🆕 | A new partnership between @glasgow.ac.uk & Ahmadu Bello University has been formalised following a visit coordinated by @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Harry de Koning. The MoU will support future collaborations between researchers in Glasgow and Nigeria. 🔗 More www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social researchers Professor Richard McCulloch and Dr Jane Munday have contributed to a study showing how Trypanosoma brucei evades the immune system through DNA-driven antigen changes. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 📜 @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🆕 | A new study led by patients and co-authored by @uofgsii.bsky.social researchers marks a significant milestone in how IBD research is conducted. The work highlights the impact of PPIE within Professor @gwotzerho.bsky.social’s research group, with Molly Halligan playing a leading role. Links 👇

Wonderful to have Dr Rebecca McHugh @rebeccamchugh.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social to give a @mhd-newcastle.bsky.social seminar today on her BBSRC fellowship work at @uofgsii.bsky.social - fantastic to see talented people (Becca & group) working with talented bacteria (Streptomyces)

🤞🏻 | Good luck in your exams! With the April/May exam diet upon us, everyone at @uofgsii.bsky.social wishes our students the very best of luck in your exams and assessments. 🗓️ Timetable: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_... 📩 Check out the exam pack sent out by @uofglifesci.bsky.social for guidance.

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social colleagues attended the recent @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast. Spanning all career stages, the team showcased their research and contributed to key sessions, demonstrating the depth of Bacteriology at Sii. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🆕 | A new study co-led by @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Pasquale Maffia reveals that African countries remain severely underrepresented in RCTs published in leading medical and cardiovascular journals. 🔗 Read the full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 📜 Paper: www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

📣 We’re still accepting applications for our Introduction to Viral #Bioinformatics course in Glasgow this June! ⏳ Apply by April 30 📅
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc8285zd @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @woahglobal.bsky.social

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr Laura McCaughey has been shortlisted in two categories at the Graduate Futures Institute Academic Employability Awards, for initiatives Complete Graduate, developed with @uofglifesci.bsky.social colleagues, & Business in the Biosciences. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

This work started @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and continues @uofgsii.bsky.social after our relocation in 2025. Most experiments performed across institutions and the @crick.ac.uk to ensure reproducibility. Thanks to all involved. Full post once published 📖

Our latest preprint in an awesome collaboration with the Wack Lab @crick.ac.uk. Led by @chrysante-ili.bsky.social, @woutertj.bsky.social and @isobelmouat.bsky.social. We show that monocytes follow a largely conserved differentiation blueprint in the 🫁 when elicited by distinct challenges.

Thank you so much to everyone who made it to #BSP2026 in beautiful, sunny Glasgow!!! (We asked the weather to behave while everyone was around)! The @bspparasitology.bsky.social 2027 meeting will be in Cardiff! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves! Like Glasgow, People Make #Parasitology! 🥳🧬🧫🔬

🥇 | A team involving two @uofgsii.bsky.social Microbiology students, Rayan Ishraq and James Mclauchlan, recently took first place in the Startup Factory Scotland Grand Final. Supported by the Scottish Government, the event was hosted at the ARC on 11 March. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

From molecules to mechanisms! Our combined platforms offer powerful ways to explore complex biomedical challenges. This mind map highlights just a few of the possibilities. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgsii.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

📻 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr Eve Smith recently featured on BBC Radio Scotland’s Morning with Stephen Jardine for a special surgery on juvenile arthritis. During the show, Dr Smith discussed paediatric rheumatic diseases and answered caller questions. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🧵 1/2

Happy to have been part of this work. When entire continents are missing from trial data, guidelines aren’t truly global. Investing in African research capacity is important. #HealthEquity #Africa #ClinicalTrials @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgsii.bsky.social www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

🆕 | Sii's Dr Mariana Ferreira Silva has been awarded a Young Investigator Grant from FAPESP to establish a research group at the University of São Paulo. The group will investigate how the ubiquitination system contributes to the Toxoplasma gondii life cycle. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

