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External Positions
Member, National Academy of Sciences
2020 → …
Research Interest Keywords
- Immunology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Mechanisms of CD4 T cell help to myeloid cells in tuberculosis
Bold, T. D. (PI), Jenkins, M. (PI), Powers, F. (Graduate Student) & Ronayne, C. E. (Other Role)
NIH NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY & INFECT DI
8/1/25 → 7/31/29
Project: Research project
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Understanding the genetic and immunologic basis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in a novel canine model system
Dileepan, T. (PI), Friedenberg, S. G. (PI), Jenkins, M. (CoI) & Almeer, F. F. (Other Role)
NIH NATL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITU
7/15/25 → 4/30/30
Project: Research project
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CD4+ T cell response to food
Jenkins, M. (PI) & Dileepan, T. (CoI)
NIH NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY & INFECT DI
11/18/24 → 10/31/29
Project: Research project
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Understanding mechanisms between the gut microbiome and phenotype of gliadin-specific CD4+ T cells in celiac disease
Weingarden, A. (PI) & Jenkins, M. (CoI)
LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH FOUNDATION
8/1/24 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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A minority of Th1 and Tfh effector cells express survival genes shared by memory cell progeny that require IL-7 or TCR signaling to persist
Osum, K. C., Becker, S. H., Krueger, P. D., Mitchell, J. S., Hong, S. W., Magill, I. R. & Jenkins, M. K., Jan 28 2025, In: Cell reports. 44, 1, 115111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antigen-specific CD4+ T cells promote monocyte recruitment and differentiation into glycolytic lung macrophages to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Becker, S. H., Ronayne, C. E., Bold, T. D. & Jenkins, M. K., Jun 2025, In: PLoS pathogens. 21, 6 June, e1013208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Foreign epitope-specific regulatory T cells respond robustly to vaccination and limit Th1 differentiation by conventional T cells specific for the same epitope
Krueger, P., Osum, K. C., Fife, B. T. & Jenkins, M., Dec 1 2025, In: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 214, 12, p. 3345-3356 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mammary intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal inputs shape T cell dynamics in lactogenesis
ImmgenT consortium, Aug 2025, In: Nature immunology. 26, 8, p. 1411-1422 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rabies vaccination induces a CD4+ TEM and CD4+CD8+ TEMRA TH1 phenotype in dogs
Lang, H. P., Almeer, F. F., Jenkins, M. K. & Friedenberg, S. G., May 2025, In: PloS one. 20, 5 May, e0323823.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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U of M vaccine expert gives history of inoculation
9/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Bold hopes for virus antibody tests still unfulfilled
9/7/20
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Minnesota trying to develop vaccine for COVID-19
5/7/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
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Facts and Myths About Coronavirus Antibody Tests
4/23/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Minnesota researchers developing COVID-19 antibody test
4/1/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research