Thanks to @expphysiol.bsky.social for featuring my review on the cover as well as the opportunity to publish as winner of inaugural review prize! 🏆 #immunosky🧪

🎄 On the eleventh day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me… A powerful lecture ‘War’s Toxic Legacy’ by Prof Ian Mudway, exploring how conflict leaves long-term harm for civilians and why tackling hidden toxic exposures matters for health and justice... 👉 gres.hm/war-toxic #12DaysOfChristmas

📢 Yesterday, the Government published the Environmental Improvement Plan, which made several commitments on clear air 📢 With at least 9,000 cardiovascular deaths linked to air pollution annually in the UK, it's crucial progress to improve our air quality continues.

My heart goes out to all those affected by the devastation in South Asia due to Cyclone Ditwah. @girawa.bsky.social partners the Foundation of Goodness are playing a key role in the relief effort in Sri Lanka. Please help if you can, details 👇 #cycloneditwah #climatechange

📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda. A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇 www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...

I'm attending the NextGen Omics, Spatial & Data 2025 conference starting tomorrow in London. It would be great to connect if you work on single cell multiomics of atherosclerosis and imaging particles/metals. I'll be chairing (not speaking!) stream 3 on Friday afternoon. #NGOUK2025 #immunosky 🧪

Thanks to @royalholloway.bsky.social for featuring my research online and on their latest LinkedIn newsletter. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto... #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #immunosky 🧪

It was a pleasure to co-author this piece with my colleague Dr Preeti Mahato. #vaping #smoking #CVD 🧪 @royalholloway.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social

Foreign Scholars Skip US Conferences “I don’t agree with the politicization of scientific funding, the destruction of data collection and openness... and I feel like traveling to America at this point is a partial endorsement of what’s going on,” Liston said. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

I will be speaking as a panelist in the pre-COP30 event hosted by Planetary Health Brazil, highlighting 5 years of success by the Girawa project. Register and join us to hear stories from around the globe on 6th November! hubs.li/Q03QCQ9r0 #COP30 #planetaryhealth 🧪

What are we seeing in #SoGA2025? 📌 Air pollution remains the 2nd leading risk factor for death worldwide 📌 NCDs account for 86% of deaths attributable to air pollution 📌 626,000 deaths from dementia attributable to air pollution in 2023 #AirQuality #ActOnNCDs 2/3

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91. Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it. Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

I am guest editing a Methods Collection titled “Cutting-Edge Techniques to Study Vascular Inflammation” for the JoVE journal. Interested in contributing? Please contact me or submit an abstract here: app.jove.com/methods-coll... #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky 🧪

🧵How to write and manage your first research budgets The point of funding is to convert it into quality research. A well-spent research budget should fund the idea it was raised on, plus revision experiments, plus preliminary data for the next grant. So you need to spend, while avoiding waste.

🌍 The Global Climate and Health Summit showed why physiology is central to climate solutions - watch the highlights film here👇👇👇 youtu.be/wVzZpEU6TME?...

BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌 We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.

Thanks to @physoc.bsky.social for organising an inspiring Global Climate and Health Summit. It was a privilege to participate and I look forward to contributing to the development of actions to mitigate against climate change, air pollution and ensure sustainable nutrition. #GCHS2025

Thanks to @london-immuno.bsky.social for allowing me to present my research at the Diversity in Immunology conference #LIG2025. A brilliant meeting with fantastic talks and great research on display. Delighted to have been a part of it, I learned so much. @britsocimm.bsky.social #immunosky 🧪

📣 @healthyairuk.bsky.social has launched a blueprint for ‘making Britain’s air cleaner, healthier and better to breathe’ 🌬️ As a coalition member, we are calling on the UK Govt to back a new Clean Air Act and set targets in line with ‪the WHO @who.int 🌍📊 www.healthyair.org.uk/healthy-air-...

🧪 One month until the application deadline. Get in touch if you are interested ⬇️ #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky #ecr #studyintheuk

🏭 This #CleanAirDay, we detail current epidemiological and mechanistic evidence linking air pollution to atherosclerosis, and areas that require further study. 🧪 www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S002... #pollution #planetaryhealth #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky

🏆 My prize winning review for @expphysiol.bsky.social now online! 🏭 We explore how exposures like pollution, 🌳 and natural compounds can affect inflammation in the vasculature. 🧪 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #immunosky #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #CVD

🧪 Thanks to Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka for inviting me to deliver a lecture about my research on pollution, cardiovascular disease, inflammation and @girawa.bsky.social planetary health #education. #immunosky #cvd #health #planetaryhealth

It's been amazing to run #planetaryhealth workshops for the Foundation of Goodness with coordinators of their Village Heartbeat Empowerment Centres in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, as part of @girawa.bsky.social project. The aim is to empower children to become future researchers. www.instagram.com/p/DJis1VyKt8...

