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I hope this Nobel Prize gets people talking meaningfully about our amazing immune systems and the importance of basic research to human health (and funding basic research). I am also glad young women get to see that women can not only work at this level, but that those who do can get recognized.

Oh how sad Really a towering figure, whose work laid the ground for stem cells, regenerative biology etc I go to know him well over many years and he was definitely one-of a-kind...

Great summary on the back story to this year's Nobel Prize

Phenomenal achievement

Fantastic thread on budgeting from @labliston.bsky.social . Great advice for new (and not so new!) PIs. I would add awareness of how psychology impacts spending based on moving from low budget to high budget setting and vice versa....

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper? You got it: currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Step inside an immersive experience to learn about the global threat of antimicrobial resistant infections, how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and the research from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to fight it. Where: W5, 2 Queens Quay Belfast When: 1st-15th Sep

Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC. We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail. @Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

Catz Fellow ‪@labliston.bsky.social‬ (2023) is celebrating a £3M @wellcometrust.bsky.social‬ Discovery Award for research into the rules by which immune cells in our blood are able to enter the brain & drive repair processes during #MultipleSclerosis 📸 Louisa Wood/@babrahaminst.bsky.social‬

Had a great conversation with @lonelypipette.bsky.social and @labliston.bsky.social about building positive research culture. Great to hear the other perspectives on this podcast too. Out now on the ALBA-IBRO diversity podcast @network-alba.bsky.social

An interview with Muzlifah Haniffa We spoke to Muzz @mhaniffa.bsky.social following her receipt of the 2025 Tickle Medal from the British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social‬ , to learn more about her career and her motivations: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

For those who want a distraction and/ or are interested, here's the latest from the group, led by Phil Braaker www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dear immune/glia lovers of brain, gut and beyond… We’re looking for a lab tech/manager to join our team! Pls see details for application here ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social - pls help circulate among networks who’d be of interest, thank you!

Fantastic meeting in Cambridge and really impressive ECR talks!

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to share that The #BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience, will be held in the vibrant city of #Belfast @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @nramnani.bsky.social Register your interest at bna2027.org.uk www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

Yesterday, we were proud to launch a new research hub dedicated to tackling #MultipleSclerosis. The Northern Ireland MS Research Hub will bring together a collaborative team of experts to help accelerate globally leading research and improve the lives of people affected by the condition.

We are recruiting a student for a really exciting PhD project on understanding how high plasma suPAR predicts poor outcome in patients with ARDS @wwiem-qub.bsky.social #ARDS #criticialcare - any questions please get in touch! (open to UK and RoI) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Our new pipeline is out! We present an ex vivo versatile platform for assessing myelin dynamics of hiPSC oligodendroglia. 🔗 Check it out @STARProtocols: doi.org/10.1016/j.xp... @erinmgibson.bsky.social @annawilliamslab.bsky.social collaboration lead by Themis Tsarouchas!

Do you want to join us for our Online Student Programme iENGAGE? Applications Open NOW!!!! You'll have 6 weeks of virtual summer student experience in our research areas across WWIEM

What a great initiative for ECRs!

📣 New Review Alert! Do you think glial cells are simply neuronal support cells in the CNS? Did you know glial cells are integral to barrier organs? Check out our latest review exploring the fascinating crosstalk between glia and immune cells in the gut, lung and skin! #GlialCells #ImmuneSystem

Couple of opportunities up to join the group! One at postdoc level, but open to senior support path. One research assistant role. Please share, or drop a line if you want to learn more! Or just apply! Thanks! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Hi #neuroscience community! This is one of my favorite posts ever. In close collaboration with @liddelowsa.bsky.social and Ye Zhang, we've built a new tool that we are eager to share! www.webseq.net

I was delighted to be a co-author on this paper and full disclosure - Adrian did the heavy lifting! A useful reflection, however, was my discomfort in reading an early draft with so many good ideas and examples of positive practices that, looking back, I didn't get right, particularly early on...

Some musings from me on a year in research culture & assessment reform. lizziegadd.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/p...

Great read shared with me by my labmate Dilan. Sound advice for all of us who want to promote “a rising tide that lifts all boats” in academia through mentorship. The 10 rules of the laboratory definitely needs to be a fridge magnet ashpublications.org/ashclinicaln...

Very proud of our new Dr Jessica White🥳 Not only did Jess navigate her studies through a pandemic but also through 2 extended leaves of her PI. Thankfully we had the outstanding @aleriede.bsky.social to support Jess through her PhD. Thanks also to examiners @labliston.bsky.social and Maeve Caldwell🙏

“Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be a great chef” I discussed my vision on how anyone can run a lab but fearless will succeed I really enjoyed writing this piece commissioned by @labliston.bsky.social at #immunology&CellBiology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Professorship of Infection / Immunity up for grabs in @cambridgeuni.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49381/

Nice - especially for other other-ologists like me who will probably always have imposter syndrome in the neuroscience field😀

Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots. To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.

Having a fantastic time meeting amazing researchers in the discipline of speech and language therapy at the HEA North-South Research Programme conference in Dublin. Great discussions about potential research in Multiple Sclerosis. @fitzyn.bsky.social

Keen to know what you find most useful here? I never got going on the other place, but enthusiastic about this. Can we post our experimental conundrums and technical challenges for input? Ask for and share carer advice, research funding opps, job postings etc? What else?