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Updates on the latest research, news, and events from the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Part of @cambridge-scm.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Based on @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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Last Friday, our Department came together at our Annual Research Day 2025 to share discoveries, spark new ideas, and build the collaborations that will carry us forward.

Discover the highlights ➡️ buff.ly/wDaHWGC

@medcambridge.bsky.social #ResearchDay
@vpd-hlri.bsky.social
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Prof Andreas Pichlmair, @dzif.bsky.social

📢"Virus‐host interactomics identify pathogen restriction factors and highlight the importance of non-canonical regulatory processes for antiviral immunity"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 20 November
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

#CITIID
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A needle-free nasal spray designed to prevent life-threatening allergic reactions is now available in the UK.

Our Affiliated Associate Professor Shuaib Nasser at @cuh.nhs.uk spoke to @dailymail.co.uk on the treatment’s potential: buff.ly/LXnDpbj
Nasal spray developed to treat allergic reactions now available in UK
Called Neffy, it offers a needle-free alternative to the EpiPen used by those at risk of potentially fatal anaphylaxis to inject themselves with adrenaline.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🦠 Meet the Pandemic Preparedness theme leads for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research — Dr Nicholas Matheson & Dr Suzannah Rihn @lab-rihn-th.bsky.social.

Hear their welcome and see how science today readies us for future health challenges.

Apply today: buff.ly/nQzXX4U
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Children and young people faced higher and longer-lasting risks of rare heart complications after #COVID19 infection than after vaccination, say @vpd-hlri.bsky.social researchers.

Find out more about this study 👇
bit.ly/43BmUof 🧪
Risk of rare heart complications in children higher after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination
Children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ahead of the Grand Finale of this year’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge, we spoke with Dr Elena Pavlova — scientist-turned-founder of Protalea Bio, a standout finalist aiming to prevent age-related diseases like cancer before they start.

Read more👉 buff.ly/sxOgnc9

@cam.ac.uk
Stopping cancer before it starts: the Cambridge venture redefining age-related disease prevention | Department of Medicine
Ahead of the Grand Finale of this year’s Postdoc Venture Creation Challenge, we spoke with Dr Elena Pavlova, the scientist-turned-founder behind Protalea Bio, one of this year’s standout finalists…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
⏳ Less than a month to secure funding for our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research!

Curious how it could launch your research career? Join our course director Harriet Groom this Friday at 1:00–1:45 PM for an exclusive webinar.

Register here: buff.ly/KhQw4jb

@cam.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Prof Mark Cragg, Professor in Experimental Cancer Biology @unisouthampton.bsky.social

📢"Engineering antibodies for agonism: from Fc to Fab"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 13 November
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
November 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Anneliese Speak, @medcambridge.bsky.social

📢"Zombies, ninjas and all things killer cells"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 30 October
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
October 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Teichmann on being elected as a Regular Member of @nam.edu! A well-earned recognition of her outstanding leadership and impact in human biology, development & disease.👏

Read more: buff.ly/6SORb8O

@scicambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Professor Sarah Teichmann elected to US National Academy of Medicine | Department of Medicine
Professor Sarah Teichmann has been elected as a Regular Member of the National Academy of Medicine for her demonstrated excellence in systems biology, computational biology, and immunology.
www.med.cam.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Exciting milestone for the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute 👏

Co-led by our Professor Ravi Gupta, the new joint lab at HKUMed will advance vaccine research and strengthen our shared commitment to global health innovation.

Read more: www.hkjcghi.org/hkjcghi-plaq...
October 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🚨 Job alert!

Research assistant (fixed term) to join @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social's group at #CITIID and work on the respiratory Mechanisms of Disease theme under the @cam.ac.uk-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC).

Apply by 2 November: buff.ly/XebIJaX
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
T-Therapeutics, a Cambridge Enterprise Venture built on our Professor Allan Bradley's research, is reshaping cancer care.

Their OpTiMus® platform creates a near-unlimited database of optimal T cell receptors, enabling new immune-based targeted treatments.

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@cam.ac.uk
T-Therapeutics: reshaping the clinical landscape for cancer patients
T-Therapeutics' OpTiMus® platform uses T cell receptors for personalised cancer therapies and targets autoimmune disorders.
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October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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❤️ Today is #restarttheheartday

When was the last time you refreshed your CPR?
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Exciting to see two new expert lymph node research centres to be established in @cam.ac.uk as part of this national collaboration, with Professor Sarah Teichmann from @medcambridge.bsky.social & @scicambridge.bsky.social.

More details below 👇
NEWS | Investment from the Medical Research Council (MRC) forefronts three UK universities in vital lymph node research

🔗 Read the article in full in the news section of the OVG website, link to the website located below ⬇️
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We're seeking 2️⃣ research associates to join Professor
@andresfloto.bsky.social's lab @vpd-hlri.bsky.social. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team exploring antibiotic uptake, efflux & metabolism across multiple bacterial pathogens.

Apply before 27 October: buff.ly/SqfTX3A
October 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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📣 The November edition of the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar Series is here:

🗓 17 November 2025, 4pm

📍 VPD-HLRI, Room 88/89
October 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Fränze Progatzky @franzeprogatzky.bsky.social, @kiroxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ndorms.bsky.social

📢"Outside the brain: how glial cells orchestrate tissue immunity"
📅 4:30-5:30PM, Thur 16 October
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We're #hiring!

Course Coordinator to help deliver and managed our new MPhil in Translational Medical Research, which aims to train future leaders who translate research outputs into real-world clinical advances.

📅 Apply by 30 October: buff.ly/e88j5Zp

@cam.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🎉 Congratulations to our CaRM section lead, Professor Martin Bennett from @vpd-hlri.bsky.social, on receiving @ukri.org funding for their innovative work at the intersection of #AI and cardiovascular medicine.

Read more: www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk/news/univers...

@cam.ac.uk
University of Cambridge projects awarded funding as part of UKRI’s new proof of concept programme
Four Cambridge research projects receive UKRI funding to develop inclusive, sustainable and health-focused innovations.
www.enterprise.cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social

Read our tribute to the visionary Nobel Laureate and watch an interview from 2012, just after he won: https://bit.ly/4mM8o3r
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New in Science Advances @aaas.org 👇

Read more: www.citiid.cam.ac.uk/news/new-stu...
October 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Upcoming seminar:

🎓Dr Stacey Kigar @staceykigar.bsky.social @medcambridge.bsky.social

📢"Chronic stress-mediated effects on the immune system: links to mental health"
📅 1-2PM, Thur 2 October
📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

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#CITIID #MedSky #ImmunoSky 🧪
September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Join us today for the VPD-HLRI Monthly Seminar 🫀

📅 Mon 29 Sept, 4pm
📍 Room 88/89, VPD-HLRI, Cambridge

Speakers:

🔹 Steven Niederer – Building a digital heart
🔹 Tian Zhao – Immune modulation in atherosclerosis

Free & open to all!

#Cambridge #HeartResearch #HLRI
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Fantastic to play our part in this year’s Cambridge Alumni Festival - welcoming visitors for talks and tours of the VPD-HLRI.
@charlottesummers.bsky.social
@lukeflower.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM