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Neil McCarthy
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Senior Lecturer in Mucosal Immunology at The Blizard Institute QMUL. Studying human gut γδ T-cell function in health and IBD.
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Neil McCarthy @neilemccarthy.bsky.social · Sep 21
📚 NEW #gdT-cell PAPER from our team @QMUL.bsky.social! 🥳 'Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells' out now on @biorxiv-immuno
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here's my first attempt at a 'Bluetorial'... 🧵 1/10 #gastrosky #IBDsky
Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells
Gut symbionts condition mucosal immunity to resist infection by enteropathogens, but the specific microbes and mechanisms involved differ significantly between host species. In higher primates, bacter...
www.biorxiv.org
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npr.org
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result. n.pr/4o3hKJO
Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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cyrilpedia.bsky.social
'All three awards (...) honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago. Some experts interpret the selections by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as representing the importance of slow, basic science, work pursued out of a desire to better understand the world.'
Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science
www.nytimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
neilemccarthy.bsky.social
📚 NEW #gdT-cell PAPER from our team @QMUL.bsky.social! 🥳 'Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells' out now on @biorxiv-immuno
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Here's my first attempt at a 'Bluetorial'... 🧵 1/10 #gastrosky #IBDsky
Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells
Gut symbionts condition mucosal immunity to resist infection by enteropathogens, but the specific microbes and mechanisms involved differ significantly between host species. In higher primates, bacter...
www.biorxiv.org
September 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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edelblumlab.bsky.social
📚NEW #gdTcell PAPER ALERT! 'Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling' is now out in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social! #gastrosky #GIsky #IBDsky Join us for a Bluetorial 🧵...
Microbiota promote enhanced CD39 expression in γδ intraepithelial lymphocytes through the activation of TCR and IL-15 signaling
Intraepithelial lymphocytes expressing the γδ T cell receptor (γδ IEL) provide continuous surveillance of the intestinal epithelium. We report that mi…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social
Bacterial suppression of intestinal fungi via activation of human gut γδ T-cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.17.676560v1
September 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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us.theconversation.com
The “publish or perish” culture in academia creates its own kind of evolutionary pressure.

A scholar who studies human behavior through a cultural evolutionary lens explains how the relentless drive to publish can shape – and sometimes undermine – the quality of research.

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‘Publish or perish’ evolutionary pressures shape scientific publishing, for better and worse
Scientists write papers to share their results – and gain prestige and advance their careers. In this competitive field, selection can favor AI-written papers, citation cartels, paper mills and more.
buff.ly
September 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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bloomberg.com
What happens to US public health without a fully functioning CDC? Americans will get a taste this upcoming cold and flu season.
How RFK Jr. Is Pushing the CDC to the Brink
A small but vocal contingent has long been demanding changes at the agency. With an ally in RFK Jr., it’s finally getting what it wants—to the horror of the scientists he’s sidelined.
bloom.bg
September 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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eberllab.bsky.social
The perfect end to a great #gammadeltatoronto conference: our latest review has just been published in Advances in Immunology!

"Modulation of humoral immunity by γδ T cells: A potential adjuvant strategy for vaccination"

👉🏼 authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8ltErwXf...

#gdTcells @forum-gd.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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nazilakamaly.bsky.social
🎉huge congratulations to Jake Samuel for passing his PhD viva with flying colours today! Big thanks to the examiners ⁦
@neilemccarthy.bsky.social and @nickbrooks22.bsky.social 🥳 and ⁦@cesiboy.bsky.social for Co-supervision! Looking forward to Dr Samuel’s gut-lymphatics-on-a-chip papers next! 🚀
March 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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edelblumlab.bsky.social
#Bluetorial: In our latest paper on #gdTcells and #IBD in #ScienceImmunology we found that γδ IEL number and regulatory function are severely compromised BEFORE ileal inflammation occurs, suggesting that γδ IELs may maintain IEL homeostasis in response to a pro-inflammatory microenvironment. 1/n
two men are riding a bicycle with a basket on it .
ALT: two men are riding a bicycle with a basket on it .
media.tenor.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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newyorker.com
In keeping with his decades-long crusade against vaccines, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., initially downplayed the West Texas measles outbreak. Now he’s found himself tasked with the job of doing something about it.
The Dangers of R.F.K. Jr.’s Measles Response
The H.H.S. Secretary has touted over-the-counter remedies and stressed that the decision to vaccinate is “personal.”
www.newyorker.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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westvirginiawatch.com
As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state officials worry that the Trump administration’s firings of federal scientists and other actions will undermine efforts to track the virus and protect Americans, reports @nhassanein.bsky.social.
As bird flu spreads, feds might undercut states by firing scientists, removing data
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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cnn.com
An unvaccinated, school-age child has died in West Texas. It's the first known death from an outbreak that's infected more than 120 people.
First measles death reported in the West Texas outbreak is school-aged child | CNN
The first measles death in the growing outbreak in West Texas was a school-aged child.
www.cnn.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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wired.com
After a lifetime on the frontiers of the fight against HIV, researchers can finally see the end of the epidemic in sight. But thanks to the Trump administration’s executive orders, it’s unclear when—or possibly even ever—this breakthrough medicine will see the light of day.
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under threa...
www.wired.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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who.int
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Marie Curie, Physicist and chemist.
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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science.org
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.

Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
SCIENCESHOTS What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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mcuban.bsky.social
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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coffeltlab.bsky.social
#hiring #postdoc
We are looking for a postdoc to work on anti-tumor gamma delta T cells in breast cancer metastasis mouse models. Apply here:
www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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forum-gd.bsky.social
Highly recommended - the topic, the location and the supervisor!

#gdTcells #jobs @tcddublin.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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jetjocko.bsky.social
They…turned off…National Institutes of Health grants? That’s nearly $50 billion of scientific research.
monscience.bsky.social Nsikan Akpan @monscience.bsky.social · Jan 22
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.

Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
liebschutz.bsky.social Jane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · Jan 22
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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drpetercook.bsky.social
Completely agree @profandrewmac.bsky.social! A pleasure to work with wonderful colleagues at several institutions including @mrccmm.bsky.social, @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social and @uoe-eid.bsky.social. Fungi are major causes of asthma but why our immune cells do this is poorly understood.
January 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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sheencr.bsky.social
Today is a tough day for lots of people so will try and fill my timeline with good things to cheer/distract! I will kick off with this fabulous story of little “saunas” that help frogs fight off a deadly fungal infection 🧪
‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study finds
Australian scientists create brick refuges in greenhouses to help green and golden bell frogs survive infection
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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romanpalace.bsky.social
For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard.

#MosaicMonday
A horrific image of a someone who seems to have his hands tied behind his back. A big cat (the predator kind, not the overfed pet kind) has jumped up at him and is devouring his face. Blood splashes on the floor.
January 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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labliston.bsky.social
Our paper on nurturing a #PositiveResearchCulture within your #research #team published by @wellcometrust.bsky.social gives useful tips for your lab. As well as making you a good team leader, nurturing culture pays off in building your science: 1/11

wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-3...
wellcomeopenresearch.org
January 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM