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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday!🤓 See you in person at UCL for great science+post-science social...or join remotely if the tube strikes make it hard for you to get to UCL!

London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨🚨🚨 Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September! 🙌 This time we are at UCL! @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel will be showcasing their cool science! Register here for free: shorturl.at/jDMUn
As always followed by a networking social!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Monday (and Happy September!) ! We hope you had a fantastic summer! Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September at UCL! Don't miss out on @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel's brilliant talks! Register here: shorturl.at/jDMUn

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Aug 11

🚨🚨🚨 Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September! 🙌 This time we are at UCL! @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel will be showcasing their cool science! Register here for free: shorturl.at/jDMUn
As always followed by a networking social!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jul 16

NEWS ALERT! 🚨 We finally heard back from the UK government which is keen to hear reports of impact of funding cuts on UK-ECRs research - please (if you haven't already)fill in this survey and/or contact us if you want your voice and experience to be reported! docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yoa...

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 11

#LINEsymposium2025 was made possible by our funders/sponsors: @biologists.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk NEB @promegauk.bsky.social @proteintech.bsky.social @2bscientific.com @cytiva.bsky.social @stratechscientific.bsky.social INTEGRA @twistbioscience.com @stemcell.com THISTLEScientific avantor

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 11

Another big thank you to all presenters, attendees, panel members and sponsors who made this day very special! It would not be possible to do this without all of you! We hope to see you next year!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks for coming to our #LINEsymposium2025! What a great day!
Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social
(With live captions for all to enjoy!)

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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks again to @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social for the invitation to speak at their excellent annual symposium.

A really positive community of impressive ECRs.

5 star review!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thank you so much for coming to our synposiun to share your story and your science with us! It was fantastic to have you!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

It is a wrap! A big thank you to all of you for coming, sharing your science and making this day the vibrant exciting event that it was! We are hoping to see you again next year! #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

This has been a fantastic day! We’re excited that we are ending on an inspiring keynote by @amayabustinduy.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social on her science focussing on schistosomiasis and reflecting on her journey as a clinical scientist. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our last (but not least) selected speaker for today is @immun0liver.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk with a great talk on how ADP-ribosylation poses an important barrier to infection that viruses like SARS-CoV-2 have to overcome. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our next speaker in this session is Audrey Peters (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social showcasing her work on phage-bacteria interactions in complex environments, spanning in vitro and in vivo models. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We are heading straight into session 3 of our selected talks. @wjbranchett.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk is up first, focussing on M. tuberculosis infection. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re excited to have @laurawolz.bsky.social and @carterlj.bsky.social from @carersinstemm.bsky.social with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Time for our career panel: Tina Chowdhury (Reader, QMUL), @peterwshill.bsky.social (Group leader KCL), Cat Gale (Producer/Director), Henry Blest (Co-founder @polarilabs.bsky.social), Catrin Beetham (Policy adviser) and Aimé Palomeras (Clinical Project Manager @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social).

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Half-time: (1) Grab some lunch, (2) head to the poster display area for more exciting science, (2) meet our sponsors, (3) learn about to how your institutes provide mental health support at our #MFHA stall and (4) network with your infection science peers! #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Straight to the poster flash talks ⚡️: Baptiste Pradel (@crick.ac.uk) @dylanpostmus.bsky.social (@lstmnews.bsky.social) Felix Scharte (@mrclmb.bsky.social) Jack Mellors (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our third speaker in session 2 is Wenye Ma @bristoluni.bsky.social who is studying interkingdom interactions between fungi and bacteria with the aim to combat Group B Streptococcus neonatal disease. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next in session 2 is Chloe Rees-Spear @ucl.ac.uk presenting her work using a novel tonsil organoid system to study human antigen-specific germinal centre B cell responses to viral infections. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Energized into session 2: How do antibiotics kill bacteria? @ejadouglas.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is casting light onto the mode of action of polymyxin. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great start to the day with our plenary and session 1! Time for a mid-morning refreshment break #LINEsymposium2025! Do check out our #MHFA stall and chat to our sponsors when you have a chance. Don't miss out on our sponsor bingo, there are prizes to win!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Closing session 1 is Raul Y Sanchez David @qmulfmd.bsky.social. A fascinating talk on self-amplifying mRNA, its interaction with our innate immunity and how we can exploit and modulate its function!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next up in session 1: Tom Williams @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social presenting his work on fungal infection in the airways to understand key immunological pathways that drive airway disease. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

And we’re off with the session 1 of selected abstracts at #LINEsymposium2025: first up @atlopezjimenez.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social showcasing a novel proximity labelling approach to discover mechanisms of cell-autonomous immunity against bacteria.

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