Ashraful Haque

@assocprofashhaque.bsky.social

A/Prof, Dept of Microbiol & Immunol, Uni. Melbourne; Peter Doherty Institute for Infection & Immunity. President: Melbourne Immunotherapy Network. Deputy Secretary: Australian & NZ Soc of Immunology. Interests: T cells, B cells, cellular genomics & guitars

🚨🦠🔬 Last month to register to the EMBO workshop on Adaptive Immunity in Barrier Tissues. 📍 Where: Basel, Switzerland 📅 When: 26th–29th August 2025 📝 Registration deadline: 30th May 2025 Childcare support & travel grants from @embo.org and @efis-immunology.bsky.social #EMBOBarrierTissues

Adaptive immunity in barrier tissues

Immune responses lie at the heart of almost every aspect of human health, including host responses to infection, autoimmunity, cancer, metabolism and aging. While adaptive immune responses by B and T…

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Ever wondered what the immune system looks like up close? With a technique called Spatial Transcriptomics, we detected ~20,000 genes in the spleen, and converted the data into a zoom-able interactive app with DEPT IT agency, to inform school kids etc about immune cells & health. Do you like it?

Yes. The situation at NIH is worse than the public realizes. The #NIH is on track to be effectively ended as a funder of evidence-based research within a year. That is not an exaggeration. The firings and consolidation announced today will create a new, MUCH worse NIH. 1/

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last yr.

The situation at the NIH and for all biomedical and cancer cure research in the United States is MUCH MUCH WORSE than you realize.

HCA scientists have assembled the Asian Immune Diversity Atlas (AIDA), the world’s first multi-national survey of human blood at single-cell resolution, providing insights into human variation, biological mechanisms, disease risk, and diagnostic criteria.

The ASMR is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Shane Huntington OAM (@drshanerrr.bsky.social) as the society’s inaugural CEO. Shane brings extensive experience in leadership, research, communication and engagement. He is the ideal appointment to guide the expansion and impact of ASMR.

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First measles death in Texas. Unfortunately, not surprising. Number of cases likely to increase and we may see more deaths. A tragic, preventable death of a school aged child. But the outbreak is called "not so unusual" by RFK. Simply not true. This is both unusual AND preventable. #vaccineswork