alisoncrissuva.bsky.social
Professor and Vice Chair of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology, University of Virginia. Chair, Mechanism Discovery Unit, American Society for Microbiology. Fascinated by neutrophils & Neisseria.
👤 Joined on 18 October 2024
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@alisoncrissuva.bsky.socialHappy to share our article in @natmicrobiol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Acute infections can leave lasting imprints on chronic disease risk, health, and aging. We argue that vaccine evaluation should capture protection against both acute illness and its long-term consequences.
Show Post🚨 Our department is hiring! Looking to fill an endowed position in genetics/genomics to join us in beautiful Oregon. Search is at the Associate/Full Professor level. See below for details and share with your colleagues!
Show PostNew preprint! Antibodies activate an immune response… so why do immune cells have an inhibitory receptor FcγRIIB that binds antibodies? We found that FcγRIIB sets a time-limit for signaling. This makes macrophages eventually quit phagocytosis and prevents inflammation. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Show PostLanded my first major grant within my first year back here at the University of Virginia School of Data Science! datascience.virginia.edu/news/hewlett...
Show PostAre you interested in the immunology of infections, tumors, or autoimmunity? Great! Come be my colleague! We have an open tenure track position for an immunologist in the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology at UofL. Happy to answer questions. Please repost.
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