As 2025 draws to a close, and we sign off for the Xmas New Year break, with @sussexcancer.org we review another great year for the Sussex Blood Cancer Research Network. With more exciting news to announce soon, here’s to a pleasant and fruitful 2026 🥂 sussexcancer.org/news/sussex-...

New #ScienceAdvances analyses of remains from two English towns show how the Industrial Revolution impacted health beyond cities. https://scim.ag/3KXlfD9

Out now: We present antibody-lectin chimeras (AbLecs) as a molecular platform to target sugars, or glycans, for cancer immunotherapy. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... @mitkochinstitute.bsky.social @mitdeptofbe.bsky.social @mitcheme.bsky.social @stanford-chemh.bsky.social

Activation status of airway immune cells is a defining feature of severe asthma, regardless of fungal sensitization: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

Congratulations @tracyh9494.bsky.social on your lifetime achievement award in mentoring 🌟 Tracy was such an incredible support throughout my PhD and beyond 🫶🏼, an incredible scientist and person www.nature.com/nature/award... @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Our five-year #strategy for 2026–2030 is here! It outlines priorities to strengthen our community, maximise impact, enhance careers & catalyse change, guided by values that shape how we work. Thank you to all our members for your support – we're excited to continue working with you!

Have you read our new BSI-CIPN Workforce Report yet? Our analysis highlights large variation in clinical immunology and allergy staffing across the UK, leaving some services extremely fragile. Urgent national action is needed! Find out more here: bit.ly/4rAfXOw

Our infographic shows the number of hospitalisations and positive tests compared to last week for each virus. If you want even more detail, read the full report below. 🔎 www.gov.uk/government/s...

I might not have made it to #BSI25 in person this year, but I was certainly there in spirit 😂👋🏼 @britsocimm.bsky.social

Attending the BSI next week? Visit Entangled Stories - our EcoImmunology Art Science exhibition - find us at stand 42. Around you, you will find observational drawings which capture remote fieldwork realities. @aliceangus.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social aliceangus.net/Entangled-Stories

We’re thrilled to partner with Channel 4 on ‘Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures’ - a new series which is shining a light on three trailblazing scientists taking on cancer, and explores how their work is changing patients’ lives right now. 👇 1/2

We are excited to announce that our #PhD Student Recruitment is open for applications! For full details of all projects and information on how to apply, visit: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/phd-student-... 📅 Applications close 28th November & we look forward to hearing from you!

Misuse and overuse of antibiotics contribute to the rise and spread of drug-resistant infections, posing a growing challenge to global health. For #WAAW, we want to highlight why using antibiotics wisely helps protect everyone. ##AMR #AntimicrobialResistance

New findings in #ScienceSignaling show that cells called leukocytes have a surface “coating” that can be modified during inflammatory conditions, such as #psoriasis, revealing how immune cells are recruited to sites of inflammation. https://scim.ag/4osBp5U

My PhD work is (finally) published in Science Signaling! And it made the cover! Here’s what we found 🧵⬇️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a respiratory pathogen that emerged in December 2019 and caused a global pandemic by March 2020, with >7 million deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 globally as of September 2025. https://www.nature.c...

Excited to share my PhD work (in @douglaspdyer.bsky.social’s lab) now published in Mucosal Immunology! 🥳 Our study explores how the immune system protects the gut during radiotherapy. 🔗 www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

📣 PhD project available 📣 Interested in immuno-matrix interactions and matrix regulation? This project will investigate how hyaluronan is cleared from the lungs after infection. 🫁 @profjudiallen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.” This Collection celebrates the award and recognizes the winners’ achievements. #medsky 🧪

Listen here for an interview I did on "Climbing the Immune Ladder: Steps for Success in Science". We discuss immunology, kindness and mentorship, navigating scientific challenges, identifying high-impact research questions, and our evolving scientific careers open.spotify.com/episode/00rJ...

What is #immunology? It’s the study of the immune system, protecting us from infection, disease & cancer. From vaccines to immunotherapies, it shapes modern medicine. Celebrate #BiologyWeek by exploring how immunologists keep the world healthy 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 https://bit.ly/4nmt8zR

Nature’s global survey of 3,785 doctoral students shows satisfaction has recovered from pandemic lows, but harassment and inadequate supervision remain widespread. #Academicsky 🧪

Regulatory T cells, the immune cells at the centre of Monday's Nobel Prize, are showing promise as a treatment for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and even organ transplants go.nature.com/3VSjVDB

#TeamEpithelialCell 🫶🏼

Delighted to contribute to this project! Please read and repost 😊

This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine honors the discovery of regulatory T cells (T-regs). In this piece, our Director Prof Tracy Hussell @tracyh9494.bsky.social explains how the recipients discovered T-regs - transforming autoimmune disease research. #ImmunoSky theconversation.com/nobel-prize-...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues. #medsky 🧪

What's one piece of advice you'd give to someone considering a PhD? We asked 3785 doctoral candidates across 107 countries for their hard-won wisdom go.nature.com/4nDjJ7t

A new study from @drtesutherland.bsky.social (@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social) suggests future asthma treatments could reverse lung damage. Funded by @medresfdn.bsky.social + @asthmaandlung.org.uk, this research may transform care for asthma + other fibrosis-linked diseases.💡 📖➡️ https://bit.ly/4mHTOKq

Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a haematological lymphoid malignancy involving tumoural plasma cells, characterized by a monoclonal immunoglobulin protein presence. MM is one of most common haematological malignancy, with an increasing global incidence.

