It was so nice to welcome @kyracampbelllab.bsky.social to Edinburgh and @edinuni-irr.bsky.social as our external seminar speaker yesterday. Thank you for a wonderful talk, great chat & cathartic moaning about funding challenges over dinner!

As we gain organisational momentum for the 2027 #exocrine #glands #gordonconference, our GRS chairs have been preparing #podcasts. Listen now for a great discussion around #immunology, #pathology & #translation from Sarah McCoy & Blake Warner. open.spotify.com/episode/1Lhs...

Women's voices have been curiously absent from the media coverage of the Epstein files. Kudos to @jkutzie.bsky.social for publishing this excellent piece. If you consider yourself to be an ally please take a moment to consider the impact of the ecosystem created by men at the top.

When you share an office with the queen of the #axolotls (aidarodrigo.bsky.social) you also get to share the birthday joy! 🥳 Happy 2nd birthday to the OG axolotls (treats baked by Laura Arbanas and @cellysally.bsky.social’s daughter)

Our latest preprint, led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social & aided by @erinwatson.bsky.social shows that fixation time matters when it comes to visualising #macrophages in #salivarygland & other epithelia.We find 1hr allows detection of mac subsets while preserving architecture. With @bainlab.bsky.social

🧫 For anyone interested in doing a #PhD in #fertility preservation, #chemotherapy & #macrophages please see this opportunity at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social in #Edinburgh, supervised by Roseanne Rosario, @rodtmitchell.bsky.social & me. 💻 www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 📆 Closing date: 6th March

In recent days there have been a number of reports about cuts to UKRI budgets and grant funding pauses. www.sciencecampaign.org.uk/analysis-and...

Some thoughts on the select committee appearance by the boss of UKRI, Ian Chapman yesterday. It’s a long watch but can be seen here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... Thread 🧵

V happy to share the latest collaborative effort between myself & Anthony Callanan, led by #PhDstudent Mary Heim, who characterised #macrophages in the irradiated #thyroid, and then developed electrospun scaffolds to locally modulate immune response. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Immune cells adapt to distinct stem cell niches to govern tissue homeostasis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.28.701831v1

Very nice commentary of @lizihegarty.bsky.social’s recent paper in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social by Florent Ginhoux and colleagues #macrophage #colon @bainlab.bsky.social

Great commentary of Fredi & @selmatuzlak.bsky.social’s Nature Immunology #adenophage paper, written by @steffenjung.bsky.social and colleagues. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This collab started when I met Fredi at the 2023 #EMDS meeting. Since then it’s been wonderful working with her, @selmatuzlak.bsky.social & Burkhard to explore these GM-CSF dependent #macrophages in #glands. Delighted to see this published in @natimmunol.nature.com 🥳 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Great to see #ECRs chairing sessions at @britsocimm.bsky.social #BSI25! Here’s our postdoc @lizihegarty.bsky.social excellently co-chairing the #neuroimmunology session alongside Jessica Teeling.

Tissue resident colonic macrophages persist through acute inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair in this work from @lizihegarty.bsky.social, @bainlab.bsky.social, and colleagues: www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

A common LGR5+ cell gives rise to the #tongue epithelium, the #tastebuds and the von Ebner #salivaryglands. A lovely study from @hansclevers.bsky.social and colleagues. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you work with #scRNAseq, #salivary, #thyroid or #mammary gland #organoids, or are interested in #irradiation and #Notch signaling, you might find this exciting! Our latest paper is now available in @embojournal.org! Check it out! Link below ✨ doi.org/10.1038/s443...

Extremely excited to see this out in @science.org Signaling! In this study, we explored the molecular differences between #photon and #proton irradiation and uncovered how #salivary gland stem cells respond to the resulting #inflammatory cues. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Delighted to share this! We identify gut #macrophages as key players in preventing dissemination of intestinal microbes in liver cirrhosis. Best collab with my partner in crime @lenasmets.bsky.social, featuring some stunning live imaging with @colindascheele.bsky.social 👇 gut.bmj.com/content/earl...

Thrilled for our wonderful postdoc @lizihegarty.bsky.social whose #PhD work on colonic #macrophages and #colitis with @bainlab.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social 🔬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A beautiful study describing cell fate acquisition in bilayered #epithelia, inc. my fave #salivarygland, published in @cp-devcell.bsky.social Conserved signals control self-organization & symmetry breaking of murine bilayered epithelia during development & regeneration www.cell.com/developmenta...

Wonderful to see this lovely data out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social! Congratulations to @nabinapun.bsky.social, @douglaspdyer.bsky.social & colleagues of @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social & @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social! 👏 #monocyte #radiotherapy #intestinal #toxicity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Nice to spend the morning in the magnificent Playfair Library at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social discussing how to better support #carers in #STEMM, organised by @carersinstemm.bsky.social, and with my very own dependent alongside me as it’s half term!

