September was filled with fun events OUTSIDE the lab including the ImmunoX-UCB retreat at Asilomar, a lab offsite at Fitz Place, happy hours etc! Such a great way for our recently expanded group to get to know each other and grow as a team.
Geil's thesis work on the gut-skin immune axis in colitis was published last month in Cell Reports and featured this month as a UCSF news story. Congrats Geil!
In late 2021, was wondering why I said yes to so many review article invites. Fortunately, surrounded by outstanding young scientists to help co-author. This one was led by Laura and appeared in the Cell Host Microbe's 15 year anniversary article.
The skin and gut are similar but distinct barrier tissues rich in immune mechanisms. Had a lot of fun writing this with Tamia Harris-Tryon, with key input from our Gut-Skin expert and lab graduate Dr. Geil Merana.
Check out this opinion piece co-written by Dr. Miqdad Dhariwala and myself for Trends in Immunology. Had a lot of fun delving into what is and isn't known about this important early life window for immune-microbe interactions in skin.
The pandemic put a damper on lab retreats for awhile so we were super excited to enjoy a few nights away together near Stintson beach. Snuck it in just before Omicron!
Miqdad gave a stellar talk on his project dissecting the biology of neonatal skin monocytes at the 2021 BCMM Symposium. So great to be back watching the lab present in person!!
