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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine
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New department in UCL Division of Medicine - keep an eye out for our research updates!
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bcellsrosser.bsky.social
Happy Women and Girls in Science Day! To honour the occasion.... we're launching our website - rosserlab.com. Have a look around, it's designed for young people who participate in our studies, their families and other scientists. HUGE thanks
@hlpeks.bsky.social for designing it 🀠
Home
rosserlab.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
@bethangoulden.bsky.social @bcellsrosser.bsky.social @hlpeks.bsky.social..... tag anyone I've missed
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
It's women and girls in science day! What a great opportunity to highlight the amazing women in our dept.. @dianaematei.bsky.social @clairebeesley.bsky.social @drsianh.bsky.social @jury-lab.bsky.social @ciurtinlab.bsky.social @heather--cross.bsky.social @oliviabracken.bsky.social.
February 11, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Study sheds new light on sight-threatening arthritis in children

@uclnews.bsky.social
@greatormondst.bsky.social
@moorfields.bsky.social

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
Study sheds new light on sight-threatening arthritis in children
A team led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Moorfields Eye Hospital, found B cellsβ€”alongside T cellsβ€”play a key role in arthritis-related eye disease (JIA uveitis), a co...
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Congrats πŸ‘πŸΌ πŸ‘πŸΌ πŸ‘πŸΌ
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
This is a great idea! Has anyone got anything similar for @ucl.ac.uk? If yes, please add us in!
lshtm.bsky.social London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social Β· 21d
πŸ‘‹ Happy #FollowFriday!

Learn more about LSHTM's work to improve our shared health by following our centres, projects & groups πŸ‘‡

Welcoming new addition @iced-lshtm.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰

#PublicHealth

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January 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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lshtm.bsky.social
πŸ‘‹ Happy #FollowFriday!

Learn more about LSHTM's work to improve our shared health by following our centres, projects & groups πŸ‘‡

Welcoming new addition @iced-lshtm.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰

#PublicHealth

go.bsky.app/4FczAGW
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Have a read of the latest paper from our HoD Prof Gilroy’s lab and first author @oliviabracken.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com about the role of epoxyoxylipids in human monocyte biology and the resolution of inflammation doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Epoxy-oxylipins direct monocyte fate in inflammatory resolution in humans - Nature Communications
Here they demonstrate a therapeutic intervention elevating levels of CYP450-derived lipids to control the expansion of intermediate monocytes in tissue and peripheral blood, presenting a first in clas...
doi.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 AM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
@georgearobinson.bsky.social @dianaematei.bsky.social @ciurtinlab.bsky.social @mcdonnelllab.bsky.social @oliviabracken.bsky.social @mikeehrenstein.bsky.social @clairebeesley.bsky.social @junjie-peng.bsky.social @heather--cross.bsky.social… tag anyone we’ve missed & add your photos in the thread πŸ‘‡
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Wow! What a week.. our #BSI25 Congress in stats:
3 invited talks
3 selected for abstracts for short talks
1 lunch industry talk and…
14 posters!
Not bad for a department less than 1 yr old πŸ‘πŸΌ
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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dianaematei.bsky.social
Now more than usual (since I'm considering applying for a sex-differences based fellowship) I enjoyed and appreciated @ciurtinlab.bsky.social talk #BSI25! We really really need to sex-dissegregate our data!! ♂️♀️
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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pedrommcmachado.bsky.social
First-ever classification criteria for #haemochromatosis arthropathy now published! A major step for research & trials in this under-recognised condition. Thanks to the @eular.org task force who made this possible - a privilege to work together since 2020!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The iron fist. The iron fist is a physical sign due to incomplete full flexion of the second and/or third MCP joints. When making a fist, the PIP joints of the second and/or third fingers are raised above the level of the PIP joints of the fourth and fifth fingers, and the fingertips of the second and third fingers may not touch the palm. PIP, proximal interphalangeal, MCP, metacarpophalangeal.
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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bcellsrosser.bsky.social
Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of β€˜25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system:

www.arthritis-uk.org/our-research...
Research Highlight of the Year
Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.
www.arthritis-uk.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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dianaematei.bsky.social
Too many good talks so hard to choose #BSI25! For now let's see how our @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social HoD Derek Gilroy presents the great story of @oliviabracken.bsky.social 's PhD πŸ‘πŸ€©
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Great to see the ARR labs as the background for new borrowers movie!
bcellsrosser.bsky.social Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social Β· Nov 7
3 years of the Rosser lab ✨ and delighted that the group has gifted me this hand made piece of art to prove they’ve been hard at work in the lab…. Wow.. It’s been a wild ride so far! Feel privileged to work with this amazing group of smart, talented, eccentric people every day. Bring on year 4..!
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social
Some of us may be interested to meet sooner, so #EESSexDifferences @EMBLEvents may be of interest. It goes beyond the immune system, but still www.embl.org/about/info/c...
Sex differences in health and disease
www.embl.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Great to see @bcellsrosser.bsky.social perspective in @natrevrheum.nature.com highlighted in this editors comment!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The next breakthrough in rheumatology will require prioritizing diversity - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Progress has been astonishing, but the need for personalized care can only be addressed through a universal focus on diversity and equity in rheumatology research.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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heather--cross.bsky.social
Amazing talk from Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social at @efis-immunology.bsky.social So cool to hear about how sex determinants influence B cells! @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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bcellsrosser.bsky.social
Congrats @heather--cross.bsky.social on a great talk at the EFIS sex difference meeting today! @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
Great to see @bcellsrosser.bsky.social and colleagues taking their science public engagement to @newscientist.com live!
bcellsrosser.bsky.social Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social Β· Oct 19
Rosser team takes its fake blood on the road! Olive oil prep and a hand crank centrifuge as our primary learning tool 😹 thanks to the @medresfdn.bsky.social and @newscientist.com live for a rewarding experience πŸ‘€
October 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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georgearobinson.bsky.social
Heading up to Manchester this morning to speak in the @britsocimm.bsky.social Manchester Immunology Group Seminar Series @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Looking forward to it!
October 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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oriabe114.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Original articleπŸ“–β†’ www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
β€œIn vivo CD19 CAR T-cell therapy for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.” N. Engl. J. Med.

#SLE #lupus #CART
In vivo CAR-T cell engineering in refractory SLE - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Infused lipid nanoparticles were successfully used to generate CAR-T cells in patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus, achieving B cell depletion.
www.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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bcellsrosser.bsky.social Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social Β· Oct 3
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uk.theconversation.com The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com Β· Oct 3
The autoimmune disease lupus, which affects mainly women, can have wide-ranging impacts on health and quality of life.
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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bcellsrosser.bsky.social
Have been a big fan of the @theconversation.com for a while so was a real please to write this article with them. Thank you to @medresfdn.bsky.social for suggesting me and please do have a read πŸ‘‡

theconversation.com/what-is-lupu...
What is lupus, the condition Selena Gomez is diagnosed with?
The autoimmune disease lupus, which affects mainly women, can have wide-ranging impacts on health and quality of life.
theconversation.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM