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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 12d

Had a great time today with the lab team raising money for Macmillan cancer charity with our coffee morning! We raised over £300 with lots of tasty home bakes 😋 thanks to student Alanoud for making the video!

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Quintana Lab @juanquintana.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent opportunity in one of the best neuroimmunology & glycobiology around 👇🏼

Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 26d

We have a new Postdoc position advertised as part of our recent long-term Wellcome funding to join an established Postdoc and technician. I’m so excited to explore the role of the glycocalyx in CNS-inflammation. So many tools and expertise to work with! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in in Neuro-Immunology and Extraceullar Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix):Oxford Road

Our Glyco-Immunology (Dyer) lab has produced published and preliminary data demonstrating that an under-appreciated structure, the glycocalyx, on endothelial- and immune- cells regulates immune cell recruitment by:

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 22d

Blue Jay (2025). My new article piece made entirely using a needle and thread 🪡🧵 #embroidery #embroideryart

Head of blue Jay Bird, from embroidery piece

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 23d

Don't miss out on this meeting ! You have a few hours left to get your abstracts in. Looking forward to reading them 😀

Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · 23d

⏰ Deadline: Sept 16, 11:59pm MDT!
Apply for a scholarship 💡 or submit your abstract 🎤 for a short talk at #KSFungalPath26.

📍 Jan 12–15 | Breckenridge, CO
👉 keysym.us/KSFungalPath26

youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk
#fungus #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection
@therad-lab.bsky.social

Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

youtu.be

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Sep 8

🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!

www.keystonesymposia.org

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Sep 8

🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia

Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!

www.keystonesymposia.org

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Sep 4

A critical point for all new PIs - planning ahead is essential!

Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · Sep 3

On to the management of your grant!

You need to keep track of your spending. Remember, you are expected to not just do what you promised, but also do what reviewers want, and create preliminary data for the next grant. This means you need to under-spend on the original deliverables.

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Sep 4

Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...

Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 18

There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below!
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky

Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7

The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...

edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Jessica Blair @jessicamablair.bsky.social · Aug 15

Npj fungal science is open!!

This is another exciting title for the npj family and this one has @therad-lab.bsky.social at the helm! 🤩

Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 14

Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/

npj Fungal Science

TBC

www.nature.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 14

Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/

npj Fungal Science

TBC

www.nature.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Scholarships are available to attend the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting in Jan 2026! Want to be considered? Submit your abstract by 16th Sept. Links and details in post below 👇🧪 #KSFungalPath2026 #immunosky

Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...

Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

youtu.be

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Aug 3

A fascinating read with a cup of tea this Sunday morning: discovering the origins of London's parakeets (we get to see the odd one here in Brum too!)
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...

The mystery of London’s Himalayan parakeets: myths v truth

The birds’ striking plumage is a common sight across the capital. We may have solved the question of how they got here — and it has nothing to do with Jimi Hendrix

www.thetimes.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Microbiology job link:
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106123 - Grade 7

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed scientist to join our project team, which is aiming to better understand the in-host behaviour of fungal pathogens. The successful candidate will make ...

edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 30

Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7

The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...

edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 28

🚨New lab pre-print! We took a deep dive into brain immune responses comparing clinical isolates of C neoformans. Must read if you work on mouse models of cryptococcal meningitis. Also super proud that most of the authors are/were rotating MSc students
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#immunosky 🧪

Organ-specific immune responses are strain-dependent in a mouse model of Cryptococcus neoformans brain infection

Cryptococcal meningitis remains the top cause of death from an invasive fungal infection in humans, responsible for ∼100,000 deaths annually of vulnerable patients with underlying immune deficiencies....

www.biorxiv.org

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 22

New BBC article on fungal infections in which we are quoted:
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain

The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...

Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

youtu.be

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...

Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

youtu.be

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website www.theradlab.co.uk
#immunosky 🧪

The RAD fungal infection lab

www.theradlab.co.uk

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is cool - fungi compounds to fight cancer
#immunosky 🧪
theconversation.com/toxic-fungus...

Toxic fungus from King Tutankhamun’s tomb yields cancer-fighting compounds – new study

Unlocking the healing power of a deadly mould.

theconversation.com

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Aww what, are you even Scottish??

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Definitely needs to be more ceilidhs at conferences

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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · Jun 26

I wrote a new book chapter on all things antifungal immunity - good overview for those new to the field and students! Free access with this link until August 👇 🧪 #immunosky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Recent advances in antifungal immunity

Fungal infections are increasingly recognised as a major threat to global human health, with several million preventable deaths each year now attribut…

www.sciencedirect.com

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