🚨PRE-PRINT OUT NOW🚨 read all about our recent work on neutrophil function in #COVID19. A lot of hard work from the whole team during challenging times went into this, it’s great to have it out there! 🫁Kylie Belchamber Shaun Thein Aaron Scott Liz Sapey medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Now it’s our very own Liz Sapey talking about neutrophils as targets in acute and chronic diseases! 😃#BIRA2021

So it finally comes to an end. Thanks for all the support: family, friends, MIDAS University of Birmingham, Team Neutrophil, Liz Sapey, Helen McGettrick, Janet Lord and everyone from Inflammation and Ageing and beyond!

The Rheumatology Research Group (Birmingham Rheumatology Research Group) has been awarded five year EULAR Centre of Excellence status. This is the second time the RRG have been awarded this status. 📰 Read the article: birmingham.ac.uk/research/infla…

Join us!! Fully funded PhD studentship to study alternative pathways to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency #AATD with Aaron Scott and Liz Sapey at Inflammation and Ageing. A friendly, fun lab with lots of support, and a weakness for cake... tinyurl.com/hapnkatv

Registration for the Mechanisms of Inflammation Symposium 2021 is open! Hear about cutting edge research, including keynotes from Connie Wong Adam Byrne and Dr Sophie Acton. We can't wait to see you (in person!) at the Edgbaston Conference Centre, 8th October 2021! bit.ly/3sbLbgp

Our new paper provides novel data regarding the molecular effects of current IPF therapies in a human lung tissue model of early fibrosis. @BlfResearch British Lung Foundation UoL Respiratory Sciences Medical Research Council #IPF #pulmonaryfibrosis #cureIPF frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

3 professional roles with 3 amazing teams, 1 baby, 1 new house, 1 PhD, with many wonderful, caring and absolutely amazing people along the way. Thanks to everyone who has made a year full of great memories 👍 Team Neutrophil Helen McGettrick #TeamRespiratory Respiratory and Sleep Clinical Science

🚨STP longlisting results have started to go out 🚨 Please check your Oriel account.

Postdocs of the UK (and the world). What thing did you not know as a PhD student, but would have been good to know in advance about being a postdoc? Sometimes these things skew negative; good, bad and neutral things too please! I will add subsequently too.

Want to study rare, under-researched, lung disease in children (and learn lots of immunology along the way)? Come join us NHLI to study children's interstitial lung disease (chILD) in a project funded by Asthma + Lung UK #NEHI findaphd.com/phds/project/h…

Hello again Brum!

A beautiful study of #IPF lungs using dynamic contrast enhanced MRI for the evaluation of lung perfusion, showing that #IPF #lungs have reduced regional perfusion, especially in progressive disease. An emerging #biomarker for #IPF disease progression. erj.ersjournals.com/content/60/4/2…

Applications to the Scientist Training Programme 2023 cohort close Monday at 4pm. Please make sure you submit your application in advance of the deadline to ensure it is submitted in time.

📢STP Equivalence funding available for 200 healthcare scientists 📢 Along with the Academy for Healthcare Science we are delighted to announce an exciting initiative that aims to increase the number of statutory registered healthcare scientists. ℹ️ nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/news/stp-equiv…

Applications to the Higher Specialist Scientist Training programme are now open. You can find all the information about applying here ℹ️ nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/hss…

Have you had your STP interview offer? Make sure you read our guidance for the STP interviews ⬇️ nshcs.hee.nhs.uk/programmes/stp…