Otto Balsiger
@obalsiger.bsky.social
Director of Finance, Membership and Publishing at the British Society for Immunology (BSI), also Treasurer/Trustee of Applied Microbiology International (AMI). Dad who loves science and sports (especially #immunology and #taekwondo) All views are my own.
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New year, new skills 🎉
Start 2026 by booking onto one of our training courses - flow cytometry, bioinformatics, foundations of immunology, immunology nursing or clinical immunology training days.
Invest in your immunology knowledge! Have a browse here: https://bit.ly/3RehpVN
Start 2026 by booking onto one of our training courses - flow cytometry, bioinformatics, foundations of immunology, immunology nursing or clinical immunology training days.
Invest in your immunology knowledge! Have a browse here: https://bit.ly/3RehpVN
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
New year, new skills 🎉
Start 2026 by booking onto one of our training courses - flow cytometry, bioinformatics, foundations of immunology, immunology nursing or clinical immunology training days.
Invest in your immunology knowledge! Have a browse here: https://bit.ly/3RehpVN
Start 2026 by booking onto one of our training courses - flow cytometry, bioinformatics, foundations of immunology, immunology nursing or clinical immunology training days.
Invest in your immunology knowledge! Have a browse here: https://bit.ly/3RehpVN
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Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
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Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
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Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
December 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy holidays from all of us! ❄️✨
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and readers for another great year. We look forward to welcoming your submissions in the new year!
This going to be a great meeting
How do we better measure and target immune ageing?
Registrations are now open for 'New technologies to advance immunosenescence research'. Join us on 20 and 21 May 2026 in Surrey to hear from experts in immune ageing and next generation technologies 🔬
https://bit.ly/3YGD7VW
Registrations are now open for 'New technologies to advance immunosenescence research'. Join us on 20 and 21 May 2026 in Surrey to hear from experts in immune ageing and next generation technologies 🔬
https://bit.ly/3YGD7VW
December 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This going to be a great meeting
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New Open Access study by Povoleri et al. shows anti-TNF therapy boosts IL-10 in CD4+ T cells, with MAF, PRDM1 & EOMES as key TF candidates.
🔗 https://bit.ly/44LZ7TR
🔗 https://bit.ly/44LZ7TR
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
New Open Access study by Povoleri et al. shows anti-TNF therapy boosts IL-10 in CD4+ T cells, with MAF, PRDM1 & EOMES as key TF candidates.
🔗 https://bit.ly/44LZ7TR
🔗 https://bit.ly/44LZ7TR
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Registrations are now open for 'Fuelling the immune response', the 4th UK immunometabolism meeting, led by the BSI Immunometabolism Affinity Group.
Join us in Newcastle on 16 and 17 April 2026 for cutting edge immune metabolism research #UKimmunomet26
Register here: https://bit.ly/493uE45
Join us in Newcastle on 16 and 17 April 2026 for cutting edge immune metabolism research #UKimmunomet26
Register here: https://bit.ly/493uE45
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Registrations are now open for 'Fuelling the immune response', the 4th UK immunometabolism meeting, led by the BSI Immunometabolism Affinity Group.
Join us in Newcastle on 16 and 17 April 2026 for cutting edge immune metabolism research #UKimmunomet26
Register here: https://bit.ly/493uE45
Join us in Newcastle on 16 and 17 April 2026 for cutting edge immune metabolism research #UKimmunomet26
Register here: https://bit.ly/493uE45
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Natural killer cells are gaining momentum in cancer immunotherapy. This open-access review in Immunotherapy Advances explores how CAR-NK cells, NK engagers, cytokines and checkpoint inhibitors are being harnessed to boost anti-tumour immunity.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4j8dKEW
🔗 https://bit.ly/4j8dKEW
December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Natural killer cells are gaining momentum in cancer immunotherapy. This open-access review in Immunotherapy Advances explores how CAR-NK cells, NK engagers, cytokines and checkpoint inhibitors are being harnessed to boost anti-tumour immunity.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4j8dKEW
🔗 https://bit.ly/4j8dKEW
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Take your R and omics skills to the next level! 🚀
Our advanced 'Further omics, statistics & clinical data in R' course starts 2 Feb 2026. Five Mondays online, packed with hands-on training for wet lab scientists.
Secure your spot now! https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
Our advanced 'Further omics, statistics & clinical data in R' course starts 2 Feb 2026. Five Mondays online, packed with hands-on training for wet lab scientists.
Secure your spot now! https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Take your R and omics skills to the next level! 🚀
Our advanced 'Further omics, statistics & clinical data in R' course starts 2 Feb 2026. Five Mondays online, packed with hands-on training for wet lab scientists.
Secure your spot now! https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
Our advanced 'Further omics, statistics & clinical data in R' course starts 2 Feb 2026. Five Mondays online, packed with hands-on training for wet lab scientists.
