Lydia Becker Institute
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology & Inflammation at The University of Manchester. Fundamental and translational immunology addressing key concepts in health & disease.
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker-institute/
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker-institute/
Join us at the Wellness Walkthrough: A Community Health Fair this 📆 Saturday, 1st November (🕛 12–4 PM) at 📍Castlemere Community Centre, Rochdale!
🔬 @madhvimenon.bsky.social will be there to discuss her research exploring how the immune system drives #COPD and other chronic diseases. #ImmunoSky
🔬 @madhvimenon.bsky.social will be there to discuss her research exploring how the immune system drives #COPD and other chronic diseases. #ImmunoSky
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Join us at the Wellness Walkthrough: A Community Health Fair this 📆 Saturday, 1st November (🕛 12–4 PM) at 📍Castlemere Community Centre, Rochdale!
🔬 @madhvimenon.bsky.social will be there to discuss her research exploring how the immune system drives #COPD and other chronic diseases. #ImmunoSky
🔬 @madhvimenon.bsky.social will be there to discuss her research exploring how the immune system drives #COPD and other chronic diseases. #ImmunoSky
🎉 Congratulations to @sheencr.bsky.social and the team at @ardwickclimate.bsky.social on winning ‘Best Health Creation Approach to Seeking and Using Community Insight’ at the 2025 Excellence in Health Creation Awards! 🏆
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @sheencr.bsky.social and the team at @ardwickclimate.bsky.social on winning ‘Best Health Creation Approach to Seeking and Using Community Insight’ at the 2025 Excellence in Health Creation Awards! 🏆
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
🗣️Tomorrow, for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar, we'll be joined by Dr Dinis Calado from @crick.ac.uk :
“Good and Evil Plasma Cells: Guardians & Saboteurs of Immunity”
📅 Thursday 23rd October
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“Good and Evil Plasma Cells: Guardians & Saboteurs of Immunity”
📅 Thursday 23rd October
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🗣️Tomorrow, for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar, we'll be joined by Dr Dinis Calado from @crick.ac.uk :
“Good and Evil Plasma Cells: Guardians & Saboteurs of Immunity”
📅 Thursday 23rd October
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“Good and Evil Plasma Cells: Guardians & Saboteurs of Immunity”
📅 Thursday 23rd October
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
This afternoon, we're excited to be joined by @georgearobinson.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar:
“The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”
📅 Thursday 16th October
🕐 3 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”
📅 Thursday 16th October
🕐 3 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This afternoon, we're excited to be joined by @georgearobinson.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar:
“The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”
📅 Thursday 16th October
🕐 3 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”
📅 Thursday 16th October
🕐 3 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
🔬Research has uncovered unique immune signatures that define distinct subgroups of Long COVID patients, offering promising targets for the development of new drugs.
Find out more in this #StudyinFocus piece by @lizziemannlab.bsky.social & Dr Nicholas Scott #ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/rz46wd2e
Find out more in this #StudyinFocus piece by @lizziemannlab.bsky.social & Dr Nicholas Scott #ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/rz46wd2e
October 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
🔬Research has uncovered unique immune signatures that define distinct subgroups of Long COVID patients, offering promising targets for the development of new drugs.
Find out more in this #StudyinFocus piece by @lizziemannlab.bsky.social & Dr Nicholas Scott #ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/rz46wd2e
Find out more in this #StudyinFocus piece by @lizziemannlab.bsky.social & Dr Nicholas Scott #ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/rz46wd2e
Tomorrow afternoon Professor Véronique Orian Rousseau from @kit.edu joins us to deliver the next in our new 25/26 @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar series:
"Reprogramming the Tumor Ecosystem in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Adaptation and Progression Driven by CD44”
#ImmunoSky
"Reprogramming the Tumor Ecosystem in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Adaptation and Progression Driven by CD44”
#ImmunoSky
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tomorrow afternoon Professor Véronique Orian Rousseau from @kit.edu joins us to deliver the next in our new 25/26 @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar series:
"Reprogramming the Tumor Ecosystem in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Adaptation and Progression Driven by CD44”
#ImmunoSky
"Reprogramming the Tumor Ecosystem in Gastrointestinal Cancer: Adaptation and Progression Driven by CD44”
#ImmunoSky
Dr Nicholas Scott is an immunologist whose path took him from Melbourne to Manchester - now driving innovation in immune profiling here at the Becker as co-founder of the Human Immunology Accelerator.
