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The Peter Doherty Institute
Joined December 2016
Parity and breastfeeding reduce the risk of breast cancer via accumulation of resident memory CD8 T cells in breast tissue @Nature @LoiSher @LMackayLab
@PeterMacCC @UniMelb @BalajiVirassamy @pssavas
https://t.co/EeOabttNsr 🇦🇺
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Pregnancy and breastfeeding induces the accumulation of specialized immune cells that reduce the chances of breast cancer developing https://t.co/rVId8ISQRe
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Nature - The protective, long-lived T cells can persist for decades after a woman gives birth.
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✨✨hot off the press from the #loilab. We show here that pregnancy & breastfeeding is associated with increased T cells in the normal breast and protection against #tnbc #breastcancer moving the role of immunity from treatment to prevention. 👏👏Thanks to @FAndreMD @DrChoueiri
Translational data shows that #breastfeeding helps personal immunity improving CD8+ T This work can help to understand better the immune system and breastfeeding mechanisms @LoiSher @OncoAlert #ESMO25 @FernandoOnco
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Research to investigate the how the immune system interacts with the gut microbiome has received a $1m funding boost thanks to the support of the McCusker Charitable Foundation. Find out more 🔗
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Grateful to the McCusker Charitable Foundation for supporting our research!
Research to investigate the how the immune system interacts with the gut microbiome has received a $1m funding boost thanks to the support of the McCusker Charitable Foundation. Find out more 🔗
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The FUTURE is bright 🤩💫 Congrats to @PiroozZareie on being awarded an @arc_gov_au Future Fellowship! 🥂 @TheDohertyInst @UniMelb @UniMelbMDHS
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A statement from our President, @MiriamMerad, to the #IUIScommunity. We invite you to read, reflect, and share this within the #GlobalImmunology network. 👉 https://t.co/N1SZUj8qQq
#VaccinesWork #ImmunologyWithoutBorders
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Honoured to be one of this year's @CancerResearch Institute's grant recipients. Incredibly grateful for their support of our important research on discovering new immunotherapeutic targets for breast cancer. @TheDohertyInst
Congratulations Prof Laura Mackay who has secured a prestigious @CancerResearch Institute (USA) grant to advance research into novel immunotherapy targets for breast cancer. The @LMackayLab is leading the way in tissue-resident memory (TRM) cell research and how these cells can
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Thrilled to see our own @MarinaYakou in the #ASMRSpotlight! 🤩 Her research is tackling some big questions in cancer immunology—how patient-intrinsic factors like age, hormones and our microbiome influence antitumor immunity. @TheDohertyInst @TheASMR1
June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. Bowel cancer is rising at an alarming rate in young people, highlighting the importance of Dr Marina Yakou’s work, an ECR from The Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity. #ASMRSpotlight #bowelcancerawareness
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Our new study showing that resident memory T cell formation and phenotype varies across the length of the gut: https://t.co/6WwF4GFMXR
@MucosalImmunol with @LMackayLab @maxevrard @UniMelb @TheDohertyInst
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Hear from our very own PI herself- Prof. Laura Mackay answers questions about everything career-related and her love for K Drama! 🤩
In our latest #PeopleandIdeas, we speak with Laura Mackay @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst about the importance of speaking up (and encouraging others to do so), gaining confidence in your career, and her uncommon introduction to science. https://t.co/30bXxFitYO
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So much of @LMackayLab's advice and philosophy resonates with me: https://t.co/PlRh7lTxiG
@JExpMed "be curious, ask questions, and don't be afraid to engage"
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In our latest #PeopleandIdeas, we speak with Laura Mackay @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst about the importance of speaking up (and encouraging others to do so), gaining confidence in your career, and her uncommon introduction to science. https://t.co/30bXxFitYO
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Congrats to Prof Laura Mackay (@unimelb & @theDohertyInst) who was awarded the 2024 NHMRC Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award (Leadership in Basic Science). Her groundbreaking immunotherapy research is paving the way for better immune protection and patient outcomes
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Laura Mackay's lab @LMackayLab @thedohertyinst investigates the development of memory T cells & their roles in #cancer, #autoimmunity, & barrier immunity, as well as ways in which these cells may be used therapeutically. Read more in #PeopleandIdeas: https://t.co/weqLLbieE2
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Misinformation is winning not because it's true, but because it’s loud, emotional, and everywhere. It’s time for science to fight back. Aaron Mertz and I dissect the issue and offer solutions 👇 📖 https://t.co/DxATx6zwqn
#SciComm @NatRevImmunol @AspenInstitute @IcahnMountSinai
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Nature Reviews Immunology - Shruti Naik, an immunologist and a strong advocate for diversity in science, has joined forces with Aaron Mertz, who leads programmes that help to explain, connect and...
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A fun collaboration with @KaplanLab - Check out our latest review on all things skin-immunity out now in @NatImmunol 🔗👇 https://t.co/elD6J4D1rz
@PiroozZareie @TheDohertyInst
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Nature Immunology - In this Review, the authors discuss the latest in skin immunology research with a special focus on the role of skin-resident T cells.
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Thank you Cancer World for the fun interview and for your interest in cancer immunology !
📣 🏆 The prestigious 2025 #SjöbergPrize ($1,000,000) has been awarded to Dr. @MiriamMerad , for her pioneering research on tissue-resident macrophages and their role in #CancerImmunity. 🔬🧬 Her work has unveiled new targets for #cancer therapies, offering hope for more
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Dear colleagues, I hope this teaser inspires you to join us at the immunology congress IUIS2025 in Vienna (August 17–22):
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