❄️ There are lots of Kennedy people making an appearance in this year's NDORMS Christmas video!

🎅 What a wonderful 2025! Here is to an even better 2026!

Congratulations to Prof Alex Clarke, who has received a prestigious €2m European Research Council Consolidator Grant to study cellular metabolism in lymphoid tissues! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-al...

We enjoyed festive food and home-made desserts at the NDORMS International Christmas Lunch yesterday - thanks to everyone who joined! 🎄❄️

Congratulations to Zofia Varyova, Sophia Oram and Kaitlyn Purdie who have all passed their PhD vivas!! 🎉🎉

We’re hiring! Two postdoctoral research positions are available in our lab - one in mucosal immunology, and one in exposome immunology (MRC CoRE)! Apply by December 22nd!🎄 Position 1: tinyurl.com/2mh44tn4 Position 2: tinyurl.com/5ffzxsfb @kiroxford.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

Hiring: Group Leader in Microbiome Studies! ✨ The successful candidate would establish & lead a new research group in human microbiome science, advancing understanding of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions in health & disease. Apply by 22 Dec. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/jobs/kennedy...

We're feeling doubly festive this year! 🎄🎄

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to study how microbiomes influence barrier biology and shape responses to viral infection! This post is part of the exciting new MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology. Apply by December 18 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

The Arnon Lab is hiring a Research Assistant in Cellular Immunology - apply by 19 December! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

annual Xmas dinner - blessed with a wonderful team🥰

On Monday 8 December, Dr Sophia Liu will join us to present 'decoding adaptive immunity in tissues'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/79c...

Dr Lakshanie Wickramasinghe, Dr Alice Bertocchi and Dr Adrien Hallou have been awarded highly competitive funding from the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research! Read about their exciting research projects 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/researc...

Kudos to members of our Scientific Committee on @clarivate.com's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 🤩 🥇 Cyrus Cooper @unisouthampton.bsky.social 🥇 Aroon Hingorani @ucl.ac.uk 🥇 Dame Fiona Powrie @kiroxford.bsky.social 🥇 Iain McInnes @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk clarivate.com/highly-cited...

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 There is ONE WEEK LEFT to apply 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

Delighted to share that Fiona was awarded the FSI EFIS-IL Lecture Award last week as a keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Meeting of the French Society for Immunology! We’d like to warmly thank the SFI for the award, it was a pleasure to attend!🇫🇷👩‍🔬 @sfi-immunologie.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

A £10 million grant from GSK underpins a pioneering new Experimental Medicine Collaboration which aims to revolutionise how inflammatory diseases are studied and treated. Drugs will be tested in parallel, potentially accelerating progress in precision medicine. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

On Thursday 20 November, Dr Vassilis Glaros will join us to present 'the multilayered identity of B cell memory'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! @vassilisglaros.bsky.social talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e94...

On Monday 17 November, Prof Victor Tybulewicz will join us to present 'Critical roles for ion and water flux in T cell migration and activation'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/573...

A new major initiative in our understanding of pain aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of disease and the acceleration of new medicines! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

We are hiring a Research Assistant in Lymphoid Tissue Immunology to join a group analysing tissue by high-plex spatial phenotyping, spatial transcriptomics, multi-modal single-cell genomics. Apply by 14 November! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

On Monday 10 November, Prof Ellie Tzima will join us to present 'Mechanotransduction in vessels: guiding inflammation and atherosclerosis.' Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a0d...

Researchers from the Kennedy Institute are part of a UK-wide consortium awarded a £644K BBSRC Network Grant to establish the Microbiome Innovation Network! Microbiome science is relevant to some of the world's most pressing health and environmental challenges. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/new-mic...

It was wonderful to see all the exciting science going on at @kiroxford.bsky.social! It has nothing to do with me but check out this fantastic postdoc opening with @y-luo.bsky.social and their MRC CoRE www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc... If I was 15 years younger, would be jumping at the chance.

Interested in joining the Powrie Lab? We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to study the neutralisation capacity of human anti-IL-10 autoantibodies. You’ll be part of our new MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology!🧫🦠 Find out more here & apply by 11th Nov: bulletin.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/c/126QDJVBd0...

On Monday 3 November, Prof Mike Inouye will join us to present 'Genetic prediction and multi-omics: Towards disease prevention'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b6e...

We are #hiring a postdoc as part of the new MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology! The role will systematically explore the impact of the exposome on complex disease risk, through the lens of multi-omics data. Apply by 5 Nov 👇 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...

On Monday 27 October, Dr Felix Hartmann will join us to present 'Spatial Proteomics Relates Metabolic T Cell Flexibility to Successful Cancer Immunotherapy'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/13e...

On Monday 20 October, Dr James Peters will join us to present 'The promise of proteomics: insights into autoimmune disease pathogenesis and translational potential'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ef1...

An exciting new £3.83 million Wellcome Discovery Award aims to transform the treatment of autoimmune diseases by halting chronic inflammation at its source. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-ca...

On Monday 13 October, Dr Mauro Gaya will join us to present 'B cell immunity to mucosal antigens'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9c9...

On Friday 10 October, Prof Alessio Lanna will present 'transfer biology in the end tale of T cells'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/dd8...

🌟 Postdoc Opportunity – MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology 🌟 Join us to explore how the exposome shapes complex disease risk using multi-omics & global biobank data. @kiroxford.bsky.social , @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social ✅ Apply: lnkd.in/gJHJDvKn 🗓️ Deadline: 12pm, 30 Oct 2025

On Monday 6 October, Dr Francesco Boccellato will join us to talk about "Epithelial barrier homeostasis and response to infections". Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0e0...

It was a great honor to be invited to give a talk at @kiroxford.bsky.social University of Oxford today. Many thanks to Dr. @y-luo.bsky.social for the kind invitation. I truly enjoyed the inspiring discussions with the brilliant scientists here!

On Monday 29 September, Dr Jenna Cash from the University of Edinburgh will visit us to talk about "Derailed Cellular Choreography in the Skin Ulcer Niche: Roadblocks to Repair". Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/743...

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

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