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For #WorldDiabetesDay hear from Prof Parth Narendran & Dr Lauren Quinn about their ground-breaking ELSA study, screening children aged 3-13 for Type 1 diabetes. They have so far recruited over 20,000 patients to the Immunology and Immunotherapy study Discover more at elsadiabetes.nhs.uk

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Have you seen that Old Joe is blue? He is helping us highlight #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek! Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria becomes resistant to antimicrobial agents, meaning antibiotics become ineffective and increasing disease risk. who.int/campaigns/worl…

Have you seen that <a href="/oldjoeclock/">Old Joe</a> is blue? He is helping us highlight #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek! Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria becomes resistant to antimicrobial agents, meaning antibiotics become ineffective and increasing disease risk. who.int/campaigns/worl…
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Could #Salmonella be engineered in the fight to tackling bowel cancer? This is the latest study proposed by Uni of Birmingham & University of Glasgow researchers with a view to developing new effective treatments for #Cancer. Full article now available: bit.ly/40Ww2mS

Could #Salmonella be engineered in the fight to tackling bowel cancer? This is the latest study proposed by 
<a href="/unibirmingham/">Uni of Birmingham</a> &amp; University of Glasgow researchers with a view to developing new effective treatments for #Cancer.
Full article now available: bit.ly/40Ww2mS
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It's #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek | Explore the impactful work of BactiVac Network advancing bacterial #Vaccine development for LMICs. Today we feature Prof Wilder-Smith from World Health Organization (WHO) at their 5th Annual Network Meeting as she shares her thoughts on vaccines to combat #AMR.

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A breakthrough for #BloodCancer patients 🧬 Uni of Birmingham researchers identified a key target, CD70, to reduce post-#StemCell transplant complications & possibly lessen the risk of ‘graft-versus-host disease’ (#GVHD) - further details now available ⬇️

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What a brilliant #AwayDay our department hosted last week! ✨ We were proud to showcase our cutting-edge #Research on immunity, the microbiome & #Cancer therapies. Our own Dr Dr Zania Stamataki captured some highlights of the day! 👇 #Immunology #Immunotherapy

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Learn how the body uses its own immune system to tackle #Cancer from within using immunotherapy cancer drugs 🧬 The first in a series of fascinating NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre talks taking place on 3 April - secure your place today 👇 #Immunotherapy #CancerResearch

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Bacterial Vaccinology funding call now open! 🌍🔬 BactiVac Network catalyst funds are flexible, typically up to £70K towards exploring new approaches & strategies to advance #Vaccines in partnership with LMICs & industry. 📅 Apply by 15 June 2025 🔗Details: bit.ly/3ETsTeq

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In the lead up to #IWD25, we celebrate the incredible women making a lasting impact on our community. Professor Alex Richter, Director of our Clinical Immunology Services, shares who inspires her the most ⬇️ #IWD #WomenInResearch College of Medicine and Health (UoB)

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Important research from our Department led by Dr Helen Parry 💙 showing how some #Cancer patients can safely continue their BTKi treatment while receiving their COVID-19 vaccination. Further details now available ⬇️

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🚨 Milestone Alert! 🚨 30,000 sign-ups and counting! 🎉 A huge thank you to every family taking part in the elsadiabetes study — your support is shaping the future of type 1 diabetes research. Together, we’re making a difference! 💙#Type1Diabetes #T1D Parth Narendran

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Interesting study from Professor Alex Richter, Sian Faustini & team published in The BMJ Military Health - whilst vitamin D is essential for overall health, it was not an effective tool for preventing #COVID transmission in a military setting. Full paper now online ⬇️

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Researchers from Uni of Birmingham have received £230K funding from Cancer Research Horizons to develop a new test to monitor people at risk of #BloodCancer multiple myeloma. The test aims to make #MGUS monitoring more efficient for patients & the NHS. bit.ly/4j5RRGt #MultipleMyeloma

Researchers from <a href="/unibirmingham/">Uni of Birmingham</a> have received £230K funding from <a href="/CR_Horizons/">Cancer Research Horizons</a> to develop a new test to monitor people at risk of #BloodCancer multiple myeloma. The test aims to make #MGUS monitoring more efficient for patients &amp; the NHS.
bit.ly/4j5RRGt
#MultipleMyeloma
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Amazing to see our brilliant researchers recognised for their exciting and ground-breaking research - congratulations Dr Sarah Dimeloe & Dr Rebecca Drummond! 🎉

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This Saturday is #WorldLiverDay2025 🌎 In preparation, we’re celebrating #WorldLiverDay by highlighting pioneering liver research that’s taken place at Uni of Birmingham over the past year 🔬 Here's a year of our liver research - a thread 🧵 #LiverResearch

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Our BactiVac Network team joined global experts at the GAMRIF Summit 2025 to advance the fight against antimicrobial resistance (#AMR). We are proud to be part of the international effort for a healthier future 🌎 Read more: bit.ly/3GqyqtC #AntimicrobialResistance #GlobalHealth

Our <a href="/BactiVac/">BactiVac Network</a> team joined global experts at the GAMRIF Summit 2025 to advance the fight against antimicrobial resistance (#AMR). We are proud to be part of the international effort for a healthier future 🌎
Read more: bit.ly/3GqyqtC
#AntimicrobialResistance #GlobalHealth
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We're proud to see the work that Prof Professor Alex Richter & her team are doing to advance diagnostics globally where those in low and middle-income countries could get access to treatment sooner 👏 #GlobalHealth #Vaccines

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We're excited for Prof Shishir Shetty's upcoming #InuaguralLecture to hear about the amazing liver research happening right here in Uni of Birmingham and the exciting developments coming up for cancer immunotherapy 🙌 Secure your place today 👇