Arthur Mortha
Immunology Professor at the University of Toronto
Canadian Research Chair in Mucosal Immunology
Host-Microbiota interactions
Innate Lymphoid Cells
Macrophages
Protozoa
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- Please share and distribute ILC6 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells in Vancouver, BC Canada Abstract submission and registration are open: ilc6vancouver.com #immunosky #ILC6vancouver #ILC6 Lots of presenter spots available!!! Get those hot abstracts out.
- Please share and distribute ILC6 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells in Vancouver, BC Canada Abstract submission and registration are open: ilc6vancouver.com #immunosky #ILC6vancouver #ILC6 Lots of presenter spots available!!! Get those hot abstracts out.
- Please share and distribute ILC6 in Vancouver Abstract submission and registration are open: ilc6vancouver.com #immunosky #ILC6vancouver #ILC6 Lots of presenter spots available Secure your spot and discounted fees during early bird registration and come visit beautiful Vancouver.
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaEarly-bird registration ends on April 15, 2026. Save your spot early! #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha📅 Date: June 2-4, 2026 📍 Location: Vancouver, Canada 🔗 Register now: ilc6vancouver.com/registration/ Secure your spot early and join us for inspiring talks, networking opportunities, and cutting-edge discussions. We can’t wait to see you there! #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6 (2/3)
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha🎉 Registration is NOW OPEN! 🎉 We’re excited to welcome you to next year’s International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells, where leading experts, innovators, and researchers will come together to share insights, spark collaborations, and shape the future of ILCs and beyond. #ILC6 (1/3)
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaWestern University is looking for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 1 in Metabolomics. We are intent on building capacity in this system and the ideal candidate will help build infrastructure and mentor junior faculty. Please see the job ad at: uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
- www.ilc6vancouver.com abstract submission and registration open
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaHiring: Group Leader in Microbiome Studies! ✨ The successful candidate would establish & lead a new research group in human microbiome science, advancing understanding of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions in health & disease. Apply by 22 Dec. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/jobs/kennedy...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaHow do gut microbes decide whether to protect us or contribute to disease? #TemertyMed Prof. Arthur Mortha & his team study the body's microbiota to understand why they're harmless for some people but can exacerbate infection or inflammation in others. bit.ly/43OvsIn
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- 🎉 Registration is NOW OPEN! 🎉 We’re excited to welcome you to next year’s International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells, where leading experts, innovators, and researchers will come together to share insights, spark collaborations, and shape the future of ILCs and beyond. #ILC6 (1/3)
- #Immunosky people! 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells - ILC6 in Vancouver. ilc6vancouver.com First program draft online. Abstract submission and registration officially open! #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6
- Fellow Canadians, kindly support patients with Celiac Disease in your community and sign @celiaccanada.bsky.social 's petition for tax-fairness and affordability on gluten-free food products - much obliged 🫶, yours truly. @mark-carney.bsky.social 🇨🇦 www.celiac.ca/tax-fairness...
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- Immunologists! #immunosky I hope you will find this one appealing. The 6th international conference dedicated to all the fun and funk of innate lymphoid cells will happen June 2-4, 2026 in beautiful Vancouver. #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6 Please share and distribute widely :*
- BIG NEWS! The Innate Lymphoid Cell (ILC) 6 Meeting (ILC6) will take place on June 2nd-4th, 2026, in Vancouver! Keynotes include: Andrew McKenzie, Kazuyo Moro. ilc6vancouver.com #ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #2026ILC6 (1/3)
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaWhat's up?
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaFantastic opportunity at The Hospital for Sick Children. Please repost. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaOur department is hiring a cancer immunologist (tenure track assistant professor)!
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha🚨Job posting! #UMassAmherst Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is hiring a TT faculty member in #Immunology. Both fundamental and translational areas considered. Please spread the word! careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
- Happy to share new work from #theonlylabever, lead by the phenomenal @sltai.bsky.social - who developed a tool to study the biology of ILC3s, identifying their role in controlling CSF2-dependent myeloid cells. 🤗 @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @societymucosalimm.bsky.social OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.mu...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaHappy to share that my first first-authored paper is finally out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social in time for the long weekend! This work would not have been possible without the current and past members of @theonlylabever.bsky.social Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaGroup 3 innate lymphoid cell-derived CSF2 tunes homeostasis of tissue macrophages and neutrophils from @sltai.bsky.social @theonlylabever.bsky.social and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaNew Postdoc position as part of the recently awarded MRC Core in Exposome Immunology, led by Jo Konkel here @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social. Job ad and more info below: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/ins...