Secure your spot now! https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
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🔬 New dates for our 'Single cell and spatial omics course' in April 2026!
Five Mondays of expert led online training from 20 April to 18 May. Ideal for researchers keen to build confidence in single cell and spatial analysis.
Register now: https://bit.ly/48GDDYL
Five Mondays of expert led online training from 20 April to 18 May. Ideal for researchers keen to build confidence in single cell and spatial analysis.
Register now: https://bit.ly/48GDDYL
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔬 New dates for our 'Single cell and spatial omics course' in April 2026!
Five Mondays of expert led online training from 20 April to 18 May. Ideal for researchers keen to build confidence in single cell and spatial analysis.
Register now: https://bit.ly/48GDDYL
Five Mondays of expert led online training from 20 April to 18 May. Ideal for researchers keen to build confidence in single cell and spatial analysis.
Register now: https://bit.ly/48GDDYL
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🎧 CEI Wrapped!
A standout year for Clinical & Experimental Immunology!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers and readers for helping CEI grow its reach and impact in 2025.
A standout year for Clinical & Experimental Immunology!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers and readers for helping CEI grow its reach and impact in 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎧 CEI Wrapped!
A standout year for Clinical & Experimental Immunology!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers and readers for helping CEI grow its reach and impact in 2025.
A standout year for Clinical & Experimental Immunology!
Thank you to our authors, reviewers and readers for helping CEI grow its reach and impact in 2025.
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🚨 New dates! Our next 'Omic data analysis and visualisation using R' bioinformatics training course will start Monday 9 March 2026 - running every weekday morning for two weeks.
Perfect for beginners & all online.
Half price for members! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oNRuTh
Perfect for beginners & all online.
Half price for members! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oNRuTh
December 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🚨 New dates! Our next 'Omic data analysis and visualisation using R' bioinformatics training course will start Monday 9 March 2026 - running every weekday morning for two weeks.
Perfect for beginners & all online.
Half price for members! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oNRuTh
Perfect for beginners & all online.
Half price for members! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oNRuTh
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Huge congratulations to Prof @tracyh9494.bsky.social, President of the BSI and Director of the Lydia Becker Institute, on winning the @nature.com Award for Mentoring in Science 2025 in the Lifetime Achievement category.
A brilliant & well earned recognition of her support for ECRs! 💙
A brilliant & well earned recognition of her support for ECRs! 💙
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Huge congratulations to Prof @tracyh9494.bsky.social, President of the BSI and Director of the Lydia Becker Institute, on winning the @nature.com Award for Mentoring in Science 2025 in the Lifetime Achievement category.
A brilliant & well earned recognition of her support for ECRs! 💙
A brilliant & well earned recognition of her support for ECRs! 💙
This is such an important guide
✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.
Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is such an important guide
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Our five-year #strategy for 2026–2030 is here!
It outlines priorities to strengthen our community, maximise impact, enhance careers & catalyse change, guided by values that shape how we work.
Thank you to all our members for your support – we're excited to continue working with you!
It outlines priorities to strengthen our community, maximise impact, enhance careers & catalyse change, guided by values that shape how we work.
Thank you to all our members for your support – we're excited to continue working with you!
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our five-year #strategy for 2026–2030 is here!
It outlines priorities to strengthen our community, maximise impact, enhance careers & catalyse change, guided by values that shape how we work.
Thank you to all our members for your support – we're excited to continue working with you!
It outlines priorities to strengthen our community, maximise impact, enhance careers & catalyse change, guided by values that shape how we work.
Thank you to all our members for your support – we're excited to continue working with you!
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Well done to the recipients of this year’s BSI journals-sponsored Poster Prizes! 🎉
Congrats to Flavio Beke, Aisling Newing & Rébecca Barascud for their brilliant contributions. 👏
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MljD6r
Congrats to Flavio Beke, Aisling Newing & Rébecca Barascud for their brilliant contributions. 👏
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MljD6r
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Well done to the recipients of this year’s BSI journals-sponsored Poster Prizes! 🎉
Congrats to Flavio Beke, Aisling Newing & Rébecca Barascud for their brilliant contributions. 👏
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MljD6r
Congrats to Flavio Beke, Aisling Newing & Rébecca Barascud for their brilliant contributions. 👏
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MljD6r
This is a great piece of work highlighting the need to increase staffing in clinical immunology and allergy across the UK.
Sit down with a coffee/tea and have a read
Sit down with a coffee/tea and have a read
Have you read our new BSI-CIPN Workforce Report yet?
Our analysis highlights large variation in clinical immunology and allergy staffing across the UK, leaving some services extremely fragile. Urgent national action is needed!
