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/...

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉 @hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social

In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

Hominid re-diversification

Pangolin taking a mud bath: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Save the dates!! @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 will be in Bonnie Glasgow! 7-9 April 2026, with a drinks reception in Glasgow City Chambers on the 6th of April 2026! Keep an eye on the BSP website for registration and abstract submission! Logo by @shannaraeilean.bsky.social! 🦟

I have marked 6 MSc theses in 2 days and I cant read any more words. No more words thank you. Or acronyms. Especially acronyms.

Great postdoc opportunity available in the Konkel lab in Manchester!

IL-25-induced memory type 2 innate lymphoid cells enforce mucosal immunity Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

"chatGPT 5 is like having a bunch of phds in your pocket" here's ten trillion dollars "bluesky is having an *actual* bunch of phds in your pocket" dying platform. it disgusts me

Super proud that my PhD paper is finally out! doi.org/10.1111/all.... RSV leaves long-lasting marks on the lung, potentially boosting future immune responses but also contributing to allergen sensitisation.

Me: (birdwatching) ooo a brown one

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!

Gonna steal this sign for my office door

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Baby voice: Things can be good without being perfect. You must learn to grasp this fact. If you are unable to do so, you will have a very thankless life, politically and personally.

In our latest work we've explored associations between the fecal bile acid pool and helminth infection status in school aged children in Uganda. Have a read and see what we found!

Great to be a (small) part of this beautiful new study on global diversity of soil transmitted #helminths from @stephenrdoyle.bsky.social and colleagues 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The fantastic Menon Lab (@madhvimenon.bsky.social) in the @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social in Manchester are hiring!! 🚨DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO APPLY!🚨 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... Postdoc seeking to unravel how lung-infiltrating #Bcells contribute to chronic lung disease #immunosky

The perils of living in cow-country. I thought I was putting the grass cuttings on the compost heap. Apparently no, I was filling up the cow feeding trough. The cows made it clear that this was the best day ever.

🚨 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the British Society for Immunology Congress 2025! #BSI25 Join 1,500+ immunologists in Liverpool between 1–4 Dec, for 4 days of science, workshops & networking. Submit your abstract by 3 Sept & showcase your research! 🔗 bit.ly/4kYXvLN

Delighted to be on the new Editorial Board and looking forward to helping refresh the BSI’s BiteSized Immunology resource ⬇️

What? I... WHAT??

There are few things you less want to dig up in the garden than yellow tape saying “danger high voltage”. I’m not saying it’s the worst thing, but it’s top 5.

british fan chat

Our latest story describes the amazing evolutionary battle between malaria parasite and human. The parasite evolved RIFINs to bind inhibitory KIR receptors and suppress immune cell function while humans have activating KIR receptors to bind these RIFINs to kill parasites!

mRNAs encoding adjuvant proteins boost immunity. A fantastic study from Hunter et al shows the value of IL12. Study validates original work on this concept, ref below. Kudos to the authors on this exciting discovery! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 New McSorley lab paper just out in Cell Reports! Very happy to see this published - it has been a lot of work, and its turned into a really nice story. In it, we show that HpARI+HpBARI can be used as vaccines Tutorial thread below (1/16): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Stayed last weekend in the wonderful Bamff wildland. So many beavers! Right outside the window! Morning coffee and beavers = excellent.

Got some helpers for today’s marking. Baby cows are best cows.

Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

🧪 New online today! Anti-ST2 antibody reduces airway hyperresponsiveness mediated by monocyte-derived #macrophages during #influenza A infection www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

I get an absurd amount of joy watching the happy spring trees get their happy Spring leaves on. Absurd.

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

This is a massive issue - much of Scotland's hills look the way they do because of moor burning for grouse shooting, it's environmental vandalism and should be outlawed. We could have a much more varied environment and store more carbon if we stopped grouse shooting.

Been to a few pretty great conferences recently. Big this vibes.

as a French-born journalist who's covered several French elections, I'd be more than happy to appear on your news TV programmes today and do the running man for as long as you're willing to keep the camera on me, without ever breaking eye contact with the lens

Smudge is helping with the washing up

Captivating • Science touching art

Shocking that University of Dundee with its outstanding School of Life Sciences is in such trouble. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

what

I think this is a lovely thread - good to acknowledge that not everything is always awful. Smartphones can also be good!

“we uncovered an unsuspected regulatory function of IL-17RB in tuft cells, controlling the levels of bioavailable IL-25 and preventing excessive ILC2s activation” 👇🏼 Tuft cell IL-17RB restrains IL-25 bioavailability and reveals context-dependent ILC2 hypoproliferation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.

I know its probably just a brief thing, but the PubMed site being down this weekend, in this political environment, is giving me the fear.

I am overjoyed to present our latest paper on Autophagy in CD8 Tcells! www.nature.com/articles/s41... It was, as all ‘sciencing’ is, a huge team effort. I will try to do it some justice in the following thread 😊 1/n @cantrell-lab.bsky.social @immpres.bsky.social @ajmhowden.bsky.social