Do you have: ✅ A background in histology? ✅ Experience with processing a wide range of samples? Join us as a Research Assistant in Histology - apply by 30 September! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Monthly social events are a highlight of our calendar, bringing the Kennedy Institute community together, often over cake and good conversation! 🍰 This month the Powrie lab hosted a bake-off in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. Thanks to all our star bakers!

We had a fab time at our student symposium (KISS2025) this week! We really enjoyed everyone’s talks and poster presentations, with some super exciting keynote speakers! Amit, Natasha, and Rachel gave great overview talks and poster presentations on their DPhil projects👩‍🔬🧠 @kiroxford.bsky.social

The Kennedy Institute Student Symposium | Day 1 💡 Hosted by the kiroxford.bsky.social! Such a brilliant day filled with science, multidisciplinary ideas, and inspiring presentations. It was wonderful to hear about everyone’s projects and to get thoughtful feedback on my own!

On Monday 22 September, Dr Gregory Sands will join us to present 'Explorations in microstructural imaging of the heart and other tissues'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b87...

Calling all families with science-enthused kids! Our microbiome researchers are hosting a free online quiz all about poo. Learn facts about animal poos, and how our amazing digestive system works! 💩 Sign up below. 👇

Researchers from the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies are inviting families to a Poo Trivia Quiz for Biology Week 2025. The online event is a free, family-friendly quiz created by poo scientists. They aim to help everyone learn more about what happens in the gut. pootriviaquiz.eventbrite.co.uk

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are now open to study at NDORMS next year! 🥼 🩺 🎓 Join us at our world class University of Oxford research institutes, the Kennedy @kiroxford.bsky.social and the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social for your DPhil! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study

We had a great time at Kennedy Lab to Clinic conference this week! It was especially exciting to be there for a session devoted entirely to Regulatory T cells🧫💉 @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

We're hiring a Laboratory and Facilities Assistant! You'll be responsible for helping to look after common lab areas, organising pipette calibration, and helping to maintain health and safety. Apply by 17 September. 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/laborat...

On Monday 8 September, Dr Jonathan Marchini will present 'Using human genetics at scale to power drug discovery'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c42...

Thinking of applying for a PhD (DPhil) with us? Join our DPhil Open Day to meet our group leaders and chat with other students! 🗓️ Friday 24 October ⏰ 1 – 5pm 📍 Kennedy Institute Find out more and register for your place 👉https://www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/open-day

Did you know that we have: 📆 A packed external seminar series, open to anyone from the University of Oxford. 🎊 Themed, fun monthly social events for Kennedy staff and students. 🙋 Support for Kennedy researchers to run their own events. Check out what we do! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/events

Want to coordinate our exciting seminar series, and be the go-to person for events at the Kennedy Institute? We're hiring an Administrative Assistant (Meetings, Events, and Communications!) Apply by 12 Sept. 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/adminis...

🎓 New PhD opportunity in our lab @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxforduni.bsky.social We're exploring host–microbiome genetic interactions in IBD using population-scale data 🧬🦠 🔗 kennedy.ox.ac.uk/.../deciphering-host2013microbiome-genetic-interactions-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease #PhD #Genetics

Experience a 'week in the life' of a Research Assistant with this insightful article from Gracie Mead! Gracie writes about cancer immunology, scheduling efficient experiments, & chatting with world-leading scientists over sandwiches. 🥪 www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/blog/an... @gerardlab.bsky.social

Congratulations to Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic & Audrey Gerard, who have both been awarded the title of Professor of Immunology! 🎉 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-... @gerardlab.bsky.social

Interested in doing your PhD (DPhil) with us? Want to learn about our excellent technologies, supervision, & student community? Join our DPhil Open Day! 🗓️ Friday 24 October ⏰ 1 – 5pm 📍 Kennedy Institute Find out more and register for your place 👉https://www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/open-day

We are hiring a Receptionist to be the first point of contact & the face of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology! Among other tasks, you will: - Welcome visitors - Assist staff with queries & room booking - Maintain the reception area Apply by 28 August 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/recepti...

We are hiring a postdoctoral research assistant in cardiovascular immunology to help discover what activates inflammation in atherosclerosis! Apply by 28 August 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

Julia Karjalainen, A DPhil candidate at the Kennedy Institute, has been awarded a competitive Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD fellowship to study neuro-immune interactions in skin disease! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/julia-k...

Bittersweet farewell weeks at @kiroxford.bsky.social, a place pivotal to my growth as an independent scientist. With deep gratitude for this chapter, I'm thrilled to begin the next at @unibas.ch @biomedizin.unibas.ch, where my lab will study organelle inheritance in T cells in the context of ageing.

