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Louis Rouillan @lrouillan.bsky.social · Jul 2

#ETOX2025

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David Albesa @davidalbesa.bsky.social · Jul 6

A massive thank you to all the incredible participants and speakers who made ETOX 2025 in the Basque Country an unforgettable event! Your insights, discussions, and passion for bacterial protein toxins have truly advanced the field. We're already looking forward to next time! #ETOX2025

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Dominik Brokatzky @dominibrokatzky.bsky.social · Jul 1

#ETOX2025 Walk ! So cool !

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Patricia Bernal @pbernalt6ss.bsky.social · Nov 10

We are pleased to announce that ETOX 2025, the 22nd European Workshop on Bacterial Protein Toxins, will be held in Spain, June 29 - July 3, 2025. Registration opens on January 6. Apply here etox-meetings.org and join us for a great meeting! Please repost

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 6

Three more sleeps! We're looking forward to seeing you on Monday at our syposium!
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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · May 30

TGIF! Happy Friday!
Our symposium is just around the corner!
The FINAL PROGRAMME is out! Take a look: londoninfection.wixsite.com/home/lipn
It's a full day of infection science and registration is still open: shorturl.at/wLyWY

LINE Symposium 2025 | LIPN

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Closing session 1 is Raul Y Sanchez David @qmulfmd.bsky.social. A fascinating talk on self-amplifying mRNA, its interaction with our innate immunity and how we can exploit and modulate its function!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Time for our career panel: Tina Chowdhury (Reader, QMUL), @peterwshill.bsky.social (Group leader KCL), Cat Gale (Producer/Director), Henry Blest (Co-founder @polarilabs.bsky.social), Catrin Beetham (Policy adviser) and Aimé Palomeras (Clinical Project Manager @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social).

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We are heading straight into session 3 of our selected talks. @wjbranchett.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk is up first, focussing on M. tuberculosis infection. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our next speaker in this session is Audrey Peters (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social showcasing her work on phage-bacteria interactions in complex environments, spanning in vitro and in vivo models. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our last (but not least) selected speaker for today is @immun0liver.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk with a great talk on how ADP-ribosylation poses an important barrier to infection that viruses like SARS-CoV-2 have to overcome. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

This has been a fantastic day! We’re excited that we are ending on an inspiring keynote by @amayabustinduy.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social on her science focussing on schistosomiasis and reflecting on her journey as a clinical scientist. #LINEsymposium2025

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Joe Grove @grovearmada.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks again to @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social for the invitation to speak at their excellent annual symposium.

A really positive community of impressive ECRs.

5 star review!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next in session 2 is Chloe Rees-Spear @ucl.ac.uk presenting her work using a novel tonsil organoid system to study human antigen-specific germinal centre B cell responses to viral infections. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Half-time: (1) Grab some lunch, (2) head to the poster display area for more exciting science, (2) meet our sponsors, (3) learn about to how your institutes provide mental health support at our #MFHA stall and (4) network with your infection science peers! #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next up in session 1: Tom Williams @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social presenting his work on fungal infection in the airways to understand key immunological pathways that drive airway disease. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re excited to have @laurawolz.bsky.social and @carterlj.bsky.social from @carersinstemm.bsky.social with us today to tell us about their important work advocating for equitable and accessible support for those balancing caring and career. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Our third speaker in session 2 is Wenye Ma @bristoluni.bsky.social who is studying interkingdom interactions between fungi and bacteria with the aim to combat Group B Streptococcus neonatal disease. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Happy Monday! Welcome to our 3rd annual #LINEsymposium2025! Registration is open: Grab your badge and some refreshments. We’re looking forward to having you!

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great start to the day with our plenary and session 1! Time for a mid-morning refreshment break #LINEsymposium2025! Do check out our #MHFA stall and chat to our sponsors when you have a chance. Don't miss out on our sponsor bingo, there are prizes to win!

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Ali Dvorscek @alidvorscek.bsky.social · Jun 9

Excited to attend my first London-based symposium! A great day ahead at #LINEsymposium2025- scientific talks, career based sessions and networking. What a great opportunity to meet with other ECRs with similar research interests! @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

Energized into session 2: How do antibiotics kill bacteria? @ejadouglas.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is casting light onto the mode of action of polymyxin. #LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

And we’re off with the session 1 of selected abstracts at #LINEsymposium2025: first up @atlopezjimenez.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social showcasing a novel proximity labelling approach to discover mechanisms of cell-autonomous immunity against bacteria.

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Dylan Postmus @handle.invalid · Jun 9

Pumped to be at the @crick.ac.uk today to present a flash talk and poster from my PhD work on #HIVcure in the @goffinetlab.bsky.social at the @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social symposium

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Dominik Brokatzky @dominibrokatzky.bsky.social · Jun 9

First session ! @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social
#LINEsymposium2025

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London Infection Network for/by ECRs (LINE) @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’re starting off with the invited plenary by @grovearmada.bsky.social (@cvrinfo.bsky.social). An inspiring tour de force about using AI for discovery science to understand the virosphere! #LINEsymposium2025

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