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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne

@anushans.bsky.social
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👩🏾‍🔬 Lecturer @rhulbiology.bsky.social 🌳 🫀 Researching pollution & cardiovascular disease 🦜 Founder @girawa.bsky.social 🌍 #planetaryhealth alliance education working group member 🤓 my own views 🌐 linktr.ee/anushasen

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can you help us give moths their moment? 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment
Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve?
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OpenAQ @openaq.org · 29/09/2026
Air pollution contributes to more than 8 million deaths annually--nearly 70% of which are from cardiovascular causes. These deaths are preventable if we have access to clean air and open air quality data. Cleaner air = healthier hearts, longer lives. 🩵💙 #WorldHeartDay
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I would like to thank @london-immuno.bsky.social for the opportunity to present my research at the annual meeting earlier this month. It was an honour to be among such an amazing lineup of speakers and once again I learned so much! Looking forward to next year's meeting. 😊
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
How does air pollution impact our hearts? Hear from Dr Anusha Seneviratne (@anushans.bsky.social) about the research being done in her lab, which looks into the connection between air pollution and heart disease www.youtube.com/shorts/enwbg...
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Research in 60s - Dr Anusha Seneviratne
YouTube video by Royal Holloway
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Jen , the MT liberal bird lady @liberal-jen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/2026
2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Please consider signing this petition. This has happened to too many people already and must not happen again: goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
My memory of Professor Jason Arday. RIP and my deepest sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues.
Prof Jason Arday speaking at an event
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Dr. Dawn Bowdish @msmacrophage.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Ever wondered why it’s okay to take your dog for a walk during wildfire season, or why zoo animals don't need to go inside when the air quality is bad? Turns out it's all in our genes. I explain our #NSERC funded research on the relationship btw infection & air pollution youtu.be/0upxdha-F7k?...
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Here's why humans are uniquely sensitive to wildfire smoke
YouTube video by McMaster University Health Sciences
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Girawa @girawa.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🦜 We are delighted to share the latest news on our research introducing Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a teaching method for Planetary Health. girawa.org/girawa-intro...
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Girawa introduces Youth Participatory Action Research Project - Girawa
Over the past year, Girawa began a new research project based on the concept of Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) […]
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This poor juvenile Starling was showing how much it is feeling the heat in my garden today. Climate change is threatening the health of everyone globally, humans and wildlife alike. Take care of yourselves and especially those who are more vulnerable. #climatechange #wildlife #planetaryhealth 🧪
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
📰 Reading some papers this week, you'd think the UK was a tropical paradise. 🚨 The reality is different. We are unprepared for climate-driven extreme heat. 🌾 It takes lives, wrecks infrastructure, ruins harvests, and leaves communities exposed. 🌍 We need a Nature + National Security Act. #NNSBill
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🧪 Want to study for an MSc & learn new lab skills? I'm offering research projects for @rhulbiology.bsky.social MSc by research students from creating 3D immune system models to studying how pollution and medicinal plants effect vascular disease ⬇️ www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky
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Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway
Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research
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Royal Holloway Biology @rhulbiology.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Warm welcome to 5 colleagues from Health Studies who are about to officially join @rhulbiology.bsky.social: Drs Mark Lee, @fabrizia-ratto.bsky.social, Anne Majumdar, @anushans.bsky.social and Mahmoud Eltholth. We are looking forward to working together with you and your research groups!
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
On #WorldHealthDay, we revisit this compelling lecture by Professor Ian Mudway, 'The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives'. He reveals how our digital world's convenience masks a heavy environmental cost... 💻🌍 Watch now 👉 gres.hm/price-pixels
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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"In 2006, a drug called TGN 1412 met every preclinical safety requirement. Clean in animal models. Clean in monkeys. Ninety minutes after six human volunteers received their first dose at a London hospital, they were fighting for their lives with their immune systems in overdrive." 🧵
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🧪 I am offering cardiovascular projects as part of @royalholloway.bsky.social MSc in Biological Sciences research from effects of air pollution to creating 3D human vascular models. Contact me if interested. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and... #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky #academicchatter
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Masters by Research in Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway
Explore our internationally-renowned masters with specialist staff and breakthrough research
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Springer Medicine @springermedicine.com · 12/03/2026
It was a pleasure to have you on the show! The impact of environmental stressors, like air pollution, on CV health is becoming increasingly recognized, and discussions like this pave the way for further research!