Congratulations to the @uofgsii.bsky.social team for advancing our understanding of Toxoplasma gondii through the ID of TgENT1 as the uracil/uridine transporter. Proud that our FACS facilities supported this work! 🔗 www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/15... @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

🆕 | Professor Donal Wall, Head of Bacteriology in @uofgsii.bsky.social, recently delivered his inaugural lecture. The engaging talk spanned a range of topics, from soil microbiology and veterinary microbiology to human pathogens and the microbiome. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🆕 | We recently welcomed students from across @glasgow.ac.uk to our SGDB for an Open House offering an introduction to @uofgsii.bsky.social. The event proved a tremendous success, with a post-event survey providing overwhelmingly positive feedback. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

📻 | Tune in to BBC Radio Scotland's surgery this morning (between 10.40 and 11.40am) to hear @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr Eve Smith discuss arthritis and other paediatric rheumatic diseases as part of the World Young Rheumatic Disease Day campaign. 🔊 Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

🌍 | 2026 marks a decade of AfrIB💡P! This flagship programme involves @uofgsii.bsky.social staff and supports researchers and clinicians in immunology across Africa. The milestone 2026 edition is scheduled to be held this month in Stellenbosch, South Africa. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🆕 | A new initiative to support students in Gaza has launched following a strong response from colleagues across @uofglifesci.bsky.social. Led by @uofgsii.bsky.social professors Olwyn Byron and Adnan Al-Hindi, PRGS shares valuable practical teaching resources. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

‪🎥 | WATCH | Dr Kirsty McWilliam (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) discusses Genome-wide fitness profiling identifies novel regulators of Trypanosoma brucei life cycle development. The full Centre for Parasitology seminar is available on our YouTube channel now: 📺 youtu.be/vQ8uKc4dACc?...

🆕 | A new study co-led by @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor @gwotzerho.bsky.social has identified a highly-specific immune signal of gut inflammation and translated it into a promising non-invasive diagnostic tool for IBD. 🔗Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🔬 Image: Emily Thompson 🧵1/2

Lovely to see the imaging by @lizihegarty.bsky.social making the front cover of @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. Instead is our work on #macrophage heterogeneity & dynamics in health & inflammation. We also did a short podcast to discuss the main findings. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social

🆕 | A [email protected] team involving two @uofgsii.bsky.social colleagues has been recognised with a @learnsci.com Teaching Innovation Award for pioneering use of Smart Worksheets. The LearnSci judges praised the project as exceptional! 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

From idea to impact! This paper from @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk and @uofgsii.bsky.social shows what’s possible with electron microscopy 👉 www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... Congratulations to the team! www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1... @pnas.org

🎥 | WATCH | Dr @marinapapaiakovou.bsky.social (@cam.ac.uk) discusses genomic insights from poo! Specifically, STH Diversity and Diagnostic Implications via Genome Skimming and Hybrid Capture. The full Centre for Parasitology seminar is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/NmZxnujqhWQ?...

🆕 | Over 150 colleagues attended our fourth annual @uofgsii.bsky.social Away Day, held on Thursday, 29 January at the Glasgow University Union. Staff and PGR students delivered presentations on a variety of subjects, followed by a drinks reception and a quiz. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🥈 | @uofgsii.bsky.social is proud to confirm the successful renewal of our Athena Swan Silver Award, extending our status to January 2031. This recognises our commitment to gender equality and fostering an inclusive, supportive working environment. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

Introducing the amazing Dr Lily Koumbas Foley 🥰📚👩‍🎓 @crgglasgow.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social

#HappeningNow | @fao.org joins scientists and vet officials for animal #trypanosomosis research and control #SALTTz •🔗Opinion: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt... •🗺️Disease intelligence: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt... •📘Progressive control: doi.org/10.4060/cd79... @glasgow.ac.uk @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Thanks to Peiliang Cai, Zhaoyuan Liu and @florentginhoux.bsky.social for their great Commentary on our recent study led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social proposing a framework for defining murine colonic macrophages @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social

🎄 | Wishing all @uofgsii.bsky.social staff and students, and colleagues across @uofgmvls.bsky.social and #UofG, a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year!