📖 A very comprehensive review of the heterogeneity, crosstalk and therapeutic potential of #salivarygland #macrophages including reference to several papers from @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social 📚 #immunosky www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

TGFb mediates #macrophage specialisation and crosstalk with sensory #nerves in the #skin after injury. A beautiful study by Julia Kolter, Philipp Henneke and colleagues published in @cp-immunity.bsky.social #immunosky www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

“For Gurdon to continue in biology would be a complete waste of time both for him and for those who would have to teach him” He proved them wrong! RIP John Gurdon www.cell.com/current-biol...

Great to see this out for all to see after a lot of hard work by @lizihegarty.bsky.social and @bainlab.bsky.social. Colonic #macrophages persist but are transcriptionally altered post- #inflammation in a mouse model of #colitis.

Absolutely delighted that our superstar #postdoc @lizihegarty.bsky.social was awarded the @cmvm-edinburghuni.bsky.social Student Support & Supervision Award for #PAW 2025. Thoroughly deserved for everything she does for @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social, @bainlab.bsky.social & @edinuni-irr.bsky.social

A cracking meal complete with piper & Ceilidh to round off the second day of #EMDS2025 in #Edinburgh

#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).

After a year of planning, we are ready. Registration opens at 8am. Excited for 2.5days of great science and a bit of fun. See you soon

For anyone wanting to know more about this #postdoc position, I’ll be at @emds2025.bsky.social this week. Alternatively, you’ll find @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social members @lizihegarty.bsky.social & @erinwatson.bsky.social at posters 71 & 35 #academicjobs

I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Official advert coming soon! #postdoc #macrophages @britsocimm.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social

Lovely @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social outing with @lizihegarty.bsky.social and & @erinwatson.bsky.social to celebrate @abelsoto.bsky.social joining the lab for the summer and welcome incoming PhD student Natalie

I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!

I am extremely honoured to say that I have been named as the @iadr.bsky.social Salivary Researcher of the Year 2025 🏆 This is testament to my incredible team & wonderful collaborators over the last 8 yrs & my superb postdoc training at @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social #salivarygland #salivary #research

As a postdoc I found that mimicking #nerve signals could help cell replenishment in #salivarygland. When I joined @edinuni-irr.bsky.social we teamed up with the incredible Unciti-Broceta lab from @uoe-igc.bsky.social to explore a novel #drugdelivery system: 📖 ➡️ www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...

A beautiful study out now in @cp-devcell.bsky.social showing that tissue architecture drives cell fate in branched #epithelial organs during #development.

Well done to @erinwatson.bsky.social for writing this wonderful review of what is known about macrophage crosstalk with peripheral nerves in a whole range of different tissues! @edinuni-irr.bsky.social #macrophage #nerve #neuroimmunology #immunosky

Building confidence in the #HPV #vaccine is so important to protect young people going forward. Massive 👏🏻 to our very own Dom Cairns-Gibson for leading the discussions with local Castlebrae students #vaccination @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @tcf-foundation.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Please consider applying for the Young Investigator Award @emds2025.bsky.social Full details at www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @natrevimmunol.nature.com

What an incredible setting for a conference exploring the diverse range of model animals used in scientific research! #EMBOvertebratemodels @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social #Edinburgh #Scotland

Fantastic talk from Sophie Brumm who’s undertaking her #postdoc with @cellysally.bsky.social at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social in the afternoon session of #SDBG2025 👏🏻 #development #cells

Congratulations to @drbmalengier.bsky.social, @magmarlene.bsky.social and Team Gentek of @edinuni-irr.bsky.social for this amazing tour de force, comprehensively characterising #synovial #macrophage #development 💪🏻

Really pleased that @abelsoto.bsky.social from @umcgroningen.bsky.social will be joining @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social for 3 months this summer, supported by a @embo.org Scientific Exchange Grant & the René Vogels Stichting foundation. Looking forward to welcoming you Abel!

A lovely day spent in Cambridge at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social Department of Pathology. Thank you @mcgovernlab.bsky.social for the invitation to present in the @britsocimm.bsky.social Cambridge Immunology seminar series and for being such amazing hosts!

The spring EIG session is coming this Thursday on 1st of May. Please join us from 13:30 in @edinuni-irr.bsky.social IRR South seminar room 1.05 for fantastic talks by Dr. Elizabeth Mann, Dr. Tovah Shaw and Prof. Hamida Hammad. See you there!

Great advice on the Dos and Don’ts of writing a response to reviewers #publishing #science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thoroughly enjoyed watching the #FameLab #Scotland finals tonight as part of #EdSciFest at @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social with my young sidekick, who speedily volunteered as an audience participant when he realised the role was chief leaf blower-ping pong ball catcher! #scicomm #STEM #science