Centre for Immuno-Oncology
@oxcio.bsky.social
Centre for Immuno-Oncology (CIO)
Nuffield Department of Medicine - University of Oxford.
We are based at the Old Road Campus Research Building.
https://www.immonc.ox.ac.uk
Nuffield Department of Medicine - University of Oxford.
We are based at the Old Road Campus Research Building.
https://www.immonc.ox.ac.uk
CIO is at @britsocimm.bsky.social BSI congress in Liverpool.
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
CIO is at @britsocimm.bsky.social BSI congress in Liverpool.
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
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The Sim lab is at BSI Congress with two posters @britsocimm.bsky.social
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Sim lab is at BSI Congress with two posters @britsocimm.bsky.social
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Tomorrow we welcome Jonathon Worboys from the University of Manchester to our CIO seminar series.
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Tomorrow we welcome Jonathon Worboys from the University of Manchester to our CIO seminar series.
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
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Today, our PostDoc @lisav17.bsky.social has presented her progress on alternative experimental approaches to our current Kaede system in the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar!
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today, our PostDoc @lisav17.bsky.social has presented her progress on alternative experimental approaches to our current Kaede system in the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar!
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UK NK 2026 in Cardiff.
January 9th. Be there.
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Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
January 9th. Be there.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
UK NK 2026 in Cardiff.
January 9th. Be there.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
January 9th. Be there.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
Welcome DPhil class of 2025! Great to have you in CIO.
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Welcome DPhil class of 2025! Great to have you in CIO.
🤩CIO Cake Alert!! Anjum made this amazing lemon blueberry sponge cake for Felipe’s @galvez-cancino.bsky.social birthday from a TikTok recipe 🍰💙 But she promised to add it to our recipe collection making it truly generational-friendly!We’re so excited that homebaked cakes are back to CIO again 🎉
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🤩CIO Cake Alert!! Anjum made this amazing lemon blueberry sponge cake for Felipe’s @galvez-cancino.bsky.social birthday from a TikTok recipe 🍰💙 But she promised to add it to our recipe collection making it truly generational-friendly!We’re so excited that homebaked cakes are back to CIO again 🎉
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In this weeks @oxcio.bsky.social seminar, our PostDoc Pascale presented her current progress on setting up #SingleCellSequencing experiments and their analysis for the @witherslab.bsky.social in Oxford! 🖥️💡🐭
Exciting!!!
Exciting!!!
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In this weeks @oxcio.bsky.social seminar, our PostDoc Pascale presented her current progress on setting up #SingleCellSequencing experiments and their analysis for the @witherslab.bsky.social in Oxford! 🖥️💡🐭
Exciting!!!
Exciting!!!
A big part of the CIO team will be at the @britsocimm.bsky.social Conference in Liverpool! You might spot our DPhil student (soon-to-be Dr) Max, featured in this year’s poster.
There’s still time to submit a late breaking abstract for #BSI25!
Poster presentations help you share your research, connect with experts and peers, and strengthen your professional profile.
Deadline: Wednesday 22 Oct ➡️ https://bit.ly/467fObc
Poster presentations help you share your research, connect with experts and peers, and strengthen your professional profile.
Deadline: Wednesday 22 Oct ➡️ https://bit.ly/467fObc
October 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A big part of the CIO team will be at the @britsocimm.bsky.social Conference in Liverpool! You might spot our DPhil student (soon-to-be Dr) Max, featured in this year’s poster.
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Scientists at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social and the @dunnschool.bsky.social are joining together to develop an #mRNAVaccine for children with a rare type of #cancer. Using funding from Alice's Arc, their aim is to improve #rhabdomyosarcoma treatment 💉
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Scientists at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social and the @dunnschool.bsky.social are joining together to develop an #mRNAVaccine for children with a rare type of #cancer. Using funding from Alice's Arc, their aim is to improve #rhabdomyosarcoma treatment 💉
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Today we welcome Associate Prof. Amir Horowitz from the Tish Cancer Institute at Mt Sinai to the CIO Seminar Series.
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
October 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today we welcome Associate Prof. Amir Horowitz from the Tish Cancer Institute at Mt Sinai to the CIO Seminar Series.
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Hugo, a DPhil student in our department, created a brain teaser about #immunopeptidomics. Can you help us solve it? #AntigenPresentation #Immunology #OxfordOpenDoors
September 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hugo, a DPhil student in our department, created a brain teaser about #immunopeptidomics. Can you help us solve it? #AntigenPresentation #Immunology #OxfordOpenDoors
Come visit our Centre for Immuno-Oncology activities at the Old Road Campus Research Building for @ox.ac.uk Open Doors! Learn about the amazing science we do in our department through fun games. Kids will understand antigens and there’s a complicated enigma for the grown ups 🔍👩🔬👨🔬🧪 #OxfordUOpenDoors
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Come visit our Centre for Immuno-Oncology activities at the Old Road Campus Research Building for @ox.ac.uk Open Doors! Learn about the amazing science we do in our department through fun games. Kids will understand antigens and there’s a complicated enigma for the grown ups 🔍👩🔬👨🔬🧪 #OxfordUOpenDoors
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Today we kicked off the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar presenting our most recent achievements🔬
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today we kicked off the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar presenting our most recent achievements🔬
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
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The early bird deadline for @thebacr.bsky.social Cancer Immunology conference has been extended to the 18th of August!
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Introduction | BACR - The British Association for Cancer Research
www.bacr.org.uk
August 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The early bird deadline for @thebacr.bsky.social Cancer Immunology conference has been extended to the 18th of August!
