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News and updates from the Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy at @unibirmingham. College of Medicine and Health, @unibirm_CMH.
University of Birmingham, UK
Joined November 2016
What a brilliant #AwayDay our department hosted last week! ✨ We were proud to showcase our cutting-edge #Research on immunity, the microbiome & #Cancer therapies. Our own Dr @ZaniaStamataki captured some highlights of the day! 👇 #Immunology #Immunotherapy
🤓 We enjoyed fantastic presentations, including on immunity to Salmonella, the gut microbiome in autoimmune liver diseases, and pancreatic cancer therapies by @AFC_immuno, @arzii_x with @CholestasisDoc and @ShivanSivakumar
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A breakthrough for #BloodCancer patients 🧬 @unibirmingham researchers identified a key target, CD70, to reduce post-#StemCell transplant complications & possibly lessen the risk of ‘graft-versus-host disease’ (#GVHD) - further details now available ⬇️
Researchers at @unibirmingham discover a breakthrough target to improve #StemCell transplants. This could reduce the risk of graft-versus-host-disease & lead to a safer road of recovery for transplant patients. Full article now available: #CancerResearch
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RT @UoBinfectionsch: It's #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek | Explore the impactful work of @BactiVac advancing bacterial #Vaccine developme…
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Could #Salmonella be engineered in the fight to tackling bowel cancer? This is the latest study proposed by @unibirmingham & University of Glasgow researchers with a view to developing new effective treatments for #Cancer. Full article now available:
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RT @unibirm_CMH: Have you seen that @oldjoeclock is blue? He is helping us highlight #WorldAMRAwarenessWeek! Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)…
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RT @unibirmingham: For #WorldDiabetesDay hear from Prof @parthnarendran & Dr Lauren Quinn about their ground-breaking ELSA study, screening…
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RT @unibirm_CMH: Today is #WorldDiabetesDay. Join us online on 15 November for mini lunchtime talks and chat with scientists working on dia…
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We are looking for an enthusiastic & committed scientist to join our Department's project team, which is aiming to better understand the in-host behaviour of #Fungal pathogens. If this sounds like you, come and join us! 👇 ⏰Closing date: 5th January 2025 #postdocs
We're hiring! 3year post-doc available in the lab on fungal adaptation to the host. Funded by @wellcometrust and working closely with @BECKS_182 team. Further details in link below, informal enquiries welcome!
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Are you looking to enhance & develop your medical research career through an overseas experience? 🌎 BHP clinicians & consultants are invited to apply for a fully-funded Mayo Fellowship of between 2-6 months - further details on how to apply below 👇 @BHPComms
✈️🇺🇸🔬 Develop your medical research career through the JABBS Mayo Fellowship | BHP clinicians & consultants are invited to apply for a fully-funded research placement of between 2-6 months at one of the Mayo Clinics (Minnesota, Arizona or Florida). 🔗
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RT @unibirm_CMH: To celebrate 125 years of the University of Birmingham next year, the University is appointing 125 Anniversary Fellows and…
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RT @BHPComms: 👨⚕️👩⚕️ Your route into research 🚀💫 Our clinical-academic training programmes are now open for applications for 2025, provi…
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Join us at The Exchange on Sat 12 Oct (11:00-15:00) for World Anatomy Day! Explore ‘Anatomy in Motion’ with fun, family-friendly workshops & learn how our bodies move — right down to the tiniest cells! Free for all! 🎉 #WorldAnatomyDay #WADuob24
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RT @unibirm_CMH: Dr @ShivanSivakumar from @ImmunologyUoB at @UoBinfectionsch explains how mRNA vaccines help us treat cancer, as we open Eu…
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Our @unibirmingham global health team partners with Africa's CDC to tackle #MPox in Africa. By sharing expertise & providing training, they aim to enhance disease surveillance, control, and response in high-risk regions. ➡️Read more online: #GlobalHealth
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Our @elsadiabetes study has reached the 20,000 recruitment milestone! 🎉 Our research team are looking for more families and young people to get involved in our #Type1Diabetes screening study - more info via @DiabetesUK 👇 @news_ub @JDRFUK @birminghamalum @UoBinfectionsch
We’ve reached a milestone! 20,000 children aged 3-13 have signed up to @elsadiabetes #Type1Diabetes screening study! The #research team is looking for more families to get involved - order a free kit to find out your child’s risk of #T1D 👇
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We are pleased to see Dr Wayne Croft & his colleagues involved in a vital project to better predict and reduce the risk of #VulvalCancer - more information now available on our news website ⬇️ @UoBinfectionsch
New funding from @eveappeal will allow Birmingham researchers to better predict which genetic alterations increase the risk of #vulvalcancer. Dr Jason Yap and his team from @IcgsUob, @UoB_IAHR and @ImmunologyUoB will be funded by #RareGynaeCancerFund.
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🚀 Exciting insights into #Diabetes research! We're thrilled to see @parthnarendran featured on the @ABCDiab Inspire Podcast, diving deep into autoimmunity. A must-listen for anyone curious about the future of diabetes care. 🎧 #Autoimmunity #DiabetesResearch
In this ABCD Inspire Podcast, host @Dr_Petra_Hanson is joined by Prof @parthnarendran, who shares his updates on autoimmunity in diabetes, details his current research projects and explains why he chose to get into research. Tune in 🎧
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🚨 Exciting news! Dr Rebecca Drummond (@theRAD_lab) & Dr Rebecca Hill from @UniKent have been awarded £2.9M towards ground-breaking research on how #Fungal pathogens evolve to evade our immune systems 🌍🦠 ➡️Read more about this exciting collaboration:
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RT @BactiVac: Round 10 #BactiVacFunding for Catalyst Projects is currently OPEN! This call supports scientists in bacterial vaccinology exp…
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Exciting news! We've recruited the first patient for treatment of a rare #LiverDisease via a cutting-edge #ClinicalTrial. The FARGO clinical trial will test a new treatment to improve quality of life for patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
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