Madhvi Menon
@madhvimenon.bsky.social
Immunologist at the University of Manchester | UKRI Future Leaders Fellow | Studying B cells in airway inflammation and autoimmunity | She/her
The Manchester Fungal Infection Group is recruiting two new Research Technicians! For more information, please look here www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job... www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Technician:Oxford Road
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Very excited to be announced as the new section editor for the brand new ‘immunometabolism’ section in @britsocimm.bsky.social journal Clinical and Experimental Immunology… find out more below 👇 and please keep us in mind for your new Immunometabolism stories 🗞️ www.immunology.org/news/clinica...
Clinical & Experimental Immunology launches new Immunometabolism section | British Society for Immunology
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Excited to host @saravalpione.bsky.social from @cruk-mi.bsky.social for this week’s @britsocimm.bsky.social l MIG Seminar. Dr Valpione discusses precision oncology for cancers of unmet need, integrating multi-omics and liquid biopsy. 📆 Thursday 19th March 🕛 12PM 📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre
Interested in the Future Leaders Fellowship Scheme? Join our upcoming webinars to learn more about the scheme, application process and what support is available. 24 March: webinar for host organisations 26 March: webinar for applicants Register via the ‘additional information’ section ⬇️
Future Leaders Fellowships: round 11
Funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be a researcher or innovator who is looking to establish or transition to independence.
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Only few days left to apply. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic scientific officer to work @cruknbc.bsky.social , close collaboration with @christieinstitute.bsky.social @gastric.bsky.social
Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute@cruk-mi.bsky.social · 5mo agoOur partners in the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre are recruiting a Scientific Officer to their Translational Immunology group Starting Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 pa (dependent upon experience) Closing Date: 15th March Duration: 2 years fixed apps.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/recruitment/...
@hollysedgwick.bsky.social @maanalayeghi.bsky.social and undergrad researchers representing the lab at British Science Week #BSW26 🧪👩🔬
Holly Sedgwick@hollysedgwick.bsky.social · 5mo agoHad a wonderful time volunteering at the Lydia Becker stand this morning for British Science Week at Manchester Museum! Loved bringing back the newly renovated fan-favourite games, like Splat the Virus 🎯 so much fun seeing everyone join in!
New paper out: HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung
A deeper understanding of how tissue-localized immune cells arise and function is critical for developing mucosal vaccines. Currently, there are no mu…
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Don’t miss the latest publication from @bcellsrosser.bsky.social @dianaematei.bsky.social on GPR183-dependent B cell responses in SLE pathology. Congrats to the team!
Lizzy Rosser@bcellsrosser.bsky.social · 5mo agoA paper at some point seemed that it would be left in a lab book and was worked on through a pandemic. Thanks to @dianaematei.bsky.social for persevering with this one. Please check it out 👇 www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
We have two seminars this week! Our second is presented by Assoc. Prof Brian Hafler from Yale School of Medicine on Thursday 5th March at 1pm, hosted by @madhvimenon.bsky.social of @diiirm.bsky.social. As ever, details on poster - all welcome! 🧠
We're excited to share our latest publication on immune dysfunction in refractory MG! Huge shoutout to the brilliant clinical scientist @katycdodd.bsky.social - from patient recruitment across the country to experiments and data analysis, you did it all! Can't wait to see what you do next 🌟
Katy Dodd@katycdodd.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhat are the immune system changes in refractory Myasthenia Gravis? Read our publication today in Med 🌟 @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social @dns-uom.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @neuromuscularmanc.bsky.social @madhvimenon.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New research from @madhvimenon.bsky.social and @katycdodd.bsky.social identifies a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis, offering a roadmap for more personalised, targeted therapies in the future. #ImmunoSky sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
Research identifies a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis
Researchers identify a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis. Learn how these findings could lead to more personalised patient care.
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Ever wondered what happens if you remove Tfh cells from established germinal centres?
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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Very excited to announce that registration is open for the BSMB Spring 2026 meeting in Manchester, April 13-14th. Already an amazing lineup and lots of opportunities to speak! Register, bsmb.ac.uk/meetings/ecm... @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social
ECM biology across tissue sites. Location, location, location
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Check out the latest work from the Rosser lab on B cells contributing to arthritis-associated uveitis! Congrats Lizzy & team 🎉
Lizzy Rosser@bcellsrosser.bsky.social · 6mo agoVery proud that our investigating uveitis pathogenesis in young people living with arthritis is out today @natcomms.nature.com. A real team science effort made possible by collaborations across hospital & researchers with support of patients. Check it out 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Huge congrats to an incredible mentor! @tracyh9494.bsky.social 🌟
British Society for Immunology@britsocimm.bsky.social · 8mo agoHuge congratulations to Prof @tracyh9494.bsky.social, President of the BSI and Director of the Lydia Becker Institute, on winning the @nature.com Award for Mentoring in Science 2025 in the Lifetime Achievement category. A brilliant & well earned recognition of her support for ECRs! 💙
The Becker was proud to be part of the Castlemere Community Health Fair in Rochdale - an event co-produced by @madhvimenon.bsky.social and Dr Sean Knight - engaging local residents on immunity and chronic lung disease through research-led discussions and activities. #ImmunoSky tinyurl.com/3ue4s92r
Building Trust in Health Research at the Castlemere Community Health Fair
On Saturday 1 November the Lydia Becker Institute engaged Rochdale’s South Asian community at the Castlemere Community Health Fair to promote health equity, research and wellbeing.
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We are delighted with the interest in Entangled Stories at the @britsocimm.bsky.social annual congress. Come and join me and @aliceangus.bsky.social at stand 42 and join in! What can fieldwork bring to immunology? @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Beautiful talk by Matt Hepworth, so many exciting things happening at barrier surfaces. @hepworth-lab.bsky.social #BSI2025 @britsocimm.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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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Incredibly proud of @hollysedgwick.bsky.social for a fantastic presentation at the Bright Sparks in Immunology PhD session #BSI25
Incredibly proud to be part of the vibrant postgraduate research (PGR) community at Manchester. 🌟 Explore what makes research at Manchester so inspiring: 🔗 www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/resear... 🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/FgmHHlKv5ME
Postgraduate Research at the University of Manchester
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Excited to be presenting my project, ‘Investigating B cell dynamics and interaction with the extracellular matrix in chronic lung disease’, at the BSI Congress this December. 📍 Bright Sparks in Immunology – PhD 🗓 1st Dec 2025 📍 The Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology (Part 1) 🗓 2nd Dec 2025
If you're at #BSI25 make sure you don't miss this fantastic presentation from @hollysedgwick.bsky.social who's part of our Wellcome ICD PhD Programme during the 'Bright Sparks in Immunology-PhD' and 'Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology' sessions! @madhvimenon.bsky.social #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
Holly Sedgwick@hollysedgwick.bsky.social · 10mo agoExcited to be presenting my project, ‘Investigating B cell dynamics and interaction with the extracellular matrix in chronic lung disease’, at the BSI Congress this December. 📍 Bright Sparks in Immunology – PhD 🗓 1st Dec 2025 📍 The Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology (Part 1) 🗓 2nd Dec 2025
Less than 3 weeks until our final report launch event 9th Dec. (London) 10am We will be welcoming a fantastic panel: 🌟Jo O'Leary (UKRI) 🌟Sara Mole (UCL) 🌟John Tregoning (Imperial) 🌟Katie Perry (Daphne Trust) 🌟Jennie Evans (BSI) 🌟Ilaria Meazzini (RSC) Register here: www.carersinstemm.co.uk
Thoughtful piece on the importance of "DEI" in health research, published in Time Magazine. time.com/7333975/dei-... This presents the case in the context of lupus.
DEI Isn’t Wasteful. It’s Necessary for Good Medicine
Lupus patients pay the price when we erase inclusion from medical research.
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Sign up to our online #bioinformatics course to: 🔸Gain expert statistical analysis & #R skills 🔸Explore #omic datasets with many experimental groups & #ClinicalData in R 🔸Work on #proteomics, bulk RNA-seq & #GeoMx Book onto the Feb 2026 course now: https://bit.ly/47kXFaC
so excited to share our article in @nature.com Immunology on the many challenges of climate change has for our immune function, infection susceptibility and disease and the need for new ways to research this. Will do a thread later! 🧪 @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
The role of ecoimmunology in tackling the emerging threats of climate change and the exposome
Nature Immunology - Climate change creates a multitude of challenges over the human life-course, influencing our exposomes and shaping immune function — requiring researchers to consider...
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