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...

🆕 | Dr Laura McCaughey has co-authored a new report highlighting how Life Sciences educators can enhance skills frameworks to support students. It is the key output from a symposium held at @uofglasgow.bsky.social and supported by @uofgsii.bsky.social and @sulsa.bsky.social. 🧵 1/2

📢 | Professor @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social has been appointed @uofgsii.bsky.social Director of Education, succeeding Professor Olwyn Byron. The pair will work closely to ensure a smooth transition ahead of Prof Veitch's official start this Friday. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

📢 | Professor Donal Wall from @uofgsii.bsky.social was 1 of just 6 experts, selected from over 300, invited to give oral evidence to the @houseofcommons.parliament.uk SIT Committee as part of its inquiry into the UK’s microbiome research landscape. 🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwyr...

🗣️ | Congratulations to Professor @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social on her recent inaugural lecture, Blending the Biosciences in a Digital World. Delivered to a full house, it was a truly memorable event hosted by @uofgsii.bsky.social and @uofgmvls.bsky.social LTSN. 🔗 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

Delighted all of @lizihegarty.bsky.social's hard work as paid off. She shows that tissue resident colonic #macrophages persist through #inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair. Lovely collaborative work with colleagues @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and beyond. 🙏🏻 @uofgsii.bsky.social

Well done @lizihegarty.bsky.social. You are an exemplar postdoc - hardworking, well-read, conscientious, supportive, collegiate, all while being good fun (and expert in where to dine!!). Delighted to have you as a colleague. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social

🆕 | Rachael Hamilton MSP, Deputy Convenor of the @scotparl.bsky.social's group on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal conditions, recently visited @uofgsii.bsky.social for a tour of our Sir Graeme Davies Building and discussion with @racegbn.bsky.social staff. 🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

It has been lovely being back in Glasgow this week, giving a keynote talk at the Glasgow Computational Biology conference & an invited seminar at @uofgsii.bsky.social in the Hogwarts building 🏰(thank you @liam-rooney.bsky.social) -both such vibrant research communities & highly enjoyable discussions

📆 | Save the Date! The @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 is coming to @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Running from 7-9 April, there will be 15 sessions, 5 workshops, a ceilidh, a dinner - and a welcome reception at Glasgow City Chambers. 🔗 More info soon at bsp.uk.net/Events

@marquescata.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social presenting new findings on stable polyploid Trypanosoma brucei at @microbiologysociety.org #Eukaryotes25

@scotomorph.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social presenting new insights into Trypanosoma congolense at #Eukaryotes25 @microbiologysociety.org

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Rick Maizels has been prominently featured in a fascinating Freethink* article exploring the surprising relationship between parasitic worms and the human immune system. 👉 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe... 🗞️ Article: www.freethink.com/biotech/worm...

🛶 | @uofgsii.bsky.social Bacteriology enjoyed a two-day retreat at the Firbush Outdoor Centre on Loch Tay at the beginning of July. During the stay, discussions were had on the future of the research area, new opportunities for outreach and public engagement, and development of new curricula.