Ben Krishna
@benjaminkrishn3.bsky.social
Associate PI in the Dept Medicine, University of Cambridge. Immunologist/virologist. Previously Long COVID, now working on human cytomegalovirus reactivation
Oddly was discussing this last night, I don’t think I rented a place with a living room between 2009 and 2017. I doubt it’s got better!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Houses without lounges are a reality for renters
Nearly a third of homes advertised on a property sharing website had no living room.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oddly was discussing this last night, I don’t think I rented a place with a living room between 2009 and 2017. I doubt it’s got better!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I love how you can word a sentence clearly, but reviewer 1 and 2 don't like the sentence so you carefully reword. Then it comes back and gets carefully reworded again. Months of back and forth before acceptance.
Then the copyeditor says "correct for clarity" and it goes back to how it was!
Then the copyeditor says "correct for clarity" and it goes back to how it was!
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I love how you can word a sentence clearly, but reviewer 1 and 2 don't like the sentence so you carefully reword. Then it comes back and gets carefully reworded again. Months of back and forth before acceptance.
Then the copyeditor says "correct for clarity" and it goes back to how it was!
Then the copyeditor says "correct for clarity" and it goes back to how it was!
Tidying out my parents place, this folder has every western blot I ran during my PhD
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Tidying out my parents place, this folder has every western blot I ran during my PhD
I'd love to know whether...
1. I'm just getting old
2. UX no longer exists
3. UX as a concept has changed
...because I really struggle to log into websites these days
1. I'm just getting old
2. UX no longer exists
3. UX as a concept has changed
...because I really struggle to log into websites these days
October 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I'd love to know whether...
1. I'm just getting old
2. UX no longer exists
3. UX as a concept has changed
...because I really struggle to log into websites these days
1. I'm just getting old
2. UX no longer exists
3. UX as a concept has changed
...because I really struggle to log into websites these days
I'd love to understand why my local neighbourhood's section of NextDoor needs so many posts about Jeffrey Epstein
September 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I'd love to understand why my local neighbourhood's section of NextDoor needs so many posts about Jeffrey Epstein
I'm reading a very persuasive review linking disease Y to mechanism X. The issue of publication bias is so interesting though as I've spoken with plenty of people who failed to find X in disease Y. The negative data is either unpublishable or goes into small journals that people don't read....
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm reading a very persuasive review linking disease Y to mechanism X. The issue of publication bias is so interesting though as I've spoken with plenty of people who failed to find X in disease Y. The negative data is either unpublishable or goes into small journals that people don't read....
My favourite part of #ihw2025 was the student explaining their poster who said: "This is the mechanism we propose, which is supported by the data. I don't think we have it right really but its the best explanation we have". Quite appreciated the honesty!
August 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
My favourite part of #ihw2025 was the student explaining their poster who said: "This is the mechanism we propose, which is supported by the data. I don't think we have it right really but its the best explanation we have". Quite appreciated the honesty!
Back in 2021 I was unemployed so I asked the SLC if I could stop repaying my student loan until I got a new job. They would only recognise me as unemployed if I took unemployment benefits. I actually got a job before I managed to get unemployment benefits….
July 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Back in 2021 I was unemployed so I asked the SLC if I could stop repaying my student loan until I got a new job. They would only recognise me as unemployed if I took unemployment benefits. I actually got a job before I managed to get unemployment benefits….
Doing chemical safety training today, not sure why the videos all have a jazzy intro but I'm thoroughly enjoying it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyxB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyxB...
How to tackle a laboratory spillage.
YouTube video by James Leith
www.youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Doing chemical safety training today, not sure why the videos all have a jazzy intro but I'm thoroughly enjoying it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyxB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyxB...
This is probably the most exciting result I’ve had in about 18 months!
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is probably the most exciting result I’ve had in about 18 months!
Update, I asked them to discuss similar work in the field. They said no! What a weirdly convoluted way to get your manuscript rejected
I’m amazed how many papers I read which don’t compare their data to similar studies. “We found xyz”. Ok but similar studies found wxz, why?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
June 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Update, I asked them to discuss similar work in the field. They said no! What a weirdly convoluted way to get your manuscript rejected
I’m amazed how many papers I read which don’t compare their data to similar studies. “We found xyz”. Ok but similar studies found wxz, why?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
June 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I’m amazed how many papers I read which don’t compare their data to similar studies. “We found xyz”. Ok but similar studies found wxz, why?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
It feels so fundamentally incurious that you wouldn’t discuss this after doing 2-3 years of work?
I note that when you agree to review a paper within a week, they don't tell you how long the paper is beforehand
May 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I note that when you agree to review a paper within a week, they don't tell you how long the paper is beforehand
The apheresis cone price has gone up. Feels weird that the cost of human blood is subject to inflation
May 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The apheresis cone price has gone up. Feels weird that the cost of human blood is subject to inflation
It feels so tacky now that the queen’s death was first announced on twitter. It shows how important boring, stable institutions are
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It feels so tacky now that the queen’s death was first announced on twitter. It shows how important boring, stable institutions are
When my father retired, he decided to take up art as a hobby. I don't know much about art and he doesn't know much about science so we both just sort of nodded and said "very nice" at each other's work. The most I can say is that he seems to like chalk and pastels, like the piece I've attached 1/4
May 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
When my father retired, he decided to take up art as a hobby. I don't know much about art and he doesn't know much about science so we both just sort of nodded and said "very nice" at each other's work. The most I can say is that he seems to like chalk and pastels, like the piece I've attached 1/4
30 years after the end of the Cold War and Greece is still considered Western Europe and Poland Eastern Europe
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
30 years after the end of the Cold War and Greece is still considered Western Europe and Poland Eastern Europe
I always wonder how best to review manuscripts with suboptimal English. Like I understand what they mean but it's not how it ought to be said. I refuse to correct English line by line, and I really think it's the journal's job to sort out
May 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I always wonder how best to review manuscripts with suboptimal English. Like I understand what they mean but it's not how it ought to be said. I refuse to correct English line by line, and I really think it's the journal's job to sort out
It’s another group finding overactive CD8 T cells in Long COVID! They focus more on IL-3 than IFN-y
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hyper-reactivity of CD8+ T cells and high expression of IL-3 correlates with occurrence and severity of Long-COVID
Following SARS-CoV-2 infection, some individuals develop Long-COVID-syndrome lasting for more than 3 months. We analyzed blood samples from patients w…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s another group finding overactive CD8 T cells in Long COVID! They focus more on IL-3 than IFN-y
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Giving blood on the hottest day of the year. Wore a white jumper. Peak planning
May 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Giving blood on the hottest day of the year. Wore a white jumper. Peak planning
I really want to avoid being political on this account. Or a millennial book nerd…
…But if I wrote a popular book where the bad guys’ colour are green and silver, I’d avoid taking celebratory photos wearing those exact colours?
…But if I wrote a popular book where the bad guys’ colour are green and silver, I’d avoid taking celebratory photos wearing those exact colours?
April 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I really want to avoid being political on this account. Or a millennial book nerd…
…But if I wrote a popular book where the bad guys’ colour are green and silver, I’d avoid taking celebratory photos wearing those exact colours?
…But if I wrote a popular book where the bad guys’ colour are green and silver, I’d avoid taking celebratory photos wearing those exact colours?
The academic career has really delayed my family life, but I hadn’t realised how bad it was
April 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The academic career has really delayed my family life, but I hadn’t realised how bad it was
I feel like dentistry is just the modern version of blood letting
April 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I feel like dentistry is just the modern version of blood letting