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Calum Bain

@bainlab.bsky.social
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Scottish Immunologist based in The School of Infection & Immunity at The University of Glasgow. Honorary Fellow at The Institute for Regeneration and Repair at The University of Edinburgh.

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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
2 weeks to go until the BSI West of Scotland Immunology Group showcase! #BSIWSIG26 Join us in Glasgow to hear Professor Anne O’Garra deliver the Delphine Parrott Memorial Lecture, alongside Dr Henry McSorley, selected talks and networking. Register now: vist.ly/5hwud
Event details for BSI WSIG Showcase 2026 with Delphine Parrott memorial lecture beside a cathedral.
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Our latest preprint in an awesome collaboration with the Wack Lab @crick.ac.uk. Led by @chrysante-ili.bsky.social, @woutertj.bsky.social and @isobelmouat.bsky.social. We show that monocytes follow a largely conserved differentiation blueprint in the 🫁 when elicited by distinct challenges.
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Our latest preprint in an awesome collaboration with the Wack Lab @crick.ac.uk. Led by @chrysante-ili.bsky.social, @woutertj.bsky.social and @isobelmouat.bsky.social. We show that monocytes follow a largely conserved differentiation blueprint in the 🫁 when elicited by distinct challenges.
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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 23/03/2026
“I think it’s a real mistake to forget where the pipeline for all this begins.” John Diffley reflects on the importance of basic research, his mission to decode DNA replication and recreate it in the lab, and the scientific optimism of the 1960s that helped shape it. www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-03...
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Lovely to see the imaging by @lizihegarty.bsky.social making the front cover of @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. Instead is our work on #macrophage heterogeneity & dynamics in health & inflammation. We also did a short podcast to discuss the main findings. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Looking to build vital skills for your future? Additional training or workshops could give you an important edge! Our Career Enhancing Grant supports training like this. Applications close 25 March. Explore how we can support you & apply here: bit.ly/3QedNDL
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Our latest preprint, led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social & aided by @erinwatson.bsky.social shows that fixation time matters when it comes to visualising #macrophages in #salivarygland & other epithelia.We find 1hr allows detection of mac subsets while preserving architecture. With @bainlab.bsky.social
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bioRxiv Immunology @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Fixation matters: duration in fixative prior to immunofluorescent analysis directly impacts macrophage visualisation in epithelial tissues www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
⌛Time is running out! Abstract submission closes tomorrow. Don't miss your chance to present your work at #SIGNET26 Join the Scottish immunology community in Perth to network, share the latest findings and explore new breakthroughs 🔗 Find out more bit.ly/49VL6FA
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Mucosal Immunology @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This #MucosalMonday @bainlab.bsky.social and @lizihegarty.bsky.social are in the Authors Corner discussing their recent #macrophage work from MI. Then @kknoop.bsky.social brings you more allergy and anaphylaxis with Caroline Sokol and @stephanieeisen.bsky.social: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...
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Allergy at AIC, part 2 - Mucosal Immunology Podcast | iHeart
<p>This episode includes more discussions from the Autumn Immunology 2025 Conference 2025 conference. KathrynKnoop sits down with Drs.  Caroline Sokol and Stephanie Eisenbarth to discuss food and skin...
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Very nice commentary of @lizihegarty.bsky.social’s recent paper in @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social by Florent Ginhoux and colleagues #macrophage #colon @bainlab.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Thanks to Peiliang Cai, Zhaoyuan Liu and @florentginhoux.bsky.social for their great Commentary on our recent study led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social proposing a framework for defining murine colonic macrophages @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Merry Christmas to all colleagues, collaborators and friends. I hope everyone has a good break and some rest. See you in 2026!
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Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Key points on the need for continued animal use in scientific research. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Why we have to continue with animal testing for medical research | Letters
Letters: Dr Robin Lovell-Badge and Prof Emma Robinson respond to an editorial on using new technologies to reduce the reliance on animal experiments
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Thanks for sharing @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social. This work was led by @lizihegarty.bsky.social during her PhD @edinuni-irr.bsky.social funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Now being continued after our relocation to @uofgsii.bsky.social. Might be of interest to @emds2025.bsky.social attendees!
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Do tissue resident #macrophages survive through intestinal #inflammation? Are they terminally differentiated or can they adapt? @lizihegarty.bsky.social asked these Qs during her @wellcometrust.bsky.social PhD and her findings are now published @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
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Alejandro Brenes @ajbrenes.com · 28/10/2025
#Neutrophils are short lived cells, yet in ARDS display long term changes, with impaired neutrophil functions even after 6 months. How can they undergo long term reprogramming? this is what @mas-g.bsky.social answered, mapping changes to neut. progenitors. @walmsley-lab.bsky.social #immunosky
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Hypoxia induces histone clipping and H3K4me3 loss in neutrophil progenitors resulting in long-term impairment of neutrophil immunity - Nature Immunology
Walmsley and colleagues report that systemic hypoxia induces persistent loss of histone H3K4me3 marks and epigenetic reprogramming in neutrophil progenitors, resulting in long-term impairment of subse...
