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

We're so pleased to see this new Centre dedicated to understanding how environmental factors influence the immune system 🙌 This research will help us to understand how chronic inflammatory diseases come about, and develop new therapies for these conditions. Congratulations to all those involved!

Leaving my 10th BIG Event as the incoming Chair of @big-stem-network.bsky.social Not bad for someone who was told SciComm was probably ‘too competitive a career for someone like you’ 15 years ago. Here’s to the next year of BIG!

A new £50m Medical Research Council Centre is set to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/n...

👏 Congratulations to Drs @hetompkins.bsky.social and Georgia Baldwin from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social Immunomatrix in Complex Disease PhD programme! 🎓

🚨 Impact Factors are in! 📈 Immunotherapy Advances @imtadvances.bsky.social‬ hits 4.9, now in Q1 for immunology journals and Clinical & Experimental Immunology @ceijournal.bsky.social‬ climbs to 3.8, now in Q2 🎉 Huge thanks to our authors, editors & readers! Read more: https://bit.ly/44lshsq

It was great to have the opportunity to attend Parliamentary Links Day 2025 last month, an amazing event bringing together scientists and parliamentarians! 🦠🧬 Check out what the BSI got up to in my most recent piece #LinksDay25 👇🏼

We're thrilled to be at Parliamentary Links Day 2025 today, which we organise on behalf of the science and engineering community to strengthen dialogue with parliament. Thanks to Dame Chi Onwurah MP & Dr Jess Wade for your inspiring talks and to everyone who attended. #LinksDay25 #STEM

We’re attending @rsb.org.uk Parliamentary #LinksDay25 today - an excellent opportunity to build & strengthen links between the scientific community & MPs & Peers - and for us to talk all things immunology!

Every year, more than 300 000 women die from #CervicalCancer. 90% of cervical #cancer cases and deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. We can end this with better access to vaccination, screening and treatment. bit.ly/41MNKY7

Globally, one nurse in seven and nearly a quarter in high-income countries are foreign-born, highlighting reliance on international migration. More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay

On #NursesDay, we thank nurses in clinical immunology for their compassion & expertise that make a real difference every day. We warmly welcome immunology nurses to join the BSI-CIPN, a platform to connect, share best practice & improve patient care! 🔗 bit.ly/3Q9bMYY

Today we've been at the #WorldImmunisationWeek parliamentary event with Results UK to highlight the importance of including immune-vulnerable groups in #vaccine clinical trials. A big thank you to everyone who spoke to us to share their valuable perspectives! 🙂

A great opportunity to get involved with the BSI 🤩👇🏼