Dr Helen Wright
@drhelenwright.bsky.social
Former academic at University of Liverpool - neutrophils, inflammation, metabolomics, transcriptomics #academicsky 🧪 #Immunosky also keen gardener #allotment 🌱
Congratulations to @gnna.bsky.social who has been named Vivensa Foundation academy member of the month for her fantastic patient involvement activities during her research project in frailty & ageing of the immune system. Read more about her #PPI work here vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder...
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Congratulations to @gnna.bsky.social who has been named Vivensa Foundation academy member of the month for her fantastic patient involvement activities during her research project in frailty & ageing of the immune system. Read more about her #PPI work here vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder...
Tried my hand at foraging today. Lovely ripe elderberries from the local park. Added fresh ginger, cinnamon and honey. Made just under 500ml. Yummy. 🌱
August 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tried my hand at foraging today. Lovely ripe elderberries from the local park. Added fresh ginger, cinnamon and honey. Made just under 500ml. Yummy. 🌱
Super excited for the tomato harvest that’s just starting. We’ve got Lizzano cherry toms in hanging baskets and gardeners delight, crimson crush and marmande in the polytunnel 🍅 🌱
August 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Super excited for the tomato harvest that’s just starting. We’ve got Lizzano cherry toms in hanging baskets and gardeners delight, crimson crush and marmande in the polytunnel 🍅 🌱
First cabbage of 2025! 🌱
August 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
First cabbage of 2025! 🌱
Yesterday was my last day at the University of Liverpool after 20 incredible years. We’ve still got some papers to finish so watch this space for updates. Now, to the allotment!
August 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Yesterday was my last day at the University of Liverpool after 20 incredible years. We’ve still got some papers to finish so watch this space for updates. Now, to the allotment!
Nice haul for a Friday at the allotment - new potatoes, blackberries, lettuce, runner beans, tomatoes, courgettes, cucumber, sweet peas 🌱
July 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Nice haul for a Friday at the allotment - new potatoes, blackberries, lettuce, runner beans, tomatoes, courgettes, cucumber, sweet peas 🌱
Thrilled to receive the ‘Mentor’ award at @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social away day. Supporting the next generation of scientists has always been incredibly important to me, and it’s lovely to be nominated so THANK YOU if you were one of the people who put me forward for this award.
July 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thrilled to receive the ‘Mentor’ award at @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social away day. Supporting the next generation of scientists has always been incredibly important to me, and it’s lovely to be nominated so THANK YOU if you were one of the people who put me forward for this award.
The allotment is bountiful this year. Lunch today was courgette and kale soup. Absolutely delicious. 🌱
July 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The allotment is bountiful this year. Lunch today was courgette and kale soup. Absolutely delicious. 🌱
Was called a “c*nt in a mask” this morning at my local Sainsbury’s 😷 Have a lovely day mate and good luck with your “summer flu” (BTW it’s not flu) 🦠
July 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Was called a “c*nt in a mask” this morning at my local Sainsbury’s 😷 Have a lovely day mate and good luck with your “summer flu” (BTW it’s not flu) 🦠
First courgette of the year, so had to make this absolute banger of a salad - courgette, rocket, feta, pine nuts, garlic and lemon juice 😘 👌🏼
July 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
First courgette of the year, so had to make this absolute banger of a salad - courgette, rocket, feta, pine nuts, garlic and lemon juice 😘 👌🏼
Nature is beautiful. This gorgeous poppy is growing in a tiny patch of soil in a messy corner of the allotment, on top of old bits of plastic and stones. Self seeded. Absolutely stunning. 🌺🌱
June 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Nature is beautiful. This gorgeous poppy is growing in a tiny patch of soil in a messy corner of the allotment, on top of old bits of plastic and stones. Self seeded. Absolutely stunning. 🌺🌱
About 15 years ago we were in Liverpool centre & Robinsons fruit juice were giving away black currant bushes. Can’t remember why. Anyway, we’ve lovingly cared for “Ben” since and today we had our first harvest! 🫐
June 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