Read his #BeckerProfile below to find out more! #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
Read his #BeckerProfile below to find out more! #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
September 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dr Nicholas Scott is an immunologist whose path took him from Melbourne to Manchester - now driving innovation in immune profiling here at the Becker as co-founder of the Human Immunology Accelerator.
Read his #BeckerProfile below to find out more! #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
Read his #BeckerProfile below to find out more! #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
🎉 Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek!
A huge thank you to all of our amazing postdocs whose talent, hard work, and commitment drive discovery and innovation in immunology every day.
We couldn’t do it without you—thank you for all you do!
#ImmunoSky #paw2025
A huge thank you to all of our amazing postdocs whose talent, hard work, and commitment drive discovery and innovation in immunology every day.
We couldn’t do it without you—thank you for all you do!
#ImmunoSky #paw2025
September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🎉 Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek!
A huge thank you to all of our amazing postdocs whose talent, hard work, and commitment drive discovery and innovation in immunology every day.
We couldn’t do it without you—thank you for all you do!
#ImmunoSky #paw2025
A huge thank you to all of our amazing postdocs whose talent, hard work, and commitment drive discovery and innovation in immunology every day.
We couldn’t do it without you—thank you for all you do!
#ImmunoSky #paw2025
Innovation is fueled by diversity. The Becker is proud to celebrate our LGBTQ+ researchers whose perspectives and contributions move science forward every day. 🌈🔬
🎉Happy #Manchester #Pride to everyone celebrating this weekend! #MCRPride25
🎉Happy #Manchester #Pride to everyone celebrating this weekend! #MCRPride25
August 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Innovation is fueled by diversity. The Becker is proud to celebrate our LGBTQ+ researchers whose perspectives and contributions move science forward every day. 🌈🔬
🎉Happy #Manchester #Pride to everyone celebrating this weekend! #MCRPride25
🎉Happy #Manchester #Pride to everyone celebrating this weekend! #MCRPride25
Yesterday we held our @wellcometrust.bsky.social ICD PhD Programme Away Day.
📝 Students attended workshops on overcoming imposter syndrome, crafting presentations with greater impact & shaping a more positive research culture.
⚽ They also found time for a great game of 'footgolf'! #ImmunoSky
📝 Students attended workshops on overcoming imposter syndrome, crafting presentations with greater impact & shaping a more positive research culture.
⚽ They also found time for a great game of 'footgolf'! #ImmunoSky
August 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday we held our @wellcometrust.bsky.social ICD PhD Programme Away Day.
📝 Students attended workshops on overcoming imposter syndrome, crafting presentations with greater impact & shaping a more positive research culture.
⚽ They also found time for a great game of 'footgolf'! #ImmunoSky
📝 Students attended workshops on overcoming imposter syndrome, crafting presentations with greater impact & shaping a more positive research culture.
⚽ They also found time for a great game of 'footgolf'! #ImmunoSky
🔬From Ghana to the Becker.
Read all about PhD student Charles Gyasi's @cgyasi.bsky.social inspiring research journey. From tackling malaria & tropical diseases to studying how circadian rhythms shape immunity & gut health. 👇 #BeckerProfile #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
Read all about PhD student Charles Gyasi's @cgyasi.bsky.social inspiring research journey. From tackling malaria & tropical diseases to studying how circadian rhythms shape immunity & gut health. 👇 #BeckerProfile #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
July 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🔬From Ghana to the Becker.
Read all about PhD student Charles Gyasi's @cgyasi.bsky.social inspiring research journey. From tackling malaria & tropical diseases to studying how circadian rhythms shape immunity & gut health. 👇 #BeckerProfile #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
Read all about PhD student Charles Gyasi's @cgyasi.bsky.social inspiring research journey. From tackling malaria & tropical diseases to studying how circadian rhythms shape immunity & gut health. 👇 #BeckerProfile #ImmunoSky
sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand on Saturday at the Community Fair #universallymanchesterfestival
🔬🦠 We had great conversations about how the immune system defends against viruses and protects our lungs.
And thanks to @madhvimenon.bsky.social + our amazing volunteers! #ImmunoSky
🔬🦠 We had great conversations about how the immune system defends against viruses and protects our lungs.
And thanks to @madhvimenon.bsky.social + our amazing volunteers! #ImmunoSky
June 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand on Saturday at the Community Fair #universallymanchesterfestival
🔬🦠 We had great conversations about how the immune system defends against viruses and protects our lungs.
And thanks to @madhvimenon.bsky.social + our amazing volunteers! #ImmunoSky
🔬🦠 We had great conversations about how the immune system defends against viruses and protects our lungs.
And thanks to @madhvimenon.bsky.social + our amazing volunteers! #ImmunoSky
Excited to be part of the Community Fair at this Saturday's #universallymanchesterfestival !
🔬We'll be based at University Place with activities focused on how the immune system impacts 🫁 lung health and how it rids the body of 🦠 viruses!
So join us from 11 am this Saturday, 14th June.
🔬We'll be based at University Place with activities focused on how the immune system impacts 🫁 lung health and how it rids the body of 🦠 viruses!
So join us from 11 am this Saturday, 14th June.
June 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Excited to be part of the Community Fair at this Saturday's #universallymanchesterfestival !
🔬We'll be based at University Place with activities focused on how the immune system impacts 🫁 lung health and how it rids the body of 🦠 viruses!
So join us from 11 am this Saturday, 14th June.
🔬We'll be based at University Place with activities focused on how the immune system impacts 🫁 lung health and how it rids the body of 🦠 viruses!
So join us from 11 am this Saturday, 14th June.
Tomorrow afternoon @mcgovernlab.bsky.social from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social joins us to deliver our next
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
“Placental macrophages and how they fight Listeria monocytogenes infection”
📅 Thursday 15th May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
“Placental macrophages and how they fight Listeria monocytogenes infection”
📅 Thursday 15th May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
May 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tomorrow afternoon @mcgovernlab.bsky.social from @cambridgeuni.bsky.social joins us to deliver our next
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
“Placental macrophages and how they fight Listeria monocytogenes infection”
📅 Thursday 15th May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
@britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
“Placental macrophages and how they fight Listeria monocytogenes infection”
📅 Thursday 15th May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
🗣️Yesterday we were visited by Prof Jonathan Cavanagh from @uofglasgow.bsky.social , who delivered an @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar on his research investigating the links between immunobiology and #depression - which could lead to new treatments for patients.
#ImmunoSky
#ImmunoSky
May 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🗣️Yesterday we were visited by Prof Jonathan Cavanagh from @uofglasgow.bsky.social , who delivered an @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar on his research investigating the links between immunobiology and #depression - which could lead to new treatments for patients.
#ImmunoSky
#ImmunoSky
*Today* Dr Melissa Conroy from @tcddublin.bsky.social will deliver a @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
"Uncovering the multifaceted role of fractalkine (CX3CL1) in obesity-associated cancer”
📅 Thursday 1st May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
"Uncovering the multifaceted role of fractalkine (CX3CL1) in obesity-associated cancer”
📅 Thursday 1st May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
May 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
*Today* Dr Melissa Conroy from @tcddublin.bsky.social will deliver a @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar entitled:
"Uncovering the multifaceted role of fractalkine (CX3CL1) in obesity-associated cancer”
📅 Thursday 1st May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
"Uncovering the multifaceted role of fractalkine (CX3CL1) in obesity-associated cancer”
📅 Thursday 1st May
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
Prof Paul Kubes from the University of Calgary will deliver our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar entitled:
"Imaging the immune system in homeostasis and after perturbation”
📅 Thursday 24th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
"Imaging the immune system in homeostasis and after perturbation”
📅 Thursday 24th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
April 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Prof Paul Kubes from the University of Calgary will deliver our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar entitled:
"Imaging the immune system in homeostasis and after perturbation”
📅 Thursday 24th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
"Imaging the immune system in homeostasis and after perturbation”
📅 Thursday 24th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
This week we'll be visited by @carlanowosad.bsky.social from NYU Grossman School of Medicine for a @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar on lymph node lymphangiogenesis and regulation of the germinal center response.
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
April 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This week we'll be visited by @carlanowosad.bsky.social from NYU Grossman School of Medicine for a @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar on lymph node lymphangiogenesis and regulation of the germinal center response.
