Rebecca Drummond 🍄
@therad-lab.bsky.social
Professor of fungal immunology at University of Birmingham. Lister Institute Fellow. Feminist.
www.theradlab.co.uk
www.theradlab.co.uk
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Brain-infiltrating CD4 T cells drive inflammatory microglia proliferation during cryptococcal meningitis in mice
Nature Communications - Cryptococcal meningitis is a common infection in patients with compromised CD4 T cell function. Using a CD4 T cell activation tracking mouse the authors show the...
www.nature.com
Very pleased to share the latest data from the lab, out today in @naturecomms.nature.com ! We show 🧠 infiltrating CD4 Tcells drive inflammatory #microglia proliferation during fungal meningitis, contributing towards early clinical symptoms
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We have a last few chances to get your spot at #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting next year! Submit your abstract by Dec 5 to be considered. Don't miss out!
#immunosky 🧪🍄
#immunosky 🧪🍄
Missed the short talk abstract deadline for Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens? Last chance! Late-Breaking Abstracts are open until Dec 5, 11:59 PM MST. Submit now: hubs.ly/Q03TkWjd0
@therad-lab.bsky.social
#KSFungalPath26 #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection #pathogenesis
@therad-lab.bsky.social
#KSFungalPath26 #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection #pathogenesis
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
We have a last few chances to get your spot at #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting next year! Submit your abstract by Dec 5 to be considered. Don't miss out!
#immunosky 🧪🍄
#immunosky 🧪🍄
Looking for something to read with your tea this weekend? Try this new explainer on the #mycobiome! Learn about the 🍄fungi that live in your body, and why this matters for your health. New from me in The Conversation:
#immunosky 🧪
theconversation.com/the-fungi-li...
#immunosky 🧪
theconversation.com/the-fungi-li...
The fungi living in the body play an important role in health – here’s what you should know about the ‘mycobiome’
The ‘mycobiome’ refers to the hundreds of species of fungi that normally live on and in our body.
theconversation.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Looking for something to read with your tea this weekend? Try this new explainer on the #mycobiome! Learn about the 🍄fungi that live in your body, and why this matters for your health. New from me in The Conversation:
#immunosky 🧪
theconversation.com/the-fungi-li...
#immunosky 🧪
theconversation.com/the-fungi-li...
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
A chance to become part of a global mycelial network?
PhD opportunity with #ListerFellow @therad-lab.bsky.social
PhD opportunity with #ListerFellow @therad-lab.bsky.social
Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? 🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky 🧪
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - University of Birmingham
MIBTP is a UK-wide doctoral training programme that equips bioscience PhD students with interdisciplinary skills to tackle global challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A chance to become part of a global mycelial network?
PhD opportunity with #ListerFellow @therad-lab.bsky.social
PhD opportunity with #ListerFellow @therad-lab.bsky.social
Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? 🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky 🧪
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership - University of Birmingham
MIBTP is a UK-wide doctoral training programme that equips bioscience PhD students with interdisciplinary skills to tackle global challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi ? 🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD #immunosky 🧪
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/about/colleg...
Very pleased to share the latest data from the lab, out today in @naturecomms.nature.com ! We show 🧠 infiltrating CD4 Tcells drive inflammatory #microglia proliferation during fungal meningitis, contributing towards early clinical symptoms
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Brain-infiltrating CD4 T cells drive inflammatory microglia proliferation during cryptococcal meningitis in mice
Nature Communications - Cryptococcal meningitis is a common infection in patients with compromised CD4 T cell function. Using a CD4 T cell activation tracking mouse the authors show the...
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Very pleased to share the latest data from the lab, out today in @naturecomms.nature.com ! We show 🧠 infiltrating CD4 Tcells drive inflammatory #microglia proliferation during fungal meningitis, contributing towards early clinical symptoms
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Had a great time today with the lab team raising money for Macmillan cancer charity with our coffee morning! We raised over £300 with lots of tasty home bakes 😋 thanks to student Alanoud for making the video!
September 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Had a great time today with the lab team raising money for Macmillan cancer charity with our coffee morning! We raised over £300 with lots of tasty home bakes 😋 thanks to student Alanoud for making the video!
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
Excellent opportunity in one of the best neuroimmunology & glycobiology around 👇🏼
We have a new Postdoc position advertised as part of our recent long-term Wellcome funding to join an established Postdoc and technician. I’m so excited to explore the role of the glycocalyx in CNS-inflammation. So many tools and expertise to work with! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate in in Neuro-Immunology and Extraceullar Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix):Oxford Road
Our Glyco-Immunology (Dyer) lab has produced published and preliminary data demonstrating that an under-appreciated structure, the glycocalyx, on endothelial- and immune- cells regulates immune cell recruitment by:
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Excellent opportunity in one of the best neuroimmunology & glycobiology around 👇🏼
Blue Jay (2025). My new article piece made entirely using a needle and thread 🪡🧵 #embroidery #embroideryart
September 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Blue Jay (2025). My new article piece made entirely using a needle and thread 🪡🧵 #embroidery #embroideryart
Don't miss out on this meeting ! You have a few hours left to get your abstracts in. Looking forward to reading them 😀
⏰ Deadline: Sept 16, 11:59pm MDT!
