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At last year’s workshop on EcoImmunology we asked are we as research communities equipped to meet threats to health. The results are published in Discovery Immunology Journal where we identify challenges and make recommendations Lydia Becker Institute Sustainable Futures UoM academic.oup.com/discovimmunolo…

Brilliant paper by Prof Jan Slapeta et al. Towards precision parasite management for livestock gastrointestinal nematodes in 2030: Trends in Parasitology cell.com/trends/parasit…

Morning…great way to start the day…Long-eared Owl sitting on wall of lighthouse

The first EIG event of the academic year is next week! October 24th from 13:30-15:30 we will gather at the Institute for Regeneration and Repair to hear some exciting immunology.  We're thrilled to welcome Kathryn Else, Dr Fränze Progatzky, and Elaine Emmerson to share their work!

Immunity and concussion - such an interesting area of research

🤷 Confused🤷🏽 about monocytes and their origins (MDP/GMP)? Curious about their plasticity and roles in autoimmunity & cancer? Check out Figure 2 by Maya Rachman 👩‍🎨 @mildnerlab @kiwookkimlab as we unpack it all! Dive in here:Discovery Immunology Journal doi.org/10.1093/discim…

View From the Edge - On display SWLA Annual Exhibition mallgalleries Mostly completed in situ on the Isle of May. The whole exhibition can be viewed & purchased online via the Mall Galleries website. #Guillemots #Razorbills #isleofmay #artforsale #birds #birdart

📢 Two days to go until the first EIG mini-symposia! Looking forward to welcoming you to Institute for Regeneration and Repair this Thursday at 13:30, Seminar Room 1.05. 🎯IRR South, 5 Little France Drive, EH16 4UU British Society for Immunology

Heading up from Lydia Becker Institute to the Edinburgh Immunology Group’s mini symposium to give a talk about whipworms and EcoImmunology. Also speaking are Franze Progatzky and Elaine Emmerson. Looking forward to the discussions and catching up with colleagues

Honoured to speak in the #glia session at #Prion2024 with Ilia Baskakov and Mark Zabel on #prions #microglia & #astrocytes

Last week everyone in the Bain lab and wider Institute for Regeneration and Repair said a sad goodbye to Wouter T'Jonck. He has been a phenomenal postdoc, colleague and friend over the last 4yrs. Good luck back in 🇧🇪 with Charlotte Scott. You’re welcome back to visit any time.

T. Muris Infection Dynamics of a Fresh, Wild Isolate: Is the Established E Isolate Still Relevant? - Mair - 2024 - Parasite Immunology - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pi…

Our Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research funded ecoimmunology grant moves into its Winter season tomorrow as we head back up to the wonderful Isle of May for 6 weeks fieldwork. (Some of) the 6 week food shop below…Lydia Becker Institute Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher Josh Richards Iris Mair @amybpedersen

First trapping day of the Winter season is always a bit nerve wracking as we get our first hint at how well the mice are doing. But it’s looking really good with 50 traps triggered on our first night on Low Light Lydia Becker Institute Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher

At first capture we take faeces from the mice so we can estimate worm burden and assess the microbiome. We also look for faecal cytokines as biomarkers of gut health. Judi Allen and my PhD student Beth here collecting the samples. Lydia Becker Institute

The seal nurseries on the Isle of May are busy but not as busy as they should be. The blog has the story; isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com

Tasks of the day set out at our breakfast “scrum”

We have been putting the feeders out on our Low Light grid in preparation for the diet enrichment; traps have gone back out ready for tomorrow’s baseline session; and loggers are in position to track mouse movement Lydia Becker Institute Rowanne Fletcher Rowan Bancroft @amybpedersen

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