Now in #Science #Immunology, @drtesutherland.bsky.social & al report chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) make distinct contributions to airway pathology independent of #IL13- & #IL17 –mediated signaling in 🐀 #asthna model! CLPs orchestrate airway #ECM remodeling, & can be both protective & detrimental!

Exciting news - we are recruiting new Group Leaders! 🥼 We are seeking to appoint exceptional early-career scientists & clinician scientists as #GroupLeaders to develop bold, innovative, high-impact #CancerResearch programmes Full details on our website: www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month. 31% of people see their GP three or more times before getting a diagnosis. For support and info, visit: bloodcancer.org.uk/about-us/our...

Extremely happy to see our work out in #ScienceImmunology. We show allergen-induced ECM remodelling occurs independently of IL-13 or IL-17 driven inflammation. Rather chitinase-like proteins drive airway ECM accumulation & inhibition of Ym1 can remarkably reverse it. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Surprisingly, airway ECM remodelling was protective for lung function, and rather seems to support epithelial function. Huge amount of work by @james-ep.bsky.social @hetompkins.bsky.social and a tremendous amount of help and support from all of our collaborators at Aberdeen and Manchester

So pleased to see our research out in #ScienceImmunology demonstrating that CLPs regulate airway remodelling during allergy 🫁 Really proud of the hard work and collaboration that went into this project 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽. Definitely one to check out for lovers of the immuno-matrix & pretty pictures👇🏼🔬

A sad reality… gaslighting and performative actions are still the norm.

Malhotra, a prominent anti vaccine voice during the peak of the covid pandemic was given a platform by Reform where not only did he reassert his anti-vax rhetoric but he made allegations of the vaccine causing the Royal family to have cancer. There is NO evidence linking the vaccines to cancer 🧪🧵

Are you attending Cancer Immunology: Advances & Therapeutic Application and working on cancer vaccines? Share your latest research in our Special Collection on global advances, personalised or off-the-shelf vaccines, clinical trials & more. Submit here: https://bit.ly/4mPbW64

As of 1 Sept, the #NHS booking system opened for eligible people to book winter flu & COVID-19 #vaccinations, with appts from 1 Oct. This includes pregnant people, encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves & their babies. Read our #pregnancy vaccination guide to learn more: bit.ly/4fuRqVw

🌟 Protect your baby with the latest advice on #RSV! Our vaccinations during #pregnancy guide explains why the RSV vaccine, now offered by the NHS from 28 weeks, is the most effective way to shield babies from serious RSV illness. ⬇️Download & share: bit.ly/4fuRqVw

Tissue immunity meets biological sex differences - context is important in the immune system. Another of my reading recommendations during a trip to @iuis-online.bsky.social Congress. From Sonia Sharma, Alicia Gibbons and Erica Ollmann Saphire in @science.org buff.ly/XPN0Tpb

What happens when a PhD immunologist swaps the lab for a learned society? 🧫➡️📢 Dr Hannah Tompkins, @hetompkins.bsky.social on science policy, public engagement & life at the BSI. Read the blog 🔗 https://bit.ly/45vQkUK

A compelling read on #vaccines by @sheencr.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social and chrischirp.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk. #EduSky

✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy! Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond. Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw

It's been a lot of fun working with @hetompkins.bsky.social on this project and luckily we had @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social to call on as an expert, especially as I'm not an immunologist! Immersing myself in this topic and then figuring out how to explain it at a public level has been fascinating.

Our new guide to vaccinations during pregnancy is now available! We've been working really hard on this over the past few months and we hope it is a easy to read and engaging guide that provides key information and answers common questions. #ImmunoSky 🧪 #SciComm

We made a short animation explaining what goes wrong in the lungs during asthma! 🫁🎬 Designed for the public, students & patients—check out how immune cells respond to threats & how asthma treatments work. Big thanks to @WellcomeTrust & Acteria!

🚨 We need you! The BSI is launching a new Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) Network to help shape our work in immunology. Apply by Monday 22 Sept 2025 💬 Share your lived experience & make a difference. 👉 Find out more: https://bit.ly/3UryNYE