We had a fab time running The Gut Florists stall at Green Man Festival! From talking all things microbiome, painting gut microbes, making bacterial pom-poms, or doing microbe word searches, we had something for everyone & loved chatting to you!🧫💐🦠🌼 @britsocimm.bsky.social @greenmanfest.bsky.social

Dr Mariana Borsa (@nanaborsa.bsky.social), a postdoc studying autophagy and ageing, will leave the Kennedy Institute to start an exciting new chapter in Switzerland as a Principal Investigator!! 🎉 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-mari...

NDORMS has been recognised again as a @eular.org Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology Research! 🎉🎉 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-...

📣First paper from the lab is out in @science.org‬! 📣https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu3461 It’s well known that HLA shapes the TCR repertoire — but how does this change under immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)?

We're hiring a skilled Research Assistant to process and inventory samples from clinical studies looking at inflammatory diseases, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Apply by 6 August! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We are seeking a Clinical Research Fellow in Gastroenterology to join the Oxford-GSK Experimental Medicine Collaboration. The postholder will participate in proof of biology and/or interventional studies in Gastroenterology. Apply by 30 July! ⬇️ www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/clinica...

✅ Got a background in neurobiology? ✅ Want to investigate how glial cells regulate immunity and inflammation in the lung? Dr Fränze Progatzky is hiring a Research Assistant - apply by 30 July! @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We are hiring a Research Assistant in Statistical Genetics! You'll work on an exciting interdisciplinary project exploring how genetic variation within the MHC region influences plasma protein levels. 🧬 Apply by 30 July. 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Congratulations to Dr Fränze Progatzky, who has been awarded a Lister Institute Research Prize to support her research into glial cell biology! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-fran... @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social

On Wednesday 23 July, Dr Conor Lowndes will join us to present 'Nuclear mechanical collapse of Purkinje neurons in Ataxia-telangiectasia'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/39b...

Mikalena Xenophontos, a DPhil candidate at NDORMS, has been awarded an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to explore the role of glial cells in rheumatoid arthritis! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/mikalen...

Huge news! A £50M MRC CoRE will bring together Manchester & Oxford to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory disease. The CoRE will be Directed by Prof Judi Allen (Manchester) & co-Directed by Prof Dame Fiona Powrie, Director of the KIR. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/new-ps5...

Reminder to register for this exciting microbiome conference, happening right here in Oxford!

It was great to see Amit, one of our final year DPhil students, presenting his work at the BBSRC Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP symposium last week!☀️ @amit-halkhoree.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

Honoured to be invited speaker on "Gut microbiome and the gut-liver axis" to the membership of the Royal Society of Biology. 📆 Wednesday 17 September 2025 12:30 online and recorded webinar. Member-only event and access so join @rsb.org.uk tinyurl.com/gutliveraxis #gutmicrobiome #liversky

New breakthrough in childhood arthritis! Researchers have been able to see what happens in the inflamed joints of children with arthritis, giving insight into why treatments affect children differently. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/first-o...

Congratulations 🎉 to Esther Jones who successfully defended her DPhil thesis last week!

On Monday 7 July, our own Prof Tonia Vincent will present 'Osteoarthritis – a disease of arrested repair'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c26...

#JIA research on the front cover! Congratulations to @dr-chrissyb.bsky.social, Chris Mahony, Prof Wedderburn & CI of MAPJAGProf Croft. This @science.org translational medicine study shows the power of studying tissue biology in childhood arthritis. Read it now! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social have discovered new clues about how immune memory exacerbates inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/new-insights-into-chronic-inflammation-in-rheumatoid-arthritis

Happy World Microbiome Day! We celebrated this year with some delicious petri dish cheesecakes, with everyone “streaking” some plates whilst learning about the microbiome!🧫🍰 @microbiologysociety.org @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈🧁 Thank you to everyone that came and celebrated identity and inclusivity at NDORMS Pride, and a big thank you to our brilliant students for organising!

On Monday 30 June, Prof Carolyn King will join us to talk about 'CD4 T cells Sans Frontières'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d87...

Kennedy DPhil student Chrissy Bolton has been awarded Best Abstract in Basic and Translational Science at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology 2025 (EULAR) conference! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-chri...

A new £1.4 million Programme Foundation Award from @cancerresearchuk.org will investigate how physical forces within tumours affect the ability of a type of white blood cell to attack and eliminate cancer cells. Read more! ⬇️ www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/ps1-4m-...

Register now for early-bird prices - ending 30 June! 🗓️ Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference 2025: Oxford, 15-16 September 2025. web.cvent.com/event/9d50cf...

Hearty congratulations to my talented students Jen Jiang and Flore Hendrick for successfully defending their Master's Theses on Friday 🎉🎓🤩👏!!! #ProudSupervisor @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social

Do you have a background in confocal microscopy? Looking for an exciting #postdoc role in biophysical immunology? The Fritzsche lab is hiring - apply by 25 June! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...