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
🧪 It was a pleasure to be interviewed by Jas Healy for this podcast and discuss the challenges we face in protecting ourselves from harmful air pollution. I hope you find it informative. Thank you for the invitation @springermedicine.com! #immunosky
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Delighted to share our new review article exploring the environmental factors influencing lipid metabolism and the development of atherosclerosis, including air and chemical #pollution 🧪 #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky www.mdpi.com/2813-7086/3/...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
That is so true. Excellent advice, thank you! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Experimental Physiology @expphysiol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🎓 EDITOR'S PICK🎓 Our 2024 Inaugural Review Prize winner - @anushans.bsky.social (@royalholloway.bsky.social) examines how environmental factors influence vascular physiology, inflammation, and the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. 📜 buff.ly/me3y9tX
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Dr Matt @mmcken6.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Nothing to tackle, raise above it with focus. Share ideas strategically. Publish clear ideas. Walk away from egos. Careers are built on sustained contributions, not one concept. The people who keep generating and executing strong ideas almost always outpace the others.
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This is a constant fear as a new PI trying to establish my research. I'm sure I'm not alone. Would be interesting to know how often this happens and how we can tackle it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #ecrchat #academicchat
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What can I do if my idea has been plagiarized?
An early-career scientist’s idea, shared at a poster session, has been published by someone else. What happens now?
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thanks to @expphysiol.bsky.social for featuring my review on the cover as well as the opportunity to publish as winner of inaugural review prize! 🏆 #immunosky🧪
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Gresham College @greshamcollege.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
🎄 On the eleventh day of Christmas, Gresham gave to me… A powerful lecture ‘War’s Toxic Legacy’ by Prof Ian Mudway, exploring how conflict leaves long-term harm for civilians and why tackling hidden toxic exposures matters for health and justice... 👉 gres.hm/war-toxic #12DaysOfChristmas
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BHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
📢 Yesterday, the Government published the Environmental Improvement Plan, which made several commitments on clear air 📢 With at least 9,000 cardiovascular deaths linked to air pollution annually in the UK, it's crucial progress to improve our air quality continues.
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
My heart goes out to all those affected by the devastation in South Asia due to Cyclone Ditwah. @girawa.bsky.social partners the Foundation of Goodness are playing a key role in the relief effort in Sri Lanka. Please help if you can, details 👇 #cycloneditwah #climatechange
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Clean Air Fund @cleanairfund.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
📢 NEW from #COP30: 9 countries announce they’ll tackle major sources of black carbon emissions: Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uganda. A milestone for multilateral action on #SuperPollutantSolutions 👇 www.cleanairfund.org/news-item/an...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm attending the NextGen Omics, Spatial & Data 2025 conference starting tomorrow in London. It would be great to connect if you work on single cell multiomics of atherosclerosis and imaging particles/metals. I'll be chairing (not speaking!) stream 3 on Friday afternoon. #NGOUK2025 #immunosky 🧪
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Thanks to @royalholloway.bsky.social for featuring my research online and on their latest LinkedIn newsletter. www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/sto... #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #immunosky 🧪
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
It was a pleasure to co-author this piece with my colleague Dr Preeti Mahato. #vaping #smoking #CVD 🧪 @royalholloway.bsky.social @thebhf.bsky.social
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Foreign Scholars Skip US Conferences “I don’t agree with the politicization of scientific funding, the destruction of data collection and openness... and I feel like traveling to America at this point is a partial endorsement of what’s going on,” Liston said. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Cautious or Protesting, Foreign Scholars Skip U.S. Conferences
As President Donald Trump deploys National Guard troops to American cities and ICE arrests pick up, some international scholars are opting out of U.S. travel.
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I will be speaking as a panelist in the pre-COP30 event hosted by Planetary Health Brazil, highlighting 5 years of success by the Girawa project. Register and join us to hear stories from around the globe on 6th November! hubs.li/Q03QCQ9r0 #COP30 #planetaryhealth 🧪
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Educating for a Healthy Planet and People on the Road to COP30
Explore how education can drive climate action and planetary health ahead of COP30, featuring global experts, youth, and Indigenous voices.
