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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 14h

Amazing opportunity.

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 15h

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.

Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.

Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 7d

Applications for the Crick PhD programme now open. One studentship available in our lab, starting Autumn 2026. Apply!

The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 7d

Motivated graduates with backgrounds in biological or biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and/or computer science are invited to apply to our 4-year fully funded PhD programme.

Apply by 05 November 2025

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

PhD students

Our PhD programme attracts the brightest scientific minds and is an opportunity for talented people to embark on their career in biomedical research.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 14d

Many congratulations!

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 23d

NEW PODCAST: ‘A Question of Science’ with Professor Brian Cox.

In every episode, panels of scientists and experts answer audience questions about some of the biggest issues facing us today.

Listen to the first episode, ‘Can we live forever?’: lnk.to/AQOSAgeingBB

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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 22d

Cardoso et al. @reisesousalab.bsky.social show that DNGR-1–deficient pre-cDCs display cell-intrinsic alterations in their ability to colonize peripheral organs. rupress.org/jem/article/...

📘 #Macrophages and #DendriticCells in Health and Disease 👉 rupress.org/jem/collecti...

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 29d

Edith Heard our new CEO shares ten lessons from her life in science, from curiosity, courage and coffee to the secrets of our genetic code.

www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-09...

Edith Heard life lessons

Edith Heard, the Crick’s new Director and CEO, shares ten lessons from a life in science, spanning curiosity, courage, coffee, and the secrets of our genetic code.

www.crick.ac.uk

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 29d

Nice to spend 3 days hearing about the great science and translational activity going on at VIB IRC Ghent. With a useful reminder to avoid yoga on the toilet!

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations Juliana!

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great keynote lecture by Ruslan Medzhitov on how the “educated” immune system of pet shop mice allows them to resist experimental allergic sensitisation. Thought provoking, as usual. #IUIS2025.

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wonderful to see Klaus Rajewsky honored with the first ever EFIS Lifetime Achievement Award! #iIUIS2025 in Vienna.

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Aug 13

The "data" package Secretary Kennedy used to bolster his argument for discontinuing #BARDA funding for #mRNA research doesn't support his argument. @jakescottmd.bsky.social lays it out in a must read for @statnews.com. www.statnews.com/2025/08/13/r...

Kennedy's case against mRNA vaccines collapses under his own evidence

“This isn't scientific disagreement. It's either staggering incompetence or willful misrepresentation,” writes infectious disease physician Jake Scott.

www.statnews.com

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Aug 4

My "Crash Course in …Immunology" is now posted on YouTube youtu.be/nBC9vvlTxF8. Taken from a public lecture @crick.ac.uk on history and basic concepts in immunity. Aimed at the lay public and those seeking an introductory overview.

The Past, Present and Future of Immunology Research – with Caetano Reis e Sousa

YouTube video by Francis Crick Institute

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Aug 4

Many congratulations to @giampazolias.bsky.social on this well-deserved accolade!

Evangelos Giampazolias @giampazolias.bsky.social · Jul 15

I'm deeply honoured to receive the BACR/AstraZeneca Young Scientist Frank Rose Award in recognition of my cancer research.
Grateful to @thebacr.bsky.social @astra-zeneca.bsky.social ‬ #Mentors & #Colleagues whose support has shaped this journey.

My reflections👇
🔗 www.bacr.org.uk/news/2025-ba...

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Cecilia Johansson @cjohansson-lab.bsky.social · Jul 28

Exciting data on oral tolerance induction are just out from several groups! I had the pleasure of writing a commentary www.science.org/stoken/autho... on the elegant study from @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social.
Don’t miss it if you're interested in mucosal immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

RORing for oral tolerance

An antigen-presenting cell subtype tames the immune response to food antigens in early life

www.science.org

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Aug 1

Delighted that our paper describing cDC1 states and their distribution in mouse tumours is out today in @eurjimmunol.bsky.social. Many congratulations to Cécile Piot who led this work and brought it to conclusion! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jul 3

Very important and timely statement from @miriammerad.bsky.social, president of IUIS.

International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · Jul 2

A statement from our President, Miriam Merad, to the #IUIScommunity. We invite you to read, reflect, and share this within the #GlobalImmunology network.

👉 https://loom.ly/iZseYbQ

@miriammerad.bsky.social

#VaccinesWork #ImmunologyWithoutBorders

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congratulations on such a cool study!

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · Jul 2

Researchers from the Crick and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social have extracted and sequenced DNA from an individual who lived in Egypt around 4,500 years ago, making it the oldest genome from ancient Egypt sequenced to date.
www.crick.ac.uk/news/2025-07...

Researchers sequence first genome from ancient Egypt

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived around 4,500 to 4,800...

www.crick.ac.uk

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 24

Symposium @crick.ac.uk today celebrating the life of David Ish-Horowicz. Much missed dear colleague and friend.

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 20

Many congratulations!

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 19

End of yet another very successful lab retreat. Great brainstorming and top notch science. Lucky to lead such a wonderful lab!

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 17

A well-deserved dinner at the end of a very busy first day of lab retreat. #Sintra #Portugal

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 17

Start of our 2025 lab retreat in Sintra. Looking forward to 3 days of exciting science and camaraderie.

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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Just arrived in Lisbon for the first day of our lab retreat. Massive queue for passport control. Not enough staff and half the electronic gates do not work. What a shameful welcome to visitors to Portugal!

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · Jun 11

Spending Review 2025: The Chancellor has recognised the importance of research and innovation to the UK's society and economy with a budget reaching £22bn/yr in 2029-30. But a standstill budget won't make us a G7 leader on R&D. We await further detail.

Read more: www.rsb.org.uk/news/rsb-s-r...

RSB's response to the 2025 Spending Review

Earlier today the Chancellor presented the 2025 Spending Review, setting out departmental budgets until 2029, and investment spending plans until 2030. These announcements were preceded by a welcome p...

www.rsb.org.uk

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