Excited to finally share this story with the world. @ImmunoWellford spearheaded this study that I think proves olfactory immunity is “a thing” that vaccinologists will need to consider!

Here's the thing. We have **NO IDEA** how to pick good graduate students. I served on admission committees for 10+ years, and chaired a few, and what I learned is that all the spreadsheets of grades and test scores and recommendations and essays and publications and interview rubrics are just an elaborate ruse to pretend we know what we're doing when we simply don't. Many of the most highly ranked applicants to our "top" program flamed out quickly, and tons of the students we summarily rejected have turned into amazing scientists. But in the name of creating meritocratic seeming rankings that are more about creating a workforce than great scientists (a system that anyone paying attention knows is bullshit), we've created a homogenous process adopted by nearly all institutions that has stamped out the one thing we should be striving for - given our lack of any clear understanding of what leads to success - a wide range of difference talents and experiences.

Crocodile Hunter was the best.

Amazing resource!! Congrats!

Dr. Wellford started out his PhD with olfactory macrophages...and came back to them to finish strong.

🚨Abstract submission deadline is just under 2 weeks away 🚨 You won’t want to miss this amazing week of #Neuroimmunology 🧠

Reminder: ESI policies were put in place circa 2006-2007 *explicitly* to try to get the age of first R01 stat down from 42. It was the reason the K99/R00 was invented. They have not succeeded in the least little bit on accomplishing this goal.

I’m seeing some “free market” simps defending Nature’s 12k open access fees. Guess it’s time to bring this back around.

My latest editorial on AI in publishing. @ImmunoHorizons and why @ImmunologyAAI journals are the best! On Rats with Oversized Genitalia and Other Submissions | ImmunoHorizons | American Association of Immunologists journals.aai.org/immunohoriz…

Great to be back on NIH campus this week for CIG mini symposium. This "special" edition NIH pass now features prominently in my lanyard collection. Big thanks to Dragana Jankovic, Hyun Park for making it possible.

Save the date for #GliaCamp2024. Another fantastic lineup with keynote speakers @PhiPop and @LehtinenLab. Same location at the beautiful Rigmor House in Chapel Hill, NC. Thanks to support from @ImmunologyDuke, @DukeBrain, @DukeCellBiology.

If you’re having post-Christmas blues and want to open another gift, check out our review on SARS-CoV-2 and the olfactory mucosa: immune response, smell loss, neurotropism, and vaccination! @MosemanLab nature.com/articles/s41423-0…

Excited to share our new review on olfactory immunity in @NatRevImmunol. @immunowellford and I hope that it encourages anyone working on airway immunity to consider the olfactory mucosa…the upper respiratory tract is not all the same! nature.com/articles/s41577-0…

My children “tried” to kill my wife before they were even born….and I was always surprised by the lack of mechanistic insight into hyperemesis and morning sickness. This is a super cool study! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…

PSA for immunologists: a reminder that immune cells cannot travel both ways through lymphatic vessels

Applications for our PhD program are open! We will follow with more guidance as to how to write a successful application and info on @DukeGradSchool We will also be at #SACNAS2023 and #ABRCMS2023 Check us out at immunobiology.duke.edu/train…

Come join our vibrant and supportive Immunology community in NC as our new colleague ⁦⁦@ImmunologyDuke⁩! The application deadline is rapidly approaching (10/15).

Less than 10d to learn more about what we are looking for in new assistant professors in Immunobiology @DukeMedSchool and how to assemble the most competitive application. Paging @drjonthemove @natblackpostdoc @MinorityPostdoc @LatinxinSTEM @BLACKandSTEM @StemDisabled

We are hiring! Seeking new #faculty interested in understanding how the #immune system works and how to apply this knowledge to improve human health. @DukeMedSchool is a great place to work! Feel free to RT. More info at immunobiology.duke.edu/join-…

Excited to share our study now in @ImmunityCP. Graded expression of the chemokine receptor CX3CR1 marks differentiation states of human and murine T cells and enables cross-species interpretation. @karolinskainst @CenterforMolMed authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti… Summary will follow.

Congratulations @Maclachlan lab, cool stuff. dmLT is a very intriguing adjuvant and it’s nice to see the evidence for its parenteral utility, especially for humoral immunity, continue to grow.