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Yesterday we finished with prize-giving and drinks in the garden🥂🌱! 🏆 Posters for Bas, Cindy & Charlotte📃; postdoc talk for Qian 👩🏫 & best embossing artwork for Group8 🧑🎨 Shoutout to Lisha for the Rhodes House tours, acknowledging its history, the good and the uncomfortable ⚖️. What a day! #CIOawayday
July 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yesterday we finished with prize-giving and drinks in the garden🥂🌱! 🏆 Posters for Bas, Cindy & Charlotte📃; postdoc talk for Qian 👩🏫 & best embossing artwork for Group8 🧑🎨 Shoutout to Lisha for the Rhodes House tours, acknowledging its history, the good and the uncomfortable ⚖️. What a day! #CIOawayday
After some cake 🎂 (of course!) to celebrate Tim’s and Nacho’s birthdays 🥳, we wrapped up with fantastic postdoc talks. Big thanks to Bruno, Maria, Lisa and Qian for rounding off a #CIOawayday packed with inspiring science and great company! 😊
July 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
After some cake 🎂 (of course!) to celebrate Tim’s and Nacho’s birthdays 🥳, we wrapped up with fantastic postdoc talks. Big thanks to Bruno, Maria, Lisa and Qian for rounding off a #CIOawayday packed with inspiring science and great company! 😊
🧪 We continued with an engaging afternoon poster session featuring more of our talented PhD students 🐣 Fantastic science, thoughtful questions, and great discussions all around. The future is bright! #CIOawayday
July 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🧪 We continued with an engaging afternoon poster session featuring more of our talented PhD students 🐣 Fantastic science, thoughtful questions, and great discussions all around. The future is bright! #CIOawayday
🎨 After lunch we had some team-building fun with a sciency embossing workshop 🧑🎨 so many creative scientists in the room! Huge thanks to Asma for teaching us a new skill!! #CIOawayday #embossing
July 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🎨 After lunch we had some team-building fun with a sciency embossing workshop 🧑🎨 so many creative scientists in the room! Huge thanks to Asma for teaching us a new skill!! #CIOawayday #embossing
🐣 We followed with our Junior PIs telling us about their questions for the next 5 years 💡 Lots of exciting, cutting-edge new ideas that will hopefully materialise soon and bring even more new questions to #CIO 🤓 🥳 #CIOawayday @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🐣 We followed with our Junior PIs telling us about their questions for the next 5 years 💡 Lots of exciting, cutting-edge new ideas that will hopefully materialise soon and bring even more new questions to #CIO 🤓 🥳 #CIOawayday @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
🌟 Fantastic morning poster session from our DPhil students 📚🧫 so much talent and fresh thinking on display! More to come this afternoon. #CIOawayday
July 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌟 Fantastic morning poster session from our DPhil students 📚🧫 so much talent and fresh thinking on display! More to come this afternoon. #CIOawayday
✨ Kicking off #CIOawayday with our senior PIs sharing the experiments that changed their careers 🧑🔬👩🔬🧫 A reminder that serendipity, curiosity, and pub chats can spark groundbreaking ideas 🤓 Clearly science thrives on kindness and collaboration and we got a lot of that in #CIO 😉🙃 #ScienceLife
July 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
✨ Kicking off #CIOawayday with our senior PIs sharing the experiments that changed their careers 🧑🔬👩🔬🧫 A reminder that serendipity, curiosity, and pub chats can spark groundbreaking ideas 🤓 Clearly science thrives on kindness and collaboration and we got a lot of that in #CIO 😉🙃 #ScienceLife
Happy birthday Manu @manusmolkin.bsky.social and Max 🥳🎂 #CIObirthdays
June 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy birthday Manu @manusmolkin.bsky.social and Max 🥳🎂 #CIObirthdays
A big part of the CIO team will be at #BSI2025 🤓 especially now that our very own Max from the @ggillesp.bsky.social lab is featured on the conference poster! Looking forward to an exciting few days in Liverpool 🔬✨ #Immunology #CIOonTour
🚨 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the British Society for Immunology Congress 2025! #BSI25
Join 1,500+ immunologists in Liverpool between 1–4 Dec, for 4 days of science, workshops & networking.
Submit your abstract by 3 Sept & showcase your research! 🔗 bit.ly/4kYXvLN
Join 1,500+ immunologists in Liverpool between 1–4 Dec, for 4 days of science, workshops & networking.
Submit your abstract by 3 Sept & showcase your research! 🔗 bit.ly/4kYXvLN
June 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A big part of the CIO team will be at #BSI2025 🤓 especially now that our very own Max from the @ggillesp.bsky.social lab is featured on the conference poster! Looking forward to an exciting few days in Liverpool 🔬✨ #Immunology #CIOonTour
Feeling proud and looking sharp!
Repping the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in style 😎
🔥Our top models, @anthonyhsieh.bsky.social and @mjwsim.bsky.social, rocking the CIO polos, in black and navy, which seems to be the unofficial Friday uniform around here!
Team spirit (and outfits) on point 💛🖤💙
Repping the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in style 😎
🔥Our top models, @anthonyhsieh.bsky.social and @mjwsim.bsky.social, rocking the CIO polos, in black and navy, which seems to be the unofficial Friday uniform around here!
Team spirit (and outfits) on point 💛🖤💙
June 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Feeling proud and looking sharp!
Repping the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in style 😎
🔥Our top models, @anthonyhsieh.bsky.social and @mjwsim.bsky.social, rocking the CIO polos, in black and navy, which seems to be the unofficial Friday uniform around here!
Team spirit (and outfits) on point 💛🖤💙
Repping the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in style 😎
🔥Our top models, @anthonyhsieh.bsky.social and @mjwsim.bsky.social, rocking the CIO polos, in black and navy, which seems to be the unofficial Friday uniform around here!
Team spirit (and outfits) on point 💛🖤💙