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Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity
Yin X, Zhang S, Lee J, Dong H, Mourgkos G, Terwilliger G, Kraus A, Geraldo L, Poulet M, Fischer S, Zhou T, Mohammed F, Zhou J, Wang Y, Malloy S, Rohner N, Sharma L, Salinas I, Eichmann A, Thomas J, Saltzman W, Huttner A, Zeiss C, Ring A, Iwasaki A, Song E. Compartmentalized ocular lymphatic system mediates eye–brain immunity. Nature 2024, 628: 204-211. PMID: 38418880, PMCID: PMC10990932, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07130-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours
Song E, Mao T, Dong H, Boisserand LSB, Antila S, Bosenberg M, Alitalo K, Thomas JL, Iwasaki A. VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours. Nature 2020, 577: 689-694. PMID: 31942068, PMCID: PMC7100608, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1912-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Cycle CheckpointsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCentral Nervous SystemCross-PrimingFemaleGlioblastomaHEK293 CellsHumansImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceLymph NodesLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMaleMelanomaMeningesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CSurface chemistry governs cellular tropism of nanoparticles in the brain
Song E, Gaudin A, King AR, Seo YE, Suh HW, Deng Y, Cui J, Tietjen GT, Huttner A, Saltzman WM. Surface chemistry governs cellular tropism of nanoparticles in the brain. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15322. PMID: 28524852, PMCID: PMC5454541, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model
Boisserand L, Geraldo L, Bouchart J, Kamouh M, Lee S, Sanganahalli B, Spajer M, Zhang S, Lee S, Parent M, Xue Y, Skarica M, Yin X, Guegan J, Boyé K, Leser F, Jacob L, Poulet M, Li M, Liu X, Velazquez S, Singhabahu R, Robinson M, Askenase M, Osherov A, Sestan N, Zhou J, Alitalo K, Song E, Eichmann A, Sansing L, Benveniste H, Hyder F, Thomas J. VEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20221983. PMID: 38442272, PMCID: PMC10913814, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeveloping synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome
Weizman O, Luyten S, Lu P, Song E, Qin K, Mostaghimi D, Ring A, Iwasaki A. Developing synthetic tools to decipher the tumor–immune interactome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2306632120. PMID: 37871202, PMCID: PMC10622925, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2306632120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-cell analysis reveals inflammatory interactions driving macular degeneration
Kuchroo M, DiStasio M, Song E, Calapkulu E, Zhang L, Ige M, Sheth A, Majdoubi A, Menon M, Tong A, Godavarthi A, Xing Y, Gigante S, Steach H, Huang J, Huguet G, Narain J, You K, Mourgkos G, Dhodapkar R, Hirn M, Rieck B, Wolf G, Krishnaswamy S, Hafler B. Single-cell analysis reveals inflammatory interactions driving macular degeneration. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 2589. PMID: 37147305, PMCID: PMC10162998, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37025-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct mechanisms of mismatch repair deficiency delineate two modes of response to PD-1 immunotherapy in endometrial carcinoma
Chow RD, Michaels T, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Bonazzoli E, Iwasaki A, Song E, Santin AD. Distinct mechanisms of mismatch repair deficiency delineate two modes of response to PD-1 immunotherapy in endometrial carcinoma. Cancer Discovery 2022, 13: 312-331. PMID: 36301137, PMCID: PMC9905265, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLINE-1 activation in the cerebellum drives ataxia
Takahashi T, Stoiljkovic M, Song E, Gao XB, Yasumoto Y, Kudo E, Carvalho F, Kong Y, Park A, Shanabrough M, Szigeti-Buck K, Liu ZW, Kristant A, Zhang Y, Sulkowski P, Glazer PM, Kaczmarek LK, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A. LINE-1 activation in the cerebellum drives ataxia. Neuron 2022, 110: 3278-3287.e8. PMID: 36070749, PMCID: PMC9588660, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19
Wang EY, Mao T, Klein J, Dai Y, Huck JD, Jaycox JR, Liu F, Zhou T, Israelow B, Wong P, Coppi A, Lucas C, Silva J, Oh JE, Song E, Perotti ES, Zheng NS, Fischer S, Campbell M, Fournier JB, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Ott IM, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Watkins AE, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Schulz W, Ma S, Grubaugh N, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Ring A. Diverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19. Nature 2021, 595: 283-288. PMID: 34010947, PMCID: PMC13130511, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03631-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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- May 25, 2026
Split Personalities: Researchers Who Bridge Disciplines
- July 28, 2025
Appointment of Eric Song, MD, PhD to the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science and Department of Immunobiology
- February 28, 2024Source: Yale News
In Fight Against Brain Pathogens, the Eyes Have It
- November 02, 2022Source: Inside Precision Medicine
Mismatch Repair Genes May Be Key to Immunotherapy Response
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