Roman Barcino, 985 CE superimposed on map of Barcelona in 2022. Note. Barcino was pronounced "Barkino" with a hard K. By Jorge M Corada for @despertaferroed.bsky.social magazine

‘One jab will do the job’: Pakistan begins rollout of HPV vaccine to millions of girls. Globally, cervical cancer is the 4th-most common cancer among women, but ranks third in Pakistan, where 64% of cases are fatal. 🧪♀️💉 #medsky www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

For generations doctors have understood that germs — like bacteria or viruses — cause infectious diseases.   Yet we now have an HHS Secretary casting doubt on the germ theory — the foundation of modern medicine. That’s not only unacceptable, it is dangerous. RFK Jr. must resign.

Come visit our Centre for Immuno-Oncology activities at the Old Road Campus Research Building for @ox.ac.uk Open Doors! Learn about the amazing science we do in our department through fun games. Kids will understand antigens and there’s a complicated enigma for the grown ups 🔍👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧪 #OxfordUOpenDoors

From large national databases to bespoke sample collections, biobanks offer a wealth of avenues for scientific enquiry. go.nature.com/4nlybAb

Sequence data from the new Ebola outbreak in DRC suggests it is indeed a new spillover. And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and the data publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak. #IDsky 🧪 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...

One of the main problems of organizational life in higher ed is that there are 12 different places where digital information lives. We've got Teams, Sharepoint, Canvas, MySeaport, OneDrive, DocuSign. Knowing what lives where is a puzzle, and searching for things uses up so much time.

Vaccines are safe and effective. RFK Jr. isn’t.

Be like Pluto.

“What can I do? I can try to help us build a scientific enterprise that won’t be as easy to attack. To do that, we need to do a better job recognizing that the public is investing in this and we owe them a debt of gratitude, rather than simply lecturing to them about all the great things we found”

One in 4 people carry one copy of the APOE4 allele, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. We've just learned how that risk is mediated—the immune system erictopol.substack.com/p/our-braini...

The source of dietary fat influences anti-tumour immunity in obese mice #immunometabolism Great work from @lydialynch.bsky.social lab and colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Dental floss as a #vaccination strategy? This study shows that floss-based vaccination can deliver protein, inactivated virus, peptide-presenting immunogenic nanoparticles, mRNA & induces #immuneresponses protecting against infectious disease in mice ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41... #immunity

Beyond excited to share our #NewPaper in @cellcellpress.bsky.social! Inflamed environments acidify intracellular #pH. BRD4 senses this via transcriptional condensates, tuning #macrophage responses to match demand and consequences of #inflammation authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Location: basement of my building. I think this is self explanatory. My only question is why I wasn't informed. Seems like a safety issue. @psugeo.bsky.social

Escoltant “Via Lliure” @rac1oficial.bsky.social i a la Pepita de 106 anys que diu que balla mentre remena la casola 😍A part d’altres lliçons, confirma que el secret és ballar i tenir sempre xocolata a mà ❤️🫠🍫 Crec que em posaré aquesta entrevista de tant en tant.

When the reviewers' identities are revealed

Some important progress in vaccines 1. Cancer vaccine, potentially universal, to rev up immune system www.nature.com/articles/s41... 2. Lipid nanoparticle improvement for better safety and potency www.nature.com/articles/s41... 3. mRNA delivery by capsule www.statnews.com/2025/07/16/s...

😍 We have the same lights 😁❣️

new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I’m happy to share our latest work on tumour necrosis! During my time in the @megeblad.bsky.social lab, we found that tumour necrosis is not a passive phenomenon secondary to tumour growth, but an active phenomenon driven by neutrophils and NETs! Thread below: (1/13) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A new function for an ancient innate immune stimulus. Zanoni et al report that oxidized lipids control IL-10 expression, impacting host defense and disease. Kudos to the authors on this important discovery www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Quite an optimistic viewpoint here....we have a long way to go to reduce the toll of cancer www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Human populations with less industrialized lifestyles may not experience inflammaging, a chronic low-grade inflammation that is linked with ageing, according to research in Nature Aging. go.nature.com/3I8dI2t #medsky 🧪

Mango & basil ice-cream 🍨🌱😌

No és només catalonofòbia, sino una apologia del colonialisme lingüístic i un atac a la diversitat cultural i riquesa que aporten les llengues minoritàries i minoritzades. Clàssic fals cosmopolitisme del PSC. Intolerable, ofensiu i vergonyós.