🧪 The oxidative potential of airborne particulate matter is short-lived meaning current methods cannot pick it up in time. The activation of certain toxicity pathways in humans may be missed as a result. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #pollution #publichealth #medsky #academicsky

🧪 There really is no escaping microplastics. They have now been found to penetrate leaves of plants including the crops we eat. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #microplastics #pollution #planetaryhealth #science

The Girawa team evaluated a Planetary Health walking gallery activity yesterday at Unilins university ahead of workshops to be run in Sri Lanka and Brazil. Members of the youth club participated and helped with the organization. #planetaryhealth #education #youth #research

A new study estimates the health impacts of improving #AirQuality around Barcelona, by reducing traffic & electrifying the city’s port. But greater action would still be needed to meet the EU's new air quality directive, which comes into force in 2030 ⬇️ bit.ly/3E5POTS

1/ 🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere, but what happens when they get inside us? Our latest study reveals how chronic plastic exposure affects macrophages and metabolism in a size-dependent manner. 🧵👇 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

🧪 I am offering projects to study how air pollution affects vascular inflammation as part of Royal Holloway's MSc degree in Biological Sciences research. Contact me if you are interested in applying. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky #cardiosky #idsky #academicsky #academicchatter

🧪 This study highlights why we should not focus so much on genetic factors or drug targets. The #exposome (environmental exposures) has greater impact on disease patterns and premature mortality than genetic factors. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #planetaryhealth #academicsky #medsky #idsky

Macrophages recycle phagocytosed bacteria to fuel immunometabolic responses @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It was a pleasure to present my research to the 2nd International Conference on Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences (TRIBS 2.0), held at Sathyabama University, Chennai, India last week. #academicsky #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #idsky #immunosky 🧪

Excited to share our latest paper in #NatureReviewsCardiology on why #women are more prone to #CardiovascularDisease due to #Autoimmunity & #SsensitiveHypertension! Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Children of the Global South know how hard climate change is hitting them. Hear perspectives from 🇱🇰🇧🇷🇰🇪 on the importance of planting trees and join the movement for #planetaryhealth and our future. 🌍🦜 #climatechange #youth #education #idsky #academicsky 🧪

🧠 More bad news about microplastics ➡️ circulating microplastics are phagocytosed causing obstruction of cerebral capillaries increasing the risk of thrombosis and neurological abnormalities. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪 #pollution #microplastics #planetaryhealth #academicsky #medsky

🦜 Students who attended the first Girawa International Youth Club Meeting online from 🇱🇰 🇧🇷 share their thoughts on their exciting experience learning about the cultures and biodiversity in each others countries! youtu.be/ikzHXoH5EtM #planetaryhealth #education #youth

This is a really important statement from the UK scientific community. Please sign and share.

In 2023, we launched the first ever Planetary Health #Youth Clubs in Brazil. Young people were empowered by this initiative to explore the links between their local #environment and their #health. Find out more in this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uP6.... #planetaryhealth #education #publichealth

Girawa 🦜 is now on Bluesky! Please follow and join the movement to make #planetaryhealth #education accessible to all. #academicsky #academicchatter #environment 🧪

🧪 Research by Prof. Matt Campen's group finds large numbers of #microplastic particles in the brain, with even greater numbers in the brains of those diagnosed with #dementia, closely associated to regions with high immune cell infiltration. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #immunosky

If you're a T cell enthusiast, check out our latest findings published recently in #Science Magazine | #Immunology. Uncovering the mechanism of CAR trogocytosis between T cells has been extremely fun. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited to announce this new article, a comprehensive review of recent research on post-growth — the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health with a brilliant team of authors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while. So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet? Story here, 🧵 to come: 🧪#IDSky

Exciting advances in #AI and #omics enable the creation of AI virtual cells (AIVCs), transformative models that simulate cellular behavior to revolutionize biological research, accelerate discoveries, and foster open, interdisciplinary collaboration. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Hello 👋🏽 I am an immunologist 👩🏽‍🔬 studying how the environment / air #pollution, affects #inflammation & #CVD 🫀. Join me to find out more & collaborate! pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/en/persons/a.... #AcademicSky #ImmunoSky #CardioSky #AcademicChatter