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drdeannasanter.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Dept of #Immunology, University of ManitobaπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ studying human interferons (esp type III IFNs) in immune regulation during viral infections or chronic inflammation such as in IBD.
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So πŸ’” to hear what has happened & will continue to happen to πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ medical research. For anyone who thinks πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ is a possibility-we are recruiting a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair with 7yrs guaranteed funding + poss renewal + salary guaranteed & my lab is recruiting an #Immunology PhD student and/or post doc

It was a hot one πŸ₯΅β˜€οΈ at the Winnipeg #GutsyWalk, but amazing to hear almost $100k was raised πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ» Super proud of our team raising >$1300 too!🌟 Thanks to all who supported our team & Crohns & Colitis CanadaπŸ™πŸ» My lab is very thankful to be supported by a CCC grant that is only possible with donationsπŸ”¬πŸ₯Ό

Great message here for #WorldIBDDay - awareness so key plus supporting research & IBD charities πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ also has one of the highest incidence rates of IBD! We are thankful for Crohns and Colitis Canada & #CIHR grant support to study ulcerative colitis #immunology to identify new therapeutic targetsπŸ™πŸ»

#HappyMothersDay to all moms and special shoutout to fellow #scienceMoms & #academicMoms who balance it all as best they can πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚πŸŒ· #luckymomof2boys

Great lab meeting today welcoming co-op undergraduate student Junel for his summer work term & celebrating some great news Testimony (PhD student) received recently πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Lots of fun #IFNL work planned for the rest of 2025 πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€ #newlabgroupphoto

Excited to announce our newest #Immunology recruitment πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³ This is for a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, a position that isnt offered often when 7yr term incl full salary (+renewable)! Please share widely when broad immunology focus. Happy to answer any dept Q & note date πŸ‘‡ @umanitoba.bsky.social

1 final call to add signatures or to contact your local MLAs and PM Mark Carney. We need better investments in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ research when underfunded for so long. Will the PM commit to a significant tri-council πŸ’° ⬆️!? Please read & sign if ur a πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ researcher at any stage of your career that agrees we need >$ πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

Happy International #DayofImmunology!πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ I am currently πŸ›« & will visit McMaster for the 1st time tomorrow to present in their Infection & Immunity seminar series πŸ˜€ πŸ™πŸ» to @koenigjfe.bsky.social for the invite Looking forward to chatting science & presenting a couple stories from our #IFNL projects

Fun times at #CSI2025 with πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ immunologists! 23 attendees from our #immunology dept at @umanitoba.bsky.social this year πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰ Happy to join the local organizing committee for #CSI2026 πŸ˜€ in Winnipeg with Chair Dr. Thomas Murooka

Great to see the letter started by my ECR colleagues at UManitoba gaining some traction with 860 signatures! But we need a lot more to show how important research funding is in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ when the election is fast approaching. See below & consider signing if ur prof, trainee, clinician or staff in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

Exciting month ahead for networking! πŸ₯³πŸ›« Today I'm off to Toronto for a GSK Research Summit bringing together GSK chairs from across πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, then #CSI2025 #immunology conference in Gatineau, then Apr30 I visit McMaster for the 1st time! Thks to @koenigjfe.bsky.social for the seminar inviteπŸ˜€

I'm honoured to be a Science Co-op supervisor of the year!πŸ™πŸ»πŸ˜€ I have mentored 7 @umanitoba.bsky.social co-op undergrads thus far & all have been a pleasure to work with- whether est. new protocols or getting 😎 #IFNL data! Thank you to Cedric for the nomination & kind wordsπŸ™πŸ» #luckyPI

A reminder to me right now & all in the lab... just get writing! πŸ‘©β€πŸ’»πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Make outlines, break down larger tasks & set deadlines whether thesis, studentship or, in my case, promotion/tenure app + paper edits/submissions! πŸ“πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ www.nature.com/articles/s41... My current to-do list is getting crazy again....

Amazing night last night celebrating magnificent women at UManitoba πŸ₯³β™€οΈ- organized by UM Women's centre! Very honoured to receive a 2025 Woman in Health Sciences award. Promoting & mentoring #womeninscience have been a passion of mine for 15+yrs. πŸ™πŸ» to my nominators Congrats to all awardees!πŸŒŸπŸ‘πŸ»πŸŽ‰

Very thankful that another Murooka/Santer lab project was funded 3 weeks later for our #CIHR Catalyst grant with Dr Ali Ashkar as fellow coPI & coA @annablakney.bsky.social expanding on #IFNL #antiviral effects in the STBBI field. Super excited to work with this awesome team across 3 universitiesπŸ₯³πŸ™Œ

Happy #IDWGS2025! πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ”¬πŸ‘©πŸΏβ€πŸ”¬ A day I happily share with my birthdayπŸŽ‚ Let's continue to promote #womeninSTEM! I ❀️ working with our awesome #WISDOM group here at UManitoba & the #SCWIST Quantum Leaps program plus I am lucky to work with great women in my lab & across @umanitoba.bsky.social

Officially official πŸ₯³πŸŽ‰πŸ₯‚ 5yr #CIHR grant celebrations today with #SanterLab & Murooka lab who also got their grant (as co-I some #IFNL too πŸ˜‰) #IBD #IFNs #immunology So thankful to our co-Is, collabs & all in our lab + #sisterlab who worked hard to help get this fundedπŸ™πŸ» @umanitoba.bsky.social

Annual #sisterlab planning retreat at the local Nordik spa was a success β˜ΊοΈβ„οΈπŸ©± -7Β°C/20Β°F outside not bad at all πŸ˜‰ @drharmstrong.bsky.social

#BIW2025 has ended, but many great memories. The science in presentations/posters was awesome, but the networking & seeing old friends & meeting new #inflammation researchers made the trip even better πŸ˜€ Thanks to the organizers πŸ™πŸ» & thanks to all who provided the entertainment last night too 🎸🎹🎀🎢

A great day at #BIW2025 with such a range of topics bringing together multiple fields πŸŽ‰ Poster session still to go... Microbiome, antibiotics in ICU, sepsis, colorectal cancer, NK cells, lung diseases, gdT cells, phage therapy, extracellular vesicles, circadian rhythms, colitis and more!

Not escaping the coldπŸ₯Ά, but excited to now travel to BanffπŸ” for the 2025 Banff Inflammation WorkshopπŸ₯³πŸ›« First time attending & the program looks great! I also decided to go back to my trainee days & present a poster on our #IFN #IBD work spearheaded by MSc student Olamide w/ many collabs πŸ˜€ #BIW2025

Current #immunology lab openings now on our lab website for how to apply as post doc or PhD student πŸ₯³ sites.google.com/view/thesant... Interest in #interferons is a requirement! Just ignore the news area lol Many 2024 good news to update incl grants, studentships, talks, etc when I find time! πŸ˜€

With recent πŸ’°, we are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow & an #immunology PhD student to start this year! We have 1 summer undergrad position open too. Sadly, our university is not reviewing international student apps due to permit cuts. See here for the current team: sites.google.com/view/thesant...

New #IFNL publication answering some key Qs about the enigma that is #IFNL4. Great work by Mendoza lab et al πŸ₯‚πŸ‘πŸ» Cytokines 2025 is far away in Nov, but @ramlabuw.bsky.social we should really have an #IFNL satellite symposium again🀞Hawaii was fun & I see ur a co-chair... www.nature.com/articles/s41...