Happy to see this published over 10 years after working on it! It was a fun project back in my undergrad days in NY. Using 2D NMR we provide the first direct evidence that fireflies utilise dietary cholesterol to generate lucibufagins, their chemical defense system. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

We have a new Postdoc position advertised as part of our recent long-term Wellcome funding to join an established Postdoc and technician. I’m so excited to explore the role of the glycocalyx in CNS-inflammation. So many tools and expertise to work with! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system, says Dolors Armenteras go.nature.com/4nzGhp9

New paper alert! 🎉 Check it out here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here we show that intestinal bacterial, helminth and fungal challenges polarise CD4 T cell populations in the dural meninges.

Just back from Basel after an inspiring week at the EMBO Tissue Immunity workshop 🧠🫁🧑‍🦲. I loved giving a flash talk and hearing so many exciting ideas on barrier immunity. Huge thanks to @hepworth-lab.bsky.social for supporting my participation!

Please sign this Parliamentary petition calling for comprehensive trade sanctions on Israel - the limited sanctions on specific members of the Israeli Government by the UK do not go far enough: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Spread the news! We are excited to expand our research team, working on cellular senescence, at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52026/ jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52027/

Fenestrated endothelium enables the extravasation of immune complexes into the synovium. There the interaction of macrophages (producing IL1b, CXCL1) and nociceptive neurons (producing CGRP) induce pain and inflammation. Hasegawa &al 2024 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #RheumSky 🧪⑂

New paper from Virginia Pedicord's lab just dropped! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The pre-proof version of our new review is online now at @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. @lukeocyte.bsky.social and Alanna Kelly (not on Bluesky) deep dive into ILC niches, and discuss how cellular interactions, nutrients and ECM shape our innate immune system! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A #Science #Immunology Instant Release: @mmr2.bsky.social, Diane Mathis, & colleagues at @harvard.edu & @institutocajal.bsky.social describe specialized meningeal #Treg subsets that promote #homeostasis of the mouse #brain #meninges & #parenchyma!

PhDone!!! So happy that I PASSED my viva! Major thx to outstanding examiners @juanquintana.bsky.social and @immunoah.bsky.social for giving me a run for my money 🥳. The biggest thx is to the people below, who made it all possible 😘. @mrclmb.bsky.social @caiuscollege.bsky.social Ready for postdoc!

I've always been passionate about outreach and social justice, especially when in science. I wrote this article @nature.com to inspire others to generate similar initiatives. nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03562-4 I'll be sharing a new large-scale programme I'm launching soon. Stay tuned!

Please join us for our January #GDTcellClub #gdTcells webinar with talks by Drs. Pedro Papotto and Victoria Stary. Jan 16 @ 12pm (New York) | 5pm (London) nyulangone.zoom.us/j/9589051706... Zoom ID: 958 9051 7066 Passcode: 369081 @payalyokota.bsky.social @ph-papotto.bsky.social

Exciting new pre print out now from @ph-papotto.bsky.social and @profjudiallen.bsky.social... Bluesky-orial below!

My first week in my new job is done! Let's see what's next 😎

I'm so excited to announce that I've joined the @hepworth-lab.bsky.social in Manchester for my postdoc! So pumped to finally be here and ready to get some science done 🤩💪 @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social