Centre for Immuno-Oncology
@oxcio.bsky.social
Centre for Immuno-Oncology (CIO)
Nuffield Department of Medicine - University of Oxford.
We are based at the Old Road Campus Research Building.
https://www.immonc.ox.ac.uk
Nuffield Department of Medicine - University of Oxford.
We are based at the Old Road Campus Research Building.
https://www.immonc.ox.ac.uk
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Our #CIO DPhil student Lisha Jeena is about to give her pre-viva talk on the effects of HIV-associated inflammation on musculoskeletal health🦴.
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our #CIO DPhil student Lisha Jeena is about to give her pre-viva talk on the effects of HIV-associated inflammation on musculoskeletal health🦴.
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
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🎓 Best of luck to Max Quastel, who’s defending his DPhil thesis today! He’ll be giving a pre-viva talk open to everyone, come along and cheer him on. Break a leg, Max! ✨ #CIODphil
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🎓 Best of luck to Max Quastel, who’s defending his DPhil thesis today! He’ll be giving a pre-viva talk open to everyone, come along and cheer him on. Break a leg, Max! ✨ #CIODphil
Our #CIO DPhil student Lisha Jeena is about to give her pre-viva talk on the effects of HIV-associated inflammation on musculoskeletal health🦴.
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our #CIO DPhil student Lisha Jeena is about to give her pre-viva talk on the effects of HIV-associated inflammation on musculoskeletal health🦴.
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
Come support Lisha in the NDMRB seminar room! Best of luck, Lisha 🍀 you’ve got this! 💪🎓
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There was something different about patients receiving treatment for cancer in the pandemic. Less treatment was given, so it may have been restricted the fittest/ those who would most benefit. This may explain the Covid vaccine enhancement of ICB recently reported.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Deconvolving SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine impact on immunotherapy-related survival in a pandemic
Real-world data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines, administered within 100 days of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment (“peri-ICI vaccination”), may improve ICI effectiveness, potentially ...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
There was something different about patients receiving treatment for cancer in the pandemic. Less treatment was given, so it may have been restricted the fittest/ those who would most benefit. This may explain the Covid vaccine enhancement of ICB recently reported.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Great to see that @oxcio.bsky.social Max is thinking big before his DPhil viva this morning! #croissantasaurusrex
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Great to see that @oxcio.bsky.social Max is thinking big before his DPhil viva this morning! #croissantasaurusrex
🎓 Best of luck to Max Quastel, who’s defending his DPhil thesis today! He’ll be giving a pre-viva talk open to everyone, come along and cheer him on. Break a leg, Max! ✨ #CIODphil
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🎓 Best of luck to Max Quastel, who’s defending his DPhil thesis today! He’ll be giving a pre-viva talk open to everyone, come along and cheer him on. Break a leg, Max! ✨ #CIODphil
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We’re happy to be in Liverpool for this years @britsocimm.bsky.social congress:
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’re happy to be in Liverpool for this years @britsocimm.bsky.social congress:
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
In today’s “What’s hot in cancer immunology?” session, Prof David Withers presented our new data on an orthotopic colorectal cancer model for the first time! 🐭💪
CIO is at @britsocimm.bsky.social BSI congress in Liverpool.
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
CIO is at @britsocimm.bsky.social BSI congress in Liverpool.
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
Look out for presentations, posters and session chairs from CIO members @witherslab.bsky.social @galvez-cancino.bsky.social @timmunologist.bsky.social @mjwsim.bsky.social
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The Sim lab is at BSI Congress with two posters @britsocimm.bsky.social
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
December 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Sim lab is at BSI Congress with two posters @britsocimm.bsky.social
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Come see what we’ve been up to! Numbers 400 and 403.
Tomorrow we welcome Jonathon Worboys from the University of Manchester to our CIO seminar series.
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Tomorrow we welcome Jonathon Worboys from the University of Manchester to our CIO seminar series.
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
Jon is a Wellcome research fellow and will give a talk titled ‘The nanoscale governance of TIGIT signalling and blockade’
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Today, our PostDoc @lisav17.bsky.social has presented her progress on alternative experimental approaches to our current Kaede system in the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar!
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today, our PostDoc @lisav17.bsky.social has presented her progress on alternative experimental approaches to our current Kaede system in the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar!
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UK NK 2026 in Cardiff.
January 9th. Be there.
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Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
January 9th. Be there.
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Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
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October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
UK NK 2026 in Cardiff.
January 9th. Be there.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
January 9th. Be there.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-nk-confer…
Hosted by Rich Stanton, Ceri Fielding & Eddie Wang
Welcome DPhil class of 2025! Great to have you in CIO.
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Welcome DPhil class of 2025! Great to have you in CIO.
🤩CIO Cake Alert!! Anjum made this amazing lemon blueberry sponge cake for Felipe’s @galvez-cancino.bsky.social birthday from a TikTok recipe 🍰💙 But she promised to add it to our recipe collection making it truly generational-friendly!We’re so excited that homebaked cakes are back to CIO again 🎉
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🤩CIO Cake Alert!! Anjum made this amazing lemon blueberry sponge cake for Felipe’s @galvez-cancino.bsky.social birthday from a TikTok recipe 🍰💙 But she promised to add it to our recipe collection making it truly generational-friendly!We’re so excited that homebaked cakes are back to CIO again 🎉
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In this weeks @oxcio.bsky.social seminar, our PostDoc Pascale presented her current progress on setting up #SingleCellSequencing experiments and their analysis for the @witherslab.bsky.social in Oxford! 🖥️💡🐭
Exciting!!!
