

Kate MacNamara
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@MacNamaraLab
blood & bone marrow 🦴 macrophages 💫, inflammation, infection, and aging 🔬 Associate Prof, DIMD, AMC. [views my own]





Science #Immunology's January issue is out! This month's cover depicts how deleting #thrombospondin1 can reverse aging-associated defects known as #inflammaging in hematopoietic stem cells in mice. Read this research and more: scim.ag/3BI2A9Z

With support from a $4M grant, @Zuloaga_lab is leading a new study into how #menopause impacts #AlzheimersDisease, and if an estrogen therapy that targets the brain could help protect against #dementia. #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth albanymed.org/news/4m-nih-gr…






🚨 Introducing our first monthly Preprint Watch on #SimplyBlood🩸 this month! Check out our new series rounding up must-read preprints for our ISEH community. Stay on top of emerging research and let us know your thoughts on this month's picks. simplyblood.org



We recently welcomed @RepPaulTonko for a discussion with @GabbyFredman, @barrosolab, @MacNamaraLab, and @Zuloaga_Lab about their collaborative research on aging, followed by a tour of the Fredman lab.




Dudakov and colleagues report the age-associated emergence of unique TEC states linked with tissue degeneration. Read it here: rdcu.be/dQQla nature.com/articles/s4159…

Checkout our recent work on the impact of infection with multiple tick-borne pathogens on hematopoiesis! @MacNamaraLab @FrontImmunol frontiersin.org/journals/immun…