Find out more here: bit.ly/4rAfXOw
Our analysis highlights large variation in clinical immunology and allergy staffing across the UK, leaving some services extremely fragile. Urgent national action is needed!
Find out more here: bit.ly/4rAfXOw
📢 Just launched: BSI-CIPN Workforce Report
UK clinical immunology & allergy services are under severe strain - consultant shortages & regional gaps are affecting access to care.
Read the evidence & our recommendations for urgent national action: bit.ly/3KkIQxb
UK clinical immunology & allergy services are under severe strain - consultant shortages & regional gaps are affecting access to care.
Read the evidence & our recommendations for urgent national action: bit.ly/3KkIQxb
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
This is a great piece of work highlighting the need to increase staffing in clinical immunology and allergy across the UK.
Sit down with a coffee/tea and have a read
Sit down with a coffee/tea and have a read
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And that's a wrap!
Thank you all for making #BSI25 so special. What a fantastic week of celebrating immunology, catching up on the latest research and connecting with friends old and new.
We can't wait to see you in Glasgow next year to do it all again.
Love,
The BSI staff team
Thank you all for making #BSI25 so special. What a fantastic week of celebrating immunology, catching up on the latest research and connecting with friends old and new.
We can't wait to see you in Glasgow next year to do it all again.
Love,
The BSI staff team
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And that's a wrap!
Thank you all for making #BSI25 so special. What a fantastic week of celebrating immunology, catching up on the latest research and connecting with friends old and new.
We can't wait to see you in Glasgow next year to do it all again.
Love,
The BSI staff team
Thank you all for making #BSI25 so special. What a fantastic week of celebrating immunology, catching up on the latest research and connecting with friends old and new.
We can't wait to see you in Glasgow next year to do it all again.
Love,
The BSI staff team
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🏆 Congratulations to our BSI Congress 2025 Poster Prize winners!
Find out about the outstanding posters and from this year's event here: www.immunology.org/news/congrat...
Find out about the outstanding posters and from this year's event here: www.immunology.org/news/congrat...
Congratulations to our BSI Congress 2025 Poster Prize winners! | British Society for Immunology
www.immunology.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🏆 Congratulations to our BSI Congress 2025 Poster Prize winners!
Find out about the outstanding posters and from this year's event here: www.immunology.org/news/congrat...
Find out about the outstanding posters and from this year's event here: www.immunology.org/news/congrat...
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Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of ‘25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system:
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Research Highlight of the Year
Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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We’re happy to be in Liverpool for this years @britsocimm.bsky.social congress:
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’re happy to be in Liverpool for this years @britsocimm.bsky.social congress:
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
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Attending #BSI25? Don't miss 'Immunology in the Balance' at 16:30 today. 🧬⚖️
See our very own Editor-in-chief Claudia Mauri discuss how immunity is regulated to stay effective & safe.
See the programme here: https://bit.ly/4a5iBp1
See our very own Editor-in-chief Claudia Mauri discuss how immunity is regulated to stay effective & safe.
See the programme here: https://bit.ly/4a5iBp1
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Attending #BSI25? Don't miss 'Immunology in the Balance' at 16:30 today. 🧬⚖️
See our very own Editor-in-chief Claudia Mauri discuss how immunity is regulated to stay effective & safe.
See the programme here: https://bit.ly/4a5iBp1
See our very own Editor-in-chief Claudia Mauri discuss how immunity is regulated to stay effective & safe.
See the programme here: https://bit.ly/4a5iBp1
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Attending #BSI25?📣 Don’t miss AI in Publishing with Rachel Moriarty from our publisher OUP.
Explore how AI is shaping journals, research integrity & ethical practice, plus tips for using AI responsibly as an author.
🗓 3 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 13:15–14:10 | 📍 Hall 1C
##Immunology
Explore how AI is shaping journals, research integrity & ethical practice, plus tips for using AI responsibly as an author.
🗓 3 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 13:15–14:10 | 📍 Hall 1C
##Immunology
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Attending #BSI25?📣 Don’t miss AI in Publishing with Rachel Moriarty from our publisher OUP.
Explore how AI is shaping journals, research integrity & ethical practice, plus tips for using AI responsibly as an author.
🗓 3 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 13:15–14:10 | 📍 Hall 1C
##Immunology
Explore how AI is shaping journals, research integrity & ethical practice, plus tips for using AI responsibly as an author.
🗓 3 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 13:15–14:10 | 📍 Hall 1C
##Immunology
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If you're looking for careers support our 2026 mentoring scheme applications close on December 10 2025. Learn more here: www.immunology.org/careers/bsi-...
BSI mentoring scheme | British Society for Immunology
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December 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If you're looking for careers support our 2026 mentoring scheme applications close on December 10 2025. Learn more here: www.immunology.org/careers/bsi-...