Catz Fellow Prof. Adrian Liston (2023) & colleagues have uncovered major differences in one type of white blood cell in people living with #Alzheimers disease – new evidence about how this disease progresses & could be treated: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...#Alzheimers@labliston.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social

A new study by @translatingrna.bsky.social shows that Toxoplasma gondii suppresses immune alarms within minutes—pure supervillain energy. Inspired a diary from the perspective of Betty's cat Eddie, who uses the same tactics at home. Science imitates fluff! 😼📘 bit.ly/4rJN1DS

New research shows Salmonella hacks host cells within minutes, using its injectisome to boost factors like EGR1 and silence immune alarms. A masterclass in microbial stealth—and a reminder of how quickly pathogens can rewrite the rules. 👉 bit.ly/4iwuPsS #salmonella #pathogens #immune

Leg day taught me that two people can follow the same workout and one still walks out like a newborn deer. Turns out cells do the same thing. Professor Betty Chung shows they get identical RNA instructions but perform wildly differently. Even biology skips leg day. 💪 bit.ly/48nYqAo

An exciting, extensive new study has identified a specific fault in the immune system of people with Alzheimer’s disease, pointing to a previously underexplored avenue for understanding – and potentially treating – the condition.❤️‍🩹 Read more: www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

Our new study on #systemsimmunology analysis of #Alzheimers patients is out now at @alzdemjournals.bsky.social! This is the culmination of a collaboration with Rik Vandenberghe, Stephanie Humblet-Baron and Lidia Yshii's labs at KU Leuven. 🧵1/8 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Applications are now open for the 2026 Experience Postgrad Life Sciences Programme! ➡️ Find out more and apply: www.exppg.lifesci.cam.ac.uk #SummerResearch #LifeSciences #CambridgeUniversity

Say hello to our wonderful Infection and Immunity Research Theme Leads! New Lead Nerea shares some thoughts on the plans for the Theme moving forward. #BiologicalSciences @cambiochem.bsky.social @camvetschool.bsky.social @campathology.bsky.social

📢 We are hiring! We have a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship to study how RNA viruses steal ribosomes and reprogram host translation, thanks to funding from @campathology.bsky.social and @wellcometrust.bsky.social! Come join us! Full details: www.path.cam.ac.uk/graduate/ful...

There is no credible evidence that vaccines disrupt tumour suppressors or drive any process that results in cancer, says @viropractor.bsky.social 👇👇👇 bit.ly/3KdGFuS

We are hiring! 🔭🔬 We would like to share a very exciting Job Opportunity at the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus for a Research Assistant / Research Associate. (Fixed Term) For more information or to apply click here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

September is #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, so we caught up with @sdt36suzanne.bsky.social, Professor of Childhood Cancer Biology @campathology.bsky.social. She talks about her research into why children get cancer and how that question has taken her around the world.🔬 youtu.be/f2yxccFfBk8?...

Dr Perla Pucci, paediatric cancer researcher at @campathology.bsky.social, talks about one of the benefits of Cambridge: specialising in niche, cutting edge research in your department while also benefiting from a variety of perspectives and experiences at College. youtu.be/GEUVGzqKGCM?...

A new protein-based tool - courtesy of @atomicvirology.bsky.social - is boosting the fight against Oropouche virus. Find out more ➡️https://bit.ly/45pjia2 #oropouchevirus #slothfever

Are “exosome facials” the future of beauty — or a dangerous trend? Researcher James Edgar warns on BBC Radio 4's Inside Health that unregulated exosome treatments marketed for anti-ageing and skin rejuvenation may pose serious health risks. 🔗 www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/are-aes... #exosomes

Turns out our “resident” immune cells are more like Airbnb guests than homeowners 🧳🧬 A new preprint by @labliston.bsky.social shows that lymphocytes check in and out of tissues much more frequently than previously thought—the gut and liver are the hotspots. 🧠🛏️🧪 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Mums, a young survivor & researchers met in Cambridge to fight ALCL—a rare cancer. From grief to action, their bond is reshaping research & care. This is what global solidarity, love & science can do. 💜 ➡️ bit.ly/3U20MOo @sdt36suzanne.bsky.social #RareCancer #HopeInAction #PatientVoices

Got a transplant? It turns out that you might be able to tell beforehand if the COVID vaccine will work for you. Scientists used immune profiles + machine learning to figure it out. An excellent summary ➡️ bsky.app/profile/labl...

