Two members of my lab are presenting their work at the #BSID2026 in Manchester, both on Tuesday. Cameron Ferguson will be presenting his DEBRA UK funded work on drug repurposing at 9.40am and Shuwei Zhang will be presenting her work on building a 3D model of aged skin at 1pm. Looking forward to it

Exciting news! I am doing Pint of Science 2026!! I will be presenting my work in a pub on Tuesday 19th May. My talk will be on menopause and sex difference in immunity in the session called "Mind the Gender Gap". Tickets for the event can be found below: pintofscience.co.uk/event/mind-t...

Mind the Gender Gap

Medical research has historically ignored and underfunded issues that affect gender minorities, tonight Dr Emma Chambers and Dr Alison Berner will share th…

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Interested in asthma, in vitro models and immunology? Well I have a PhD that would be perfect for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/program... Come and perform cutting edge bioengineering using a model of an asthma lung using a unique organ-on-a-chip model to test novel anti-inflammatory therapies.

FindAPhD : EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Organ on a Chip Technology (COaCT) at Queen Mary University of London

Apply for a PhD: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Organ on a Chip Technology (COaCT) at Queen Mary University of London

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🧬 How do we move immunosenescence research forward? Join us in Guildford this May to explore next generation technologies for studying immune ageing. The event is taking place on 20 and 21 May 2026. Submit an abstract and be part of the discussion! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3YGD7VW

I am delighted to introduce the 'ImmunoPause' consortium. This is a collection of immunologists who are working on understanding how the immune system changes during the menopause. An important yet understudied research area. immunopause.my.canva.site#home

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At a time when the UK should be capitalising on its global reputation as a great place to do science, this is an enormous own goal. I am so sorry for all those who jobs are going to be impacted.

Mark A. Hanson@hansonmark.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Both MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate). Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating. Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky

Delighted to have contributed to this very cool monocyte resolution paper. Do take a look :)

UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine@arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Have a read of the latest paper from our HoD Prof Gilroy’s lab and first author @oliviabracken.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com about the role of epoxyoxylipids in human monocyte biology and the resolution of inflammation doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Estrogen influences class-switched memory B cell frequency only in humans with two X chromosomes. From @hlpeks.bsky.social, @emmaschambers.bsky.social, @bcellsrosser.bsky.social, Ciurtin et al. 👉 rupress.org/jem/article/... 📘 In 2025: The Year in Experimental Medicine rupress.org/jem/collecti...

How do we better measure and target immune ageing? Registrations are now open for 'New technologies to advance immunosenescence research'. Join us on 20 and 21 May 2026 in Surrey to hear from experts in immune ageing and next generation technologies 🔬 https://bit.ly/3YGD7VW

Interested in developing an asthma organ-on-a-chip model? Then your luck is in! As I have a funded PhD as part of the COaCT PhD programme www.cpm.qmul.ac.uk/cdt/projects...

PhD Projects 2026: QMUL Centre for Predictive in vitro Models

The Centre for Predictive in vitro Models (CPM) represents multidisciplinary research focusing on the development and use of predictive in vitro models at Queen Mary University of London. This incorpo...

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Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of ‘25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system: www.arthritis-uk.org/our-research...

Research Highlight of the Year

Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.

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Great to see a slide in the immunosenescence session advertising our exciting meeting next year #BSI25

I am off to the @britsocimm.bsky.social Congress this week. I will be speaking about menopause and monocytes in the sex differences nsession on Tuesday and chairing the skin session on Thursday. Looking forward to seeing all my immunology friends :) #BSI25

An exciting programme of talks today. Come and see my poster (17) about menopause as an immune ageing event.

Immune Sex Differences@sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Today we meet face to face for the first time!

This #WorldMenopauseDay we're proud to talk about how we supported innovative research into menopause and women's immunity - led by @emmaschambers.bsky.social at the @blizardinstitute.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social https://bit.ly/492IYeG

Hormone replacement therapy may help restore immunity in menopausal women

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Happy World Menopause Day. Reminder that as well as the impact of menopause on physical and mental wellbeing. Menopause also seems to be an immune-ageing event www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

Hormone replacement therapy may help restore immunity in menopausal women

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Surprisingly, it is not yet obvious to all researchers and funding agencies that sex and gender matter in research, and should be recorded and addressed properly. So we wrote it authors.elsevier.com/c/1lxSmbah1w...