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State of Global Air @heisoga.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What are we seeing in #SoGA2025? 📌 Air pollution remains the 2nd leading risk factor for death worldwide 📌 NCDs account for 86% of deaths attributable to air pollution 📌 626,000 deaths from dementia attributable to air pollution in 2023 #AirQuality #ActOnNCDs 2/3
Photo of orange hazy skies with dark orange text box containing key messages from the SoGA 2025 report.
- 7.9 million total deaths due to air pollution in 2023.
- In 2023, air pollution also contributed to 232 million healthy years of life lost worldwide.
- The greatest health burdens continue to be seen in low- and middle-income countries.
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91. Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it. Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make" - Jane Goodall
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I am guest editing a Methods Collection titled “Cutting-Edge Techniques to Study Vascular Inflammation” for the JoVE journal. Interested in contributing? Please contact me or submit an abstract here: app.jove.com/methods-coll... #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky 🧪
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JoVE | Peer Reviewed Scientific Video Journal - Methods and Protocols
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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🧵How to write and manage your first research budgets The point of funding is to convert it into quality research. A well-spent research budget should fund the idea it was raised on, plus revision experiments, plus preliminary data for the next grant. So you need to spend, while avoiding waste.
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Andrew Mackenzie @awmackenzie.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🌍 The Global Climate and Health Summit showed why physiology is central to climate solutions - watch the highlights film here👇👇👇 youtu.be/wVzZpEU6TME?...
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Global Climate and Health Summit Highlights | This is just the beginning
YouTube video by The Physiological Society
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Thanks for setting it up! It's been really helpful for me at least. Hopefully activity will pick up after summer holidays as I'm not sure what the alternative is.
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
My pleasure ☺️
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
My pleasure ☺️
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
The original #immunosky feed stopped working after an update I believe. I started following this alternative feed if that helps. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
BREAKING: We won! 💪 🙌 We are absolutely delighted at the decision the High Court has made, making documents in October’s #Dieselgate class action publicly available due to the high level of public interest in this case.
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Judge rules car makers must release Dieselgate documents
The High Court has today ruled that unredacted legal documents in the £6 billion ‘Dieselgate’ litigation against several major car manufacturers must be made public. Environmental campaign groups Mum...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Thanks to @physoc.bsky.social for organising an inspiring Global Climate and Health Summit. It was a privilege to participate and I look forward to contributing to the development of actions to mitigate against climate change, air pollution and ensure sustainable nutrition. #GCHS2025
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Thanks to @london-immuno.bsky.social for allowing me to present my research at the Diversity in Immunology conference #LIG2025. A brilliant meeting with fantastic talks and great research on display. Delighted to have been a part of it, I learned so much. @britsocimm.bsky.social #immunosky 🧪
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BHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
📣 @healthyairuk.bsky.social has launched a blueprint for ‘making Britain’s air cleaner, healthier and better to breathe’ 🌬️ As a coalition member, we are calling on the UK Govt to back a new Clean Air Act and set targets in line with ‪the WHO @who.int 🌍📊 www.healthyair.org.uk/healthy-air-...
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Healthy Air Coalition launches new report… - Healthy Air Coalition
The Healthy Air Coalition is proud to launch our landmark policy report: “Making Britain’s air cleaner, healthier and better to breathe: A blueprint for government action on clean air.” Air pollution ...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🧪 One month until the application deadline. Get in touch if you are interested ⬇️ #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky #ecr #studyintheuk
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
🏭 This #CleanAirDay, we detail current epidemiological and mechanistic evidence linking air pollution to atherosclerosis, and areas that require further study. 🧪 www.atherosclerosis-journal.com/article/S002... #pollution #planetaryhealth #immunosky #cardiosky #academicsky
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Air pollution and atherosclerosis
Air pollution is associated with considerable cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. The vascular disease atherosclerosis underlies many cardiovascular conditions, with atherosclerotic plaque rupture...
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Dr. Anusha Seneviratne @anushans.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
🏆 My prize winning review for @expphysiol.bsky.social now online! 🏭 We explore how exposures like pollution, 🌳 and natural compounds can affect inflammation in the vasculature. 🧪 physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #immunosky #planetaryhealth #cardiosky #CVD
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Environmental modulators of vascular physiology and inflammation
Environmental factors play a crucial role in modulating vascular inflammation, contributing significantly to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. This review synthesizes cur...
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