Megan Levings

The FOCIS Advanced Course take's place next month - March 9–11, 2026, at the Benson Hotel & Faculty Club in Aurora, CO! Lock in unbeatable hotel rates before they’re gone! 🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science! FOCIS celebrates the women shaping the future of immunology and our commitment to an equitable scientific community. 🧪🌍 Watch the video : zurl.co/5cZ1o

🎙️The January podcast episode is live! This episode features Dr. Kim and Dr. Colonna, both speakers at the FOCIS 2025 Annual Meeting. Each episode is just 10–15 minutes—perfect for a busy schedule. 🎧 Listen: zurl.co/T4n1B 🎥 Watch: zurl.co/5AsAL

🚨 Don't miss out on the next FOCIS Journal Club next week! Free for members - a small fee for non members! CAR Treg cells mediate linked suppression and infectious tolerance in islet transplantation in mice 🗓️ Wed, Jan 28, 2026 🕚 10 –11 AM CT 🔗: zurl.co/gsIJC

The FOCIS 2026 Annual Meeting is just around the corner - Where the World of Immunology Connects; Where FOCIS leads 🔬 Join FOCIS today and save on Annual Meeting registration with Enhanced Registration benefits. Learn more 👉 zurl.co/hVl5v #FOCIS2026 #immunology

Finally out - fully-defined, feeder-free production of CD4+ helper T cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)! Turns out you need to turn Notch down.... a notch 🥁 And you need to fine-tune stimulation of the T cell receptor ⚖️ cell.com/cell-stem-cell…

🚨 Introducing: The next FOCIS Journal Club 🎓 CAR Treg cells mediate linked suppression and infectious tolerance in islet transplantation in mice 🗓️ Wed, Jan 28, 2026 🕚 10 AM–11 AM CT 🎤 Christine Wardell, PhD Student & Megan Levings, PhD 🔗: zurl.co/gsIJC

#ICYMI this open-access @ImmunoHorizons article: Interested in how to improve #reproducibility in your assays using human PBMCs? This study assessed the effects of different cell preparations on flow cytometry assays and uncovered differences in cell fitness. academic.oup.com/immunohorizons…

This morning, Minister @KahlonRav visited UBC to announce an investment of $33M investment in Canada’s Immuno-Engineering & Biomanufacturing Hub, a national initiative led by @UBC. Funding supports 4 major research projects in vaccine development, antibody discovery, public trust in immunization, and biomanufacturing. This investment helps ensure discoveries made in BC can be developed, manufactured & delivered to improve lives here and around the world—while training the next generation of researchers and innovators and growing BC’s life sciences sector. We are also grateful for $15M supporting 71 UBC projects across fields, ensuring researchers, students & industry partners have access to world-class infrastructure that drives discovery & solutions to urgent challenges. Learn more: bit.ly/3YumSeF

Canada is making big moves: canada.ca/en/innovation-…

Join FOCIS on Dec 18 for the Research & Education Virtual Symposium 🎓 💡 CAR-T therapies in autoimmune & pediatric disease (A part of the 3rd Immune dysregulation workshop) 📆 7:00–10:45 AM CST 💸 Free for members | $50 non-members 🔗: zurl.co/4orkj

Be part of the science shaping FOCIS 2026!🔬 Share your latest research & discoveries with a global audience of immunology experts, clinicians, & scientists. Submit by Dec 31, 2025 - start planning now! 🔗zurl.co/sMKx8 #FOCIS2026 #immunology #transplantation #science

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🔬 Explore and discover cutting-edge immunology at the 2026 FOCIS Advanced Course! 📍 Aurora, CO | 🗓️ March 9–11, 2026 Join top world-renowned faculty to dive into cellular & molecular immunology. 🔗 Register: zurl.co/jCID6

Explore the 2026 Advanced Course Program! Gain a deeper, clinically focused understanding of cellular and molecular immunology. 📅 March 9–11, 2026 📍 Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, Aurora, CO 🔗Register now: zurl.co/jCID6

🎉Registration is NOW OPEN for FOCIS 2026! 📅June 9–12, 2026 Get ready to ignite innovation, connect with global immunology leaders, and experience the forefront of translational immunology at FOCIS 2026! Learn More: zurl.co/rwTrS #FOCIS2026 #Immunology #Autoimmunity

For readers interested in therapies that harness regulatory T cells to treat disease, here's a review on this topic rdcu.be/ePb76 nature.com/articles/s4157… and a review discussing their potential to reset the immune system rdcu.be/ePb8b nature.com/articles/s4157…

Lactic acid improves Treg manufacturing and in vivo function dlvr.it/TNNBcz #MTMCD

An exciting opportunity to hear some of the most exciting clinical immunology emerging from FOCiS members. Please consider joining @FOCISimmunology.

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Cell therapy with human interleukin 10–producing ILC2s enhances islet function and inhibits allograft rejection," by Colpitts et al. amjtransplant.org/article/S1600-…