- This one is going to be amazing! The 6th International Conference on Innate Lymphoid Cells. ilc6vancouver.com Mark your calendars, tell your friends and share widely please. 😘 #immunosky #2026ILC6 #ILC6Vancouver #ILC6
- Amyloid-β-driven Alzheimer’s disease reshapes the colonic immune system in mice: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIs brain/gut axis a superhighway for immune response to #Alzheimers? Study in @cellpress.bsky.social shows immune cells use that route in mouse models. Feeding animals high fiber diet reduced AD-related frailty. Congrats Dr. Winer, Dr. Makhijani, & Dr. Andersen www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-gut...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIn our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!
- Delighted to share my latest publication as a PhD candidate in @drlarey.bsky.social’s lab at @uvicscience.bsky.social! With our international collaborators we’re excited to share our findings on the associations between #helminths and fecal bile acids! 🪱 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
- pH controls inflammatory response through transcriptional condensates...but how? Read all about the mechanism here -> @xuzhoulab.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.preprintclub.com/preprint-rev... @preprintclub.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Arthur Mortha🇨🇦🚨Job Alert🚨🇨🇦 Canada Excellence Research Chair (C$5 or C$10M, 8 yr budget) U Toronto, Dept of Biochem/LabMedPath *Was just told they're looking for a structural biologist using cryoEM* (related to infectious disease?) Are you an established PI ready to move to 🇨🇦? research.utoronto.ca/funding-oppo...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaAre you an established PI that studies the human immune system and looking for a change of location? If the answer is yes, #McGill has an amazing opportunity to provide long-term funding at a world class institution. Apply now!!!! Please repost!!! mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaMy Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaWhy is Dr. Arthur Mortha's lab called @theonlylabever.bsky.social? Find out in our latest episode, and learn about his work on ILCs and their interactions with the #microbiome! Listen now: bit.ly/43NmHO0
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaOpen-access @nature.com paper from GIVES21 consortium and IOIBD, co-led by Siew Ng and I, funded by @helmsleytrust.bsky.social, reveals the global evolution of IBD across epidemiologic stages. Co–first authors: Dr. Hracs and Dr. Windsor, @ucalgary.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha25 years ago, I came to Stanford on a J1 visa and worked so hard to be worthy of that privilege. Today, I lead Immunology at Mount Sinai and I am the one who feel privileged when brilliant international trainees chose to join us.
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIn a new #ScienceImmunology Review, researchers discuss how interactions between the nervous and immune systems could impact neurological disorders and allergy-related behaviors like food avoidance. scim.ag/4mpgzE5
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha📢📢📢Link here! The #NIH town hall is tomorrow 1-2 PM ET. I hope someone asks, "When will you comply with the name and email signature block mandates?"
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaRobbie Jin & Tracy McGaha discuss a study from @raquelbuj.bsky.social @airdlab.bsky.social reporting that Cdkn2alow tumours impair macrophage phagocytosis by depriving them of zinc
- Reposted by Arthur Mortha#WeekendRead! #NotAllFatIsEqual! @lexiong.bsky.social Seillet &co show @cp-immunity.bsky.social that #diet saturated fatty acids rapidly impair (while unsaturated fatty acids favor via lipid droplets) IL22 production by ILC3 supporting dysbiosis & gut permeability, exacerbating inflammation!
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaCheck out our feedback on this #preprint 📚 📚📚 www.preprintclub.com/preprint-rev...
- Tomorrow, in #PreprintClubHub1 Toronto’s Miki Gams will present a #preprint from @BusadaLab about how androgen signalling in type 2 innate lymphoid cells drives sex differences in Helicobacter-induced #gastric inflammation and atrophy. 💪🫄🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaTomorrow, in #PreprintClubHub1 MD Anderson’s own Ben Shrank will present a #preprint about a pan-cancer T-cell target atlas for the identification of tumour-specific antigens. 🍳 🎯 🌎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIn our Wednesday #DoubleFeatureEvent, Toronto’s Madhieh Golzari will present a #preprint about how maternal immune activation imprints a regulatory #T-cell deficiency that drives an autism-like phenotype in offspring. 🤰🤰🤰 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Arthur Morthawww.nature.com/naturecareer... UBC LSI Job!!
