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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Jul 9

Yesterday, I officially graduated with a PhD in Immunopsychiatry from the @uob-ieu.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social 🎉 🎓

An incredibly special (and sunny!) day spent celebrating with friends and family. A huge thank you to my parents, siblings, supervisors, and all those supporting from afar ❤️

Three people standing under a sign reading "University of Bristol Wills Memorial Building"

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MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit @uob-ieu.bsky.social · Aug 27

New Scientist cover story! Latest issue puts a spotlight on the work of Golam Khandaker & others in our Immunopsychiatry programme, as well as other groups, in uncovering links between inflammation & mental health. @childrenofthe90s.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2491...

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it

From depression to dementia, we are now realising the profound impacts of long-term inflammation on the brain. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is unlocking new treatments to protec...

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Yuri Milaneschi @ymilaneschi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Nice reminder of our #PNIRS2025 symposium. @eimearfoley.bsky.social, Naoise Mac Giollabhui, @dpmoriarity.bsky.social (in cross-Atlantic telepathic connection) and I will wait for you tomorrow morning!

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Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli @fabicz.bsky.social · Jun 6

My new piece on #immune cells in #schizophrenia - check this out: what is in the blood? 🩸 Immune cell changes in schizophrenia 🧠 🧫
Always a great pleasure to work with @eimearfoley.bsky.social @thementalelf.bsky.social

The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dr Fabiana Corsi-Zuelli @fabicz.bsky.social discusses the differences in immune cell counts in patients with schizophrenia compared to controls.

Another great piece of work with @eimearfoley.bsky.social 👏🏽

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Jun 9

Another amazing blog, Fabi! Always a pleasure working with you 🥰

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Jun 9

Looking forward to this!

If you're attending #PNIRS2025 be sure to come to our session (Symposia 4) on Wednesday morning and say hello 👋

@ymilaneschi.bsky.social @dpmoriarity.bsky.social @uob-ieu.bsky.social

PNIRS @pnirs.bsky.social · Jun 1

📢 Next up in our #PNIRS2025 symposia series announcement:

🔖 Member-Sponsored Symposia 3 & 4
🗓️ Wed, Jun 11 | 8:30–10:00 AM

For details >>> 🧵

Get 👏🏼 Ready 👏🏼 PNIRS.org/meetings

#PNIRS2025 #Highlights #PNI #Psychoneuroimmunology #France #Bordeaux #PNIRS 🇫🇷

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Feb 20

Eager to learn more about the latest immunopsychiatry research? 🔎

Be sure to come along to the @pixielabkcl.bsky.social Immunopsychiatry Meeting next week where I'll be presenting some of my PhD work! @uob-ieu.bsky.social

Link below 👇

PIXIE Lab @pixielabkcl.bsky.social · Feb 19

After a short hiatus, we're back again with our next Immunopsychaitry Meeting! Join us next week for talks by a brilliant pair of speakers Enzo Cipriani and @eimearfoley.bsky.social🥼

@kingsioppn.bsky.social @valeriamondelli.bsky.social

🕓Monday 24th Feb @ 4pm (GMT)
🔗Join online: bit.ly/40tX9DB

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Feb 16

⭐ The excitement for #PNIRS2025 builds ⭐

If you're in Bordeaux at the @pnirs.bsky.social annual meeting, be sure to come to our (@ymilaneschi.bsky.social and @dpmoriarity.bsky.social) member-sponsored symposium on 11th June!

Hope to see you there 👋 🇫🇷
@uob-ieu.bsky.social

Yuri Milaneschi @ymilaneschi.bsky.social · Feb 15

Countdown on for the annual @pnirs.bsky.social meeting in Bordeaux #PNIRS2025 . Very excited for our member sponsored symposium (June 11) with @eimearfoley.bsky.social and @dpmoriarity.bsky.social on #depression heterogeneity and #immunometabolic mechanisms See you in 🇫🇷

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Feb 16

See you there 👋 😁

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Feb 16

Can't wait! 😁

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Dec 17

Thank you so much Julie!

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Dec 10

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Dec 10

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Wellcome-funded ASPIRE Project in London 🚀

Our aim is to find new treatments for #depression by studying #inflammation. Check out the website below and keep an eye out here for updates 👀

www.aspirestudy.org

Group of people from the ASPIRE project standing around stairwell. Photo creds: https://x.com/theaspirestudy

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Yuri Milaneschi @ymilaneschi.bsky.social · Dec 6

It was a pleasure to contribute to @thementalelf.bsky.social. In my piece, I discuss findings from a recent study by Spiller et al. (JAMA Psychiatry) on the heterogeneity of symptom presentation in mental disorder diagnoses.

The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Dec 6

The many faces of mental disorders https://buff.ly/3ZlOTVJ

Yuri Milaneschi @ymilaneschi.bsky.social finds that although there are many different faces of mental health problems, some of these faces are far more common than others.

#MentalHealth #Diagnosis #Symptoms #Depression #PTSD #Anxiety

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Dec 6

Excellent blog Yuri, was great to work with you on this!

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks Dan!!

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks Iris!! ❤️

Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Nov 21

🎉 PhD defended 🎉

Thank you very much to @jfcryan.bsky.social and Julie Lasselin for a stimulating discussion and to Gene Feder for chairing.

A huge thank you also to my incredible supervisors, Golam Khandaker, Marcus Munafo, Hannah Jones, and Christina Dardani!

Photo of Hannah Jones, Golam Khandaker, Eimear Foley, John Cryan, and Gene Feder.

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Emanuele Osimo @em-os.bsky.social · Nov 17

Just moved from Twitter to Bluesky. Hello and give me a follow if you are interested in psychiatry, data science, genetics, and risk prediction modelling.

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The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · Nov 12

A quick update from Chief Elf André.
Our community is growing.
Follow us & keep up-to-date!

#MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Psychology #Research #Blogs

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Protocol for the insight study: a randomised controlled trial of single-dose tocilizumab in patients with depression and low-grade inflammation

Introduction Observational studies indicate a potentially causal role for interleukin 6 (IL-6), a proinflammatory cytokine, in pathogenesis of depression, but interventional studies based on patients ...

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Protocol for the Psychosis Immune Mechanism Stratified Medicine (PIMS) trial: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of single-dose tocilizumab in patients with psychosis

Introduction Evidence suggests a potentially causal role of interleukin 6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine that generally promotes inflammation, in the pathogenesis of psychosis. However, no interventio...

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Sep 22

How to stratify patients into trials?
Excellent session in the ECNP 🫧 by Prof Upthegrove.

If you're at #ECNP2024 and would like to learn more about stratified #immunotherapy trials be sure to stop by my poster (P2238) on Monday @ 12:35-14:00!

Relevant protocol papers below👇

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Éimear M. Foley @eimearfoley.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thanks for putting this together Dan!

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Daniel P. Moriarity @dpmoriarity.bsky.social · Sep 19

Created to make a lil' starter pack for people interested in psychoneuroimmunology on here. Just whipped it up quick so please nominate yourself + others to be added and I'll keep updating :)

@pnirs.bsky.social

#PsychSciSky #Psychiatry #ImmunoSky

go.bsky.app/7KRTiwN

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