About 15 years ago we were in Liverpool centre & Robinsons fruit juice were giving away black currant bushes. Can’t remember why. Anyway, we’ve lovingly cared for “Ben” since and today we had our first harvest! 🫐
Picked 3.8 kilos of gooseberries from the allotment this morning! Worth all the scratches. 🌱
June 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Picked 3.8 kilos of gooseberries from the allotment this morning! Worth all the scratches. 🌱
It was our absolute pleasure to speak at Sefton Older Persons Forum in Southport today about research into ageing at the University of Liverpool. @gnna.bsky.social absolutely enthralled them with her PhD research into neutrophils and frailty #immunosky 🧪 @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It was our absolute pleasure to speak at Sefton Older Persons Forum in Southport today about research into ageing at the University of Liverpool. @gnna.bsky.social absolutely enthralled them with her PhD research into neutrophils and frailty #immunosky 🧪 @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social
Asked my technical team for a polystyrene box and they did not disappoint- they led me to the palace of polystyrene boxes! 🧪
June 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Asked my technical team for a polystyrene box and they did not disappoint- they led me to the palace of polystyrene boxes! 🧪
Particularly sad to say goodbye to Izzy 😢 She did her Hons project with me last year as well as a summer internship in Bangkok with me and a Thai collaborator. She’s worked very hard in the lab this year but sadly I wasn’t able to secure PhD funding for her 😢
May 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Particularly sad to say goodbye to Izzy 😢 She did her Hons project with me last year as well as a summer internship in Bangkok with me and a Thai collaborator. She’s worked very hard in the lab this year but sadly I wasn’t able to secure PhD funding for her 😢
Just like that we wave goodbye to this years master’s students Amelia & Isobel who have been working on #neutrophil metabolism & signalling in #rheumatoidarthritis & #lupus Good luck in your careers ladies 👋🏼🧪 #immunosky
May 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Just like that we wave goodbye to this years master’s students Amelia & Isobel who have been working on #neutrophil metabolism & signalling in #rheumatoidarthritis & #lupus Good luck in your careers ladies 👋🏼🧪 #immunosky
Flash back two years to when I tried a bit of live polling in my lecture. Did not go well 😂 🧪
April 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Flash back two years to when I tried a bit of live polling in my lecture. Did not go well 😂 🧪
Coming along nicely!
April 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Coming along nicely!
Already get a sense the butterflies are in a better state this year. Today I’ve seen orange tip, speckled wood, peacock and this beautify Holly blue in our garden 🦋 lots of bees as well 🐝 🌱
April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Already get a sense the butterflies are in a better state this year. Today I’ve seen orange tip, speckled wood, peacock and this beautify Holly blue in our garden 🦋 lots of bees as well 🐝 🌱
Allotment selfie! 🌱
April 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Allotment selfie! 🌱
We’ve had a lot of holes appearing in our garden overnight. Clearly made by an animal. Has anybody got any ideas what might have made them? We are in an urban environment close to a public park in NW England 🌱
April 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We’ve had a lot of holes appearing in our garden overnight. Clearly made by an animal. Has anybody got any ideas what might have made them? We are in an urban environment close to a public park in NW England 🌱
Excellent talk by @gnna.bsky.social on her PhD work in #neutrophils at the UK neutrophil network meeting in Newcastle
March 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Excellent talk by @gnna.bsky.social on her PhD work in #neutrophils at the UK neutrophil network meeting in Newcastle
Round two for our beautiful Christmas cactus - 4 months after it’s last flowering 🌺🌱
March 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Round two for our beautiful Christmas cactus - 4 months after it’s last flowering 🌺🌱
5 years since I sent my lab home for Covid lockdowns, we expected to be out of the lab for 3 months, in reality it was 12 months. The world has moved on but I haven’t. Covid is still a serious threat to our immune system & long term health. Did I lecture for 2h today in a mask 😷? You bet! #ImmunoSky
March 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
5 years since I sent my lab home for Covid lockdowns, we expected to be out of the lab for 3 months, in reality it was 12 months. The world has moved on but I haven’t. Covid is still a serious threat to our immune system & long term health. Did I lecture for 2h today in a mask 😷? You bet! #ImmunoSky