Prof Sheena Cruickshank
@sheencr.bsky.social
Immunologist & science communicator based at UoM fascinated by our immune response to threats (pathogens, pollution) & microbiome & how this exposome affects health. Also quite likely to share random dog and nature pics 🧪👩🔬 #AcademicSky #SciCom
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An infant in New Mexico has just died from listeria.
Public health officials think it is because the mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.
I can imagine this family’s pain.
Please, please don’t drink raw milk. It is of no benefit whatsoever.
Public health officials think it is because the mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.
I can imagine this family’s pain.
Please, please don’t drink raw milk. It is of no benefit whatsoever.
New Mexico warns against consuming raw milk after newborn dies from listeria
While the New Mexico Department of Health said it can't pinpoint the baby's exact cause of death, officials believe it could have been linked to the mother's drinking raw milk during pregnancy.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
An infant in New Mexico has just died from listeria.
Public health officials think it is because the mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.
I can imagine this family’s pain.
Please, please don’t drink raw milk. It is of no benefit whatsoever.
Public health officials think it is because the mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.
I can imagine this family’s pain.
Please, please don’t drink raw milk. It is of no benefit whatsoever.
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
Doing my first lecture to undergraduates of the semester this afternoon. Always get rather nervous for lecturing when i restart after a break! Is it just me with the nerves?
February 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Doing my first lecture to undergraduates of the semester this afternoon. Always get rather nervous for lecturing when i restart after a break! Is it just me with the nerves?
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Segmented filamentous bacteria reprogramming of alveolar macrophages limits postinfluenza bacterial pneumonia | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Segmented filamentous bacteria reprogramming of alveolar macrophages limits postinfluenza bacterial pneumonia
SFB colonization phenotypically alters alveolar macrophages, maintaining their antibacterial functions in inflamed interferon-rich lungs.
www.science.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Segmented filamentous bacteria reprogramming of alveolar macrophages limits postinfluenza bacterial pneumonia | Science Immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Apparently its National Brown Dog day which must be celebrated so do share your doggo pics and give that puppy in your life an extra ear tickle/treat/toy (delete as applicable). My dog not really a brunette and cat sneaked in but that’s fair I think
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Apparently its National Brown Dog day which must be celebrated so do share your doggo pics and give that puppy in your life an extra ear tickle/treat/toy (delete as applicable). My dog not really a brunette and cat sneaked in but that’s fair I think
woah this does not look good as RFKJr has appointed a brand new advisory committee for research into autism, with appointees lacking expertise in the research but somehow several people who have expressed anti-vaccine views and or a willingness to try unconventional treatments 🤔
Latest iteration of U.S. federal autism committee comes under fire
The new panel “represents a radical departure from all past rosters,” says autism researcher Helen Tager-Flusberg.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
woah this does not look good as RFKJr has appointed a brand new advisory committee for research into autism, with appointees lacking expertise in the research but somehow several people who have expressed anti-vaccine views and or a willingness to try unconventional treatments 🤔
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Kirk Malhoan acting chair for US ACIP that make recommendations for vaccines is saying he wants to reconsider all US vaccines recommendations. 🧪🧵 #HealthPolicy
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Kirk Malhoan acting chair for US ACIP that make recommendations for vaccines is saying he wants to reconsider all US vaccines recommendations. 🧪🧵 #HealthPolicy
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The Becker team is hitting the streets for the Great Manchester Run! 🏃🏃♀️
We’re raising vital funds for the MPS Society to support families affected by rare inflammatory diseases. Please help us reach our goal and support this life-changing work.
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/uom-run...
We’re raising vital funds for the MPS Society to support families affected by rare inflammatory diseases. Please help us reach our goal and support this life-changing work.
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/uom-run...
Manchester Run for The MPS Society
Help James Parkinson raise money to support The Society For Mucopolysaccharide Diseases (The MPS Society)
www.justgiving.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The Becker team is hitting the streets for the Great Manchester Run! 🏃🏃♀️
We’re raising vital funds for the MPS Society to support families affected by rare inflammatory diseases. Please help us reach our goal and support this life-changing work.
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/uom-run...
We’re raising vital funds for the MPS Society to support families affected by rare inflammatory diseases. Please help us reach our goal and support this life-changing work.
Donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/uom-run...
