Research lab of Dr. Stephen Waggoner. Opinions expressed are Dr. Waggoner's alone and not on behalf of lab staff or employer. @labwaggoner.bsky.social

Cincinnati, OH
An AI-designed IL-21 mimic synergized with KRAS inhibition to drive durable tumor remissions in KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer models through cDC2s, effector CD4 T cells, and IFN-γ - independent of CD8 T cells, cDC1s, or tumor MHC expression @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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Fibroblasts restrain gut inflammation by IGF1-dependent regulation of innate lymphocytes @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Escape of the BC200 gene to a human poxvirus reveals its persistent transposition in primates @ScienceMagazine @CedricFeschotte @Cornell @UTArlington 🇨🇳🇺🇸 science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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The AR-Gβγ signaling axis therefore represents a druggable target for cardiac fibrosis science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… @ScienceMagazine @Stanford @Joseph_C_Wu
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Exposure to high dietary fat increases ceramides and promotes cancer metastasis @ScienceMagazine @SwagataGoswam16 @EinsteinMed @ohyilmaz @Nilay_Sethi @DanaFarber science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Mammalian cells produce and store a sulfur compound for antioxidant protection @ScienceMagazine @Sulfur_Vladi science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Targeting senescence decreases fibrosis and boosts the response of cancer cells to immunotherapy @ScienceMagazine @LoweLabMSKCC @Clemens2Hinterl @vBarthet @Dan_A_Heller @WeillCornell science.org/doi/10.1126/scie… science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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Single wildfire smoke exposure in infant macaques causes lasting harm (immune changes and signs of faster aging) @ScienceMagazine @biorxivpreprint biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… @MariamOkhovat @OHSUNews science.org/content/article/…
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Targeting ZMYND8 unleashes IL-2 signalling to override T cell exhaustion @Nature @hongbo_chi @StJudeResearch nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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TRAM promotes Toll-like-receptor-free myddosome signal transduction @nature @jkagan1 nature.com/articles/s41586-0… @BostonChildrens
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Resident tissue macrophages transfer selenium transporter protein to protect pancreatic cancer from ferroptosis: @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
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First day of #NK2026 was capped by keynote lectures from giants of innate immunity: Trinchieri & Mantovani. Then we were treated to an amazing orchestral tour through Italian composer scores for major films, including Nino Rota and Ennio Morricone.
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1/ Why can you encounter an allergen repeatedly before becoming allergic to it? In our new @ImmunityCP paper, led by the wonderful @XuepingZhu, we asked whether the sensory neurons that first detect allergens might carry a record of earlier exposures. 🧵 cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S…
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Landmark map of human brain’s gene activity holds clues to Alzheimer’s disease and more nature.com/articles/d41586-0… @Nature
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Great 2nd session 'Oncology' at #nk2026 in beautiful Monopoli includes talks from Yenan Bryceson, Mike Caligiuri, @MalmbergLab et al covering oncolytic virus/NKCE combos in GBM, mitochondrial and ER fitness of killer cells, chemo CAR-NK synergy & NK traits of CD8 T
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