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Nathan Peters Lab @NPetersLab

The Peters lab studies immunity against chronic infectious diseases with an emphasis on diseases transmitted by insect bites. Also Dept. Head MIID UCalgary

Joined April 2017
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Immunology students... at this weeks' RTP session (Thursday April 2nd 8AM HRIC 4AC56) we will be picking our Seminar Series Speaker for 26/27. Bring your candidate and make your pitch!
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Hayley S Gorman, PhD@HayleySGorman
5 Jun 2025
It was a full parasitologist train on the flight out to #CPN2025 @NPetersLab @HPI_network
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MIID supported the @OBrien_IPH Public Outreach event ‘Health misinformation & its consequences’ It’s a full house with some spice! @UCalgaryMed
O'Brien Institute for Public Health@OBrien_IPH
13 Feb 2025
"How the heck is the public supposed to know what to believe?" If you've asked this, you’re not alone. Join experts for a Town Hall on the impact of health misinformation & how to find the truth. Register now: events.ucalgary.ca/obrien/ev… #health #misinformation @SnyderInstitute
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Fantastic line up of trainee sessions at the 2025 @UCalgary Immunology Research Group Retreat @SnyderInstitute @Charb_Cancer @UCalgaryMed @UCalgaryCFD @UCalgaryGSE #UoC_IRG @banffcentre
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The Peters Lab is looking for a graduate student to study CD4 T cell-Monocyte cross-talk during chronic infection. Contact us directly if interested!
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Host-Parasite Interactions@HPI_network
7 Oct 2024
Check out this new blog post from the HPI! theparasiteblog.wordpress.co…

“What are you spraying for?” and other questions: Engaging with the public while sampling in...

Written by Sidney Mann Edited by Parker Volk and Natalie Andonian Wearing knee-high rubber boots and carrying a four-gallon backpack sprayer, I was probably a surprising sight for people enjoying a…

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Don't forget the RTP Immunology Lecture Series on Intratumoral Immune Activation at 8AM this morning with Song Huang in HRIC 4AC56. #UoC_IRG @SnyderTrainee @SnyderInstitute @UCalgaryMed science.org/doi/10.1126/scii…

Intratumoral activation of the necroptotic pathway components RIPK1 and RIPK3 potentiates antitumor...

Activation of the necroptotic kinases RIPK1 and RIPK3 within the tumor microenvironment enhances immune-mediated tumor control.

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Immunology RTP Lecture Series: Join us Thursday May 9th 8AM in HRIC 4AC56 for CD8 T cell dysfunction and hypo-responsiveness in cancer with Daniil Vishnevskiy. nature.com/articles/s41590-0…

Hallmarks of CD8 T cell dysfunction are established within hours of tumor antigen encounter before...

Nature Immunology - Rudloff et al. examine the kinetics of CD8 T cell dysfunction/exhaustion. Tumor-specific CD8 T cells in the tumor environment exhibit epigenetic modifications within hours,...

nature.com
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Great talk by Matheus !!
Christopher Fernandez-Prada (He/Him)@PradaCF
27 Apr 2024
Incredible talk on Leishmania early dissemination by @matheusbhc from @NPetersLab ! #CPN2024 #Leishmania @HPI_network
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…and we’re done !! #CPN2024 2nd Canadian Parasitology Network Symposium wraps up in Banff, AB. @CPN_Symposium @HPI_network @ucalgaryvetmed @UCalgaryMed @MIID_UCalgary
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Day 2 of #CPN2024 @CPN_Symposium includes work from @rubensdomonte @HPI_network @AMPS_Symposium
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Great turnout and great science at the @CPN_Symposium Canadian Parasitology Network Symposium in Banff, AB. #CPN2024 @HPI_network @Can_NTDs @ucalgaryvetmed Working to prevent, treat, and understand parasites in disease and ecology.
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Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases@Can_NTDs
16 Feb 2024
The Canadian Network for NTDs is recruiting! We are recruiting new Steering Committee members to support our small but mighty Network advocate for greater Canadian engagement in NTDs globally! Apply by March 31st! #BeatNTDs cnntd.org/recruiting-new-ste…
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CPN_ Canadian Parasitology Network@CPN_Symposium
14 Feb 2024
We are delighted to announce our two guest speakers for the CPN 2024!!🎉 Dr. Elia Tait Wojno, Associate Professor at University of Washington! and Dr. David Sacks, Senior Investigator at NIAID, NIH!
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Boris Striepen@striepenlab
12 Feb 2024
Cryptosporidium 2024 is almost here! Thanks to all of your submissions there is an exciting program to check out at file:///Users/striepen/Downloads/Crypto_2024_program.pdf @BSPparasitology @parasitesrule @AmSocParasit @TrendsParasitol @ParaFrap @AS_Para @pennvet @KingOfPathogens
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Congratulations @NzeluCO and Claudio Meneses for their contribution to solving the challenges of raising sand flies for #Leishmania #Leishmaniasis research. @HPI_network @Can_NTDs @MIID_UCalgary @acmcip @_SOVE_ parasitesandvectors.biomedce…

Disentangling detrimental sand fly-mite interactions in a closed laboratory sand fly colony:...

Parasites & Vectors - Vector sand fly colonies are a critical component of studies aimed at improving the understanding of the neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis and alleviating...

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Register Now!! Keynote Speakers David Sacks and @eliataitwojno Sessions on Genetics, Immunity, Drug Discovery, Cell Biology, Ecology etc. @HPI_network @AMPS_Symposium @Can_NTDs @ucalgaryvetmed
CPN_ Canadian Parasitology Network@CPN_Symposium
7 Feb 2024
CPN 2024 Registration is now open- send your abstract!! ampssymposium.ca/registratio…
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Check out DoM Grand Rounds with Steve Vaughan Feb 13th 8AM… Worms and Immunosuppression!! @HPI_network @SnyderInstitute @jdwasmuth @AMPS_Symposium
Department of Medicine@CalDomMed
7 Feb 2024
Join us on February 13 for @CalDomMed Medical Grand Rounds on Zoom Only. Dr. Stephen Vaughan will be presenting "Ticking Time-Bomb: Strongyloidiasis and Immunosuppression. Sign up here: bit.ly/DomMgr23-24 #medicalgrandrounds
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Congratulations Sabine !! Much deserved.
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Investing in education and research can be a driver of economic growth…Opinion: Stagnant investments in training and research compromise Canada’s economic growth - The Globe and Mail. theglobeandmail.com/business…

Opinion: Stagnant investments in training and research compromise Canada’s economic growth

Canada invests just 1.55 per cent of gross domestic product in research and development, which pales in comparison to peer countries

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