Apply for a scholarship 💡 or submit your abstract 🎤 for a short talk at #KSFungalPath26.
📍 Jan 12–15 | Breckenridge, CO
👉 keysym.us/KSFungalPath26
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk
#fungus #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection
@therad-lab.bsky.social
Apply for a scholarship 💡 or submit your abstract 🎤 for a short talk at #KSFungalPath26.
📍 Jan 12–15 | Breckenridge, CO
👉 keysym.us/KSFungalPath26
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk
#fungus #fungalpathogens #fungalinfection
@therad-lab.bsky.social
Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Don't miss out on this meeting ! You have a few hours left to get your abstracts in. Looking forward to reading them 😀
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
www.keystonesymposia.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Fungal Pathogens: Emerging Threats and Future Challenges, January 2026, in Breckenridge, with field leaders!
www.keystonesymposia.org
September 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🕑Where does the time go!
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026.
📌Submit now to ensure your spot:
www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...
A critical point for all new PIs - planning ahead is essential!
On to the management of your grant!
You need to keep track of your spending. Remember, you are expected to not just do what you promised, but also do what reviewers want, and create preliminary data for the next grant. This means you need to under-spend on the original deliverables.
You need to keep track of your spending. Remember, you are expected to not just do what you promised, but also do what reviewers want, and create preliminary data for the next grant. This means you need to under-spend on the original deliverables.
September 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A critical point for all new PIs - planning ahead is essential!
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics at University of Birmingham
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham.bsky.social Come and join us!!
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
@imibirmingham.bsky.social
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below!
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky
Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7
The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
There's one week left to apply for postdoc positions in my group. Links to apply below!
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky
#academicjobs #researchjobs #immunosky
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
Npj fungal science is open!!
This is another exciting title for the npj family and this one has @therad-lab.bsky.social at the helm! 🤩
This is another exciting title for the npj family and this one has @therad-lab.bsky.social at the helm! 🤩
Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/
npj Fungal Science
TBC
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Npj fungal science is open!!
This is another exciting title for the npj family and this one has @therad-lab.bsky.social at the helm! 🤩
This is another exciting title for the npj family and this one has @therad-lab.bsky.social at the helm! 🤩
Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/
npj Fungal Science
TBC
www.nature.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/
Scholarships are available to attend the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting in Jan 2026! Want to be considered? Submit your abstract by 16th Sept. Links and details in post below 👇🧪 #KSFungalPath2026 #immunosky
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia
youtu.be
August 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Scholarships are available to attend the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting in Jan 2026! Want to be considered? Submit your abstract by 16th Sept. Links and details in post below 👇🧪 #KSFungalPath2026 #immunosky
A fascinating read with a cup of tea this Sunday morning: discovering the origins of London's parakeets (we get to see the odd one here in Brum too!)
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...
The mystery of London’s Himalayan parakeets: myths v truth
The birds’ striking plumage is a common sight across the capital. We may have solved the question of how they got here — and it has nothing to do with Jimi Hendrix
www.thetimes.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A fascinating read with a cup of tea this Sunday morning: discovering the origins of London's parakeets (we get to see the odd one here in Brum too!)
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...
www.thetimes.com/article/b8d4...
Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Research Fellow - Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy - 106119 - Grade 7
The successful candidate will make extensive use of a range of in vivo models of fungal infection and will have access to the wide range of transgenic tools and in vivo immunology techniques establish...
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions available in our group are now online. Deadline August 25th.
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
🧪Immunologists, apply in link below.
🍄Microbiologists- please follow link in next post.
edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
🚨New lab pre-print! We took a deep dive into brain immune responses comparing clinical isolates of C neoformans. Must read if you work on mouse models of cryptococcal meningitis. Also super proud that most of the authors are/were rotating MSc students
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#immunosky 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#immunosky 🧪
Organ-specific immune responses are strain-dependent in a mouse model of Cryptococcus neoformans brain infection
Cryptococcal meningitis remains the top cause of death from an invasive fungal infection in humans, responsible for ∼100,000 deaths annually of vulnerable patients with underlying immune deficiencies....
www.biorxiv.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🚨New lab pre-print! We took a deep dive into brain immune responses comparing clinical isolates of C neoformans. Must read if you work on mouse models of cryptococcal meningitis. Also super proud that most of the authors are/were rotating MSc students
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#immunosky 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
#immunosky 🧪
New BBC article on fungal infections in which we are quoted:
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain
The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
New BBC article on fungal infections in which we are quoted:
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
Fungal Pathogens Meeting Promo
YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia
youtu.be
July 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!)
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...
Reposted by Rebecca Drummond 🍄
Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website www.theradlab.co.uk
#immunosky 🧪
#immunosky 🧪
The RAD fungal infection lab
www.theradlab.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website www.theradlab.co.uk
#immunosky 🧪
#immunosky 🧪