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Updates on the latest research, news, and events from the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.

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Based on @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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Last Friday, our Department came together at our Annual Research Day 2025 to share discoveries, spark new ideas, and build the collaborations that will carry us forward.

Discover the highlights ➡️ buff.ly/wDaHWGC

@medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay
@vpd-hlri.bsky.social
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Sebastian Amigorena @institutcurie.bsky.social

📢"Cryptic RNA splicing in tumors generates new protein isoforms and tumor-specific antigens"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 27 November
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

#CITIID
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A new AI tool can spot abnormalities in blood cells more accurately and reliably than human doctors. It could be a game-changer for how conditions like leukaemia are diagnosed. 🩸

Called CytoDiffusion, it's unlike many other AI models. Find out how: bit.ly/4o9uJJ4 🧪

@ucl.ac.uk @qmul.bsky.social
AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors
An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the
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November 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
📝 Ready to apply to our MPhil in Translational Medical Research? Start with this quick How to Apply walkthrough from our Course Director @harrietgroom.bsky.social to make sure you don’t miss any key steps: buff.ly/p5JCmge
HowToApply
This video shows you how to navigate to the MPhil TMR page and what to expect from the form. Specific details of particular sections are included in subsequent videos
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
On 5 December, celebrate the season with #CITIID and our colleagues at @scicambridge.bsky.social @milnerinst.bsky.social & @cruk-ci.bsky.social at the 4th Annual Christmas Market @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social.

🎅Mark your calendar and join us for a day of festive fun!
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
⏳ Two weeks left until the funding deadline for our MPhil in Translational Medical Research! Thinking of applying? We’ve got you covered.

🎥 Watch our @cam.ac.uk Open Day replay to learn more about the course:
PGOD 2025: MPhil in Translational Medical Research
This session took place on 7 November as part of our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days 2025. ​ ​Please note that the subtitles for this video are auto-generated. ​ ​Disclaimer: The material you are…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Led by @cam.ac.uk with partners including #KNUST & International Vaccine Institute, #THECA is helping build research networks and support the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine across Africa.

Hear Prof Ellis Owusu-Dabo share his experience and find out more: buff.ly/Qef8eCI
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Prof Andreas Pichlmair, @dzif.bsky.social

📢"Virus‐host interactomics identify pathogen restriction factors and highlight the importance of non-canonical regulatory processes for antiviral immunity"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 20 November
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

#CITIID
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A needle-free nasal spray designed to prevent life-threatening allergic reactions is now available in the UK.

Our Affiliated Associate Professor Shuaib Nasser at @cuh.nhs.uk spoke to @dailymail.co.uk on the treatment’s potential: buff.ly/LXnDpbj
Nasal spray developed to treat allergic reactions now available in UK
Called Neffy, it offers a needle-free alternative to the EpiPen used by those at risk of potentially fatal anaphylaxis to inject themselves with adrenaline.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🦠 Meet the Pandemic Preparedness theme leads for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research — Dr Nicholas Matheson & Dr Suzannah Rihn @lab-rihn-th.bsky.social.

Hear their welcome and see how science today readies us for future health challenges.

Apply today: buff.ly/nQzXX4U
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers.

Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ahead of the Grand Finale of this year’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge, we spoke with Dr Elena Pavlova — scientist-turned-founder of Protalea Bio, a standout finalist aiming to prevent age-related diseases like cancer before they start.

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@cam.ac.uk
Stopping cancer before it starts: the Cambridge venture redefining age-related disease prevention | Department of Medicine
Ahead of the Grand Finale of this year’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge, we spoke with Dr Elena Pavlova, the scientist-turned-founder behind Protalea Bio, one of this year’s standout finalists…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
⏳ Less than a month to secure funding for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research!

Curious how it could launch your research career? Join our course director Harriet Groom this Friday at 1:00–1:45 PM for an exclusive webinar.

Register here: buff.ly/KhQw4jb

@cam.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Prof Mark Cragg, Professor in Experimental Cancer Biology @unisouthampton.bsky.social

📢"Engineering antibodies for agonism: from Fc to Fab"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 13 November
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Anneliese Speak, @medcambridge.bsky.social

📢"Zombies, ninjas and all things killer cells"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 30 October
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Teichmann on being elected as a Regular Member of @nam.edu! A well-earned recognition of her outstanding leadership and impact in human biology, development & disease.👏

Read more: buff.ly/6SORb8O

@scicambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Professor Sarah Teichmann elected to US National Academy of Medicine | Department of Medicine
Professor Sarah Teichmann has been elected as a Regular Member of the National Academy of Medicine for her demonstrated excellence in systems biology, computational biology, and immunology.
www.med.cam.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Exciting milestone for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute 👏

Co-led by our Professor Ravi Gupta, the new joint lab at HKUMed will advance vaccine research and strengthen our shared commitment to global health innovation.

Read more: www.hkjcghi.org/hkjcghi-plaq...
October 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🚨 Job alert!

Research assistant (fixed term) to join @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social's group at #CITIID and work on the respiratory Mechanisms of Disease theme under the @cam.ac.uk-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC).

Apply by 2 November: buff.ly/XebIJaX
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
T-Therapeutics, a Cambridge Enterprise Venture built on our Professor Allan Bradley's research, is reshaping cancer care.

Their OpTiMus® platform creates a near-unlimited database of optimal T cell receptors, enabling new immune-based targeted treatments.

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@cam.ac.uk
T-Therapeutics: reshaping the clinical landscape for cancer patients
T-Therapeutics' OpTiMus® platform uses T cell receptors for personalised cancer therapies and targets autoimmune disorders.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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❤️ Today is #restarttheheartday

When was the last time you refreshed your CPR?
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Exciting to see two new expert lymph node research centres to be established in @cam.ac.uk as part of this national collaboration, with Professor Sarah Teichmann from @medcambridge.bsky.social & @scicambridge.bsky.social.

More details below 👇
NEWS | Investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC) forefronts three UK universities in vital lymph node research

🔗 Read the article in full in the news section of the OVG website, link to the website located below ⬇️
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We're seeking 2️⃣ research associates to join Professor
@andresfloto.bsky.social's lab @vpd-hlri.bsky.social. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team exploring antibiotic uptake, efflux & metabolism across multiple bacterial pathogens.

Apply before 27 October: buff.ly/SqfTX3A
October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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📣 The November edition of the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar Series is here:

🗓 17 November 2025, 4pm

📍 VPD-HLRI, Room 88/89
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Fränze Progatzky @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social, @kiroxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ndorms.bsky.social

📢"Outside the brain: how glial cells orchestrate tissue immunity"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 16 October
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're #hiring!

Course Coordinator to help deliver and managed our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research, which aims to train future leaders who translate research outputs into real-world clinical advances.

📅 Apply by 30 October: buff.ly/e88j5Zp

@cam.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our CaRM section lead, Professor Martin Bennett from @vpd-hlri.bsky.social, on receiving @ukri.org funding for their innovative work at the intersection of #AI and cardiovascular medicine.

Read more: www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/news/univers...

@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge projects awarded funding as part of UKRI’s new proof of concept programme
Four Cambridge research projects receive UKRI funding to develop inclusive, sustainable and health-focused innovations.
www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM