‼️🚨Hi all! The next Bioc Soc Membrane Contact Site Meeting will be in Chepstow, UK 28-30th Sept 2026. Fantastic speakers with talk slots still available. Sign up & abstract submission now open - limited spaces so register early! Hope to see you all there. Please share + RT 🙏

🎉Celebrating our Faculty public engagement highlights 2025! Thank you to everyone who got involved and supported our @livunihls.bsky.social public engagement events and activities. We’re looking forward to doing even more in 2026! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gZ... @livuninews.bsky.social

Registration for our Imaging Cell Dynamics meeting is still open! Organised by @franbottanelli.bsky.social, @guijacquemet.bsky.social, @drmichaelway.bsky.social and @giuliazanetti.bsky.social. Find out more: www.biologists.com/meetings/jcs... Early-bird deadline: 16 January #imaging #microscopy

Don't forget to register for our Spring Meeting: Dynamic Cell VI A joint meeting with the @biochemsoc.bsky.social Super early bird registration ends 21st Jan

Don't forget we have our Institute's Postdoc Symposium today, 502 Teaching Hub!

📢 Seminar Reminder – Tomorrow! 📢 🗓 Thursday, 11th December 🕒 14:00 – 15:00 📍 Life Sciences LT2 Join Gemma Charlesworth and Sarah Barnett as they showcase the technologies & expertise available through our Liverpool Shared Research Facilities - Histology SRF and Egg Facility LIV-SRF

Today marks the start of our Winter Graduations! 🎓 As we celebrate the achievements of more than 2,500 graduates, we are also delighted to welcome three remarkable individuals into the #TeamLivUni community as our Honorary Graduates! Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...

We have an online seminar, tomorrow, Tuesday 9th December 2025 13:00 – 14:00. Guest Speaker: Mark Anderton (MSD) & Kara Pearson (Merck) "Careers in Nonclinical Drug Safety: Roles and Contributions to the Discovery of Safer Therapies" Host: Chris Goldring Location: Online via Zoom (check emails!)

Join us today 1-2pm, 4th Dec Guest Speaker – Professor Jason King Title - “A universal model for macropinocytosis and organizing large actin structures” Host – Marisa Merino Location – Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building

⭐️ Fantastic talk from Evangelos Giampazolias today at our Liverpool Cancer Seminar Series on nutrient-host-microbiome interactions in cancer immunity 👏🏻👏🏻 @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @livunicancer.bsky.social @cruk-mi.bsky.social @giampazolias.bsky.social

Join us today 18th Nov 1-2pm, for a fantastic Seminar, Evangelos Giampazolias presents: “Decoding host-microbiome interactions in cancer immunity. Killing cancer with a gut instinct" Host @ainhoamielgo.bsky.social North West Cancer Research Sponsored Physiology seminar room

Join a dynamic research team led by Dr Carrie Duckworth - 2 PhD fully funded studentships are available aligned with the recently established North West Cancer Research gastric cancer organoid hub! #Biotechnology #BioEngineering #PhDpositions #CellBiology #CancerBiology

Another fantastic PhD opportunity, supervision from Profs William Greenhalf & Daniel Palmer. PhD investigating mechanisms of chemo resistance & optimising ProTide drug responses using cell models & clinical data. Includes advanced training and industry collaboration with NuCana (industry placement)

A PhD position is available in the lab of @zech-lab.bsky.social co-supervised @christoseland.bsky.social An exciting project to understand cellular ageing in health and disease www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #CellBio #SuperResolutionMicroscopy #MolecularBio #AgeingResearch #PhDOpportunity

Join us today 1-2pm Guest Speaker: Professor Matthias Soller Title – “Keeping RNA regulation in shape for health” Host – Manolis Papamichos Chronakis & Aditi Kanhere Location – Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building

We will be sharing some exciting PhD positions that are open for applications from our department in the upcoming days! Our department is friendly, collaborative & has a pro-active PG community. The city of Liverpool is pretty cool too! Please share these positions with your relevant networks 🌟

Are you interested in studying in the UK for your Masters? Please join our program director for the MSc Cancer Biology and Therapy at the University of Liverpool for an on-line event. 19th November at 5pm (GMT). To sign up please use the link below: lnkd.in/efsXw-ke

Autumn colours painting our campus 😍🍂

Today's @livuni-ismib.bsky.social is online - just us if possible (check emails for link): Professor Andrew Gibson - Murdoch University, Western Australia “Immunogenomics and population-personalised prevention of immune-mediated drug reactions” Host – Dan Carr

27m20s. 5/10 5k runs for Cancer Research UK. Please sponsor me: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/colins-...

As of this lunch time, 3/10 5k runs in October are now complete and £200 raised for Cancer Research UK. Thanks for all of the donations, please sponsor my efforts! @livunicancer.bsky.social fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/colins-...

Join us tomorrow 2nd October 1-2PM: Guest Speaker – Dr Frances Turrell Title – “The ageing microenvironment and its impact on metastatic dormancy and relapse in ER+ breast cancer” Host – Marco Sciacovelli @msciacovellilab.bsky.social Location – Physiology Seminar Room @livuni-ismib.bsky.social

❗We welcome to our department & @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @pkpaul.bsky.social Pranab joins The Merino Lab for his 2nd postdoc, after his 1st postdoc at Imperial College London & PhD (IISER-B, India), he continues to work on how cells “talk” & compete for survival 🌟

Join us for coffee & cake 🍰 ☕ Macmillan Coffee Morning Friday 26 September 10:00 - 11:00 2nd floor breakout area, William Henry Duncan Building Raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. There will be tea, coffee and a variety of cakes and other treats to enjoy together.

