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George Robinson

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Principal Research Fellow & PI 🔎 UCL 🥼 PhD in immunology 🦠 Research in Lupus 🐺🦋 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-7652 Dad, husband, & family man 🏠 Spurs fan ⚪️ Author & illustrator of ImmuNinjas 🥷📕 https://amazon.co.uk/ImmuNinjas-2-book-series/dp/B0C65S1J5L

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

Can’t wait!

Thank you @iuis-online.bsky.social and @britsocimm.bsky.social!

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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · Jul 9

Meet Dr George Robinson, paediatric rheumatology scientist at UCL. At #IUIS2025 he’ll present “The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity & heart disease.” Catch him and other #RisingStars in #Immunology! 🔬🌍 Register: https://loom.ly/CwagY2g #RisingStars2025 #GlobalImmunology

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Lydia Becker Institute @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social · 13h

This afternoon, we're excited to be joined by @georgearobinson.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar:

“The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”

📅 Thursday 16th October
🕐 3 pm
📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre

#ImmunoSky

British Society for Immunology MIG Seminar, Dr George Robinson, University College London, “The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”, 16th October, 3pm, Michael Smith Lecture Theatre, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 15h

Heading up to Manchester this morning to speak in the @britsocimm.bsky.social Manchester Immunology Group Seminar Series @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Looking forward to it!

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this important work! 👏

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Immune Sex Differences @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 9d

Fantastic to see and congratulations!

Did you know there are sex differences in Tregs too?
Check out our paper published in @thelancetrheum.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/s266...

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 10d

We're delighted to see immunologists once again recognised by the #NobelPrize! 🏆

Warm congratulations to the winners - their contributions have been vital in shaping our understanding of the immune system.

More here: www.immunology.org/news/british...

British Society for Immunology response to 2025 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine | British Society for Immunology

www.immunology.org

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Lupus UK @lupusuk.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #LupusAwarenessMonth! 💜

October is Lupus Awareness Month in the UK, which aims to raise awareness and understanding of lupus amongst the public and medical profession.

Join us in helping to #MakeLupusVisible! 💜

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 21d

Incredible achievement and amazing lecture! Congratulations @ciurtinlab.bsky.social! 🎉

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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 21d

Congratulations 🥳 to Prof Ciurtin @ciurtinlab.bsky.social who will deliver the 2025 Lady Estelle Wolfson Lecture in Translational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians today! Coziana will focus on improving risk stratification and management of cardiovascular risk in young people with lupus.

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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 28d

We now have over 600 followers! Hello everyone from our new UCL department! Give some of our members a follow when you have a chance (we’ll post the in the thread below!) and stay tuned for our research updates 🧬 🎇 😃

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Congratulations to anyone that managed to get their hands on an IFNα keyring at #PReS2025!
Credit to the @mcdonnelllab.bsky.social 3D printing facility for helping with this, it went down a treat!
Thank you to those that sent over pictures of these in the session audiences too!

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Nailed it!
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Next up from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social it’s @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @heather--cross.bsky.social
Clinical phenotypes in jSS and sex-specific mechanisms of autoimmune risk. See you there!

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Great session and new collaborations ✅

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Looking forward to this!
Please come to my talk if you want to hear about cellular responses and biomarkers of IFN status in cSLE as well as novel IFN endotyping linked to distinct clinical trajectories.
It’s a privilege to be in this session with such powerhouses of the field #PReS2025

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29d

Here we go!! #PReS2025

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29d

And that’s a wrap for #YIM2025! Congratulations to the amazing organising team led by Erdal and Sonia. Fantastic meeting!
Now it’s time for #PReS2025!

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29d

Now @ciurtinlab.bsky.social presenting updated progress gathering CVD-risk data globally through the #PReSLupusWP. A huge effort and unmet clinical need!

George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29d

Great day yesterday, onto YIM day 2, and PReS opening ceremony tonight

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Sep 16

Exciting week ahead in Helsinki for #PReS2025! 🇫🇮
First up it’s the young investors meeting!
Fantastic science and a privilege to be on the organising committee of #PReSEMERGE
An @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social takeover later for the #cSLE session with @junjie-peng.bsky.social @heather--cross.bsky.social

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · Sep 12

Congratulations Merry!!

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · Sep 10

Children with the rare, debilitating muscle disease juvenile dermatomyositis may benefit from exciting new research by experts including Dr Merry Wilkinson and Professor Wedderburn (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health) and at Great Ormond Street Hospital @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social

Research breakthrough ‘open doors to new treatments’ for rare muscle disease

Children with a rare, debilitating muscle disease could benefit from the findings of new research by experts at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · Aug 6

✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy!

Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond.

Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw

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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · Sep 1

New content online:

Immune-cell profiling to guide stratification and treatment of patients with rheumatic diseases

Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01291-0In this Review article, the potential of cytometry- and single-cell RNA sequencing-based immune profiling for aiding the diagnosis and personalized treatment of rheumatic diseases is discussed.

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