@dirkwerling.bsky.social
Interesting read.
The dichotomy between what we would like to do and what we have to do...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Comments?
The dichotomy between what we would like to do and what we have to do...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Comments?
Pressure to publish is rising as research time shrinks, finds survey of scientists
Researchers feel that pressures to publish are increasing, but the time and resources available to do research are decreasing, according to a survey by Elsevier.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Interesting read.
The dichotomy between what we would like to do and what we have to do...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Comments?
The dichotomy between what we would like to do and what we have to do...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Comments?
Our latest development:
www.rvc.ac.uk/research/new...
Really pleased that @StephanSchuel and @AsliAkidil from @emulatebio.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
made this happen!
The sky is the limit ;-)
www.rvc.ac.uk/research/new...
Really pleased that @StephanSchuel and @AsliAkidil from @emulatebio.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
made this happen!
The sky is the limit ;-)
The RVC furthers development and use of organ-on-a-chip technology through partnership with Emulate - Research News - Research at the RVC - Royal Veterinary College, RVC
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emulate, Inc. to build on prior RVC research into Organ-on-a-Chip (Ooc) technology and support the development of animal species-specific Organ-Chip models.
www.rvc.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our latest development:
www.rvc.ac.uk/research/new...
Really pleased that @StephanSchuel and @AsliAkidil from @emulatebio.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
made this happen!
The sky is the limit ;-)
www.rvc.ac.uk/research/new...
Really pleased that @StephanSchuel and @AsliAkidil from @emulatebio.bsky.social and @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
made this happen!
The sky is the limit ;-)
I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you to former colleague of mine, @GiuseppeBee, for sharing this. While the generation of vast amounts of data is useful to an extend, we need to use new technologies in a hypothesis-driven approach.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to former colleague of mine, @GiuseppeBee, for sharing this. While the generation of vast amounts of data is useful to an extend, we need to use new technologies in a hypothesis-driven approach.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Opinion Paper: The Sound Use of Experimental Hypotheses in Animal Science
www.sciencedirect.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I couldn’t agree more!
Thank you to former colleague of mine, @GiuseppeBee, for sharing this. While the generation of vast amounts of data is useful to an extend, we need to use new technologies in a hypothesis-driven approach.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to former colleague of mine, @GiuseppeBee, for sharing this. While the generation of vast amounts of data is useful to an extend, we need to use new technologies in a hypothesis-driven approach.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Congratulations to Honorary Professor Gary Entrican on receiving the Zoetis IUIS VIC Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award at the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium, in recognition of his contribution to veterinary immunology.
edin.ac/4lFSxTI
#Immunology #VetAwards
edin.ac/4lFSxTI
#Immunology #VetAwards
Professor Gary Entrican receives Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases | Edinburgh Infectious Diseases
August 2025: Many congratulations to Professor Gary Entrican from The Roslin Institute who has received the Zoetis IUIS VIC Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award at the 14th International…
edin.ac
August 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Congratulations to Honorary Professor Gary Entrican on receiving the Zoetis IUIS VIC Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award at the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium, in recognition of his contribution to veterinary immunology.
edin.ac/4lFSxTI
#Immunology #VetAwards
edin.ac/4lFSxTI
#Immunology #VetAwards
Who would have thought that fetal calf serum has such an effect on. Worth rethinking? Well...have a look.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We can do so many things using 3D organ platforms.
@jdallilab.bsky.social; @peterolinga.bsky.social; @qmul.bsky.social; @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We can do so many things using 3D organ platforms.
@jdallilab.bsky.social; @peterolinga.bsky.social; @qmul.bsky.social; @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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August 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Who would have thought that fetal calf serum has such an effect on. Worth rethinking? Well...have a look.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We can do so many things using 3D organ platforms.
@jdallilab.bsky.social; @peterolinga.bsky.social; @qmul.bsky.social; @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We can do so many things using 3D organ platforms.
@jdallilab.bsky.social; @peterolinga.bsky.social; @qmul.bsky.social; @royalvetcollege.bsky.social
New work by @JoseJaramilloOrtiz, with @SamrudhiDeosthali and @BlakeDamer with really pretty pictures
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@royalvetcollege.bsky.social #CVRM @HoughtonTrust
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@royalvetcollege.bsky.social #CVRM @HoughtonTrust
Short communication: Recombinant yeast as an oral vaccine carrier - direct in vivo interaction with chicken gut epithelium
Oral vaccines present a strategy for mass-immunisation, offering ease of administration with the potential to induce mucosal and systemic immunity. Th…
sciencedirect.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New work by @JoseJaramilloOrtiz, with @SamrudhiDeosthali and @BlakeDamer with really pretty pictures
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@royalvetcollege.bsky.social #CVRM @HoughtonTrust
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@royalvetcollege.bsky.social #CVRM @HoughtonTrust
oin our friendly bunch
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0211-25
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0210-25
A PostDoc and a Research Technician post, initially funded for a year each, with extension possibilities
@RoyalVetCollege
@ForcefieldTherapeutics
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0211-25
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0210-25
A PostDoc and a Research Technician post, initially funded for a year each, with extension possibilities
@RoyalVetCollege
@ForcefieldTherapeutics
Job Opportunity at the RVC: Research Technician
We are seeking a highly motivated Research Technician aiding the development of an organ-platform. The post is funded through a collaborative project between the RVC and Forcefield Therapeutics for in...
jobs.rvc.ac.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
oin our friendly bunch
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0211-25
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0210-25
A PostDoc and a Research Technician post, initially funded for a year each, with extension possibilities
@RoyalVetCollege
@ForcefieldTherapeutics
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0211-25
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/PPS-0210-25
A PostDoc and a Research Technician post, initially funded for a year each, with extension possibilities
@RoyalVetCollege
@ForcefieldTherapeutics
And the follow-up paper is live!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great work from everyone involved
@VetMedUniVienna and @RoyalVeterinaryCollege
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great work from everyone involved
@VetMedUniVienna and @RoyalVeterinaryCollege
Safety and efficacy of a novel glycoengineered recombinant vaccine candidate against Haemonchus contortus in sheep - npj Vaccines
npj Vaccines - Safety and efficacy of a novel glycoengineered recombinant vaccine candidate against Haemonchus contortus in sheep
www.nature.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
And the follow-up paper is live!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great work from everyone involved
@VetMedUniVienna and @RoyalVeterinaryCollege
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great work from everyone involved
@VetMedUniVienna and @RoyalVeterinaryCollege
I am pleased to announce that our Journal #InnateImmunity by #Sage has two new associate editors.
Welcome to the team TeresaFreire and Jesús Hernández.
Really pleased to have these two colleagues from Uruguay and Mexico on board.
With @meganbryant.bsky.social
Welcome to the team TeresaFreire and Jesús Hernández.
Really pleased to have these two colleagues from Uruguay and Mexico on board.
With @meganbryant.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I am pleased to announce that our Journal #InnateImmunity by #Sage has two new associate editors.
Welcome to the team TeresaFreire and Jesús Hernández.
Really pleased to have these two colleagues from Uruguay and Mexico on board.
With @meganbryant.bsky.social
Welcome to the team TeresaFreire and Jesús Hernández.
Really pleased to have these two colleagues from Uruguay and Mexico on board.
With @meganbryant.bsky.social
New PhD project available with Chris Netherton and Priscilla Tng at The Pirbright Institute on #AfricanSwineFever and #OrganPlatforms
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses at The Pirbright Institute on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - African swine fever virus host-pathogen interactions at the interface between the innate and adaptive immune responses at The Pirbright Institute, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New PhD project available with Chris Netherton and Priscilla Tng at The Pirbright Institute on #AfricanSwineFever and #OrganPlatforms
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
What an absolutely brilliant collaboration between parasitologists, clinicians, biochemists, immunologists. And such a great outcome. Just watch this space for preprint 2 soon to follow
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Glycoengineering of nematode antigens using insect cells: a promising approach for producing bioactive vaccine antigens of the barber's pole worm Haemonchus contortus
The H11 antigens, located on the intestinal microvilli of Haemonchus contortus, comprise a group of homologous aminopeptidases essential for the parasite's digestion of blood meals. Native H11 protein...
www.biorxiv.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What an absolutely brilliant collaboration between parasitologists, clinicians, biochemists, immunologists. And such a great outcome. Just watch this space for preprint 2 soon to follow
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The last manuscript published by "Innate Immunity"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Such a "hot topic" seeing the whole influenza situation world-wide
#InnateImmunity
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Such a "hot topic" seeing the whole influenza situation world-wide
#InnateImmunity
Tracking mucosal innate immune responses to three influenza A virus strains in a highly translational pig model using nasopharyngeal swabs - Helena A Laybourn, Charlotte Kristensen, Anders G Pedersen,...
Background Four influenza pandemics have occurred during the past 100 years, and new variants of influenza viruses will continue to emerge. The nasal mucosa act...
journals.sagepub.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The last manuscript published by "Innate Immunity"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Such a "hot topic" seeing the whole influenza situation world-wide
#InnateImmunity
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Such a "hot topic" seeing the whole influenza situation world-wide
#InnateImmunity
If you understand German, listen to this. This summarises it pretty well
www.youtube.com/watch?v=weC_...
#NeverAgain #StandUpAgainstOpression
www.youtube.com/watch?v=weC_...
#NeverAgain #StandUpAgainstOpression
Marlo Großhardt - Oma (Mini Livesession)
YouTube video by Marlo Grosshardt
www.youtube.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
If you understand German, listen to this. This summarises it pretty well
www.youtube.com/watch?v=weC_...
#NeverAgain #StandUpAgainstOpression
www.youtube.com/watch?v=weC_...
#NeverAgain #StandUpAgainstOpression
But Brexit doesn't has any effect... :-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Coventry University says Brexit has had "a profound impact" on UK universities' ability to attract EU students."
In 10 years, what will be left of UK academia? Change is necessary
#DeathofAcademy #RIPUKUniversities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Coventry University says Brexit has had "a profound impact" on UK universities' ability to attract EU students."
In 10 years, what will be left of UK academia? Change is necessary
#DeathofAcademy #RIPUKUniversities
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
March 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
But Brexit doesn't has any effect... :-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Coventry University says Brexit has had "a profound impact" on UK universities' ability to attract EU students."
In 10 years, what will be left of UK academia? Change is necessary
#DeathofAcademy #RIPUKUniversities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Coventry University says Brexit has had "a profound impact" on UK universities' ability to attract EU students."
In 10 years, what will be left of UK academia? Change is necessary
#DeathofAcademy #RIPUKUniversities
:-( the social scissor will open even wider if this happens, and the funding scheme not changed...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...?
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...?
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
Rising inflation sends English fee towards £10K – does it matter?
Passing five-figure milestone would only involve a small monetary rise but could it change the psychology of the debate around higher education?
www.timeshighereducation.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
:-( the social scissor will open even wider if this happens, and the funding scheme not changed...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...?
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/rising-...?
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
New article available on @innateimmunity.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Really interesting work regarding impact of different chemical fixations on NET detection
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Really interesting work regarding impact of different chemical fixations on NET detection
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
New article available on @innateimmunity.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Really interesting work regarding impact of different chemical fixations on NET detection
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Really interesting work regarding impact of different chemical fixations on NET detection
Spend some days with esteemed colleagues at the @DLG roadshow, talking about the future of dairy.
Was so great to learn from dairy farmers as well
Was so great to learn from dairy farmers as well
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Spend some days with esteemed colleagues at the @DLG roadshow, talking about the future of dairy.
Was so great to learn from dairy farmers as well
Was so great to learn from dairy farmers as well
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Please check the poster below for a selection of vacancies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Focus here on genetics and on One Health. Check the website for the full selection of jobs: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
February 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Please check the poster below for a selection of vacancies at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Focus here on genetics and on One Health. Check the website for the full selection of jobs: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
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Website for the 7th World Parkinson's Congress 2026 now live! @worldpdcongress.bsky.social
wpc2026.org
wpc2026.org
World Parkinson Congress
wpc2026.org
February 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Website for the 7th World Parkinson's Congress 2026 now live! @worldpdcongress.bsky.social
wpc2026.org
wpc2026.org
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Sorry. We have a new HR software that seems to do peculiar things with links. This should work: www.huber.embl.de/group/posts/...
Research Software Engineer – Huber Group @ EMBL
Bioconductor tools for biological data science and AI
www.huber.embl.de
February 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Sorry. We have a new HR software that seems to do peculiar things with links. This should work: www.huber.embl.de/group/posts/...
When has it become the norm in academia to feel "guilty" for going on annual leave?!?
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicChatter
February 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
When has it become the norm in academia to feel "guilty" for going on annual leave?!?
#AcademicChatter
#AcademicChatter
".....and expressed concern that funding from research councils had “dropped off significantly.....'
Read the whole article here:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Education should NEVER be a business!!!!
Read the whole article here:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Education should NEVER be a business!!!!
Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut
Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as ‘Silicon Valley’ planned between Oxford and Cambridge
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
".....and expressed concern that funding from research councils had “dropped off significantly.....'
Read the whole article here:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Education should NEVER be a business!!!!
Read the whole article here:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Education should NEVER be a business!!!!