Hormone replacement therapy helps restore immune function in menopausal women, reducing inflammaging and preserving monocyte function. open-access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Extends what I previously summarized from immune system clocks erictopol.substack.com/p/new-anti-a...

New paper alert #immunosky 🚨 What happens to our immune systems as we get older? What happens after the menopause? Turns out monocytes are actually quite important in their own right! Check out our paper in Aging Cell now: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Age‐Associated Inflammatory Monocytes Are Increased in Menopausal Females and Reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy

Post-menopausal females (> 64 years) have an increase in frequency of inflammatory monocyte populations with defective phagocytosis as compared to pre-menopausal (< 40 years) females. Hormone Replace...

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I am so proud to say that our paper is now available at Aging Cell. There is a paucity of data as to how the menopause impacts your immune system, and the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the menopause on monocyte phenotype and function. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Age‐Associated Inflammatory Monocytes Are Increased in Menopausal Females and Reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy

Post-menopausal females (> 64 years) have an increase in frequency of inflammatory monocyte populations with defective phagocytosis as compared to pre-menopausal (< 40 years) females. Hormone Replace....

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This afternoon I am speaking at @emds2025.bsky.social. Chatting monocytes, ageing and menopause :) Looking forward to an exciting meeting

📣 Abstract submissions for #BSI25 are CLOSING SOON! Don't miss your chance to share your research — submit today. 🗓️Deadline: Midnight, Weds 3 Sept 🔗Submit here: bit.ly/3UfF6i5

I am recruiting for a postdoc that wants to work on an exciting project on gut macrophages, TGFb signalling, and colon cancer! Please see the link for details - elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

New output from the CELLO Network. Article highlighting how metabolic dysfunction underpins ageing and disease. Read the full open-access article 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #Ageing #Metabolism #CellBiology #SystemsBiology

You get to listen to me talk about menopause and immunity :)

London Immunology Group@london-immuno.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Early bird registration for our annual meeting ends this Wednesday - grab your tickets NOW! 🐦🎟️ Join us for: 'Diversity in Immunology' 🗓️ 11th July 📍Holiday Inn - Brentford Lock (new venue!) Link to register: www.immunology.org/events/diver... & check out our final speakers line-up! 🤩 #LIG2025

GET YOUR APPLICATION IN NOW! Couldn’t recommend this lab more #sciencebffs ♥️

Madhvi Menon@madhvimenon.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 The Menon lab is hiring a postdoc! Interested in mucosal immunology? Come join our team to study lung-infiltrating B cell dynamics in COPD & other chronic lung diseases @ukri.org @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social Please help spread the word #ImmunoSky www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Come join us this fall in Paris

Milieu Intérieur Consortium@milieuinterieur.bsky.social · last yr.

Join the 1st EFIS Sex Differences in Immunity Congress – October 23, 2025 @pasteur.fr @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social Registration link lnkd.in/emerimQc abstracts welcome from all researchers, scientists, clinicians #immunosky

Who's ready for another @thestemvillage.bsky.social Immunology Seminar Series? If you haven't seen these before, we invite LGBTQ+ immunologists to present online to the wider immunology community. If you'd like to present or attend, please drop a mention below #immunosky 🧪 #academicsky

If you have wondered how age, sex and even the menopause influences monocyte phenotype and function. Then our new preprint is for you www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Age-associated inflammatory monocytes are increased in menopausal females and reversed by Hormone Replacement Therapy

Biological sex is a crucial, but poorly understood variable in age-related susceptibility to infections and chronic inflammation, inflammageing. Monocytes are important immune cells responsible for in...

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Great coverage of the recent JEM paper by @hlpeks.bsky.social, @emmaschambers.bsky.social, @bcellsrosser.bsky.social, Coziana Ciurtin, and colleagues. See the original paper here: rupress.org/jem/article/...

UCL News@uclnews.bsky.social · last yr.

Until menopause women have more key immune cells, which may explain why they're less prone to some infections than men, finds a @jem.org study from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social including Dr Hannah Peckham @hlpeks.bsky.social & Dr Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...