VinTorraca
@vintorraca.bsky.social
Lecturer in Infectious Disease at KCL, Infectious Disease and Antibiotic Resistance fighter, zebrafish model devotee, science ambassador.
Applications for the 2026 round of the King's College London Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (KCL MRC-DTP) in Biomedical Sciences will open on October 8th!
Visit the programme website to start preparing your application!
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Visit the programme website to start preparing your application!
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@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Applications for the 2026 round of the King's College London Medical Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (KCL MRC-DTP) in Biomedical Sciences will open on October 8th!
Visit the programme website to start preparing your application!
lnkd.in/ejK8-GW6
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Visit the programme website to start preparing your application!
lnkd.in/ejK8-GW6
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Thrilled to have contributed to this new Medical Genetics and Genomics book. In Chapter 8, I discuss how nucleic acid and genome-based techniques transformed diagnostics, pathogen characterisation, patient monitoring, and tracking of infectious diseases in the population.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thrilled to have contributed to this new Medical Genetics and Genomics book. In Chapter 8, I discuss how nucleic acid and genome-based techniques transformed diagnostics, pathogen characterisation, patient monitoring, and tracking of infectious diseases in the population.
shorturl.at/OfpQe
shorturl.at/OfpQe
So happy that members of my lab, Zakia, Victor and Ziyi all had chance to show their work at the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting, and with fantastic feedback! @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
So happy that members of my lab, Zakia, Victor and Ziyi all had chance to show their work at the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting, and with fantastic feedback! @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
Well done Victor for the flash talk at the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Well done Victor for the flash talk at the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
Well done Victor in giving an outstanding flash talk at the UK cell micro meeting @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Well done Victor in giving an outstanding flash talk at the UK cell micro meeting @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
Great start of the UK cell Microbiology meeting with prof Stuart Neil's keynote. @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great start of the UK cell Microbiology meeting with prof Stuart Neil's keynote. @ukcellmicro.bsky.social
@codendall.bsky.social opening up the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting!
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
@codendall.bsky.social opening up the UK Cellular Microbiology meeting!
Torraca lab all aligned today for our group photo!
May 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Torraca lab all aligned today for our group photo!
Last talk session of the SIMS PGR symposium, focusing on inflammation. Zoe, Thomas, Rachel, Una, Katie and Zhoude presented on arthritis, NKT cells in the intestinal epithelium, kidney disease, alchool-related liver disease, T-eff modulated monocytes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Last talk session of the SIMS PGR symposium, focusing on inflammation. Zoe, Thomas, Rachel, Una, Katie and Zhoude presented on arthritis, NKT cells in the intestinal epithelium, kidney disease, alchool-related liver disease, T-eff modulated monocytes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
May 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Such a diversified range of themes discussed in the immunology session of the SIMS PGR symposium. Athanasios, Maria, Alana, Hannah and Aisling discussed the roles of immune cells in congenital liver diseases, tumours, early life defence, and immunotherapy.
May 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Such a diversified range of themes discussed in the immunology session of the SIMS PGR symposium. Athanasios, Maria, Alana, Hannah and Aisling discussed the roles of immune cells in congenital liver diseases, tumours, early life defence, and immunotherapy.
What a lively poster session 1 at the SIMS PGR symposium!
May 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
What a lively poster session 1 at the SIMS PGR symposium!
Well done to our speakers of the SIMS PGR Symposium session 1: Mark, Miki, James and Joseph. Fantastic talks on their work on Malaria, influenza, HBV and Nipah virus
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Well done to our speakers of the SIMS PGR Symposium session 1: Mark, Miki, James and Joseph. Fantastic talks on their work on Malaria, influenza, HBV and Nipah virus
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Our head of school prof Leonie Taams opening up the SIMS PGR symposium!
So happy to see a mix of PhD students and academics gathering together for this annual event!
@taamslab.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
So happy to see a mix of PhD students and academics gathering together for this annual event!
@taamslab.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Our head of school prof Leonie Taams opening up the SIMS PGR symposium!
So happy to see a mix of PhD students and academics gathering together for this annual event!
@taamslab.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
So happy to see a mix of PhD students and academics gathering together for this annual event!
@taamslab.bsky.social
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
We are all set for the annual SIMS PGR symposium, a unique occasion to get all together and hear from our PhD trainees!
Lots of beautiful posters are already all set and we look forward to the outstanding list of students' talks lined up!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Lots of beautiful posters are already all set and we look forward to the outstanding list of students' talks lined up!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We are all set for the annual SIMS PGR symposium, a unique occasion to get all together and hear from our PhD trainees!
Lots of beautiful posters are already all set and we look forward to the outstanding list of students' talks lined up!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
Lots of beautiful posters are already all set and we look forward to the outstanding list of students' talks lined up!
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
🧪 To all microbiology enthusiasts in the UK!
Registrations and abstract submissions now open for the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2025.
Join us in London on 2nd-3rd June!
www.ukcellmicro.org
Registrations and abstract submissions now open for the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2025.
Join us in London on 2nd-3rd June!
www.ukcellmicro.org
March 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🧪 To all microbiology enthusiasts in the UK!
Registrations and abstract submissions now open for the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2025.
Join us in London on 2nd-3rd June!
www.ukcellmicro.org
Registrations and abstract submissions now open for the UK Cellular Microbiology Meeting 2025.
Join us in London on 2nd-3rd June!
www.ukcellmicro.org
What a fantastic trio! @codendall.bsky.social, David Fear and I, at our host-microbe interactions lab practical today!
Glad to hear today that the students really enjoyed the microbiology lab work we proposed!
Glad to hear today that the students really enjoyed the microbiology lab work we proposed!
February 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What a fantastic trio! @codendall.bsky.social, David Fear and I, at our host-microbe interactions lab practical today!
Glad to hear today that the students really enjoyed the microbiology lab work we proposed!
Glad to hear today that the students really enjoyed the microbiology lab work we proposed!
Celebrating the last lab meeting of the year with a hot drink and cookies.
Goodbye to Teddy who has left the lab this week and welcome Sheldon who has just joined us!
Goodbye to Teddy who has left the lab this week and welcome Sheldon who has just joined us!
December 16, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Celebrating the last lab meeting of the year with a hot drink and cookies.
Goodbye to Teddy who has left the lab this week and welcome Sheldon who has just joined us!
Goodbye to Teddy who has left the lab this week and welcome Sheldon who has just joined us!