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Yang Luo
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Group Leader @OxfordUni working on MHC, immune-mediated traits, multi-ancestry and omics studies
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Some talks are good, some are exciting, and some are truly inspirational. This is one of them — “Smarter trials for better health” by Sir Martin Landray. @martinlandray.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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✨ It was a real pleasure to host @mikeinouye.bsky.social today! A fantastic seminar connecting polygenic scores with multi-omic profiles — showing how integration can power next-generation disease prediction. #systemgenomics
kiroxford.bsky.social Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology @kiroxford.bsky.social · 18d
On Monday 3 November, Prof Mike Inouye will join us to present 'Genetic prediction and multi-omics: Towards disease prevention'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b6e...
A purple and white poster reads "The Kennedy institute of rheumatology external seminar: genetic prediction and multi-omics: towards disease prevention." The speaker is Prof Mike Inouye from the University of Cambridge. 3 November 2025, Kennedy Lecture Theatre, 12:00-13:00. Open to all members of the University of Oxford. Hosted by Yang Luo.
November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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One more week to go! Come and join us for this exciting Exposome journey.
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We are #hiring a postdoc as part of the new MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology!

The role will systematically explore the impact of the exposome on complex disease risk, through the lens of multi-omics data.

Apply by 5 Nov 👇

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/postdoc...
Postdoctoral Research Assistant - MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology (182449)
You will lead on the delivery of the assigned CoRE research project and manage own academic research and administrative activities, using initiative to drive these forwards in a rigorous, efficient an...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Excited to be working with this amazing group!
profjudiallen.bsky.social Judi Allen @profjudiallen.bsky.social · 27d
Friday we celebrated our new MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology: a joint venture with Oxford that we call MOXIE (Manchester-Oxford Immunology of the Exposome). This challenging adventure is off to a great start. @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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We’re delighted to hear that our favourite cell type (Regulatory T cells!) have been recognised in the Nobel Prize this year! Huge congratulations to Mary, Fred, and Shimon for their pivotal work in the field & here’s to many exciting Treg advances to come!🥳👏🎉
October 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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🌟 Postdoc Opportunity – MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology 🌟
Join us to explore how the exposome shapes complex disease risk using multi-omics & global biobank data. @kiroxford.bsky.social , @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

✅ Apply: lnkd.in/gJHJDvKn

🗓️ Deadline: 12pm, 30 Oct 2025
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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@soumya-boston.bsky.social when are you coming ? ;-)
y-luo.bsky.social Yang Luo @y-luo.bsky.social · Sep 26
Great to host Fan at Kennedy - explainable AI model in single cell!
September 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Great to host Fan at Kennedy - explainable AI model in single cell!
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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We are recruiting two biomedical data scientists as part of a new Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) in Exposome Immunology hosted jointly by @fbmh-uom.bsky.social and @ox.ac.uk.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Senior Biomedical Data Scientist:Oxford Road
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
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September 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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WE ARE HIRING! www.manchester.ac.uk/exposome-jobs

Vacancies inc. 3x PDRA positions, 2x data scientists and a Transition Fellowship in Air Pollution.

Join us as we embark on a 14 year journey to understand how the exposome impacts immune regulation and chronic inflammation.

#hiring #immunosky
September 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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On Monday 8 September, Dr Jonathan Marchini will present 'Using human genetics at scale to power drug discovery'. Our External Seminars are open to any member of the University of Oxford. Don't miss it! talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c42...
A purple and white poster reads 'The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology external seminar: using human genetics at scale to power drug discovery'. The speaker is Dr Jonathan Marchini from Regeneron Cancer Centre. The seminar will take place on 8 September 2025 in the Kennedy Lecture Theatre - 12:00 to 13:00. It is open to all members of the University of Oxford. It is hosted by Yang Luo.
September 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Thinking of applying for a PhD (DPhil) with us?

Join our DPhil Open Day to meet our group leaders and chat with other students!

🗓️ Friday 24 October
⏰ 1 – 5pm
📍 Kennedy Institute

Find out more and register for your place 👉https://www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/open-day
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September 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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This project is in close collaboration with the amazing @lukejostins.bsky.social, and the student will benefit from a multi-disciplinary team! 🌟🧬🧠
y-luo.bsky.social Yang Luo @y-luo.bsky.social · Sep 1
🎓 New PhD opportunity in our lab @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxforduni.bsky.social We're exploring host–microbiome genetic interactions in IBD using population-scale data 🧬🦠
🔗 kennedy.ox.ac.uk/.../deciphering-host2013microbiome-genetic-interactions-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease #PhD #Genetics
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September 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🎓 New PhD opportunity in our lab @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxforduni.bsky.social We're exploring host–microbiome genetic interactions in IBD using population-scale data 🧬🦠
🔗 kennedy.ox.ac.uk/.../deciphering-host2013microbiome-genetic-interactions-in-inflammatory-bowel-disease #PhD #Genetics
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September 1, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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A truly amazing and inspiring PI to work with!
nickywhiffin.bsky.social Nicky Whiffin @nickywhiffin.bsky.social · Jul 31
📣 We are recruiting! Please share!!

Are you a bioinformatician / computational scientist who wants to apply your skills to understanding regulatory biology and improving rare disease diagnosis and treatment? 🧠 💻 🧬 🩺

We have two roles available 👇

🧵 1/4
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August 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Summer outing for the team — feeling very fortunate to work with such talented and wonderful people.
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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📣First paper from the lab is out in @science.org‬! 📣https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu3461 It’s well known that HLA shapes the TCR repertoire — but how does this change under immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)?
Defining the genetic determinants of CD8+ T cell receptor repertoire in the context of immune checkpoint blockade
Immune checkpoint blockade influences the genetically determined relationship between TCR repertoire and HLA alleles in cancer.
www.science.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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We're hiring a skilled Research Assistant to process and inventory samples from clinical studies looking at inflammatory diseases, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Apply by 6 August!

www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Research Assistant (180619)
As a Research Assistant you'll work across the Coles, Buckley and Dendrou research groups focusing on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseas...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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🚨 A new £50M MRC Centre at @manchester.ac.uk and @ox.ac.uk will explore how pollution, microbes & other environmental exposures rewire our immune system and cause chronic inflammatory diseases.
#Exposome #ImmunoSky

sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
New £50m MRC Centre to study how environmental exposures cause chronic inflammatory diseases
A groundbreaking £50M research centre at Manchester and Oxford will explore how environmental exposures, like pollution and microbes, rewire our immune system and drive chronic inflammatory diseases.
sites.manchester.ac.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Amazing news! Excited to be part of this new direction of research.
July 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Sarah, a talented master student in the group, is presenting her (4-week-long) work on multi-ancestry HLA-pQTLs at Human Proteome and Health meeting today @ox.ac.uk! 🥳
June 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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📣 Big news! Our tag-team effort on common variants in rare neurodevelopmental conditions is now out in Nature 📣

Co-first authoring with the brilliant Qinqin Huang🌟—proof that teamwork does make the dream work. 💪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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November 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Come join us! We have an exciting PhD opportunity in statistical genetics at the University of Oxford.
More info here: bit.ly/biomedDPhil
🗓️ App deadline: June 30th 2025.
Please share!
Research Studentships | statistics
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June 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Proud supervisor moment - well done Jennie! @kennedydatascience.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM