Lydia Becker Institute
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology & Inflammation at The University of Manchester. Fundamental and translational immunology addressing key concepts in health & disease.
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker-institute/
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker-institute/
🚨 More #BeckerAtTheBSI!
@hepworth-lab.bsky.social will be speaking at the #BSI25 'Barrier, bugs and breakdowns' plenary session next Thursday 4th December with a talk on ILC regulatory networks in mucosal barrier tissue microenvironments.
#ImmunoSky
@hepworth-lab.bsky.social will be speaking at the #BSI25 'Barrier, bugs and breakdowns' plenary session next Thursday 4th December with a talk on ILC regulatory networks in mucosal barrier tissue microenvironments.
#ImmunoSky
Barrier sites under the microscope! 🔬
Discover how our skin, gut & lungs fight infection, heal, and keep our microbiota happy. Don’t miss this session at #BSI25!
PS. Early bird registration closes on Wednesday 22 October ⚡
Discover how our skin, gut & lungs fight infection, heal, and keep our microbiota happy. Don’t miss this session at #BSI25!
PS. Early bird registration closes on Wednesday 22 October ⚡
November 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🚨 More #BeckerAtTheBSI!
@hepworth-lab.bsky.social will be speaking at the #BSI25 'Barrier, bugs and breakdowns' plenary session next Thursday 4th December with a talk on ILC regulatory networks in mucosal barrier tissue microenvironments.
#ImmunoSky
@hepworth-lab.bsky.social will be speaking at the #BSI25 'Barrier, bugs and breakdowns' plenary session next Thursday 4th December with a talk on ILC regulatory networks in mucosal barrier tissue microenvironments.
#ImmunoSky
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November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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
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
📍 Bright Sparks in Immunology – PhD
🗓 1st Dec 2025
📍 The Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology (Part 1)
🗓 2nd Dec 2025
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
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Here's some photos from our incredible Wellcome Trust ICD PhD Away Day back in July 🌳🧠 It was a great day of reflection, connection, and learning at Shrigley Hall
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Here's some photos from our incredible Wellcome Trust ICD PhD Away Day back in July 🌳🧠 It was a great day of reflection, connection, and learning at Shrigley Hall
And of course our Director and @britsocimm.bsky.social President @tracyh9494.bsky.social will be in attendance at #BSI25 and will be participating in sessions on team science/research culture, mucosal immunology plus the launch of the BSI's new 5-year strategy #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
And of course our Director and @britsocimm.bsky.social President @tracyh9494.bsky.social will be in attendance at #BSI25 and will be participating in sessions on team science/research culture, mucosal immunology plus the launch of the BSI's new 5-year strategy #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
🔈 Our Deputy Eco-immunology Branch Lead @sheencr.bsky.social will be speaking at the BSI Congress 'Catalysing change: improved science teaching through public engagement' parallel session on Tuesday 2nd December #BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
How can public engagement transform how we teach #Immunology?
Join this parallel session organised by the BSI Teaching Affinity Group at BSI Congress to explore how collaboration and lived experience enrich education & research.
Register for #BSI25: https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8
Join this parallel session organised by the BSI Teaching Affinity Group at BSI Congress to explore how collaboration and lived experience enrich education & research.
Register for #BSI25: https://bit.ly/3IkxWq8
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🔈 Our Deputy Eco-immunology Branch Lead @sheencr.bsky.social will be speaking at the BSI Congress 'Catalysing change: improved science teaching through public engagement' parallel session on Tuesday 2nd December #BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
🔈It's BSI Congress time and we're thrilled that this year's keynote speaker is the Becker's Immuno-matrix Branch Lead and @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social Director @profjudiallen.bsky.social !
#BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
#BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
📣 #BSI25 programme update
We are sorry to announce that Prof. Yasmine Belkaid will no longer be able to join us at BSI Congress this year. We are, however, delighted to announce our new keynote speaker: Prof. Judi Allen from @manchester.ac.uk!
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4nm9QKt
We are sorry to announce that Prof. Yasmine Belkaid will no longer be able to join us at BSI Congress this year. We are, however, delighted to announce our new keynote speaker: Prof. Judi Allen from @manchester.ac.uk!
Find out more here: https://bit.ly/4nm9QKt
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🔈It's BSI Congress time and we're thrilled that this year's keynote speaker is the Becker's Immuno-matrix Branch Lead and @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social Director @profjudiallen.bsky.social !
#BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
#BSI25 #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky
🔬 New research led by @douglaspdyer.bsky.social shows that CCR2-mediated monocyte recruitment is essential for limiting radiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity - pointing to new strategies for reducing off-target tissue damage. @cruk-mi.bsky.social #ImmunoSky #Cancer #RadNet
tinyurl.com/34uu4nr9
tinyurl.com/34uu4nr9
Key Immune Cells Found to Protect the Gut During Radiotherapy
New research reveals how CCR2-driven monocyte recruitment protects the gut from radiotherapy damage, offering potential pathways to reduce treatment side effects.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🔬 New research led by @douglaspdyer.bsky.social shows that CCR2-mediated monocyte recruitment is essential for limiting radiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity - pointing to new strategies for reducing off-target tissue damage. @cruk-mi.bsky.social #ImmunoSky #Cancer #RadNet
tinyurl.com/34uu4nr9
tinyurl.com/34uu4nr9
🧬 A new study by Dr Alex Eckersley and @tracyh9494.bsky.social uncovers why severe viral infections can cause long-term breathlessness & fatigue.
Damage to the lung’s basement membrane may persist long after recovery - offering new targets for future therapies.
#ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/2zddsj63
Damage to the lung’s basement membrane may persist long after recovery - offering new targets for future therapies.
#ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/2zddsj63
Study unravels puzzle of how viruses can cause long-term lung damage
Researchers at The University of Manchester reveal how severe viral infections like flu and long COVID cause long-term lung damage by disrupting basement membranes, offering new targets for future the...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🧬 A new study by Dr Alex Eckersley and @tracyh9494.bsky.social uncovers why severe viral infections can cause long-term breathlessness & fatigue.
Damage to the lung’s basement membrane may persist long after recovery - offering new targets for future therapies.
#ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/2zddsj63
Damage to the lung’s basement membrane may persist long after recovery - offering new targets for future therapies.
#ImmunoSky
tinyurl.com/2zddsj63
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Drawing for Entangled Stories, collaboration with scientists, tales of remote fieldwork & conservation on the Isle of May, with @kathelse.bsky.social , Dr Iris Mair (Uni of Manchester & Edinburgh)
Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks @naturescot.bsky.social warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks @naturescot.bsky.social warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Drawing for Entangled Stories, collaboration with scientists, tales of remote fieldwork & conservation on the Isle of May, with @kathelse.bsky.social , Dr Iris Mair (Uni of Manchester & Edinburgh)
Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks @naturescot.bsky.social warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks @naturescot.bsky.social warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Attending the BSI next week? Visit Entangled Stories - our EcoImmunology Art Science exhibition - find us at stand 42. Around you, you will find observational drawings which capture remote fieldwork realities. @aliceangus.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social aliceangus.net/Entangled-Stories
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Attending the BSI next week? Visit Entangled Stories - our EcoImmunology Art Science exhibition - find us at stand 42. Around you, you will find observational drawings which capture remote fieldwork realities. @aliceangus.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social aliceangus.net/Entangled-Stories
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Was so proud of Dr Deepak Selvakumar who successfully defended his thesis exploring the immunology of cutaneous Crohns disease just 2weeks after his final surgey exam!!!
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Was so proud of Dr Deepak Selvakumar who successfully defended his thesis exploring the immunology of cutaneous Crohns disease just 2weeks after his final surgey exam!!!
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
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New paper out from the lab, led by Maddy Hurry. We investigate how stroke leads to peripheral complications in the gut through dysregulation of IgA mediated host-commensal crosstalk.
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
@diiirm.bsky.social
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@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
@diiirm.bsky.social
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Cerebral ischaemic stroke results in altered mucosal antibody responses and host-commensal microbiota interactions
Stroke is a devastating neurological event with a high risk of mortality that results in long-term sequalae that extend beyond the central nervous sys…
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November 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New paper out from the lab, led by Maddy Hurry. We investigate how stroke leads to peripheral complications in the gut through dysregulation of IgA mediated host-commensal crosstalk.
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
@diiirm.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
@diiirm.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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changing policies on food avoidance are having impacts on the incidence of peanut allergies in children. What the new research shows and how policies changed- my latest in @theconversation.com @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social 🧪#HealthPolicy #Allergy
Are peanut allergies actually declining?
