Andrew S. MacDonald
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Andrew S. MacDonald
@profandrewmac.bsky.social
Prof at Edinburgh University. #Immunologist. #Inflammation, #infection, #helminths, #allergy, #metabolism and the #microbiome.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gcuDni4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Not interested in pitchfork politics of any flavour…
The end of #EMDS2025 - so much amazing science, and great to meet up in person with so many friends and colleagues (and make some new ones!). Very proud of @vshek.bsky.social and @nwasowska.bsky.social winning poster prizes for the team - well done both!
September 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A fantastic talk from David Russell to end #EMDS2025 - about #macrophage subset responses to #Mycobaterium tuberculosis, and their re-programming to improve drug efficacy in vitro and in vivo
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Beautiful data from Franca Ronchese, all the way from @malaghan.bsky.social in New Zealand, about generation and function of subsets of skin #DendriticCells in #allergic responses #EMDS2025
September 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Another great talk from @immunobladder.bsky.social about #macrophage subsets in the #bladder, including in memory response to bacterial infection and key differences in males vs females #EMDS2025
September 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Final day of #EMDS2025 opens with a fantastic talk from Will Wood - beautiful imaging of #macrophage migration following wounding, using the tractability of #Drosophila in ingenious ways to identify key chemoattractants in this process
September 18, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Fantastic talk and new data from @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social about #mitochondrial control of #inflammation by #itaconate and derivatives in multiple settings #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Really interesting talk from @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social about ontogeny, transcriptional regulation and function of subsets of #ThetisCells, including their role in #Treg induction and oral #tolerance #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Beautiful and energetic talk from @drpetercook.bsky.social about #DendriticCell uptake of and activation by #fungal spores in #allergic airway #inflammation, and metabolic requirements for this #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Final talk pre-lunch from @mariolaks.bsky.social defining some of the key #DendriticCell subsets involved in shaping joint #inflammation vs remission, in both human and mouse #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Interesting short talk from Anita Qualls about RORgt+ #APCs in oral tolerance and #Treg induction #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Another lovely talk, this time from David Munro, about the context dependent roles for #HIF1a in #microglia, including in stroke #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
First talk so far about #immunometabolism at #EMDS2025 - really interesting murine and human data about mitochondrial (dys)function in #macrophages as a regulator of #inflammation, from @immunometlab.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Lovely talk from Samanta Mariani about embryonic #macrophages in hematopoiesis, in health and in malignancy #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Really interesting talk by Barbara Schraml, showing how dietary cues at weaning can activate splenic #cDC1 to induce CTL-like effector CD8+ T cells #EMDS2025
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Day 2 of #EMDS2025 starts with a beautiful talk about lung tissue resident #alveolar #macrophage identity and the influence of #IL-33 on this, by Stijn Verwaerde from BART Lambrecht’s lab.
September 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A fascinating education in #LangerhansCell biology and function from Clare Bennett, as well as a closing advert for the 18th International #DendriticCell symposium in San Diego next year #EMDS2025 #DC2026
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Lots of exciting new data from @esegura-lab.bsky.social revealing an important role for Aryl Hydrocarbon receptor #AhR in promotion of wound healing my #macrophages #EMDS2025
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Fascinating (and disturbing!) presentation about the impact of ingested microplastics on liver macrophages by @mariafviola.bsky.social #EMDS2025
September 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Really interesting story from @gastrogrj.bsky.social - murine and human data showing that #activin signaling in intestinal #monocytes is key for epithelial barrier repair during intestinal #inflammation #EMDS2025
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lovely talk from Bill Agace about the regional diversity of #dendriticcells in human intestines, in health vs Crohn’s disease #EMDS2025
September 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Beautiful discovery science from Catherine Robin about blood resident #macrophages - including some gorgeous imaging in #zebrafish #EMDS2025
September 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A fantastic talk about liver monocytes and macrophages by
@martinguilliams.bsky.social kicks of #EMDS2025 - beautiful application of multiple cutting edge technologies to understand cel-cell interactions in tissues
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#EMDS2025 begins! Looking forward to a few days of exciting science about all things #macrophage, #dendriticcells and #monocytes in beautiful Edinburgh
September 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Some very important preparation for #EMDS2025 completed! #SMWS membership renewed. Looking forward to some great science, meeting old friends and making new ones in the week to come 🧪 🥃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😊
September 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
This is more like me nowadays...
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM