📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: Associate professor @pdncambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk, Professor Milka Sarris will be speaking on trained immunity at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social

💼 Join #NeuroCareers at #BINW26! Hear from Fatmata Daramy, Dr. Douglas Adede, and Dr. Tanya Mangoma on becoming an asset in neuroscience and building a meaningful career. 🗓 July 31 | 🕛 12–1:30 PM ET #BlackInNeuro

Biostatistician Penny Reynolds and NC3Rs Programme Manager @drejpearl.bsky.social discuss transparent reporting of animal research in the 60th anniversary edition of the Laboratory Animals Journal, exploring the link between the 3Rs, scientific quality and animal welfare: doi.org/10.1177/0023...

Reporting and transparency in laboratory animal science: Past achievements, present concerns and future directions - Penny S. Reynolds, Esther J. Pearl, 2026

Transparent reporting of animal research is both a scientific and ethical imperative and is linked to both research quality and the principles of Replacement, R...

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It's no longer just a passing #heatwave; it's a persistent state, made more than five times more likely by the impact of human-driven #climatechange. @climatecentral.org

Been a good #PainResearch day for our lab in @phar.cam.ac.uk with 2 papers out in Journal of Neuroscience: 1. Led by @mayadannawi.bsky.social focuses on the impact of Prdm12 overexpression in adult sensory neurons www.jneurosci.org/content/earl..., walkthrough 👉 bsky.app/profile/psal...

AAV-mediated overexpression of Prdm12 in knee-innervating afferents reduces inflammatory joint pain and neuronal hyperexcitability in female mice

Inflammatory joint pain features in numerous musculoskeletal disorders that affect millions globally. The Prdm12 gene encodes a conserved zinc finger transcriptional regulator expressed selectively in...

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Ewan St. John Smith@psalmotoxin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New pre-print from @phar.cam.ac.uk & Bellefroid lab at ULB! Led by @mayadannawi.bsky.social w support from @interlukein.bsky.social & more! We investigate impact of overexpressing the zinc finger transcriptional regulator Prdm12 on sensory neuron function / joint pain. #neuroskyence #PainResearch

Researchers increasingly understand endometriosis as a systemic disease disrupting multiple organs, fertility, mental health and daily life. At JAX, Elise Courtois leads a team that's finding answers for millions affected. From Search Magazine, by JAX: https://go.jax.org/wl6wdi 🧬 🧪 🎗️

In brain development, timing is everything. @sebastiancachero.bsky.social @erikadona.bsky.social & @jefferis.bsky.social have mapped 450,000+ cells from developing fly nervous systems to build an expansive atlas, revealing how neurons 'remember' when they were born. shorturl.at/tfI4s #LMBResearch🧪

Orcas are basically nature's embodiment of the "IDGAF" and "I'll do what I want" attitude in biological form. That Sunfish was just minding its own business before it got exploded by that loose-cannon Orca. The matriarch known as Gladys has trained her pods well.

Today we are pleased to launch the DRIVER recommendations, a new framework designed to improve the quality, reliability and reproducibility of research using in vitro models: nc3rs.org.uk/news/driver-...

The DRIVER recommendations: Improving the quality of in vitro research

New NC3Rs recommendations set international standards for designing and reporting in vitro research.

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Delighted to share an invited review from @labwaggoner.bsky.social written with Anusha Anukanth (Now @upmc.com) in @jimmunol.bsky.social We explore the plethora of functions ascribed to NK cells and what this means for health, disease, and therapy academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...

We want to make sure that anyone who needs to read this book can, so if you can't buy the book you can now read for free online. Essential reading for scientists suffering a bout of self-doubt or imposter's syndrome heyzine.com/flip-book/a5...

Online Flipbook

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Adrian Liston@labliston.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our new book "Self-Doubt" is written by scientists for scientists. You might think you are alone when you doubt your ability or suitability for science - you aren't. We all question ourselves and carry doubt with us daily. www.amazon.co.uk/Self-Doubt-A...

📣 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 📣 Our 7th annual #BlackInNeuroWeek is coming soon 🧠 From July 27th to August 2nd, we have an ✨AMAZING✨ week of events planned for you all, free and open to the public 🤗 Don’t miss out! Register for #BINW26 here ⤵️ events.zoom.us/ev/AgaErvpe_... #BlackInSTEM #Neuroskyence 🧪

Got a few DMs asking for advice when it comes to eclipse prep, and given that the August 12 total solar eclipse is just 4 weeks away, I put together a simple guide. The UK won't have totality, but it will be over 90 percent, so please sort out your glasses! www.theastroholic.co.uk/august-solar...

August Solar Eclipse Prep!

On August 12, 2026, Iceland and Spain will experience a total eclipse of the Sun. I have been asked by a few people for advice and suggestions about glasses and locations for the eclipse, so here are ...

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Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Ari Molofsky @arimolofskylab.bsky.social, Tissue Immunology Research Lab, @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social 📢‘Barrier immune niches during microbial colonization and infection’ 📅1-2 PM, Thu 16 July 📍Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, @mrclmb.ac.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

This was a truly interdisciplinary team effort w/ expertise across neuroscience, immunology & NDD. Huge thanks to everyone involved including our collaborators in labs of Menna Clatworthy, @lignanilab.bsky.social, Tarja Malm, Victor Tybulewicz, @macaskillaf.bsky.social & @movahedilab.bsky.social

Soyon Hong@soyonhonglab.bsky.social · 4w ago

Thrilled to share: we show that neuronal hyperactivity drives C1q-mediated synapse loss via brain-recruited B cell/IgM, revealing unexpected neuroimmune crosstalk in the adult brain. Congrats to Gerard Crowley who led this w/ resilience & creativity & our whole team! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

4 rare or common hypomorphic IL23R variants that, when homozygous, impair IFN-γ production by innate-like T and NK cells, thereby conferring a predisposition to tuberculosis @jem.org rupress.org/jem/article/... @casanovalab.bsky.social

Opportunity for a #postdoc to join Sven Truckenbrodt's group in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division, developing expansion microscopy technology & imaging tools for optical #connectomics! https://www.nature.com/naturecareers/job/12861196/postdoctoral-scientist/ Apply by 21 JUL #PostdocJobs #ScienceJobs

Transcription factor BHLHE40 expression in group 3 innate lymphoid cells and RORγt⁺ antigen-presenting cells coordinates intestinal immunity @cp-immunity.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful...

Curious about how drugs are designed? Check out this seminar for non-scientists by Chris Tate, Group Leader in the LMB’s Structural Studies Division. He covers how drugs work and how researchers are working to design drugs better, faster and with fewer side effects. youtu.be/fOzwbmiKNKI

Drugs! How they work and how to design them. Seminar for non-scientists by Chris Tate

YouTube video by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

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A pleasure to contribute to this brilliant work by Tim Halim's group @cruk-ci.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

ILC2s regulate a fibroblast progenitor niche in the pancreas

Local fibroblast development and densities influence organ health and disease, although it remains unclear how tissue fibroblast topography is controlled in situ. Here, we defined Group 2 innate lymph...

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Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute@cruk-ci.bsky.social · last mo.

Researchers from the Halim Group have discovered that cancer can "hijack" a cellular repair partnership in the pancreas to help tumours grow. Read more in the new paper: www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

The LMB warmly welcomes Reinhard Lührmann to deliver the Max Perutz Lecture at 11am (BST) on Monday 13 July titled ‘Structural insights into the cascade of snRNP remodelling steps leading to the formation of a catalytically activated spliceosome’ Read more here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews

A 2.5-minute overview of genetic cancer testing and why it matters for long-term health: https://youtu.be/FuT_aUBdNhc Developed by JAX's Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative. Learn about their mission to improve access to precision oncology, no matter where you call home, at go.jax.org/ForPatients

What is genetic cancer testing?

YouTube video by The Jackson Laboratory

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This week, King's welcomed Secretary of State @lizkendallmp.bsky.social to announce a Women in Research charter. The Secretary of State met researchers to discuss the challenges faced by women in STEM & the King's initiatives helping to remove these barriers. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/secreta...

Cambridge! Keep an eye for these upcoming immunology seminars in the next two weeks! It will be a treat to listen to: @annamolofskylab.bsky.social, Thu 9 July, 16:00 at #CITIID @arimolofskylab.bsky.social, Thu 16 July, 13:00 @mrclmb.ac.uk #ILC #Neuroimmunology talks.cam.ac.uk/show/index/1...

“It’s just a microscopic water droplet surrounded by a fatty membrane and stuffed with chemicals and snippets of DNA encoding a mere 36 genes. But it’s also arguably the closest researchers have come to building a living cell from scratch.”🧪 My story in @science.org on a fascinating preprint:

Lab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch

A synthetic cell can now grow and divide—but it’s still far from alive

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💬 Share your thoughts on where alternatives to replace animal use would have the most significant impact: engagementhub.ukri.org/mrc-peg/expr... 🥼 For scientists in academia and industry. ⏰ <15 minutes to complete. 📅 Deadline: 7 August. With @ukri.org MRC, BBSRC, EPSRC and @innovateuk.bsky.social.

Congratulations to LMB Group Leaders Emmanuel Derivery, Kelly Nguyen and Julian Sale, who have all been elected members of @EMBO.org! Read more about their research at the LMB here: mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/... #LMBNews @deriverylab.bsky.social @kellythd-nguyen.bsky.social @juliansalelab.bsky.social

Led by @jamesdmanton.bsky.social & Jacob Lamb @mrclmb.ac.uk, take a look at this cool new approach to image cleared whole-mount tissues with LSFM! Great to have participated in it, even if it was Ksena Longrin, a great postdoc in my lab, who did our contribution. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Index-agnostic oblique plane light sheet microscopy of centimetre-scale cleared tissues at subcellular resolution

We present cleared-tissue direct-view oblique plane microscopy (CtDvOPM), which enables optically sectioned subcellular resolution imaging of centimetre-scale tissues at high throughput over the full ...

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Tell the climate deniers "It is hotter today, the end." via Extinction Rebellion

The NASA climate spiral visualization presents monthly global temperature anomalies, deviations from a long term global average. Original post