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Barral Lab
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Immunology lab at King’s College London and The Francis Crick Institute
#Immunology #Lipids #NKT #MAIT
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Barral Lab @barrallab.bsky.social · Nov 24
Our first 🦋 post! Very happy to share our latest paper just out in Cell Reports, exploring the crosstalk between immune and epithelial cells in the gut. Check it out!
@vivianlilab.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

www.cell.com/cell-reports...
IFN-γ-dependent regulation of intestinal epithelial homeostasis by NKT cells
The crosstalk between immune and epithelial cells is vital to maintain intestinal homeostasis. Lebrusant-Fernandez et al. identify NKT cells in the small intestine as key regulators of epithelial biol...
www.cell.com
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nature.com
Scientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers

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Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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labliston.bsky.social
It is not often that a new flow cytometry protocol makes the newspaper! I also got a kick out of seeing our science tagged as "quirky"!

www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/fairy-l...
Fairy Liquid unveiled as secret ingredient in University of Cambridge scientists’ near-universal magic formula
It helps them with experiments studying the inside of cells.
www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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sjorsscheres.bsky.social
I just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗
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This is a two-floor realistic Biological Laboratory building. In this design, I try to tell stories about biologists, introduce biology concepts to general publ…
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October 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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odedrechavi.bsky.social
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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kristalerista.bsky.social
Dear funding agencies,

I know we all want to discover the wonder drug that will cure the horrible diseases, but to do that, we need to invest in basic, unsexy, foundational research on how the systems work. Funding can’t all be drug development.

Sincerely,
Looking for basic research grants.
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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labsancho.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/paola-... Looking for a PhD? We are offering a project for the 2026 intake at the Crick!
Bonfanti and Sancho Lab | Dissecting disease-associated pathways and autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes and congenital hyperinsulinism using iPSC-derived beta cells and spatial multi-omics | Paola Bonfan...
The 2026 #PhD recruitment at The Francis Crick Institute is now open! We are please to announce an additional opportunity to join our laboratory through a PhD project in collaboration with the Rocio...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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drwendieberg.bsky.social
For #BCAM, know the "rule of 40s": start mammography at age 40 for 40% reduction in risk of death due to #breastcancer and easier treatments. For the 40% of women with #densebreasts, 40% of cancers are missed on mammography and adding MRI helps; US if MRI not possible. @densebreastinfo.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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barrallab.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD for 2026? We have 2 projects in collaboration with Clare Bennett (UCL) looking at macrophage metabolism in breast cancer. Check them out! @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social

www.colcc.ac.uk/2026-phd-pro...

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Phd oportunity
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
barrallab.bsky.social
Looking for a PhD for 2026? We have 2 projects in collaboration with Clare Bennett (UCL) looking at macrophage metabolism in breast cancer. Check them out! @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social

www.colcc.ac.uk/2026-phd-pro...

crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
Phd oportunity
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social
Are you interested in doing a #PhD in #cancerresearch?
🧪🧑‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬👩🏿‍🔬🧫🦠🔬
Do you want to develop new #biotherapeutics?
Find cancer cures for #youngpeople?
Applications for our fully funded 4-year PhD programme starting in Autumn 2026 are open!
bit.ly/4mHbPIH
#uclcancer #QMBCI #KCLcancer_pharm #KCL #TheCrick
CYP PhD Studentships
For students embarking on their research career Applications for 2026 PhD studentships in Children and Young People's cancer are open! Applications are now open! The Children and Young People's ...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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cruk-rrc-col.bsky.social
Interested in carrying out research in cancer Radiotherapy and Radiobiology? Applications are open now for our PhD programme for 2026 intake!