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
📅 Thursday 17th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
Tomorrow afternoon Dr Damian Perez Mazliah from the University of York will be visiting the Becker to speak at our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar:
“B cell immunity during infectious heart disease”
📅 Thursday 10th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“B cell immunity during infectious heart disease”
📅 Thursday 10th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
April 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Tomorrow afternoon Dr Damian Perez Mazliah from the University of York will be visiting the Becker to speak at our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar:
“B cell immunity during infectious heart disease”
📅 Thursday 10th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
“B cell immunity during infectious heart disease”
📅 Thursday 10th April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
#ImmunoSky
This afternoon we're joined by Dr Francesca Ronchi from Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin for the next in our @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar series:
"Diet-microbiota effect on the host"
📅 Thursday 3rd April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
"Diet-microbiota effect on the host"
📅 Thursday 3rd April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
April 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This afternoon we're joined by Dr Francesca Ronchi from Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin for the next in our @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar series:
"Diet-microbiota effect on the host"
📅 Thursday 3rd April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
"Diet-microbiota effect on the host"
📅 Thursday 3rd April
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
👏Also a big thank you to our amazing volunteers today
@hollysedgwick.bsky.social
@iashiamulholland.bsky.social Ziyun Zhang and Chiara Tontini!
@hollysedgwick.bsky.social
@iashiamulholland.bsky.social Ziyun Zhang and Chiara Tontini!
March 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
👏Also a big thank you to our amazing volunteers today
@hollysedgwick.bsky.social
@iashiamulholland.bsky.social Ziyun Zhang and Chiara Tontini!
@hollysedgwick.bsky.social
@iashiamulholland.bsky.social Ziyun Zhang and Chiara Tontini!
Fantastic panel discussion today at @asthmaandlung.org.uk #OurManchesterOurAir led by @sheencr.bsky.social on how to ensure air in Greater Manchester is clean and healthy for the next generation - including the importance of focused community research
March 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Fantastic panel discussion today at @asthmaandlung.org.uk #OurManchesterOurAir led by @sheencr.bsky.social on how to ensure air in Greater Manchester is clean and healthy for the next generation - including the importance of focused community research
We're here at the @asthmaandlung.org.uk #OurManchesterOurAir event at Manchester Art Gallery
Visit our stand to play
🦠 Splat the Virus!
🧫try your hand at pipetting
🫁see how a peak flow meter works
+ learn from our experts about how air pollution impacts the immune system. #ImmunoSky
Visit our stand to play
🦠 Splat the Virus!
🧫try your hand at pipetting
🫁see how a peak flow meter works
+ learn from our experts about how air pollution impacts the immune system. #ImmunoSky
March 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We're here at the @asthmaandlung.org.uk #OurManchesterOurAir event at Manchester Art Gallery
Visit our stand to play
🦠 Splat the Virus!
🧫try your hand at pipetting
🫁see how a peak flow meter works
+ learn from our experts about how air pollution impacts the immune system. #ImmunoSky
Visit our stand to play
🦠 Splat the Virus!
🧫try your hand at pipetting
🫁see how a peak flow meter works
+ learn from our experts about how air pollution impacts the immune system. #ImmunoSky
*Tomorrow* we're joined by Dr Megan MacLeod from @uofglasgow.bsky.social for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar:
“Different faces of immune memory”
📅 Thursday 13th March
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
“Different faces of immune memory”
📅 Thursday 13th March
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
March 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
*Tomorrow* we're joined by Dr Megan MacLeod from @uofglasgow.bsky.social for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG Seminar:
“Different faces of immune memory”
📅 Thursday 13th March
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
“Different faces of immune memory”
📅 Thursday 13th March
🕐 12 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Our final day at @britsciassoc.bsky.social Science Fair at Manchester Museum is now complete!
We had a very busy stand and it was fantastic to have so many great conversations with students interested in immunology and studying biology at A-Level.
👏A BIG thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!
We had a very busy stand and it was fantastic to have so many great conversations with students interested in immunology and studying biology at A-Level.
👏A BIG thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!
March 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Our final day at @britsciassoc.bsky.social Science Fair at Manchester Museum is now complete!
We had a very busy stand and it was fantastic to have so many great conversations with students interested in immunology and studying biology at A-Level.
👏A BIG thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!
We had a very busy stand and it was fantastic to have so many great conversations with students interested in immunology and studying biology at A-Level.
👏A BIG thank you to all of our amazing volunteers!