Introducing potentially allergic foods early on may actually help reduce the risk of developing a life-changing allergy.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
changing policies on food avoidance are having impacts on the incidence of peanut allergies in children. What the new research shows and how policies changed- my latest in @theconversation.com @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social 🧪#HealthPolicy #Allergy
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Thanks goes to Critical technical and conceptual contributions from @iashiamulholland.bsky.social 🧪 #glycotime
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Thanks goes to Critical technical and conceptual contributions from @iashiamulholland.bsky.social 🧪 #glycotime
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Delighted to share our new pre-print from PhD student Ziyun Zhang joint with @tracyh9494.bsky.social demonstrating that lung alveolar macrophages have a dense glycocalyx and interstitial macrophages do not, @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Airway macrophage specific expression of a dense glycocalyx and its remodelling following viral infection
The glycocalyx is best studied for its regulation of immune cell trafficking from the vasculature into inflamed tissues. The glycocalyx is composed of a range of glycans and glyco-proteins that form a...
www.biorxiv.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Delighted to share our new pre-print from PhD student Ziyun Zhang joint with @tracyh9494.bsky.social demonstrating that lung alveolar macrophages have a dense glycocalyx and interstitial macrophages do not, @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Stimulating day at MRC Biomedicine Science Conference. Super keynote from Sarah Teichmann, Entertaining and thought provoking talk from George Davey Smith, MRC Millennium Medal recipient, and amazing views from the loo
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Stimulating day at MRC Biomedicine Science Conference. Super keynote from Sarah Teichmann, Entertaining and thought provoking talk from George Davey Smith, MRC Millennium Medal recipient, and amazing views from the loo
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
@mendelrandom.bsky.social @ukri.org
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Climate change poses multiple challenges to our health. Our new article coauthored with @kathelse.bsky.social considers the rise in infections and pollution combines with the impact of climate change on our immune system and what we need to do to better understand this 🧪 🧵#EcoImmunology
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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November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Climate change poses multiple challenges to our health. Our new article coauthored with @kathelse.bsky.social considers the rise in infections and pollution combines with the impact of climate change on our immune system and what we need to do to better understand this 🧪 🧵#EcoImmunology
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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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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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
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The weather has turned. No boats can cross. The small team on island have the experience to reshape our field plans so the work continues safely and without exhausting people. This is the reality of a “wild laboratory” @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The weather has turned. No boats can cross. The small team on island have the experience to reshape our field plans so the work continues safely and without exhausting people. This is the reality of a “wild laboratory” @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social
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Big experiment day in the Menon lab 🧪🧫🔬
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Big experiment day in the Menon lab 🧪🧫🔬
📣 PhD studentship opportunity. Join us at the Becker for a fully-funded 4-year Bicentenary PhD studentship – “Defining contributions of non-IgE-mediated mechanisms in solar urticaria”.
*Deadline is this Sat 15th November*
📌 Apply now & please share: #ImmunoSky
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
*Deadline is this Sat 15th November*
📌 Apply now & please share: #ImmunoSky
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
(Bicentenary) Defining contributions of non-IgE-mediated mechanisms in solar urticaria at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (Bicentenary) Defining contributions of non-IgE-mediated mechanisms in solar urticaria at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📣 PhD studentship opportunity. Join us at the Becker for a fully-funded 4-year Bicentenary PhD studentship – “Defining contributions of non-IgE-mediated mechanisms in solar urticaria”.
*Deadline is this Sat 15th November*
📌 Apply now & please share: #ImmunoSky
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
*Deadline is this Sat 15th November*
📌 Apply now & please share: #ImmunoSky
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Well done @nabinapun.bsky.social getting your Radnet @cruk-mi.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social PhD work out
CCR2-driven monocyte recruitment is protective against radiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity
www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Well done @nabinapun.bsky.social getting your Radnet @cruk-mi.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social PhD work out
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We had a quieter day yesterday even managing to watch the Celebrity Traitors final but today we have been busy again preparing for our next of two further baseline days on Fluke Street
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We had a quieter day yesterday even managing to watch the Celebrity Traitors final but today we have been busy again preparing for our next of two further baseline days on Fluke Street