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @qmbci.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk

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PhD Studentships Projects - CRUK RadNet
Applications now open for PhD Studentships for September 2026 The CRUK City of London Radiation Research Centre PhD Programme This is a unique multidisciplinary and collaborative training opportuni...
crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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ki.se
The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
Photo: Cecilia Odlind
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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drruth.bsky.social
The HPV vaccine is doing what had been promised.
17 years after it became available, HPV infections decreased significantly in vaccinated people and unvaccinated people because of herd immunity. buff.ly/WvjQ1BS

h/t @boghuma.bsky.social

#medsky #pedsky 🛟🧪
Light blue background. Young woman with dark hair makes a sign of strength with her arm and she has a vaccine bandaid on her upper arm. It says "The HPV Vaccine Works!"
October 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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karenjliu.bsky.social
Dev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Research Associate: Modelling Neural Crest Anomalies (mouse/human) - the Node
The Liu lab is looking for a postdoc with a love of embryos and developmental biology! This post is part of an MRC-funded collaboration between Karen Liu’s lab at King’s College London and Marco Trizz...
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August 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'In February 2024, in response to an independent review of research bureaucracy, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology urged UKRI to consider alternative options on the collection of research impact data, “including no longer using Researchfish, from 2025 onwards”.' 1/3
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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resprofnews.bsky.social
UKRI renews contract with Researchfish, despite the government last year urging the funder to consider alternatives to the impact-tracking service.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UKRI renews contract with Researchfish - Research Professional News
Science department had previously urged funder to consider alternative options on impact tracking
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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martint-babraham.bsky.social
“Vaccines save lives, and when coverage drops, disease spreads.” Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO regional director for Europe.
• invest in strong local health systems
• ensure vaccines are available to all
• fight misinformation

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Falling vaccination rates leave millions of children at risk, experts warn
More than 30m children worldwide not fully immunised for MMR and UK ranks worst in G7, WHO and Unicef say
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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labspagnoli.bsky.social
We are doing it again!! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🚶🧪🧫🔬
For the Second Year My Lab is participating to the
One_Walk_London 🎡 to raise money for life-changing research & make a difference to T1D #diabetes
⤵️
support.breakthrought1d.org.uk/fundraisers/...

Please help us raise funds for @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social
Spagnoli Lab. One Walk
Please help us raise vital funds for Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research charity. Your support will help change the lives of everyone affected with T1D - Thanks so much...
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June 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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cd1mr1.bsky.social
Our third webinar from the AUS/APAC region, will feature Nick Gherardin and Sho Yamasaki. Thursday, June 12th at 17:00 AEST (8:00 London, 16:00 Tokyo).

If you'd like to keep up to date, sign up to the mailing list here: cd1mr1.com/cd1-mr1-soci...
May 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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mollyfranke.bsky.social
All 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
May 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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cyrilpedia.bsky.social
“The visa fees are so exceedingly high that it makes coming here very difficult for some people. We are fishing for the best scientists in the world. They want to come and work here because we are such an effective country at science, but if we have these high costs, they can and will go elsewhere.”
Is the UK paying the price for world’s most expensive visas? | The Observer
Competing political and economic goals on immigration are resulting in the loss of valuable skills and talent in the UK
observer.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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cancerresearchuk.org
#InTheNews: Beating cancer requires top scientists, but our latest global policy report has found that political discourse and high visa costs are deterring experts from working in the UK.
Read more in @theguardian.com 👇
Top cancer experts ‘being put off UK by politicians’ messaging on immigration’
Exclusive: Leaked report says high visa costs also derailing clinical trials and research, denying NHS life-saving drugs
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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who.int
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek

Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute.

A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives.

#VaccinesWork
bit.ly/wiw2025
Every 10 seconds vaccination saves a life. Immunization for all is Humanly Possible
April 24, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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colincarlson.bsky.social
Academia is cool because if you're doing it right, every paper you published in the last 3 years feels inadequate now that you understand the topic better, but it'll take 3 years to get out the version where you get it more right, and you get to do that until one day you die! Isn't that cool
April 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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erictopol.bsky.social
"Science in the US is entering a phase resembling the Lysenko era in the Soviet Union."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz
If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be invented
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM