Featured this week: 

• Alexander Boyden, PhD
• Jiaqing Hao, PhD
• Ryan Jilek, BA
• Nitin Karandikar, MD, PhD
• Aaruni Khanolkar, MBBS, PhD
• Bing Li, PhD
• Tianyue Li, MS
• Xiangbing Meng, PhD
• David Meyerholz, DVM, PhD
• Dawn Quelle, PhD
• Kiarash Salari, PhD
• Connor Wilhelm, MS
• Shujie Yang, PhD

• Oncogene SETDB1's dual role: driving tumor progression and immune escape. Salari K, Hao J, Jilek R, Wells M, Li T, Johnson E, Meng W, Wang H, Zibble E, Allen A, Gilbert J, McLerran R, Schuett E, Oliva C, Griguer CE, Meyerholz DK, Yates MS, Keen HL, Meng X, Xiong Y, Li B, Yang S. Oncogene. 2026 Aug 1. doi: 10.1038/s41388-026-03911-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42542437
   
• Antiviral defenses are diminished at birth in cystic fibrosis pig airways. Bartlett JA, Ortiz ME, Powers LS, Wohlford-Lenane CL, Hippee CE, Marquez Loza L, Kaufman JW, Singh BK, Sands DI, Huntemann ED, Cooney AL, Rogan MP, Taggart CC, Meyerholz DK, McCray PB Jr. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 Aug 1:S1569-1993(26)03660-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2026.07.1985. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42542415
   
• Intratumoural plasma cells mediate a pro-inflammatory response to kinase inhibition and successful immune checkpoint blockade therapy in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours. Lingo JJ, Reis R, Koyas A, Voigt E, Zacharias ZR, Allamargot C, Hornick EL, Raygoza Garay JA, Kaemmer CA, Elias EC, Jabbari A, Wilhelm CR, Boyden AW, Karandikar NJ, Breheny P, Meyerholz DK, Dodd RD, Houtman JCD, Darbro BW, Quelle DE. EBioMedicine. 2026 Aug 1;131:106413. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106413. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42541926
   
• Comment related to "2025 Inborn errors of immunity practice parameter". Khanolkar A. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2026 Aug;137(2):251. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2026.05.037. PMID: 42526987