Gabriele Pollara
@gpollara.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases doctor (at UCLH) and academic (at UCL). Research focuses on immune responses to TB and leprosy, but I'm also involved in too many other projects I probably shouldn't be...
Flu is coming soon. That epi curve looks a bit ominous. #IDSky
Good explainer article & public health message 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good explainer article & public health message 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Flu is coming soon. That epi curve looks a bit ominous. #IDSky
Good explainer article & public health message 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good explainer article & public health message 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, that was good fun. Real time, retro gaming competition vs rest of audience. Cheers @wifiwars.bsky.social ! 👏
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, that was good fun. Real time, retro gaming competition vs rest of audience. Cheers @wifiwars.bsky.social ! 👏
Interesting - Bluesky definitely a signifixant player in #IDSky community
Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Interesting - Bluesky definitely a signifixant player in #IDSky community
Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
Comparable share of #IDWeek2025 activity between Bluesky & X reflects recent debate in @cmicomms.bsky.social by @germhuntermd.bsky.social & @drneilstone.bsky.social on merits of 2 platforms
www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...
Spare plums, so this seemed a good way to get through them! 😋
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Spare plums, so this seemed a good way to get through them! 😋
Aptos Narrow is a more proportional font than Aptos Body.
(not sure why it's taken me this many years to work this out!)
(not sure why it's taken me this many years to work this out!)
August 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Aptos Narrow is a more proportional font than Aptos Body.
(not sure why it's taken me this many years to work this out!)
(not sure why it's taken me this many years to work this out!)
This is quite cool!
"the AveloMask Kit, a user-friendly, non-invasive face mask that captures exhaled aerosols and transfers them into a buffer tube for molecular detection of respiratory tract infections"
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
"the AveloMask Kit, a user-friendly, non-invasive face mask that captures exhaled aerosols and transfers them into a buffer tube for molecular detection of respiratory tract infections"
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
August 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is quite cool!
"the AveloMask Kit, a user-friendly, non-invasive face mask that captures exhaled aerosols and transfers them into a buffer tube for molecular detection of respiratory tract infections"
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
"the AveloMask Kit, a user-friendly, non-invasive face mask that captures exhaled aerosols and transfers them into a buffer tube for molecular detection of respiratory tract infections"
#IDSky #ClinMicro #TBSky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
The lengths I go to just to consume more caffeine!
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August 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The lengths I go to just to consume more caffeine!
🧀 ☕
🧀 ☕
The white cliffs of.... Bembridge, Isle of Wight
August 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The white cliffs of.... Bembridge, Isle of Wight
Bayeux cathedral lit up at night
#nightphotography 📸
(a rather eclectic selection of colours once light show got going, but still impressive)
#nightphotography 📸
(a rather eclectic selection of colours once light show got going, but still impressive)
July 31, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Bayeux cathedral lit up at night
#nightphotography 📸
(a rather eclectic selection of colours once light show got going, but still impressive)
#nightphotography 📸
(a rather eclectic selection of colours once light show got going, but still impressive)
Vannes has been a very picturesque place to spend last couple of days of holiday. Pleasant surprise!
July 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Vannes has been a very picturesque place to spend last couple of days of holiday. Pleasant surprise!
Agree, beautifully majestic structures which augment, not detract from, horizons.
July 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Agree, beautifully majestic structures which augment, not detract from, horizons.
July 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nice view of English coast this morning
Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks
July 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nice view of English coast this morning
Old Harry Rocks
Old Harry Rocks
July 15, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Wow that's impressive. Want to try this? (not there now)
July 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Wow that's impressive. Want to try this? (not there now)
Annoying that I negated to paste in the key antibiotic resistance over time plots!🤦♂️
#DSky #ClinMicro #UTISky #AMR #medsky
#DSky #ClinMicro #UTISky #AMR #medsky
June 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Annoying that I negated to paste in the key antibiotic resistance over time plots!🤦♂️
#DSky #ClinMicro #UTISky #AMR #medsky
#DSky #ClinMicro #UTISky #AMR #medsky
Really enjoyed this episode. Transfers being as exciting as the sport reminded me of Lukau being signed by Roma in 2023.
Owner (and pilot!) Dan Friedkin's private jet carrying Lukaku to Rome was by a long way the most tracked flight on Flightradar that day! (as a fan, I had to document this...😉)
Owner (and pilot!) Dan Friedkin's private jet carrying Lukaku to Rome was by a long way the most tracked flight on Flightradar that day! (as a fan, I had to document this...😉)
June 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Really enjoyed this episode. Transfers being as exciting as the sport reminded me of Lukau being signed by Roma in 2023.
Owner (and pilot!) Dan Friedkin's private jet carrying Lukaku to Rome was by a long way the most tracked flight on Flightradar that day! (as a fan, I had to document this...😉)
Owner (and pilot!) Dan Friedkin's private jet carrying Lukaku to Rome was by a long way the most tracked flight on Flightradar that day! (as a fan, I had to document this...😉)
Researchgate is a funny website - I'm accessing this from home where I can assure them NO ONE else is in any way interested in accessing their website!
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
June 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Researchgate is a funny website - I'm accessing this from home where I can assure them NO ONE else is in any way interested in accessing their website!
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
Interesting paper this - sounds like much more to come on the microbiome effects of ibezapolstat - effects look significant vs those of vancomycin.
Will be interesting to see if in any way this accelerates recovery of C diff colitis and prevention of recurrence
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky
Will be interesting to see if in any way this accelerates recovery of C diff colitis and prevention of recurrence
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky
June 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Interesting paper this - sounds like much more to come on the microbiome effects of ibezapolstat - effects look significant vs those of vancomycin.
Will be interesting to see if in any way this accelerates recovery of C diff colitis and prevention of recurrence
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky
Will be interesting to see if in any way this accelerates recovery of C diff colitis and prevention of recurrence
#IDSky #ClinMicro #MicroSky
This graph on UK childhood vaccine uptake from the article (source @ukhsa.bsky.social ) is quite alarming.
I wonder how impactful this move with health visitors will be, but I guess vaccine hesitancy is multi factorial, so it's well worth trying multiple strategies.
#IDSky #vaccination #MedSky
I wonder how impactful this move with health visitors will be, but I guess vaccine hesitancy is multi factorial, so it's well worth trying multiple strategies.
#IDSky #vaccination #MedSky
June 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This graph on UK childhood vaccine uptake from the article (source @ukhsa.bsky.social ) is quite alarming.
I wonder how impactful this move with health visitors will be, but I guess vaccine hesitancy is multi factorial, so it's well worth trying multiple strategies.
#IDSky #vaccination #MedSky
I wonder how impactful this move with health visitors will be, but I guess vaccine hesitancy is multi factorial, so it's well worth trying multiple strategies.
#IDSky #vaccination #MedSky
June 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Nope, not buying this flavour combiantion again. Lime makes them taste of soap 👎
June 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nope, not buying this flavour combiantion again. Lime makes them taste of soap 👎
Credit where it's due (eventually)
New Outlook on Windows finally has:
1) moving emails between accounts
2) decent offline support
Now I can work even more on a plane.... hmmm, now I'm not sure why I am so pleased about this change! 🤔
New Outlook on Windows finally has:
1) moving emails between accounts
2) decent offline support
Now I can work even more on a plane.... hmmm, now I'm not sure why I am so pleased about this change! 🤔
June 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Credit where it's due (eventually)
New Outlook on Windows finally has:
1) moving emails between accounts
2) decent offline support
Now I can work even more on a plane.... hmmm, now I'm not sure why I am so pleased about this change! 🤔
New Outlook on Windows finally has:
1) moving emails between accounts
2) decent offline support
Now I can work even more on a plane.... hmmm, now I'm not sure why I am so pleased about this change! 🤔
STAT2 deficiency resulted in less macrophages recruited to the site of M marinum infection in zebrafish larvae (4/5)
May 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
STAT2 deficiency resulted in less macrophages recruited to the site of M marinum infection in zebrafish larvae (4/5)