Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers. Find out more about this study 👇 bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪

Ahead of the Grand Finale of this year’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge, we spoke with Dr Elena Pavlova — scientist-turned-founder of Protalea Bio, a standout finalist aiming to prevent age-related diseases like cancer before they start. Read more👉 buff.ly/sxOgnc9 @cam.ac.uk

⏳ Less than a month to secure funding for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research! Curious how it could launch your research career? Join our course director Harriet Groom this Friday at 1:00–1:45 PM for an exclusive webinar. Register here: buff.ly/KhQw4jb @cam.ac.uk

Upcoming seminar: 🎓Prof Mark Cragg, Professor in Experimental Cancer Biology @unisouthampton.bsky.social 📢"Engineering antibodies for agonism: from Fc to Fab" 📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 13 November 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/ijFXZRF #CITIID

Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Anneliese Speak, @medcambridge.bsky.social 📢"Zombies, ninjas and all things killer cells" 📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 30 October 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/KIFGG1F #CITIID

Congratulations to Professor Sarah Teichmann on being elected as a Regular Member of @nam.edu! A well-earned recognition of her outstanding leadership and impact in human biology, development & disease.👏 Read more: buff.ly/6SORb8O @scicambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

Exciting milestone for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute 👏 Co-led by our Professor Ravi Gupta, the new joint lab at HKUMed will advance vaccine research and strengthen our shared commitment to global health innovation. Read more: www.hkjcghi.org/hkjcghi-plaq...

🚨 Job alert! Research assistant (fixed term) to join @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social's group at #CITIID and work on the respiratory Mechanisms of Disease theme under the @cam.ac.uk-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC). Apply by 2 November: buff.ly/XebIJaX

T-Therapeutics, a Cambridge Enterprise Venture built on our Professor Allan Bradley's research, is reshaping cancer care. Their OpTiMus® platform creates a near-unlimited database of optimal T cell receptors, enabling new immune-based targeted treatments. buff.ly/UZsSs3l @cam.ac.uk

❤️ Today is #restarttheheartday When was the last time you refreshed your CPR?

Exciting to see two new expert lymph node research centres to be established in @cam.ac.uk as part of this national collaboration, with Professor Sarah Teichmann from @medcambridge.bsky.social & @scicambridge.bsky.social. More details below 👇

We're seeking 2️⃣ research associates to join Professor @andresfloto.bsky.social's lab @vpd-hlri.bsky.social. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team exploring antibiotic uptake, efflux & metabolism across multiple bacterial pathogens. Apply before 27 October: buff.ly/SqfTX3A

📣 The November edition of the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar Series is here: 🗓 17 November 2025, 4pm 📍 VPD-HLRI, Room 88/89

Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Fränze Progatzky @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social, @kiroxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ndorms.bsky.social 📢"Outside the brain: how glial cells orchestrate tissue immunity" 📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 16 October 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/IPj6StT #CITIID

We're #hiring! Course Coordinator to help deliver and managed our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research, which aims to train future leaders who translate research outputs into real-world clinical advances. 📅 Apply by 30 October: buff.ly/e88j5Zp @cam.ac.uk

🎉 Congratulations to our CaRM section lead, Professor Martin Bennett from @vpd-hlri.bsky.social, on receiving @ukri.org funding for their innovative work at the intersection of #AI and cardiovascular medicine. Read more: www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/news/univers... @cam.ac.uk

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r

New in Science Advances @aaas.org 👇 Read more: www.citiid.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Stacey Kigar @staceykigar.bsky.social @medcambridge.bsky.social 📢"Chronic stress-mediated effects on the immune system: links to mental health" 📅 1-2PM, Thur 2 October 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/ggnAwDO #CITIID #MedSky #ImmunoSky 🧪

Join us today for the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 🫀 📅 Mon 29 Sept, 4pm 📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI, Cambridge Speakers: 🔹 Steven Niederer – Building a digital heart 🔹 Tian Zhao – Immune modulation in atherosclerosis Free & open to all! #Cambridge #HeartResearch #HLRI

Fantastic to play our part in this year’s Cambridge Alumni Festival - welcoming visitors for talks and tours of the VPD-HLRI. @charlottesummers.bsky.social @lukeflower.bsky.social

Read ‘Pre and Post antibiotic epoch: the historical spread of antimicrobial resistance’ from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, @biology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk, @ukhsa.bsky.social @ebi.embl.org and others in @science.org, here ⤵️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We had a fantastic morning at #BSICambridge25 with talks on single-cell signalling, immune cell navigation, and tissue remodelling, followed by lively discussion and networking. Plenty more ahead this afternoon🔜 @britsocimm.bsky.social @queens.cam.ac.uk

Last Friday, our Department came together at our Annual Research Day 2025 to share discoveries, spark new ideas, and build the collaborations that will carry us forward. Discover the highlights ➡️ buff.ly/wDaHWGC @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

In Session 4 led by Matthew Hoare, we heard from @aydencase.bsky.social, Tetsuo Hasegawa, David Thomas & Emma Hodson. Talks spanned interleukin-2 and atherosclerosis, immune defences at the joint barrier, NK cell biology, and hypoxia in development. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay

