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Rita Strack @ritastrack.bsky.social · 1d

I hope this Nobel Prize gets people talking meaningfully about our amazing immune systems and the importance of basic research to human health (and funding basic research).

I am also glad young women get to see that women can not only work at this level, but that those who do can get recognized.

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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 17h

Oh how sad

Really a towering figure, whose work laid the ground for stem cells, regenerative biology etc

I go to know him well over many years and he was definitely one-of a-kind...

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 2d

Great summary on the back story to this year's Nobel Prize

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 2d

A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 3d

Huge congratulations Prof Dooley - delighted to hear of this so well deserved recognition!

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 14d

Phenomenal achievement

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · 14d

🧵 BREAKING: Gene therapy shows promise in slowing Huntington’s disease progression. A major milestone in neurodegenerative disease research. @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucl-hd.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 18d

Then moving from high to low budget (common at new PI stage) coupled with lots of unforeseen costs if setting up a new lab and the 'what if I mess this up' concern can make spending decisions challenging

Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 18d

I've experienced both and moving from low budget to high took some adjustment. More money to spend but greater expectations and shorter time frames for delivery.

Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 18d

Fantastic thread on budgeting from @labliston.bsky.social . Great advice for new (and not so new!) PIs. I would add awareness of how psychology impacts spending based on moving from low budget to high budget setting and vice versa....

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Sep 3

🧵How to write and manage your first research budgets

The point of funding is to convert it into quality research. A well-spent research budget should fund the idea it was raised on, plus revision experiments, plus preliminary data for the next grant. So you need to spend, while avoiding waste.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 19d

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper?

You got it:
currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · 18d

Love this!

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Aug 26

Step inside an immersive experience to learn about the global threat of antimicrobial resistant infections, how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and the research from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to fight it.

Where: W5, 2 Queens Quay Belfast
When: 1st-15th Sep

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jul 23

Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC.

We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail.

@Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Horizon Europe 2028 - 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactful

Research and innovation news alert: As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billi...

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · Jul 23

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · Jul 23

Fantastic news, congratulations @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social !!

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St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · Jul 20

Catz Fellow ‪@labliston.bsky.social‬ (2023) is celebrating a £3M @wellcometrust.bsky.social‬ Discovery Award for research into the rules by which immune cells in our blood are able to enter the brain & drive repair processes during #MultipleSclerosis
📸 Louisa Wood/@babrahaminst.bsky.social‬

Professor Adrian Liston with Dr James Dooley in their lab

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · Jul 19

No advice either but keen to hear the recommendations

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 25

Great thread. Delighted to see Adrian's fantastic science, and approach to HOW research is done, supported by @erc.europa.eu

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · Jun 22

Had a great conversation with @lonelypipette.bsky.social and @labliston.bsky.social about building positive research culture. Great to hear the other perspectives on this podcast too. Out now on the ALBA-IBRO diversity podcast @network-alba.bsky.social

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Jun 19

The @lonelypipette.bsky.social interviewed me, @deefitzgerald.bsky.social, @dgrijseels.bsky.social and
@therealdrdukes.bsky.social on how team dynamics, lab values and inclusive #leadership shape research success, for the @network-alba.bsky.social‬ podcast!

www.podbean.com/media/share/...

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · May 29

Fantastic news, congratulations Muzz!

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Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · May 29

An interview with Muzlifah Haniffa

We spoke to Muzz @mhaniffa.bsky.social following her receipt of the 2025 Tickle Medal from the British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social‬ , to learn more about her career and her motivations:
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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lyons-lab.bsky.social @lyons-lab.bsky.social · May 14

For those who want a distraction and/ or are interested, here's the latest from the group, led by Phil Braaker

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Activity-driven myelin sheath growth is mediated by mGluR5 - Nature Neuroscience

Employing pharmacology, genetics and all-optical approaches in zebrafish, Braaker et al. find that neuronal activity influences the growth of myelin sheaths along axons by signaling through metabotrop...

www.nature.com

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Soyon Hong @soyonhonglab.bsky.social · May 9

Dear immune/glia lovers of brain, gut and beyond… We’re looking for a lab tech/manager to join our team! Pls see details for application here ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se… @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social - pls help circulate among networks who’d be of interest, thank you!

https://ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

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Denise Fitzgerald @deefitzgerald.bsky.social · May 2

Fantastic meeting in Cambridge and really impressive ECR talks!

Rana Fetit @ranafetit.bsky.social · May 2

Great talks by @rebeccakssmith.bsky.social, @martina-m.bsky.social and @juliavdkorput.bsky.social from our @annawilliamslab.bsky.social lab about oligodebdrocytes, myelin and disease heterogeneity at the Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair held at @cambridgeuni.bsky.social

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Apr 30

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to share that The #BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience, will be held in the vibrant city of #Belfast

@neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @nramnani.bsky.social

Register your interest at bna2027.org.uk

www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...

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Queen's University Belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social · Apr 29

Yesterday, we were proud to launch a new research hub dedicated to tackling #MultipleSclerosis.

The Northern Ireland MS Research Hub will bring together a collaborative team of experts to help accelerate globally leading research and improve the lives of people affected by the condition.

Northern Ireland’s first MS Research Hub launches as local team gets funding boost

Multiple sclerosis (MS) research in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be boosted by the launch of a new research hub dedicated to tackling the condition.

ow.ly

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