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaTomorrow, in #PreprintClubHub1 Toronto’s Miki Gams will present a #preprint from @BusadaLab about how androgen signalling in type 2 innate lymphoid cells drives sex differences in Helicobacter-induced #gastric inflammation and atrophy. 💪🫄🦠 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaThank you @natrevimmunol.bsky.social and Preprint Club, University of Toronto, Alex Lac & Slava Epelman for reviewing our preprint! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Because it's always good to have innate lymphoid cells on your radar...here a link to an ILC researcher starter pack by @immunology.bsky.social go.bsky.app/BNuUVCx #immunoskyat://did:plc:4i6palog4ondh3yyjoobjktv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbc5xot4yh2b
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaTenure track position in pharmacology or toxicology at McGill, in Montreal!!! www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaA gentle reminder that abstract submissions for the #gdTcells conference close on March 15. 👉🏼 na.eventscloud.com/website/7048...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaAnother @preprintclub.bsky.social Journal Club by Didem Ağaç Çobanoğlu & James Allison @mdanderson.bsky.social highlighting @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social paper by Russell Vance and colleagues showing that macrophages rather than neutrophils are a key factor in controlling Shigella infection.
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaNEW @preprintclub.bsky.social Journal Club by Jennifer Ahn & @jengommerman.bsky.social highlighting a @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social paper by @arimolofskylab.bsky.social, Jeanne Paz and colleagues that reports a role for IFNg in protecting against seizures after traumatic brain injury
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIt seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIf pubmed is inaccessible at the moment, try @europepmc.org
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaCao, Burrows, @theonlylabever.bsky.social et al. identify that a gut commensal protist is a natural adjuvant for mucosal IgA responses. buff.ly/41gnF58 📘 In Multifaceted B Cell Functions & Dysfunctions: buff.ly/3CX1Y0O #KSBCells25
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaCao, Burrows, Mortha @theonlylabever.bsky.social et al. show that the protozoan commensal Tritrichomonas musculis is a natural adjuvant for mucosal IgA. buff.ly/41gnF58 📘 Host–Microbe Interactions 👉 buff.ly/40XMv8r
- #punkrockthursday episode#245 20-25 youtu.be/XTPMAolAZWM?...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaNEW @preprintclub.bsky.social Journal Club of @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social paper by @makris1.bsky.social @actonlab.bsky.social showing that loss of podoplanin in fibroblastic reticular cells results in decreased antibody levels and smaller germinal centres after immunization
- Reposted by Arthur Morthajobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... Hey American IBD specialists I have a job opening at my institution that you may want to take a look at. details can be found below, and feel free to send me a PM as well. and if you're not for now, I encourage you to share among your colleagues.... Pls share!
- #punkrockthursday episode#244 youtu.be/oUGd2iAMxwk?...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaUnconventionally primed type 1 follicular helper T cells are required for long-lived IgA plasma cell development following mucosal viral infection biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaSome cool immunology of gut lung axis showing the ying & Yang of a gut commensal protozoa Tritrichomonas musculis -drives eosinophilia in lung which dependent on ILC2 cells. This is good for protecting against dissemination of TB infection BUT less good for allergy symptoms which can be worsened🧪
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaIt's Coming! The Mucosal Immunology Podcast to launch on MONDAY! 🌟 Explore groundbreaking insights and inspiring stories in the world of mucosal immunology - brought to you by SMI and @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. #MucosalImmunology #SciencePodcast #ImmunologyResearch #PodcastLaunch
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaDear mucosal immunologists! Registration for the European Mucosal Immunology Group (EMIG) meeting in Aachen, Germany is now open. Register and see you this July in Aachen! 👇🏼 emig2025.de @petterbrodin.bsky.social @wiag.bsky.social @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @societymucosalimm.bsky.social
- a necessity due to recent events #punkrockthursday episode#243 202 seconds of brain cleansing You are welcome. youtu.be/mfPe8jV1DlE?...
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaLooking for Canadian #research organizations and universities? Follow and share our starter packs, and let us know if you'd like to be added! Research organizations and universities in Canada part 1 go.bsky.app/DjqbMNB Research organizations and universities in Canada part 2 go.bsky.app/2i7Qi3Eat://did:plc:x6edhiwywocfsucln37zv42f/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3laubocufdh2w
- Reposted by Arthur MorthaA gut protozoan plays a key role in shaping the immunological steady state of the lung @cellcellpress.bsky.social Preview by @benjmarsland.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... Manuscript from @theonlylabever.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
