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Emily Schaffer

University of Chicago

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1

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T cell fate is dictated by different antigen presenting cells in response to dietary versus gut epithelial self-antigen

Yixuan D. Zhou, Hailey M. Brown, Emily Schaffer, Gwen M. Taylor, Kay L. Fiske, Macy R. Komnick, Sebastian Lopez, Terence S. Dermody, Daria Esterházy

The paper shows that T cell fate differs based on antigen source and APC type, with distinct outcomes for dietary versus epithelial antigens.

Immunity · Aug 26, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Tissue-specific tolerance mechanisms and lymph node co-drainage converge to shape T cell immunity in the upper digestive system and regulate pancreatic cancer progression

Yixuan D. Zhou, Z. Peter Wang, Emily Schaffer, Macy R. Komnick, Hailey M. Brown, Gwen M. Taylor, Kay L. Fiske, Colin S. Sheehan, Terence S. Dermody, Alexander Muir, Daria Esterházy

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2025 · PreprintImmunology