Mediterranean tips 🥒 To beat the heat, nothing better than cold soup! Salmorejo & Ajoblanco are my favourites, but this cucumber-mint one is even more refreshing 💚 Blend 2 cucumbers, handful fresh mint, garlic, a splash of apple cider vinegar & slow add olive oil while blending. Summer in a bowl! 🌿✨

Fot la calor de la vida 🔥🔥 el canvi climàtic fa feredat i tots els locals es queixen infinit que no poden dormir (tot i que encara no sàpiguen què és no dormir de calor). Però ei, estem tenint un estiu de debò al Regne Unit.

🧪 We continued with an engaging afternoon poster session featuring more of our talented PhD students 🐣 Fantastic science, thoughtful questions, and great discussions all around. The future is bright! #CIOawayday

Such a privilege to hear these stories yesterday❣️ Including experiments that lead to some strong roots of modern immunology. Extraordinary, kind, and empowering scientists. Truly inspiring! 🔝🤓

Catalunya assoleix els 43 graus el primer dia d'onada de calor: una de les temperatures més altes registrades mai al país. Ho explica Abel Queralt #meteorac1 #inforac1 www.rac1.cat/meteo/202506...

Bona revetlla de Sant Joan a tothom 🎉🔥 Hem fet coca de fruita i crema (també hi hem posat pinyons🌲, ja que estavem☺️) i hem encès un foc, que en aquestes contrades fa falta una mica de caliu i de màgia✨ #SantJoan25

ILC3s sense gut microbiota through STING to initiate immune tolerance: Immunity www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

🔹Madrid tiene la universidad pública peor financiada de toda España 🔹Es la única región que destina hoy menos euros por alumno y año de lo que lo hacía en 2008 www.eldiario.es/sociedad/ley...

Beautiful #glycotime work showing MD simulation of Siglec6 binding to glycolipids, membrane interactions contribute to specificity!

With the help of a technique called Massively Parallel Ribosome Profiling, researchers in Science have identified more than 4000 open reading frames—stretches of genetic material that can encode proteins—across 679 human-associated viral genomes. scim.ag/43RoAdF

How exciting! Congrats Hong 👩🏻‍🎓🥳🍾😍 Double Dr in the room!

Breaking news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug lenacapavir as an HIV preventive. The approval comes at a time when global health cuts could stall its rollout. scim.ag/4e9FVSp

New from @masslab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social @immunosens.bsky.social out @natureportfolio.nature.com also shows maternal diet affects offspring macrophage function & disease susceptibility. Mass Lab study: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Our study: rdcu.be/eqx2G

Moving drains all your energy. It’s been three days and I still can’t function properly 😣 but at least the weather is fantastic 🤩

#Breaking: The FDA approved a powerful new drug that provides nearly complete protection against HIV infection with just a single administration every six months. www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/f...

I just learned the longest-living person ate about 1kg of chocolate a week and made it to 122 years old. So I will no longer accept judgment for my chocolate consumption 😌🍫 it’s called a longevity strategy 🫠 #AntiAging

Great step to promote transparency and fair reviews 👏

We got #CIO stash this week 😍 The Immunopeptidomics girls were showing it off today at #OCION making everyone else quite jealous 🥲 We definitely LOVE our logo 🫶🏼 #ProudCIO Big thanks to DPhil student Charlotte from @witherslab.bsky.social for organising 💙

We’re at the #OCION Symposium today @oxfordcancer.bsky.social 💡🧬A full day of inspiring talks, cutting-edge science, and collaborative energy as we explore the vibrant cancer research landscape across Oxford. From immuno-oncology to early detection & precision medicine #OxfordCancer #CancerResearch

Almost all Nobel Prizes are awarded for work that is exploratory, or absolutely basic science with no obvious commercial or medical benefit. You cannot predict where advancements come from, so you have to invest in science and scientists. Targeted (corporate) science investment will never do this.

Baked this pâtisserie raspberry & vainilla tart for Sunday dinner with friends 👩🏻‍🍳🌱 Added some basil and elderflower on top for the final touch ✨🫠🧈 It just looked (and tasted) too good not to share #toomuchbutter

Reason #937278191 to live in Oxford: going on a Sunday morning walk and casually spotting happy deer sprinting across ChCh meadow 🦌✨ #Oxfordparadise