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Center for Immunology of Viral Infections (CiViA)
@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
Center of Excellence at Aarhus University (@au.dk) & TU Munich (@tum.de), focused on discovering novel #immune response mechanisms against #viral #infections. Funded by Danmarks Grundforsk Fond (@dg.dk).
https://biomed.au.dk/civia
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📢 #Publication alert! "STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor" by Bao-cun Zhan et al. in #Nature #Immunology, supported by @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social @dg.dk @novo-nordisk.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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⏰ Closing soon! We’re looking for a Microbiome Project Scientist to join the Laboratory of @bioinf.bsky.social to characterise microbiomes, working with human samples, DNA extractions and sequencing library preparations 🧬

💷 £28,890 to £32,100
🗓️ Apply by 25 November 2025
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November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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📣 We’re thrilled to announce the 5th Scottish Immunology Groups Network symposium! #SIGNET26

🗓️ 11 March 2026
📍 Perth, Scotland

A full day of cutting-edge research, collaboration & networking across the Scottish #Immunology community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3LxUJA5
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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This is the @bsky.app 🦋 account for ESGREV, the Respiratory Virus Study Group of ESCMID, the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Follow us for #research and #science news!
@escmid.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Celebrating the holiday weekend with another bang! Our work describing roles of TNF signaling on mosquito immune cell function and in limiting malaria parasite infection is now published. Big shout out to @georgesaman.bsky.social and others for their contributions! journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
TNF signaling mediates cellular immune function and promotes malaria parasite killing in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae
Author summary Mosquito innate immunity is a major determinant of vector competence with significant implications in malaria transmission. During infection with the Plasmodium parasite, mosquitoes mou...
journals.plos.org
July 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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🔬 Is seeing believing?

Discover how cutting-edge imaging and multi-omics are transforming our understanding of immune cell interactions and spatial immunobiology.

Don’t miss this parallel session at #BSI25! Secure your place: bit.ly/3IkxWq8
November 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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📢 Applications are open for the BSI Mentoring Scheme 2026! 🌟

A year-long programme pairing early career immunologists with experienced mentors across academia, industry & clinical settings.

🗓️ Apply by 21 Nov 2025 (23:59 GMT)
👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Our bioinformatics training course 'Omic data analysis & visualisation using R' starts Monday 8 December.

✔ No previous experience needed
✔ Just £390 for BSI members
✔ Practical skills to boost your research & CV

All online, every weekday morning for two weeks! Sign up today: bit.ly/3LesjLm
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🚨 New dates! Our next 'Further omics, statistics & clinical data in R' course will start Mon 2 Feb – 5 Mondays of hands-on training.

“Never thought that something so complex like R could be explained in such clear and simple manner.”

📌 Book your spot: https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Mapping NK cell diversity in response to COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Need funding to attend your next conference? 💡

The BSI Conference Travel Grants can cover your travel costs - UK (£500), Europe (£700), rest of world (£1,000).

The deadline is just over 1 week away (1 November), so submit your application soon! https://bit.ly/3U0jk2E
October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Role for NF-κB in #herpes #encephalitis pathology in mice genocopying an inborn error of IRF3-IFN immunity. New study from Manja Idorn, Søren R. Paludan and colleagues @au.dk @civia-aarhus.bsky.social: rupress.org/jem/article/...

#Immunodeficiency #InnateImmunity #InbornErrorsOfImmunity
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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⏰ Not long left! Early bird registration for #BSI25 closes TOMORROW.

Don’t miss your chance to save. Register now and secure your place at the UK’s biggest immunology conference in Liverpool!

🔗 https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8
October 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Idorn, Paludan et al. @au.dk characterize a mouse strain harboring a mutation found in a herpes simplex encephalitis patient. Defective IFN-driven antiviral responses led to hyperactivation of #inflammation, contributing to disease development. rupress.org/jem/article/...

@civia-aarhus.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Applications are now open for the 2026 BSI mentoring scheme 🎉

👥 Immunologists working in academia, clinical and industry settings are encouraged to apply
🗓️ Applications close 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
🔗 Find out more and register https://bit.ly/3Yuz9in
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Our iconic immune cell badges are back for #BSI25, and you get to choose the next design! 🎨🧫

Vote now and help decide which badge will join the line-up in Liverpool 👇

Cast your vote here🔗: https://bit.ly/46DtHzy
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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- Det er så stor en opdagelse, at de har gjort sig fortjent til at modtage #Nobelprisen, siger Søren Riis Paludan, @civia-aarhus.bsky.social til Politiken om de tre forskere, der netop har fået den højeste anerkendelse for opdagelsen af de regulatoriske #T-celler.
politiken.dk/viden/viden/...
Dansk professor om nobelprismodtager: »Jeg har fulgt hans arbejde gennem hele min karriere. Han er en helt«
Viden | Bliv klogere på megaraketter, stjernehimlen, dna, speed-evolution, kosmiske gåder, de unge talenter i konkurrencen 'Unge forskere' og meget mere.
politiken.dk
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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There’s still time to submit a late breaking abstract for #BSI25!

Poster presentations help you share your research, connect with experts and peers, and strengthen your professional profile.

Deadline: Wednesday 22 Oct ➡️ https://bit.ly/467fObc
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 #Publication alert! "STING signals to NF-κB from late endolysosomal compartments using IRF3 as an adaptor" by Bao-cun Zhan et al. in #Nature #Immunology, supported by @lundbeckfonden.bsky.social @dg.dk @novo-nordisk.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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"findings from fruit fly immunology, a field that has been crucial for our understanding of how innate immunity works...the majority of claims from more than 50 years of research have already been replicated"
Majority of fruit fly immunity studies can be replicated, huge analysis finds
Verification of 50 years of data bolsters immunology research, but identifies “suspicious” papers that don’t hold up
www.science.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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🦟"Detection of #WestNile virus via retrospective #mosquito #arbovirus surveillance, #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧, 2025" by Robert C Bruce et al. at APHA, @ukhsa.bsky.social, ZSL, @btobirds.bsky.social in @eurosurveillance.org

www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
July 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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📢 #Job advert: #Postdoctoral Fellow @crick.ac.uk on innate #immunology & #neutrophils. Apply before 16 July 2025!
www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Postdoctoral Fellow
www.crick.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Immune cells have amazing networking skills – figured we should too!

The Program in Immunology is now on Bluesky.

#immunosky #immunology
July 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM