Gillian Grafton
@gilliangrafton.bsky.social
Scientist and pilot. Talks about flying, science, politics and random other stuff. Interests include neuroimmunopharmacology, ion channels and blood component manufacturing. Shropshire exile planning my return. No DMs. She/her/Dr 🇬🇧🇪🇺🔶🌈
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The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
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Do we as licence payers get much return from the huge investment in US correspondents? Some rebalancing away from breathless reporting of the nonsense over there would be welcomed by many of us.
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Do we as licence payers get much return from the huge investment in US correspondents? Some rebalancing away from breathless reporting of the nonsense over there would be welcomed by many of us.
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Absolutely thrilled for John. Reflects a lifetime’s commitment to ethical and human centred research.
Thrilled and honoured to be invited onto the Scientific Advisory Panel of the Centre for Human-Specific Research 😊
humanspecificresearch.org
humanspecificresearch.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Absolutely thrilled for John. Reflects a lifetime’s commitment to ethical and human centred research.
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A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
October 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A small primer on the #NobelPrize awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi today. This prize was for combining two separate fields of immunology research - genetic research on IPEX and immunology research of regulatory T cells (#Tregs), with enormous impact on biology/medicine
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
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First Trump slashed funding for vaccines research now he's peddling dangerous nonsense about paracetamol.
The UK should take on Trump’s anti-science agenda and open our doors to US researchers.
The UK should take on Trump’s anti-science agenda and open our doors to US researchers.
September 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
First Trump slashed funding for vaccines research now he's peddling dangerous nonsense about paracetamol.
The UK should take on Trump’s anti-science agenda and open our doors to US researchers.
The UK should take on Trump’s anti-science agenda and open our doors to US researchers.
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LIMERICK
It was the Medical Council’s belief,
That as a form of effective relief,
Paracetamol would
Be next to no good
From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.
It was the Medical Council’s belief,
That as a form of effective relief,
Paracetamol would
Be next to no good
From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.
September 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
LIMERICK
It was the Medical Council’s belief,
That as a form of effective relief,
Paracetamol would
Be next to no good
From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.
It was the Medical Council’s belief,
That as a form of effective relief,
Paracetamol would
Be next to no good
From the pain of the Satsuma-in-Chief.
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Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Elon Musk is no friend of our United Kingdom. He should be held to account for allowing truly vile and illegal child abuse content on his platform.
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Right wing activist is shot - who’s to blame?
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Right wing activist is shot - who’s to blame?
This is the leadership we desperately need.
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is the leadership we desperately need.
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Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
September 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.
A secretive legal rabbit live tweeting a lesson on English law through the medium of an American movie. It’s absolute genius and hilariously British 😁 You owe it to yourself to read the whole thread!
***MY COUSIN VINNY LIVE-TWEET: THE RULES***
This lecture explores the cinematic classic 'My Cousin Vinny' through the lens of English and Welsh law.
Contributions and observations are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the entire film to a wall of embarrassed silence.
This lecture explores the cinematic classic 'My Cousin Vinny' through the lens of English and Welsh law.
Contributions and observations are welcome, but I'm perfectly prepared to tweet the entire film to a wall of embarrassed silence.
a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag
ALT: a woman says it 's a fact while standing in front of an american flag
media.tenor.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A secretive legal rabbit live tweeting a lesson on English law through the medium of an American movie. It’s absolute genius and hilariously British 😁 You owe it to yourself to read the whole thread!
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Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
August 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘How Much I Dislike the Daily Mail’.
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If we don’t make a stand now about the over platforming of Reform and the lack of coverage of our other parties, we’ll regret it for decades. The damage will be done and it will be too late. Sign now and please pass on. We have 6 weeks to get to 10k petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If we don’t make a stand now about the over platforming of Reform and the lack of coverage of our other parties, we’ll regret it for decades. The damage will be done and it will be too late. Sign now and please pass on. We have 6 weeks to get to 10k petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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"Current patterns of plastic production, use, and disposal cause disease, disability, and death at every stage of the plastic lifecycle." @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Current patterns of plastic production, use, and disposal cause disease, disability, and death at every stage of the plastic lifecycle." @thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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✍️ Sheffield consultant awarded fellowship to study ‘unheard voices’ in end-of-life care
Dr Catriona Mayland wins NIHR fellowship to improve end-of-life care and amplify unheard voices in palliative medicine
Dr Catriona Mayland wins NIHR fellowship to improve end-of-life care and amplify unheard voices in palliative medicine
Sheffield consultant awarded fellowship to study ‘unheard voices’ in end-of-life care
Dr Catriona Mayland wins NIHR fellowship to improve end-of-life care and amplify unheard voices in palliative medicine
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
✍️ Sheffield consultant awarded fellowship to study ‘unheard voices’ in end-of-life care
Dr Catriona Mayland wins NIHR fellowship to improve end-of-life care and amplify unheard voices in palliative medicine
Dr Catriona Mayland wins NIHR fellowship to improve end-of-life care and amplify unheard voices in palliative medicine
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“The causes of NSD are not yet fully understood. Some people blame environmental factors, or a lack of vaccines, but we do know that genetics play an important part. This means that if you have neurotypical family members, that does place your child at increased risk.”
