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Principal Research Fellow & PI 🔎 UCL 🥼 PhD in immunology 🦠 Research in Lupus 🐺🦋 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-7652 Dad, husband, & family man 🏠 Spurs fan ⚪️ Author & illustrator of ImmuNinjas 🥷📕 https://amazon.co.uk/ImmuNinjas-2-book-series/dp/B0C65S1J5L

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

Can’t wait!

Thank you @iuis-online.bsky.social and @britsocimm.bsky.social!

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · Jul 9

Meet Dr George Robinson, paediatric rheumatology scientist at UCL. At #IUIS2025 he’ll present “The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity & heart disease.” Catch him and other #RisingStars in #Immunology! 🔬🌍 Register: https://loom.ly/CwagY2g #RisingStars2025 #GlobalImmunology

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic to see and congratulations!

Did you know there are sex differences in Tregs too?
Check out our paper published in @thelancetrheum.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/s266...

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 5d

We're delighted to see immunologists once again recognised by the #NobelPrize! 🏆

Warm congratulations to the winners - their contributions have been vital in shaping our understanding of the immune system.

More here: www.immunology.org/news/british...

British Society for Immunology response to 2025 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine | British Society for Immunology

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Lupus UK @lupusuk.bsky.social · 10d

Happy #LupusAwarenessMonth! 💜

October is Lupus Awareness Month in the UK, which aims to raise awareness and understanding of lupus amongst the public and medical profession.

Join us in helping to #MakeLupusVisible! 💜

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 16d

Incredible achievement and amazing lecture! Congratulations @ciurtinlab.bsky.social! 🎉

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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations 🥳 to Prof Ciurtin @ciurtinlab.bsky.social who will deliver the 2025 Lady Estelle Wolfson Lecture in Translational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians today! Coziana will focus on improving risk stratification and management of cardiovascular risk in young people with lupus.

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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 23d

We now have over 600 followers! Hello everyone from our new UCL department! Give some of our members a follow when you have a chance (we’ll post the in the thread below!) and stay tuned for our research updates 🧬 🎇 😃

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

Congratulations to anyone that managed to get their hands on an IFNα keyring at #PReS2025!
Credit to the @mcdonnelllab.bsky.social 3D printing facility for helping with this, it went down a treat!
Thank you to those that sent over pictures of these in the session audiences too!

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

Nailed it!
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

Next up from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social it’s @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @heather--cross.bsky.social
Clinical phenotypes in jSS and sex-specific mechanisms of autoimmune risk. See you there!

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

Great session and new collaborations ✅

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to this!
Please come to my talk if you want to hear about cellular responses and biomarkers of IFN status in cSLE as well as novel IFN endotyping linked to distinct clinical trajectories.
It’s a privilege to be in this session with such powerhouses of the field #PReS2025

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 24d

Here we go!! #PReS2025

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 24d

And that’s a wrap for #YIM2025! Congratulations to the amazing organising team led by Erdal and Sonia. Fantastic meeting!
Now it’s time for #PReS2025!

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 24d

Now @ciurtinlab.bsky.social presenting updated progress gathering CVD-risk data globally through the #PReSLupusWP. A huge effort and unmet clinical need!

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 24d

Great day yesterday, onto YIM day 2, and PReS opening ceremony tonight

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 25d

Exciting week ahead in Helsinki for #PReS2025! 🇫🇮
First up it’s the young investors meeting!
Fantastic science and a privilege to be on the organising committee of #PReSEMERGE
An @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social takeover later for the #cSLE session with @junjie-peng.bsky.social @heather--cross.bsky.social

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29d

Congratulations Merry!!

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Sep 10

Children with the rare, debilitating muscle disease juvenile dermatomyositis may benefit from exciting new research by experts including Dr Merry Wilkinson and Professor Wedderburn (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health) and at Great Ormond Street Hospital @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

Research breakthrough ‘open doors to new treatments’ for rare muscle disease

Children with a rare, debilitating muscle disease could benefit from the findings of new research by experts at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Aug 6

✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!

Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.

Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw

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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · Sep 1

New content online:

Immune-cell profiling to guide stratification and treatment of patients with rheumatic diseases

Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01291-0In this Review article, the potential of cytometry- and single-cell RNA sequencing-based immune profiling for aiding the diagnosis and personalized treatment of rheumatic diseases is discussed.

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today marks 10 years for me @ucl.ac.uk! One heck of a journey from my PhD in 2015 to starting my lab in 2022. I’ve met amazing people and had the best mentors with me. Incredible highs and plummeting lows, but always grounded by my family at home.
I bloody love my job, so here’s to the next decade!💜

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Aug 20

⏰ Just 2 weeks left! Submit your abstract for #BSI25 by 3 September and showcase your research at the UK’s flagship immunology event this December in Liverpool.

🔗 Submit now: bit.ly/3UfF6i5

British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌟 Got exciting immunology research to share? There’s still time to submit your abstract for BSI Congress! #BSI25

Present your findings to 1,500+ experts, grow your network, and spark new collaborations that can boost your career.

Submit by 3 Sept ➡️ https://bit.ly/3UfF6i5

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Quick break from immunology, now back to it! #IUIS2025 🇦🇹