Mucosal Immunology Podcast

ICMI, "Nothing is Accidental" 27.07.2026 44min

Join Kathryn Knoop and Marion Brunck at ICMI as they talk with Sing Sing Way, PhD from Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Center and Petter Brodin from Karolinska Institutet on the mucosal immune system during infancy. Also hear from trainees at their posters about the latest techniques being used.Read more from Sing Sing Way: Learningimmunology from mothers and babies - Mucosal Immunology.

Celiac Disease 29.06.2026 41min

Dr. David Bernando Ordiz at Universidad de Valladolid, in Spain, discusses his human centric research on Celiac Disease with Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck. Also join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Susan Kovats and Sapana Kadel as they discuss their latest work in MI: Androgensprotect ILC2S from functional suppression during influenza virus infection -Mucosal Immunology

SMI Service 25.05.2026 42min

Join Kathryn Knoop as she chats with Dr. Rodney Newberry at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri on his service with SMI and a preview ICMI 2026. Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam. Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Dr. Ben Marsland as they discuss his latest work in MI.If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or MucImmunol@gmail.com.

Intestinal Immune Responses and an ICMI 2026 Preview 27.04.2026 41min

Get excited for ICMI 2026 in July! Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they chat with Dr. Irah King at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, on his recent work on protective immune responses in the intestine and preview the ICMI meeting. Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam.Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Dr. Ryan Thwaites as they discuss his latest work in MI.If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or MucImmunol@gmail.com.

Organismal mucosal immunology 23.03.2026 43min

Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they chat with Dr. Eduardo Villablanca at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and apply Game Theory to host-microbe interactions, https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(24)00126-0/fulltext.Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam. Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Diana Coman and Joana Neves, as theydiscuss their latest work in MI: https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(25)00130-8/fulltext

MDSCs at the Vaginal Mucosa 23.02.2026 41min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "MDSCs at the Vaginal Mucosa." Join Agnes Garcias Lopez and Marion Brunck as they discuss Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells (MDSCs) within the vaginal mucosa with Dr. Meritxell Genescà at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca in Barcelona, Spain. Plus, catch the latest Medical Mystery with Ashu Mangalam. Also, join Kathryn Knoop in the Authors Corner with Drs. Megan Baldridge and Harshad Ingle, as they discuss their latest work in MI: https://www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S1933-0219(25)00138-2/fulltextIf you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or MucImmunol@gmail.com.

Allergy at AIC, part 2 26.01.2026 43min

This episode includes more discussions from the Autumn Immunology 2025 Conference 2025 conference. KathrynKnoop sits down with Drs. Caroline Sokol and Stephanie Eisenbarth to discuss food and skin sensitization. Also, hear from Drs. Calum Bain and Lizi Hegarty on their recent publication "Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair" published in Mucosal Immunology.

Allergy from AIC, part 1 22.12.2025 34min

Episode 12 "Allergy from AIC, part 1". Coming to you from the Autumn Immunology Conference, this episode includes discussions from Dr. Ian Lewkowich, program director of the AIC 2025 conference, and a discussion about food allergy and oral tolerance with Drs. Cathryn Nagler and Chrysothemis Brown. Also, hear from Dr. Ashley Moseman on Viral destruction of the olfactory mucosa elicitsimmune residence, bone metaplasia, and long-term smell loss - MucosalImmunology published in Mucosal Immunology.

Microbial Dysbiosis and Multiple Sclerosis 24.11.2025 40min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Microbial Dysbiosis and Multiple Sclerosis," featuring Dr. Ashu Mangalam, from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Find Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling - Mucosal Immunology online now.You can also find Ashu Mangalam's work at Multiple sclerosis patients exhibit oral dysbiosis with decreased early colonizers and lower hypotaurine level | npj Biofilms and Microbiomes and Specific microbial ratio in the gut microbiome is associated with multiple sclerosis | PNAS.If you have questions or comments, please connect on our social media platforms or MucImmunol@gmail.com.

At the placenta 27.10.2025 38min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "At the placenta," featuring Dr. Liza Konnikova, from Yale University - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Read the latest work from Liza Konnikova's group: Spatial single-cell analysis identifies placental villi structuraland immune remodeling across gestation - Mucosal ImmunologyAlso mentioned in the episode: Innate immunity of the gut epithelium: Blowing in the WNT? - Mucosal Immunology and Memory T cell formation and phenotype varies across intestinal compartments - Mucosal Immunology Send in your medical mystery answers and allergy questions to: MucImmunol@gmail.com

Hemostatic factors and inflammation in the oral mucosa 29.09.2025 37min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Hemostatic factors and inflammation in the oral mucosa," featuring Dr. Lakmali Silva, from Harvard Medical School - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Check out the highlighted Mucosal Immunology research: RSV infection in neonatal mice and gastrointestinal microbiome alteration contribute to allergic predisposition - Mucosal Immunology. Send in your medical mystery answers and allergy questions to: MucImmunol@gmail.comYou can find Lakmali Silva's recent work here: Fibrin is a critical regulator of neutrophil effector function at the oral mucosal barrier | Science

Timing Exposure to Microbes 25.08.2025 48min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Timing Exposure to Microbes," featuring Dr. Michael Silverman, from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Read Dr. Silverman's latest work: Microbial succession at weaning is guided by microbial metabolism of host glycans | bioRxivCheck out the latest MI Review, "Living on the Edge": Living on the edge: Mucus-associated microbes in the colon - Mucosal ImmunologySend comments to: MucImmunol@gmail.com.

Intestinal health from infancy to old age 28.07.2025 46min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Intestinal health from infancy to old age," featuring Dr. Melody Zeng, from Weill Cornell Medicine - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Read Dr. Melody Zeng's latest work: Lifelong partners: Gut microbiota-immune cell interactions from infancy to old age.Check the latest Mucosal Immunology Research: Current Issue Table of Contents: Mucosal Immunology.Send comments to: MucImmunol@gmail.com.

Inflammasomes and Tuft Cells 30.06.2025 32min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Inflammasomes and Tuft Cells," featuring Dr. Isabella Rauch, from Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal. Send answers and comments to: MucImmunol@gmail.com.Read Dr. Isabella Rauch's latest work: Enteric tuft cell inflammasome activation drives NKp46+ILC3 IL22 via PGD2 and inhibits Salmonella | Journal of Experimental Medicine | Rockefeller University Press.Check the latest Mucosal Immunology Research: Current Issue Table of Contents: Mucosal Immunology.

Immunity to respiratory viruses 26.05.2025 44min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Immunity to respiratory viruses," featuring Dr. Priyadharshini Devarajan, from Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.Send answers and comments to: MucImmunol@gmail.com, and check out Dr. Devarajan's research here.

ILCs in the intestine 28.04.2025 38min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "ILCs in the intestine," featuring Dr. Ivaylo Ivanov from Columbia University Medical Center - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.

Adding insult to injury during RSV infections 24.03.2025 36min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Adding insult to injury during RSV infections," with Dr. Cecilia Johansson from Imperial College London - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.

Gut Inflammation and Food Allergy in Children 24.02.2025 39min

Catch the latest Mucosal Immunology podcast, "Gut Inflammation and Food Allergy in Children," with Cecila Muglia from National University of La Plata in Argentina - brought to you by SMI and the Mucosal Immunology Journal.