Every parent’s worst nightmare! Could your child be neurotypical?
Autistic parents have been warned to be vigilant for signs that their child could be afflicted with Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder, or NSD. Speaking in front of a parliamentary group, paediatrician Li...
thedailytism.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“The causes of NSD are not yet fully understood. Some people blame environmental factors, or a lack of vaccines, but we do know that genetics play an important part. This means that if you have neurotypical family members, that does place your child at increased risk.”
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The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
July 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
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For my #immunology friends: What is a cell population or subset? What is the specific contribution of a cell marker to cell identity? A short and great read about T cell ontology www.cell.com/trends/immun...
The T cell subsetting challenge
Exploiting specific T cell subset properties bears potential for T cell therapies
but is complicated by inconsistencies in T cell subset definitions and markers. Here,
we discuss causes for the defini...
www.cell.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
For my #immunology friends: What is a cell population or subset? What is the specific contribution of a cell marker to cell identity? A short and great read about T cell ontology www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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World Blood Donor Day 2025
Safe blood saves lives — one donation can help save up to three people.
Thank you, blood donors, for giving hope and saving lives. 💉❤️
#WBDD2025 #GiveBloodGiveHope #SafeBloodSavesLives #WorldBloodDonorDay
Safe blood saves lives — one donation can help save up to three people.
Thank you, blood donors, for giving hope and saving lives. 💉❤️
#WBDD2025 #GiveBloodGiveHope #SafeBloodSavesLives #WorldBloodDonorDay
June 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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A work conversation this morning reminded me yet again of how quickly people think you should “move on” from grief and bereavement.
2 months is not sufficient. A whole lifetime wouldn’t be enough. We don’t move on, we just survive.
Silence erases those we lost.
2 months is not sufficient. A whole lifetime wouldn’t be enough. We don’t move on, we just survive.
Silence erases those we lost.
June 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A work conversation this morning reminded me yet again of how quickly people think you should “move on” from grief and bereavement.
2 months is not sufficient. A whole lifetime wouldn’t be enough. We don’t move on, we just survive.
Silence erases those we lost.
2 months is not sufficient. A whole lifetime wouldn’t be enough. We don’t move on, we just survive.
Silence erases those we lost.
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” - Vicki Harrison
The waves are infinitely high today.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=XV1l...
The waves are infinitely high today.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=XV1l...
MUSE - GHOSTS (HOW CAN I MOVE ON) (Official Visualiser)
YouTube video by Muse
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May 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” - Vicki Harrison
The waves are infinitely high today.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=XV1l...
The waves are infinitely high today.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=XV1l...
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#Immunosky #Cancersky
Antidepressants: A “Dead SERT” for #Immunotherapy!
Open Access @cellpress.bsky.social
@gilliangrafton.bsky.social 😎
Antidepressants: A “Dead SERT” for #Immunotherapy!
Open Access @cellpress.bsky.social
@gilliangrafton.bsky.social 😎
Serotonin transporter inhibits antitumor immunity through regulating the intratumoral serotonin axis
Serotonin transporter (SERT) inhibits CD8 T cell antitumor immunity by depleting intratumoral
serotonin. SERT-blocking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants
enhance CD8 T cell ...
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May 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#Immunosky #Cancersky
Antidepressants: A “Dead SERT” for #Immunotherapy!
Open Access @cellpress.bsky.social
@gilliangrafton.bsky.social 😎
Antidepressants: A “Dead SERT” for #Immunotherapy!
Open Access @cellpress.bsky.social
@gilliangrafton.bsky.social 😎