Exciting!!!
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In this weeks @oxcio.bsky.social seminar, our PostDoc Pascale presented her current progress on setting up #SingleCellSequencing experiments and their analysis for the @witherslab.bsky.social in Oxford! 🖥️💡🐭
Exciting!!!
Exciting!!!
A big part of the CIO team will be at the @britsocimm.bsky.social Conference in Liverpool! You might spot our DPhil student (soon-to-be Dr) Max, featured in this year’s poster.
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
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 5:58 PM
A big part of the CIO team will be at the @britsocimm.bsky.social Conference in Liverpool! You might spot our DPhil student (soon-to-be Dr) Max, featured in this year’s poster.
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Scientists at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social and the @dunnschool.bsky.social are joining together to develop an #mRNAVaccine for children with a rare type of #cancer. Using funding from Alice's Arc, their aim is to improve #rhabdomyosarcoma treatment 💉
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
October 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Scientists at NDM's @oxcio.bsky.social and the @dunnschool.bsky.social are joining together to develop an #mRNAVaccine for children with a rare type of #cancer. Using funding from Alice's Arc, their aim is to improve #rhabdomyosarcoma treatment 💉
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Learn more 👉 www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/ndm-sci...
Today we welcome Associate Prof. Amir Horowitz from the Tish Cancer Institute at Mt Sinai to the CIO Seminar Series.
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
October 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today we welcome Associate Prof. Amir Horowitz from the Tish Cancer Institute at Mt Sinai to the CIO Seminar Series.
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Amir will present work from his group with the title 'Targeting HLA-E and NKG2A in solid tumors to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapies'
Hugo, a DPhil student in our department, created a brain teaser about #immunopeptidomics. Can you help us solve it? #AntigenPresentation #Immunology #OxfordOpenDoors
September 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hugo, a DPhil student in our department, created a brain teaser about #immunopeptidomics. Can you help us solve it? #AntigenPresentation #Immunology #OxfordOpenDoors
Come visit our Centre for Immuno-Oncology activities at the Old Road Campus Research Building for @ox.ac.uk Open Doors! Learn about the amazing science we do in our department through fun games. Kids will understand antigens and there’s a complicated enigma for the grown ups 🔍👩🔬👨🔬🧪 #OxfordUOpenDoors
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Come visit our Centre for Immuno-Oncology activities at the Old Road Campus Research Building for @ox.ac.uk Open Doors! Learn about the amazing science we do in our department through fun games. Kids will understand antigens and there’s a complicated enigma for the grown ups 🔍👩🔬👨🔬🧪 #OxfordUOpenDoors
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Today we kicked off the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar presenting our most recent achievements🔬
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Today we kicked off the @oxcio.bsky.social weekly seminar presenting our most recent achievements🔬
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
Our PostDoc @nabinapun.bsky.social gave insight into her research on myeloid cells in the TME our RA @ioannisguida.bsky.social presented a conclusion of his work in the #WithersLab before he leaves us!
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The early bird deadline for @thebacr.bsky.social Cancer Immunology conference has been extended to the 18th of August!
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Introduction | BACR - The British Association for Cancer Research
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August 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The early bird deadline for @thebacr.bsky.social Cancer Immunology conference has been extended to the 18th of August!
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Talks will include discussions on:
• Antibody Immunotherapy
• Technological Advances in Cancer Immunology
• Cellular Therapies
Sign up here ⬇️
www.bacr.org.uk/event/cancer...
Yesterday we finished with prize-giving and drinks in the garden🥂🌱! 🏆 Posters for Bas, Cindy & Charlotte📃; postdoc talk for Qian 👩🏫 & best embossing artwork for Group8 🧑🎨 Shoutout to Lisha for the Rhodes House tours, acknowledging its history, the good and the uncomfortable ⚖️. What a day! #CIOawayday
July 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Yesterday we finished with prize-giving and drinks in the garden🥂🌱! 🏆 Posters for Bas, Cindy & Charlotte📃; postdoc talk for Qian 👩🏫 & best embossing artwork for Group8 🧑🎨 Shoutout to Lisha for the Rhodes House tours, acknowledging its history, the good and the uncomfortable ⚖️. What a day! #CIOawayday
After some cake 🎂 (of course!) to celebrate Tim’s and Nacho’s birthdays 🥳, we wrapped up with fantastic postdoc talks. Big thanks to Bruno, Maria, Lisa and Qian for rounding off a #CIOawayday packed with inspiring science and great company! 😊
July 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
After some cake 🎂 (of course!) to celebrate Tim’s and Nacho’s birthdays 🥳, we wrapped up with fantastic postdoc talks. Big thanks to Bruno, Maria, Lisa and Qian for rounding off a #CIOawayday packed with inspiring science and great company! 😊
🧪 We continued with an engaging afternoon poster session featuring more of our talented PhD students 🐣 Fantastic science, thoughtful questions, and great discussions all around. The future is bright! #CIOawayday
July 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🧪 We continued with an engaging afternoon poster session featuring more of our talented PhD students 🐣 Fantastic science, thoughtful questions, and great discussions all around. The future is bright! #CIOawayday