We have an ISMIB seminar today Thursday 25th September, 13:00-14:00 - please join us :-) Guest Speaker – Professor Paul Taylor Title - “Insights into Human Health through Studies of Molecular Evolution” Host – Bernadette Moore Location – Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building

As part of #postdocappreciationweek @livuni-ismib.bsky.social postdocs can attend this networking event on 17th September. Sponsored by @proteintech.bsky.social Please tell the excellent postdocs in your life 🤩

Welcome to September! Tomorrow Tues 2nd September '25, 1-2pm Dr Yuewei Xu (Academy of Pharmacy⭐️, XJTLU, China). Presents "RNA splicing – gateway to cancer vulnerabilities" Pharmacology Seminar Room – Sherrington Building (1st floor). Host: Professor Chris Goldring @livuni-ismib.bsky.social

Are you in the North of England and interested in Cell Biology? If so, join us this September for the NECB forum 2025 in Liverpool. We welcome you in our exciting city. Share your latest Cell Biology Research across model systems with peers and colleagues. Students, ECRs, all welcome!

Pizzas and cakes are left! Please visit us (Nuffield Building!)

We’re proud to invite you to ISMIB Pride 2025, a university-wide celebration of diversity, inclusion, and community — and you’re all welcome to join us! 31st July! @livuni-ismib.bsky.social

ISMIB seminar Thursday 17th July 1pm Physiology Seminar Room Speaker: Prof Haguy Wolfenson Title: Understanding and modulating cell fate decisions mediated by cell-ECM interactions Host @bengoult.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow, for bring your own lunch gathering! Meet some new colleagues & catch up with old ones! Weds 9th July 1230 onwards

Today's seminar 1-2pm @livuni-ismib.bsky.social Guest Speaker – Dr Gaia Bellomo Title – “Immune Dynamics in the Tumour Microenvironment: Insights from Pancreatic and Colorectal Liver Metastases.” Location – Sherrington Lecture Theatre 1

All invited! Today (4th July) "What flow cytometry and cell sorting can do for your research" Seminar, Life Sciences Lecture Theatre 2, 13:00 – 14:00

This week you can join our seminar online @livuni-ismib.bsky.social please check emails for Zoom link Friday 20th June 2025, 11am – 12pm. Guest Speaker – Max Mazzone Title – “Harnessing tumor metabolism to overcome immunosuppression” Host – @mcschmid.bsky.social Location – Zoom

Great talk from Bin-Zhi Qian on macrophages and bone metastasis today at our Liverpool Cancer Seminar Series @livuni-ismib.bsky.social @livunicancer.bsky.social

Please join us today at 13:00, 6th June 2025 "The role of Tumour-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) in orchestrating immune suppression in pancreatic cancer" Guest Speaker – Keaton Jones Host – Marco Sciacovelli Location - Physiology Seminar Room, Nuffield Building LG

The Centre for Preclinical Imaging (CPI) will be hosting their eighth annual symposium on Wednesday 4th June 2025.

Join us tomorrow if you can for an exciting seminar from Erik Sahai

A few of our staff members have been shortlisted in Great UK Cancer Vaccine Summit Awards taking place next month. The public vote is open until the end of the month. If you feel obliged, please vote here: forms.office.com/e/n4kHYyxrK0

Happening tomorrow:

This week we have an exciting seminar, Friday 23rd May 1-2pm delivered by Erik Sahai @crick.ac.uk ‘How the tumour microenvironment evolves and how it shapes tumour evolution’. Hosted by @ainhoamielgo.bsky.social sponsored by North West Cancer Research. Please join us if possible!

Happening today, join us if you can!

Today!

This Thursday 15th May 2025 1pm – 2pm Joseph Slupsky will be hosting Troy Lin (Consultant Haematologist at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre). "Identification and Significance of Non- Malignant Lymphocytes in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL)" Please join us if you can! @livuni-ismib.bsky.social

Prof. Joseph Slupsky acts as chairman of the Research Review Committee for Leukaemia and Myeloma UK (LMRUK). This is a small charity raising money to fund research into blood cancers affecting the bone marrow, principally acute lymphoblastic leukaemias, acute myeloid leukaemias, & multiple myeloma.

Did you know @livuni-ismib.bsky.social are starting their own Journal Club? Occurring every two weeks, the first will be next Weds, May14th 1pm! Please check your emails for more details! There will be free food available beforehand and after!

Pint of Science featuring some of staff members: "Keeping a Close Eye on Cancer" Keep a look out for tickets (currently sold out!!) @paulatherton.bsky.social pintofscience.co.uk/event/keepin...

Very proud of this study from my PhD student Medina @medina0396.bsky.social 👏🏻🎉 showing how the immune checkpoint receptor VISTA regulates macrophages in triple negative breast cancer to suppress T cells. @mcschmid.bsky.social @livunicancer.bsky.social @livuni-ismib.bsky.social rdcu.be/ekqtp

We have an exciting 2 year postdoc position available in our department in the lab of Marisa Merino - please see advert attached! Please contact Marisa for more details! Repost and share as you wish!