The Immunology Podcast

Ep. 140: “T Cells Under Pressure” Featuring Dr. Martin Prlic

Guest: Dr. Martin Prlic is a Professor in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. He discusses the challenges of studying human immunolog

Ep. 139: “Advances in Myeloid Cell Immunology” Featuring Dr. Miriam Merad

Guest: Dr. Miriam Merad is Director of the Precision Immunology Institute and a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She discusses how myeloid progen

Ep. 138: “Reprogramming Autoimmunity” Featuring Dr. Pere Santamaria

Guest: Dr. Pere Santamaria is a Professor at the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary and Group Leader at the Barcelona Institute. He discusses how his

Ep. 137: “The Immunology of mRNA Vaccines” Featuring Dr. Brian Brown

Guest: Dr. Brian Brown is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He discusses how his lab develops innovative technologies to study the immune system

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

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

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

Guest: Dr. Marco Orecchioni is an Assistant Professor at Augusta University. He discusses how olfactory receptors — best known for detecting smells — also function in inn

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

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 Mycoba

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

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

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

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 wi

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

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

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: On the Ground

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 im

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

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 Cent

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 5

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highli

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 4

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highli

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 3

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highli

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 2

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highli

IMMUNOLOGY2026™: Day 1

Guest: In April 2026, we attended IMMUNOLOGY2026, the annual meeting of the American Association of Immunologists in Boston, and recorded daily episodes discussing highli

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

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 inte

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

Guest: Dr. Mansour Haeryfar is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Western University. The Haeryfar Lab is dedicated to advancing our understand

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