel Nunez discusses the discovery of NOD-like receptors, NOD1 and NOD2, in inflammatory bowel disease and how travel and taking a moment to enjoy local culture and art influences his creativity. Host: Cindy Leifer Guest: Gabriel Nuñez Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of Immune! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server HLA and antigen presentation (Hum Immunol, 1987) Bcl2, cell death, and B cells (Nature, 1991) Discovery of NOD1 (J Biol Chem, 1999) Discovery of NOD2 (J Biol Chem, 2001) Mutation in NOD2 and connection to Crohn's disease (Nature, 2001) Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music by Tatami. Logo image by Blausen Medical Send your immunology questions and comments to immune@microbe.tv Information on this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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A podcast about the body's defenders against disease.

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  • Creator
    Vincent Racaniello
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Immune is copyright 2020 by MicrobeTV, LLC
  • Show Website
    Immune