🆕 | A collaborative study led by @uofgsii.bsky.social, in partnership with @elilillyandcompany.bsky.social and @nhsggc.bsky.social has uncovered how immune features in artery tissue can predict if patients with GCA will respond to steroid treatment. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🧵1/2

Our Emerging Leaders Prize winner, Dr Eve Smith, recently co-led a two-day workshop as part of her research which focuses on #lupus in children. Find out more here ⬇️

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr Eve Smith recently co-led an important milestone for paediatric rheumatology: the International T2T Consensus Meeting for cSLE. Supported by EATC4Children, the two-day workshop was held in Liverpool during November. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🎥 | WATCH | Dr Thomas Hollin (@umontpellier.bsky.social) discusses RNA-binding Proteins and Organellar Gene Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum. The full Centre for Parasitology seminar is now available for a limited period on our YouTube channel: 📺 youtu.be/aH9aZAbJaIs?...

🆕 | We are delighted to report that a paper by @uofgsii.bsky.social academics has been shortlisted for @arthritisuk.bsky.social Research Highlight of the Year 2025. 🗳️ Voting is open! (✅6): www.arthritis-uk.org/our-research... 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 📜 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor @gwotzerho.bsky.social recently joined @uofgmvls.bsky.social colleague Professor Konstantinos Gerasimidis on the Catherine McEwan Foundation podcast to discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease research. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🎙️ youtu.be/i51kE4Nvslc?...

Thanks for sharing @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. This work was led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social during her PhD @edinuni-irr.bsky.social funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Now being continued after our relocation to @uofgsii.bsky.social. Might be of interest to @emds2025.bsky.social attendees!

🆕 | Professor @danielstreicker.bsky.social and his team at @cvrinfo.bsky.social were recently featured across BBC television, radio, & online coverage, showcasing their work on vampire bat-transmitted rabies in Peru. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 📰 BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧵1/2

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Donal Wall has been acknowledged by @microbiologysociety.org for his expert review of their new briefing exploring the role of microbiomes across human, animal, and environmental health. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 📝 online.flippingbook.com/view/7778675...

🦠 | Sii Level-3 Microbiology students are hosting a coffee afternoon tomorrow to raise funds and awareness for AMR Action UK as part of #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek. 📆 Tuesday, 18 November 🕐 12.30–4pm 🏢 SGDB Level 2 meeting room Drop in for a coffee & pastry to support AMR Action UK.

👻 | A spooktacular trio of @uofgsii.bsky.social professors took part in the GUII Society's recent Halloween-themed Terrifying Microbes event. 🎃 Andy Roe, 🦇 Richard Burchmore, and 🕸️ Ed Hutchinson haunted the audience with presentations at the well-attended event in the Boyd Orr on 27th October.

🆕 | Sii's Dr @leighannsherry.bsky.social has been shortlisted for a BRILLIANT award alongside @uofgmvls.bsky.social colleagues Nairn Scobie & Fiona Stubbs. Their embedding of industry internships into Life Sciences degrees has received well-earned recognition. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🎉 Fletcher lab PhD student Emma Davies reflecting on her prize winning talk - we’re super proud of you Emma - many congrats! 🎉 @cvrinfo.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social postgrad researchers have taken top honours in the @microbiologysociety.org Sir Howard Dalton Early Career Microbiologist of the Year competition. Emma Davies (@cvrinfo.bsky.social) was named winner, with Phoebe Crossley (Microbiology) 3rd. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social researchers played a key role in delivering the 38th EMDS meeting, held 16–18 Sep in Edinburgh. Led by @bainlab.bsky.social and @mariolaks.bsky.social with colleagues at @edinburghuni.bsky.social, the event hosted over 260 delegates. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...