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Gill Wilson

@gillwilson00.bsky.social

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#Immunologist studying #inflammation in the #mammary gland. Big fan of #chemokines, #macrophages, #dogs and Taylor Swift. Living with young onset #Parkinson's #YOPD She/her.

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our new preprint is here! We show eosinophils are retained in the bone marrow by everyone’s (our😊) favourite atypical #chemokine receptor ACKR2.
#Eosinophil education of #monocytes promotes differentiation to #macrophages and bacterial elimination during E.coli #infection. Please read and share.

Eosinophils promote monocyte to macrophage differentiation and anti-bacterial immunity

Chemokine receptors control cell migration within the body. Here we reveal a novel interaction between eosinophils and monocytes in the bone marrow, indirectly controlled by the atypical chemokine rec...

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to contribute to this project! Please read and repost 😊

Chemokine Research Group @crgglasgow.bsky.social · 1d

Our newest preprint is out now! Great work by Dr Robin Bartolini on how "Macrophages drive inguinal fat pad and lymph node remodelling in response to peripheral inflammation." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Macrophages drive inguinal fat pad and lymph node remodelling in response to peripheral inflammation.

Adaptive immune responses are intensely energy-dependent and rely on a local source of fuel-producing molecules which have been proposed to be derived from fat pads in which mammalian lymph nodes are ...

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · 12d

Lily's last day 🥲 @crgglasgow.bsky.social Thesis hand in next week

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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 22d

#EMDS2025 attendees - if anyone is looking for a postdoc position and likes what they see of #Edinburgh, please come and speak to me or @lizihegarty.bsky.social (poster 71) or @erinwatson.bsky.social (poster 35).

Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 25d

I am advertising for a #postdoc for a 3 year BBSRC-funded project exploring the role of macrophages in salivary gland development. The successful candidate will be based at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social at @uni-of-edinburgh.bsky.social. Closing date: 9th Oct. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emmerson lab within the Institute for Regeneration and Repair at the University of Edinburgh. This three year, BBSRC-funded postdoctoral research associa...

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · 22d

Almost a 3 h drive from Glasgow to Edinburgh but we're here. Train tomorrow 😂 Ready for @emds2025.bsky.social

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Johan Duchêne @johanduchene.bsky.social · Jun 21

Not all chemokine signaling is about cell migration!

In mouse erythroblasts, CXCL12-bound CXCR4 enters the nucleus to control gene transcription, trigger calcium bursts, and drive red blood cell formation—especially enucleation.

🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…#chemokinen#CXCR4R4

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Mucosal Immunology @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social · Jun 2

Inflammatory chemokine receptors CCR1, CCR2, CCR3 and CCR5 are essential for an optimal T cell response to influenza, in this work from @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social and colleagues at @crgglasgow.bsky.social:
www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Jun 19

Brilliant time as always at our @crgglasgow.bsky.social away day at @sceneuog.bsky.social

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Henry McSorley @henrymcsorley.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 New McSorley lab paper just out in Cell Reports!

Very happy to see this published - it has been a lot of work, and its turned into a really nice story.

In it, we show that HpARI+HpBARI can be used as vaccines

Tutorial thread below (1/16):

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Vaccination against helminth IL-33 modulators permits immune-mediated parasite ejection

The murine intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri (Hpb) modulates the host immune response via the Hpb alarmin release inhibitor (HpARI)…

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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · Apr 28

So excited to share our first neuro focused paper from the lab, we show that CXCL4 (PF4) is transported into the brain by proteoglycans within the endothelial glycocalyx and that GAG binding also mediates the pro neurogenesis effects of CXCL4. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Apr 14

The tetanus vaccine has saved an astonishing 27.9 million lives - roughly equivalent to the entire population of Australia 🦘 bit.ly/4ig1KAm

Read more about the success of the tetanus vaccine in our latest #CelebrateVaccines blog!

🔗 bit.ly/42CgrZN

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Apr 9

With decorative wheeliebins 😄

Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Apr 9

Sun's out 😎 In case anyone is in need of a dog picture in their feed 🐶💕 #DogsOfBluesky

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Clive McKimmie @clive-mckimmie.bsky.social · Mar 24

Some nice new reserach from @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social and @crgglasgow.bsky.social studying the inflammatory CCR locus and immune responses to influenza. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Inflammatory chemokine receptors CCR1, CCR2, CCR3 and CCR5 are essential for an optimal T cell response to influenza.

Inflammatory chemokine receptors CCR1/2/3/5 (iCCRs) play an important role in the recruitment of immune cells involved in innate immune functions and orchestrating the adaptive immune response. Here w...

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Irene Miguel-Aliaga @irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · Mar 19

Lab’s latest: (mouse) mums grow their guts during pregnancy and lactation: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Stuart @stuartmanderson.bsky.social · Mar 20

How about a tiny touch of good-fulness to counter the awfulness.

By both astronomical and meteorological measures, at 9:01 today it will be officially Spring.
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Screen shot of a Google search confirming that the 2025 Spring equinox falls on 20th March at 9:01.

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Mar 18

Finally pulled the deactivate button on twitter 💀 Will miss #ScienceTwitter but very glad mostly everyone is here 😃

Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Mar 10

Challenge accepted 😂 Love this

Eberl Lab 👨🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍💻🔬🧫 @eberllab.bsky.social · Mar 10

Are you ready for it?

"Highlights of 2024: γδ T cells and bad blood"

A summary of the emerging regulatory and effector roles of #gdTcells in #sepsis.

And it may also contain a few Taylor Swift references. More than 50 in fact.

Thank you so much @immunolcellbiol.bsky.social for playing along!

<em>Immunology & Cell Biology</em> | ASI Journal | Wiley Online Library

In this manuscript for the “Highlights of 2024” series, this is me trying to summarize recent discoveries regarding the emerging regulatory and effector roles of γδ T cells during sepsis, both in hum....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · Mar 5

A little immunology story celebrating the legacy of James Harrison- something positive in amongst the gloom 🧪

The man with the golden arm

A short tale of immunology and one man's incredible commitment.

open.substack.com

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Joan Chang @tranejoan.bsky.social · Mar 5

Our lab's #1st manuscript from our #1st #PhD Katie is on #bioRxiv! Check it out 👇🏻

#macrophage regulation of fibroblast #collagen #circadian rhythm. #ImmunoECMatrix w/ @profandrewmac.bsky.social @tracyh9494.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @mcf-uom.bsky.social

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Macrophages promote collagen deposition through circadian regulation of fibroblasts

Collagen deposition in fibroblasts, the primary collagen-producing cells, is regulated by both macrophages and the circadian rhythm, although how these regulatory processes interact with one another i...

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Mar 5

Poster day! Please come and chat later at poster 2036 #ksmyeloid25

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Mar 4

Lunchtime view 😎 #ksmyeloid25

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · Mar 3

I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.

We're based in the Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh. Photo shows the main staircase in the entrance to the Ashworth, stone steps from the 1920s, decorated with a series of bright, colurful banners depicting the science that's tackled in the building.

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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · Mar 3

Hallo Hannover! Ready for the #KSmyeloid25 @keystonesymposia.bsky.social tomorrow👩‍🔬

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🦋 Gourdon Lab 🦠🔬 @delphe.bsky.social · Feb 16

🌺 My Happy Sunday Post!⁣

This past Tuesday, we celebrated the 🧪𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🧬🌸. In these onerous and uncertain times for both #science and #women, let’s hold on to a bit of #optimism!

#WomenInScience
#WomenInSTEM #Diversity
#Education #Equity #Inclusion

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