Ep. 136: “The Immunology of Obesity” Featuring Dr. Andrew Hogan

July 14, 2026 12:46pm 1:16

Guest: Dr. Andrew Hogan is a Professor and Principal Investigator of the Obesity Immunology Research Group at Maynooth University. He discusses how obesity drives chronic inflammation and immune dysfunction, increasing t...

Ep. 135: “Olfactory Receptors Beyond the Nose” Featuring Dr. Marco Orecchioni

June 30, 2026 8:00am 1:17

Guest: Dr. Marco Orecchioni is an Assistant Professor at Augusta University. He discusses how olfactory receptors — best known for detecting smells — also function in innate immune cells such as macrophages, where they h...

Ep. 134: “Outsmarting Tuberculosis” Featuring Dr. Shabaana Khader

June 16, 2026 8:00am 1:04

Guest: Dr. Shabaana Khader is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Chicago. She discusses how the immune system responds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, why tuberculosis remains one...

Ep. 133: “From Microbes to Immune Responses” Featuring Dr. Samuel Nobs

June 02, 2026 8:00am 1:03

Guest: Dr. Samuel Nobs is an Assistant Professor and Group Leader at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Switzerland. He discusses how microbes in the lungs and gut may shape respiratory immunity and influence s...

Ep. 132: “Tumor-Infiltrating B Cells” Featuring Dr. Tullia Bruno

May 13, 2026 6:55pm 1:10

Guest: Dr. Tullia Bruno is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She discusses how B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures shape anti-tumor immunity within solid tumors, challenging the traditional T c...

Ep. 131: “Lymphocyte Development” Featuring Dr. Alfred Singer

May 05, 2026 12:14pm 1:10

Guest: Dr. Alfred Singer is a Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research. He discusses his pioneering work on thymus development and T cell differentiation, including how T cells are ...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: On the Ground

April 28, 2026 7:00am 41 min

In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists, in Boston. We spoke with delegates about their research and impressions of the meeting, including why they atten...

Ep. 129: Live from IMMUNOLOGY2026TM: Emerging Immunotherapies for Solid Tumors

April 21, 2026 11:16am 57 min

Guest: This special episode was recorded in front of a live audience at IMMUNOLOGY2026 in Boston. Brenda and Jason sit down with Dr. Charles Sentman, Director of the Center for Synthetic Immunity at Dartmouth College, an...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 5

April 20, 2026 3:56pm 18 min

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours. Here is the last of...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 4

April 19, 2026 8:20am 16 min

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours. Here is the fourth ...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 3

April 18, 2026 9:30am 23 min

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours. Here is the third o...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 2

April 17, 2026 8:24am 26 min

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours. Here is the second ...

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 1

April 16, 2026 9:54am 18 min

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highlights of the previous 24 hours. Here is the first o...

Ep. 128: “Lymphatic Immunobiology” Featuring Dr. Amanda Lund

April 07, 2026 8:00am 1:21

Guest: Dr. Amanda Lund is an Associate Professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She discusses how the lymphatic vasculature serves as a critical and dynamic interface between tissues and the immune system, chall...

Ep. 127: “MAIT Cell Responses” Featuring Dr. Mansour Haeryfar

March 24, 2026 10:29am 1:09

Guest: Dr. Mansour Haeryfar is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. The Haeryfar Lab is dedicated to advancing our understanding of both conventional and innate-like invariant...

Ep. 126: “Functional Oncogenomics” Featuring Dr. Daniel Peeper

March 10, 2026 11:09am 1:09

Ep. 125: “Single-Cell Genomics” Featuring Dr. Ido Amit

February 24, 2026 7:15pm 1:17

Ep. 124: “HIV Latency” Featuring Dr. Sharon Lewin

February 10, 2026 2:00pm 1:09

Guest: Dr. Sharon Lewin is the Director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, where her team studies HIV. She talks about the current landscape in HIV research and treatments, and how new therapies c...

Ep. 123: “Immunological Memory” Featuring Dr. Rafi Ahmed

January 27, 2026 2:00pm 1:17

Guest: Dr. Rafi Ahmed is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Director of the Emory Vaccine Center at Emory University. He talks about his early work on memory T cells and its applications...

Ep. 122: “IMMUNOLOGY2026™” Featuring Drs. Ulrich von Andrian and Shekhar Pasare

January 13, 2026 2:00pm 1:17

Guests: Dr. Ulrich von Andrian is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School and President of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). Dr. Shekhar Pasare is Professor and Director of ...