Dan Davis
@dandavis101.bsky.social
Professor of Immunology, Head of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, author of The Compatibility Gene, The Beautiful Cure, The Secret Body and SELF DEFENCE (Penguin Random House)
Looking forward to talking about immune health at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Imperial College Lates, TONIGHT! Details here, open to all: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20247...
Imperial Lates: Happiness and Health
Beat the winter blues and start 2026 afresh with an evening of science, music and fun for your body and mind.
www.imperial.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Looking forward to talking about immune health at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Imperial College Lates, TONIGHT! Details here, open to all: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20247...
‘They say write what you know…but how many hobbits did Tolkien know?’ Ian Mcewan with Peter Florence
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
‘They say write what you know…but how many hobbits did Tolkien know?’ Ian Mcewan with Peter Florence
Reposted by Dan Davis
First of my #BooksOf2026 and it’s a cracker. Or should I say a ‘Cricker’! @matthewcobb.bsky.social’s biography of Francis Crick is a propulsive and compelling portrait of a complex figure who towered over 20th century biology. Brims with insight. A superlative achievement.
January 4, 2026 at 11:24 AM
First of my #BooksOf2026 and it’s a cracker. Or should I say a ‘Cricker’! @matthewcobb.bsky.social’s biography of Francis Crick is a propulsive and compelling portrait of a complex figure who towered over 20th century biology. Brims with insight. A superlative achievement.
In New Scientist this week, ft. me: www.newscientist.com/article/2507...
You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think
From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection
www.newscientist.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In New Scientist this week, ft. me: www.newscientist.com/article/2507...
In the Guardian, ft. me: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Is it true that … you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed?
Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
In the Guardian, ft. me: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Amazing to do Nine Lessons with @robinince.bsky.social and @cosmicshambles.com! Thanks everyone who came!
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Amazing to do Nine Lessons with @robinince.bsky.social and @cosmicshambles.com! Thanks everyone who came!
In Daily Mail Books of the Year: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
The 9 best health books to help you feel your best in the new year
If you want to go into 2026 with health and energy then look no further than these books written to keep the doctor at bay
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In Daily Mail Books of the Year: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
Here's a wonderful new podcast episode about Vitamin C and immune health, on Vox with Amy Pedulla. This is really worth listening to! This is the Spotify link but it's elsewhere too. open.spotify.com/episode/3HHQ...
Vitamin C and the common cold
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December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Here's a wonderful new podcast episode about Vitamin C and immune health, on Vox with Amy Pedulla. This is really worth listening to! This is the Spotify link but it's elsewhere too. open.spotify.com/episode/3HHQ...
In the Daily Mail’s Books of the Year!
December 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In the Daily Mail’s Books of the Year!
Signed books near Euston!
December 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Signed books near Euston!
Back again to chat about immune health!
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Back again to chat about immune health!
Always such brilliance at @letterslive.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Always such brilliance at @letterslive.com
I’m co-organising a meeting at the Royal Society, 11-12th May 2026, in London on imaging, bioengineering, biophysics and immune therapies. Please register – it’s free – and some early details are online here: royalsociety.org/science-even...
Biophysical immunoengineering: from insight to clinical application | Royal Society
Discussion meeting organised by Dr Iain Dunlop and Professor Daniel M Davis FMedSci
royalsociety.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I’m co-organising a meeting at the Royal Society, 11-12th May 2026, in London on imaging, bioengineering, biophysics and immune therapies. Please register – it’s free – and some early details are online here: royalsociety.org/science-even...
Podcast chat about Immune Health with Liz Earle lizearlewellbeing.com/listen/healt...
Orange juice won't cure your cold (but this might) – with Professor Daniel M. Davis - Liz Earle Wellbeing
Leading immunologist Professor Daniel M. Davis joins Liz to bust immune health myths and reveal what really keeps you well this winter (spoiler: not orange juice).
lizearlewellbeing.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Podcast chat about Immune Health with Liz Earle lizearlewellbeing.com/listen/healt...
Reposted by Dan Davis
Immunoloog @dandavis101.bsky.social
onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek 'Bescherm jezelf' de effecten van stress, voeding, beweging, het microbioom en andere factoren op het immuunsysteem. ‘Buitengewoon boeiend. Bijna elke alinea bevat een openbaring.’ – Bill Bryson www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...
onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek 'Bescherm jezelf' de effecten van stress, voeding, beweging, het microbioom en andere factoren op het immuunsysteem. ‘Buitengewoon boeiend. Bijna elke alinea bevat een openbaring.’ – Bill Bryson www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Immunoloog @dandavis101.bsky.social
onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek 'Bescherm jezelf' de effecten van stress, voeding, beweging, het microbioom en andere factoren op het immuunsysteem. ‘Buitengewoon boeiend. Bijna elke alinea bevat een openbaring.’ – Bill Bryson www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...
onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek 'Bescherm jezelf' de effecten van stress, voeding, beweging, het microbioom en andere factoren op het immuunsysteem. ‘Buitengewoon boeiend. Bijna elke alinea bevat een openbaring.’ – Bill Bryson www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...
Me in the Metro metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/t...
TikTok 'is wrong about your immune system': Vitamin C myths debunked
Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system
metro.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Me in the Metro metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/t...
Lovely time on Times Radio!
October 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Lovely time on Times Radio!
Here’s my interview for New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong
Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system
www.newscientist.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Here’s my interview for New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2497...
Reposted by Dan Davis
Check this out - our own Professor Daniel Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social has been named BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology 🏆for his brilliant science and inspiring public outreach. You can read the interview here. Congrats Dan!
#Immunology #ScienceComm
www.immunology.org/news/bsi-out...
#Immunology #ScienceComm
www.immunology.org/news/bsi-out...
BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology Award: interview with Professor Dan Davis | British Society for Immunology
www.immunology.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Check this out - our own Professor Daniel Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social has been named BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology 🏆for his brilliant science and inspiring public outreach. You can read the interview here. Congrats Dan!
#Immunology #ScienceComm
www.immunology.org/news/bsi-out...
#Immunology #ScienceComm
www.immunology.org/news/bsi-out...
With Ronnie Wood, Carnaby Street
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
With Ronnie Wood, Carnaby Street
Out today in the USA!
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Out today in the USA!
My new book, SELF-DEFENSE: A myth-busting guide to the immune health, is out thsi week in the USA! And is reviewed in the current issue of Science
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Fall Books 2025
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September 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
My new book, SELF-DEFENSE: A myth-busting guide to the immune health, is out thsi week in the USA! And is reviewed in the current issue of Science
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dan Davis
New paper in PNAS from @dandavis101.bsky.social lab with Khodor Hazime & @bristolmyerssquibb.bsky.social shows how immune engagers, reorganise immune cells’ surface receptors at the tiniest scales to help it fight tumours more effectively.
Congrats to the team!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...
Congrats to the team!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...
Super-resolution microscopy shows how new therapy turbocharges immune cells | Imperial News | Imperial College London
A new study has uncovered how a class of cancer drugs called immune engagers can boost the body’s defences.
www.imperial.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New paper in PNAS from @dandavis101.bsky.social lab with Khodor Hazime & @bristolmyerssquibb.bsky.social shows how immune engagers, reorganise immune cells’ surface receptors at the tiniest scales to help it fight tumours more effectively.
Congrats to the team!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...
Congrats to the team!
www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...