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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 1d

Our iconic immune cell badges are back for #BSI25, and you get to choose the next design! 🎨🧫

Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇

Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 1d

Applications are now open for the 2026 BSI mentoring scheme 🎉

👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in

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mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · 4d

Out at my cricket clubs anniversary dinner tonight and its such a wild vision of an alternative life coming out of Oxbridge. So many people in wealth creation jobs and an after dinner speaker .

mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · 5d

Moving to Inkscape last year made me retroactively angry at how much time and money I wasted with Illustrator in the past. And that's before all the AI ick that has now.

Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 5d

Inkscape for scientists 3 is up! In this video, learn how to set up your workspace, and how do you find that damn fill/stroke panel? 🧪
youtu.be/PFcnjuMhUHI

Inkscape for scientists 3 - Setting up your workspace

YouTube video by Kevin Bonham

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Seth Thomas Scanlon @immunoeditor.bsky.social · 19d

Now in #Science #Immunology, @drtesutherland.bsky.social & al report chitinase-like proteins (CLPs) make distinct contributions to airway pathology independent of #IL13- & #IL17 –mediated signaling in 🐀 #asthna model! CLPs orchestrate airway #ECM remodeling, & can be both protective & detrimental!

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins

Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.

www.science.org

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Tara Sutherland @drtesutherland.bsky.social · 16d

Extremely happy to see our work out in #ScienceImmunology. We show allergen-induced ECM remodelling occurs independently of IL-13 or IL-17 driven inflammation. Rather chitinase-like proteins drive airway ECM accumulation & inhibition of Ym1 can remarkably reverse it. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins

Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.

www.science.org

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Hannah Tompkins @hetompkins.bsky.social · 18d

So pleased to see our research out in #ScienceImmunology demonstrating that CLPs regulate airway remodelling during allergy 🫁 Really proud of the hard work and collaboration that went into this project 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽. Definitely one to check out for lovers of the immuno-matrix & pretty pictures👇🏼🔬

Becky Dodd @becky-dodd.bsky.social · 19d

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins

Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.

www.science.org

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Tara Sutherland @drtesutherland.bsky.social · 20d

Aberdeen is hiring - Neuroimmunology Lectureship! Really exciting opportunity to join our supportive, collaborative and multidisciplinary Institute to carry out cutting edge translation research. Not to mention the scenery in the North East of Scotland is amazing www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...

Lecturer in Neuroimmunology, Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (MED243A) | The University of Aberdeen

Browse and apply for current job openings at the University of Aberdeen across various schools, departments and roles, including admin and academic.

www.abdn.ac.uk

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Becky Dodd @becky-dodd.bsky.social · 19d

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🎉🎉
@hetompkins.bsky.social @drtesutherland.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social @james-ep.bsky.social
@profjudiallen.bsky.social

Allergen-induced airway matrix remodeling in mice can be prevented or reversed by targeting chitinase-like proteins

Allergic airway matrix remodeling occurs independently of IL-13 and IL-17A and is driven instead by chitinase-like proteins.

www.science.org

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mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · 20d

Fantastic three days at my first @emds2025.bsky.social. Congratulations and thanks to all the organisers for making such a successful meeting.

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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...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to @emds2025.bsky.social in my home town of Edinburgh this week! Will be at poster 48 on Wednesday with our work characterising macrophage dynamics in severe allergic asthma models.

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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 24d

For anyone wanting to know more about this #postdoc position, I’ll be at @emds2025.bsky.social this week. Alternatively, you’ll find @emmersonlab-irr.bsky.social members @lizihegarty.bsky.social & @erinwatson.bsky.social at posters 71 & 35 #academicjobs

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...

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 25d

Expect more silence from the Royal Society in the face of their most notorious fellow advocating for the overthrow of the democratically elected government of a country he is neither a citizen nor a resident of (yet he is a fellow of their most prestigious learned society).

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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 29d

Official advert coming soon! #postdoc #macrophages @britsocimm.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social

Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · Jul 26

I'll soon be advertising for a 3 year postdoc to join our lab at @edinuni-irr.bsky.social exploring #macrophages in salivary gland #development. Candidates should have a strong background in immunology/macrophage biology and/or developmental biology & key skills as below. Informal enquiries welcome!

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 Two weeks to go until applications close for the BSI Career Enhancing Grant!

Seeking support for a pilot project, professional development, or new learning experience?

See how the grant can support you & make sure you apply by 24 September ➡️ https://bit.ly/3QedNDL

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Sep 6

Two trials will be repeated endlessly despite always producing the same results:

1) Does UBI work? (yes)
2) Does AI improve productivity? (no)

M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial

: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

www.theregister.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Sep 1

📣 Abstract submissions for #BSI25 are CLOSING SOON!

Don't miss your chance to share your research — submit today.

🗓️Deadline: Midnight, Weds 3 Sept
🔗Submit here: bit.ly/3UfF6i5

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mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Dan Johnson @coil.bsky.social · Aug 28

While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:

At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

AI impoverishes us at every step of the process:
- data centers pollute our environment
- energy use drives up costs
- content theft robs creators of income
- the actual output is used to displace workers and depress wages
- using it harms our mental health and impairs our competence
- the flood of AI slop is damaging our sociopolitical landscape

All in service of making a worse product - and world - to enrich a handful of already spectacularly wealthy people

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martinguilliams.bsky.social @martinguilliams.bsky.social · Aug 28

📢 Open Positions 📢
We're hiring motivated PhDs & Postdocs to join a cutting-edge research program @VIBLifeSciences @ugent
🔬in vivo CRISPR screens
💻Multi-omics, Modelling & Deep Learning
🧬Macrophages, Liver homeostasis, Regeneration & Metastasis
💶ERC AdG, FWO & Cancer Grant

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Dermot Hanney @hanneydp.bsky.social · Aug 29

"We did a review of all of the studies globally, which included half a million road traffic injuries, and that found that if you are hit by an SUV compared to being hit by a passenger car you are 44% more likely to be killed. Among kids it's higher - it's 82%”

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Is London set to put the brakes on SUVs?

The number of SUVs in London has increased tenfold in 20 years, prompting calls to curb their use.

www.bbc.com

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mattoburgess.bsky.social @mattoburgess.bsky.social · Aug 26

Astonishing stage production for the Chappell Roan Summer Sessions gig tonight.

Red sky projection behind a fantasy stage.

Summer sessions stage for Chappell Roan.

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · Aug 21

Since 2023, translators and interpreters have seen work dry up, rates plummet and their jobs reduced to editing AI-generated output. Some are leaving the field, others are considering bankruptcy. All despite any major upgrade in translation quality.

This is how AI is killing translation work:

AI Killed My Job: Translators

Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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