Kirk Malhoan acting chair for US ACIP that make recommendations for vaccines is saying he wants to reconsider all US vaccines recommendations. 🧪🧵 #HealthPolicy
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Kirk Malhoan acting chair for US ACIP that make recommendations for vaccines is saying he wants to reconsider all US vaccines recommendations. 🧪🧵 #HealthPolicy
Timeline cleanse to marvel at just how many long tailed tits can fit on a fat block. I counted 10 at one point…
February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Timeline cleanse to marvel at just how many long tailed tits can fit on a fat block. I counted 10 at one point…
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Great piece illustrating how Trump has reshaped the so called Environmental protection agency (EPA) such that it is now driving harms to the environment and our health with impacts that will be felt across the world. A quick 🧵🧪 #HealthPolicy #climatechange
How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating
Experts say administration has launched ‘war on all fronts’ to undo environmental rules – here are the key areas at risk
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Great piece illustrating how Trump has reshaped the so called Environmental protection agency (EPA) such that it is now driving harms to the environment and our health with impacts that will be felt across the world. A quick 🧵🧪 #HealthPolicy #climatechange
Great piece illustrating how Trump has reshaped the so called Environmental protection agency (EPA) such that it is now driving harms to the environment and our health with impacts that will be felt across the world. A quick 🧵🧪 #HealthPolicy #climatechange
How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating
Experts say administration has launched ‘war on all fronts’ to undo environmental rules – here are the key areas at risk
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Great piece illustrating how Trump has reshaped the so called Environmental protection agency (EPA) such that it is now driving harms to the environment and our health with impacts that will be felt across the world. A quick 🧵🧪 #HealthPolicy #climatechange
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I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
@jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.
RIP to such a talented lady. Sad day
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:49 PM
RIP to such a talented lady. Sad day
I think it’s bad form for postdoctoral programmes and research funders to tell candidates they didn’t get a phd/grant/role on a Friday afternoon. Just saying
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I think it’s bad form for postdoctoral programmes and research funders to tell candidates they didn’t get a phd/grant/role on a Friday afternoon. Just saying
Oh dear Springsteen singing truthfully about ICE horrors has set off the orange baby in the White House
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you the President of the United States of America, the most powerful statesman in the world.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Oh dear Springsteen singing truthfully about ICE horrors has set off the orange baby in the White House
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Nice summary of a paper that revealed a healing role for a fungi that is part of the gut commensal microbiome 🧵🧪#MicroSky
Commensal fungus to the rescue of gut injury - Nature Microbiology
A mouse commensal fungus, Kazachstania pintolopesii, secretes a protein, Ygp1, that promotes epithelial cell regeneration and healing in mouse models of intestinal injury, renewing the interest in pro...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Nice summary of a paper that revealed a healing role for a fungi that is part of the gut commensal microbiome 🧵🧪#MicroSky
Nice summary of a paper that revealed a healing role for a fungi that is part of the gut commensal microbiome 🧵🧪#MicroSky
Commensal fungus to the rescue of gut injury - Nature Microbiology
A mouse commensal fungus, Kazachstania pintolopesii, secretes a protein, Ygp1, that promotes epithelial cell regeneration and healing in mouse models of intestinal injury, renewing the interest in pro...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Nice summary of a paper that revealed a healing role for a fungi that is part of the gut commensal microbiome 🧵🧪#MicroSky
Some birds create dangling nests to try and disguise shape of nest to distract predators apparently!
Why do birds construct nest tails? A test of disruptive camouflage in the blue manakin
Abstract. Nests are extended phenotypes capable of providing brood protection against predators, and because they are motionless structures, camouflage is
royalsocietypublishing.org
January 30, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Some birds create dangling nests to try and disguise shape of nest to distract predators apparently!
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There's a video of the song now.
It's very powerful.
It's very powerful.
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There's a video of the song now.
It's very powerful.
It's very powerful.
Crazy busy day today with back to back meetings but lovely to hear @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social talk about her research in our seminar series today and finally meet IRL having only met virtually on several occasions!!
January 29, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Crazy busy day today with back to back meetings but lovely to hear @vikilovesfacs.bsky.social talk about her research in our seminar series today and finally meet IRL having only met virtually on several occasions!!
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This is essentially blackmail and could endanger vaccine supply for many countries that need thiomersal in vaccines to keep them stable when they lack infrastructure to keep vaccines cool in transport and storage 🧵
The Trump administration has told global vaccine group GAVI to phase out shots containing the preservative thimerosal as a condition of providing the group with funding. Thimerosal was targeted by RFK Jr last summer in US vaccines without a rigorous scientific process
TAT: [Attacking Science]
TAT: [Attacking Science]
Exclusive: US conditions funding to global vaccine group on dropping mercury-based preservative from shots
The Trump administration has told global vaccine group Gavi to phase out shots containing the preservative thimerosal as a condition of providing the group with funding, a U.S. official and a Gavi spokesperson told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is essentially blackmail and could endanger vaccine supply for many countries that need thiomersal in vaccines to keep them stable when they lack infrastructure to keep vaccines cool in transport and storage 🧵
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The Boss bossin'
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The Boss bossin'