How does HPV turn from a silent infection into cervical cancer? New research by @konstanze1.bsky.social shows that gene deregulation—especially of E6 & E7—drives cancer risk in the cervix’s transformation zone. Full study: doi.org/10.3390/v170... #HPV #CervicalCancer

We have a new paper out at npj Vaccines! The study tackles the problematic question of why #transplant patients responded so poorly to the #COVID #vaccine. While most people had great antibodies from a single dose, only half of patients responded after three! 🧵1/6 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New from the Koronakis Lab: PAK proteins can still influence cell shape even when switched off. 🧬 Drug-inhibited PAKs altered actin structure via unexpected PIP3 buildup—changing how we think about targeted cancer therapies. ➡️ bit.ly/4nqgqk2 #CellBiology #CancerResearch

🔬👨‍👧 Can you be a full-time scientist and a fully present parent? @labliston.bsky.social says yes—and lives it. As an immunologist, author, and equal co-parent, he’s challenging old norms in academia and making space for caregiving in STEM. Read his story: www.mothersinscience.com/journeys/adr...

PaCIFiC Facility launch marks a milestone in Cryo-Imaging at Cambridge ➡️ www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/pacific...

Best of Luck to Matt Morgan rowing for Cambridge in Goldie today at the boat race 2025. Matt is one of our PhD students at the Dept of Pathology. @campathology.bsky.social

Our expert, Dr James Edgar, warns of serious health risks of using exosome products harvested from human donors in luxury beauty treatments in the UK. Banned biological products harvested from human cells could carry serious health risks. @theguardian.com ➡️ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Excited to be hosting "our grow your own protein crystal" at the Cambridge Festival @campathology.bsky.social

Our #FamilyDay is well under way! So many fun learning activities come and join us! #camfest2025

Great talk by @danandviruses.bsky.social about his PhD work on HSV infection in neurons at the @campathology.bsky.social annual symposium 💯🤓

Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis - a study led by Professor Liz Soilleux finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting the disease, and much quicker. ➡️ www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Big thanks to the team at @campathology.bsky.social @babrahaminst.bsky.social @cbdresearch.bsky.social @i3suporto.bsky.social, plus everyone who contributed to the project! Here is hoping some of these #muteins make it to the clinic! 11/11 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new study published in @nature.com by Dr Jie Yang of @roychoudhurilab.bsky.social has uncovered a novel mechanism by which aspirin inhibits cancer metastasis by strengthening the body’s immune response. ➡️ Read now: www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/groundb...

Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Bidesh Mahata, @campathology.bsky.social 📢"Primitive steroidogenesis in mast cells: A novel regulatory mechanism for mast cell function" 📅 4-5PM, Thurs 6 Mar 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social #MedSky #AcademicSky 🧪

This work has been a fabulous partnership between @campathology.bsky.social (esp. Monique) and Brazil, especially Eurico @ University of São Paulo. Thanks also to colleagues @ Rosalind Franklin Institute who made the nanobodies and @royalsociety.org for funding this equitable research partnership.

Saving lives by tackling Malaria 🦟 – described by WHO as ‘perpetuating a vicious cycle of inequity’. What are we doing to reduce the spread and fight infection? Listen now 🎧 to our Professor Catherine Merrick: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

📢 Don’t miss our Cancer Biology and Medicine talk tomorrow! Cancer immunology and immunotherapy Prof Rahul Roychoudhuri @campathology.bsky.social Thurs 23 Jan, 9:30-10:30 WH lecture theatre, School of Clinical Medicine All welcome @cambridge-scm.bsky.social

Our first seminar of 2025 🤩 Precision Medicine - Transforming Healthcare 🩺🧬 This week we are delighted to welcome Professor Sir Mark Caulfield from @qmul.ac.uk, hosted by @cahirokane.bsky.social. 📅 Thursday 23 January 🕑 2pm 📍Biffen Lecture Theatre

We have a fantastic PhD Studentship Opportunity! Discovering the determinants of host tropism of an emerging livestock pathogen Anticipated Start Date: October 2025 Duration: 3.5 years full-time Apply until 16.02.25 More>> www.pirbright.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

Our very own Professor Ashley Moffett of Reproductive Immunology was awarded the prestigious CMP for Women’s Reproductive Health. The foremost international authority on the immunology of human reproduction, her work has helped explain high rates of pre-eclampsia and maternal mortality in Africa.

A new pre-print by Francisco Berkemeier in the Boemo Lab published in @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social highlights DNA replication timing and reveals genome-wide features of transcription and fragility. ➡️https://bit.ly/3DjkgZO

Professorship of Infection / Immunity up for grabs in @cambridgeuni.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49381/

A starter pack for staff, students and alumni from @campathology.bsky.social. Tag me if you have a connection to Cambridge Pathology and I'll add you to the list! go.bsky.app/DCiqQL1

DNA duplication has been revealed as a key cause of testicular cancer 👀https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/dna-duplication-revealed-key-cause-testicular-cancer #testicularcancer #dnaduplication

Finally, there is hope on the horizon🌅—excitement over the pancreatic cancer jab ➡️https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/finally-there-hope-horizon-excitement-over-pancreatic-cancer-jab #pancreaticcancer #cancervaccine

Despite breast implants being linked to cancer, surveys suggest that the breast implant market is growing at 7% per year. Professor Suzanne Turner comments➡️https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/news/breast-implants-linked-cancer #breastcancer #breastimplants