Led by Andrew Conway-Morris, Session 3 covers key topics from brain injury biomarkers to airway biology and pulmonary arterial hypertension. This session brought together Dennis Wang, Leah Hurst, Daniel Whitehouse... @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social [1/2]

⚡Flash Talks are kicking off, featuring presentations from our researchers on innovative projects and emerging findings across all of our sections. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Time for lunch! Don't forget to check out what our wonderful exhibitors have to offer at their stands⬇️ Cambridge Enterprise | @lifearc.bsky.social | @milnerinst.bsky.social Flagship Pioneering partnership @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Hana Lango Allen from @cuhpartners.bsky.social presents on building collaborations and leveraging the healthcare data infrastructure across East of England to transform research. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay

Sarah Teichmann @teichlab.bsky.social delivered today's keynote: Translating the Human Atlas. In response to public health emergency, Sarah highlighted how @humancellatlas.org enables data sharing that transforms our understanding of biology & disease. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay

Session 1, led by @pedicordlab.bsky.social, features Eoin McKinney, Delphine Cuchet-Lourenco, Joe Joiner & Maire Roder. Amazing insights into autoimmunity and immune mechanisms, setting the tone for an exciting start to the day🔬 @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay

Our Head of Department of Medicine, Professor Duncan Richards, opens the day with reflections on the excellence of our research while unveiling our new MPhil programme in Translational Medical Research. @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Good morning from @robinsoncollege.bsky.social! We’re kicking off our Annual Research Day 2025 with a full programme of inspiring talks, poster sessions and discussions as we celebrate our research community. Stay tuned for updates! @medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay @vpd-hlri.bsky.social

Professor Menna Clatworthy and colleagues at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk & @cam.ac.uk used innovative imaging to understand the significant role of lymphatic vessels in kidney transplant rejection. Now available in @jclinical-invest.bsky.social 👇

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: @regisjoulia.bsky.social Dr Régis Joulia, @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded Group Leader @imperialnhli.bsky.social, will be speaking on mast cells in the lungs at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social

Only 4️⃣ days to go until our Annual Research Day! 🥁 We’re excited to announce that Hana Lango Allen will be joining us as a guest speaker this Friday. Hana will be sharing fresh perspectives on healthcare data research infrastructure. @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

📢 Applications are now open for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research! Get hands-on experience from world leaders in immunology, pandemic preparedness, cardiovascular & respiratory biomedicine, and acute & emergency care. 👉 buff.ly/gH9tRV7 @cam.ac.uk

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: Ang Cui Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology @harvardmed.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org, Dr Ang Cui will be speaking at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Grab your ticket: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social #ImmunoSky

We're seeking a Clinical Lecturer in #Cardiology. Applicants should be medically qualified & have: - full GMC registration - existing NTN/NTN(A) in Cardiology - experience in immune-inflammatory mechanisms of cardiovascular disease Apply by 17 September ➡️ buff.ly/c793zjn @cam.ac.uk @cuh.nhs.uk

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: Ulrich von Andrian Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology @harvardmed.bsky.social & Program Leader, Basic Immunology @ragoninstitute.bsky.social. 🎟️Last chance to secure your early bird ticket: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social #ImmunoSky

How do neutrophils contribute to mental health? Delighted to share research led by @staceykigar.bsky.social: meningeal neutrophils shape how the brain responds to stress. Out today @natcomms.nature.com. More in the thread⬇️ @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social @medcambridge.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social

Can mood disorders be driven by inflammation? Published today in @natcomms.nature.com, @staceykigar.bsky.social & colleagues found that chronic stress may release immune cells from bone marrow in the skull, potentially contributing to depression. buff.ly/xAz0oiS @cam.ac.uk

This afternoon at 2-3pm. All are welcome 😀

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: Markus Feurer Deputy Scientific Director & Head of Research Division of Immunology at the Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT). 🎟️ Hear Professor Feurer on tissue regulatory T-cells at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: Federica Marelli-Berg @thebhf.bsky.social Professor of Cardiovascular Immunology & Centre Lead of Biochemical Pharmacology @qmul.bsky.social. 🎟️ Hear Federica on T-cell cardiotropism at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social

We’re gearing up for our Annual Research Day this September, where we celebrate and showcase the brilliant research happening across the department. Especially excited to welcome Sarah Teichmann @teichlab.bsky.social as our keynote speaker this year💡

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: @robinsall.bsky.social Professor Robert Insall, Professor of Computational Cell Biology @ucl.ac.uk, will be speaking on immune cells at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Early bird registration still open: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social #ImmunoSky

We're delighted that Felicity Crawshay-Williams (a final-year PhD student in ‪@medcambridge.bsky.social‬) was presented with a PhD Student Award by the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research for her work tackling #AntimicrobialResistance. Read our news report: shorturl.at/aVs9n

Two weeks left to submit your abstract and showcase your work at #BSICambridge25! 📣 Join us at Cambridge to connect with world leaders in the field of #immunology this September: buff.ly/2BFe7ni @britsocimm.bsky.social

📢 Meet #BSICambridge25 speaker: Joanne Jones Associate professor @cam.ac.uk & honorary consultant neurologist @cuh.nhs.uk, Dr Joanne Jones will be speaking at the 2025 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/jhoEQJ0 @britsocimm.bsky.social #ImmunoSky