Join us online for the MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology AI in Immunology Workshop. Wednesday 6th May 2026.
🖥️🤖 AI in Immunology Workshop – FREE online tickets!
Join us online for the AI in Immunology Workshop, hosted by us along with @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social and GJBRC. Featuring keynote talks, short talks and workshops.
Learn more & get your FREE online tickets ➡️ lnkd.in/eNRYnDjh
#AI #Immunology
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Professor Shauna Culshaw, University of Glasgow: “Regulation of Immune Response Against Oral Bacteria.” Thursday 16th April 12 pm Michael Smith Lecture Theatre Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
Tomorrow we are pleased to welcome Professor Shauna Culshaw from @glasgow.ac.uk, who will present her talk:
“Regulation of Immune Response Against Oral Bacteria.” 🦷
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar
📆 Thursday 16th April
🕛 12 PM
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
portrait of Lydia Becker by artist Susan Isabel Dacre, Manchester Art Gallery
🐣 Hope everyone is enjoying the Easter holidays!
🖼️ Highly recommend a visit to Manchester Art Gallery which is home to this fantastic portrait of Lydia Becker by artist Susan Isabel Dacre
Excited to share our editorial in @bmj.com - we discuss the need for targeted action to address the fact that the UK has lost its measles-free status. We highlight issues like public health spending cuts, fragmented infrastructure, training cuts that impacted vaccine access #HealthPolicy 🧵
Wonderful to be on another paper with my fantastic colleague Steve Jenkins - another important IL-4 macrophage story www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Really excited to share this opportunity to be part of our new patient panel who will be integral to our @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social research exploring how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases like asthma + IBD Please do apply/ share #PatientInvolvement #Exposome
Today is #CelebrateVaccines day for the @britsocimm.bsky.social so sharing this basic explainer of how vaccines work and the main different types of vaccine
Fantastic group of young scientists asking really insightful questions at today @senseaboutsci.bsky.social Voice of Young Scientists- great to be a small part of it!
Following the recent meningitis B outbreak, Professor Jeremy Derrick spoke with the @manchestereveningnews.co.uk on the "arms race" between our immune systems and evolving bacteria. He explains why young people are at risk and why early vigilance is vital:
tinyurl.com/5cy3m3y6
An article @sheencr.bsky.social and I wrote on the exciting promise of 'Masked' T cell engagers is now available at the Conversation.
doi.org/10.64628/AB....
Super-excited to share this article I wrote with @worboyslab.bsky.social all about new innovations in a type of monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer. Super quick 🧵🧪 #MonoclonalAntibodies
Looking forward to meeting friends at @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social and share the results of the last year at @cruknbc.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk and @christieinstitute.bsky.social for @gastric.bsky.social and other cancers of unmet need
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Dr Sara Valpione, CRUK Manchester Institute: “Precision Oncology for cancers of unmet need” Thursday 19th March 12 pm Michael Smith Lecture Theatre Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
Excited to host @saravalpione.bsky.social from @cruk-mi.bsky.social for this week’s @britsocimm.bsky.social l MIG Seminar.
Dr Valpione discusses precision oncology for cancers of unmet need, integrating multi-omics and liquid biopsy.
📆 Thursday 19th March
🕛 12PM
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Really hope the meningitis outbreak will be quickly contained. Its a serious life threatening infection & initial symptoms can be mistaken for other things (such as a severe hangover )which can delay people seeking help.
Lydia Becker Institute stand volunteer collage photo at the British Science Week 2026 Science Fair at Manchester Museum
That's a wrap on #BSW26 at the Manchester Museum!
🎯 Our newly revamped games proved a big hit. We had some great conversations with students about immune cells and how they protect the body, and hopefully inspired a few future immunologists too!
Thanks again to all our amazing volunteers!
It was a great first day at British Science Week. We are talking mucus, microbes, and parasites!
🔬🎯 A great first day at the #BSW26 Science Fair at Manchester Museum!
We'll be there again tomorrow to engage with more pupils from schools in the North West + talk about our research and provide advice on a career in STEM!
#immunosky
Image of Lydia Becker, suffragist, scientist, trailblazer, International Women's Day 2026, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation. Image credit: @realmancsy
To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay, we’re honouring our namesake, Lydia Becker.
A pioneer for suffrage and a dedicated botanist, she fought for women’s right to scientific education. We continue her mission by championing the brilliant women leading the way in immunology research. #IWD2026
🔬 Our February publication roundup is now live.
From new insights into melanoma control and myasthenia gravis to strategies for countering infectious disease misinformation - find out more 👇
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
For International Women’s Day, we celebrate Professors Judi Allen and Fiona Powrie, leaders of the MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology. Allen explores immune responses to parasites, while Powrie uncovers how immunity shapes gut balance and inflammation.
Find out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
🔬 Our February publication roundup is now live.
From new insights into melanoma control and myasthenia gravis to strategies for countering infectious disease misinformation - find out more 👇
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
New data from Holly Linley, Amy Saunders and colleagues @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk shows that "#CD200R1 promotes the development of murine #γδ17 #Tcells"
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Dr James Edgar, University of Cambridge: “Tethered exosomes and the MHC-II problem” Thursday 5th March 12 pm Michael Smith Lecture Theatre Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
This week Dr James Edgar from the University of Cambridge joins us for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar to give a talk entitled:
“Tethered exosomes and the MHC-II problem”
📆 Thursday 5th Mar
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
New research from the @hepworth-lab.bsky.social lab and @gjbrainresearch.bsky.social reveals how stroke impacts the gut immune system and microbiome.
By identifying changes in intestinal IgA and immune crosstalk, investigators are uncovering new ways to treat complications.
tinyurl.com/48v4jy9e
Ardwick Climate Action Green Route sign. Developed in partnership with researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute.
🚶♂️Spotted one of the Ardwick Climate Action Green Route signs today!
The route was developed by @ardwickclimate.bsky.social in partnership with Becker researchers to help the community avoid high-pollution areas, reducing the environmental triggers that drive inflammation and impact our health.
🧠 Our latest newsletter is out today!
☕ Read it here:
@dns-uom.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social @uom-dcs.bsky.social
mailchi.mp/8f2fc944c32c...
British Society for Immunology MIG seminar, Dr Andreas Wack, Francis Crick Institute: “Macrophages and interferons in viral infections of the lung: Risks and benefits” Thursday 26th February 12 pm Michael Smith Lecture Theatre Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
How do lung macrophages balance protection and pathology?
Dr Andreas Wack from @crick.ac.uk joins us to give a talk on the risks and benefits of interferons during viral infections.
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar
📆 Thursday 26th Feb
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
Campus looking pretty spring like this afternoon and evening at @manchester.ac.uk