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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social researchers played a key role in delivering the 38th EMDS meeting, held 16–18 Sep in Edinburgh. Led by @bainlab.bsky.social and @mariolaks.bsky.social with colleagues at @edinburghuni.bsky.social, the event hosted over 260 delegates. 🔗 More: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...
Calum Bain stood on the majestic McEwan Hall stage in front of a podium below a large screen introducing the meeting and welcoming delegatesMariola Kurowska-Stolarska stood on stage below a large screen presenting recent findings on dendritic cell heterogeneity in rheumatoid arthritis.Gareth-Rhys Jones stood on stage below a large screen discussing the role of monocyte-derived activin in intestinal repair.Ed Roberts stood on stage, with the camera straight on, discussing decoding the roles of migratory and resident dendritic cells in protective immune responses
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Did you attend #EMDS2025? If so, please take time to tell us about your experience in the survey you received. This will help the organisers of #EMDS2026 (Amsterdam, November 2026) @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Well done @lizihegarty.bsky.social. You are an exemplar postdoc - hardworking, well-read, conscientious, supportive, collegiate, all while being good fun (and expert in where to dine!!). Delighted to have you as a colleague. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Great to see this out for all to see after a lot of hard work by @lizihegarty.bsky.social and @bainlab.bsky.social. Colonic #macrophages persist but are transcriptionally altered post- #inflammation in a mouse model of #colitis.
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Delighted all of @lizihegarty.bsky.social's hard work as paid off. She shows that tissue resident colonic #macrophages persist through #inflammation and adapt to aid tissue repair. Lovely collaborative work with colleagues @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and beyond. 🙏🏻 @uofgsii.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Amazing! Well done @lizihegarty.bsky.social. Thoroughly deserved. You contribute so much to the Emmerson and Bain labs. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
📣 Journal Editors at EMDS2025:Scotland Edition Giuliana Clemente, Associate Editor (Immunology) @natcomms.nature.com, will be in Edinburgh at #EMDS2025 this week. Reach out to her to discuss your work. @efis-immunology.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We have a new Postdoc position advertised as part of our recent long-term Wellcome funding to join an established Postdoc and technician. I’m so excited to explore the role of the glycocalyx in CNS-inflammation. So many tools and expertise to work with! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Research Associate in in Neuro-Immunology and Extraceullar Matrix Biology (ImmunoMatrix):Oxford Road
Our Glyco-Immunology (Dyer) lab has produced published and preliminary data demonstrating that an under-appreciated structure, the glycocalyx, on endothelial- and immune- cells regulates immune cell recruitment by:
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
📣 Journal Editors at EMDS2025:Scotland Edition @gaiajexpmed.bsky.social, Deputy Editor @jem.org, will be in Edinburgh at #EMDS2025 next week. Reach out to her to discuss your work. Also, check out the Special Collection @jem.org on #macrophage & #dendriticcells @efis-immunology.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
📣 Journal Editors at #EMDS2025 @claireolingy.bsky.social , Senior Editor at #Science #Immunology @aaas.org , will be at EMDS2025, so be sure to reach out to her to discuss your work. @efis-immunology.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Matthew Freeman @mjafreeman.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Another exciting opportunity @dunnschool.bsky.social ! Come and be a colleague to a great group of scientists working on the fundamental mechanisms underlying disease, and how to transform health Please help us find great applicants
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Speaker Highlight - William (Bill) Agace It's not too late to join us at #EMDS2025 to hear from Bill Agace about their work dissecting dendritic cell diversity in #Crohn's disease. www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social [Background photo: Andrew Perry]
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Still time to register for #EMDS2025 in the wonderful city of Edinburgh! All details including invited & selected speakers and their abstract details at www.emds2025.com Plus, the chance to take part in a traditional ceilidh!
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International Union of Immunological Societies @iuis-online.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The #Travel4Expertise Grant offers up to USD 2,500 to support care-related costs while you travel for hands-on training or advanced techniques. 🔗 Learn more and apply: loom.ly/en-kO9s #GlobalImmunology #GenderEquity #ImmunologyWithoutBorders
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Speaker Highlight - Clare Bennett Join us at #EMDS2025 to hear from @clarebennettslab.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk about the curious case of the Langerhans cell - DC or #macrophage? Register today at www.emds2025.com @efis-immunology.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Speaker Highlight - Samanta Mariani #Macrophages support #HSC development in health but what happens in the context of leukaemia? Join us at #EMDS2025 to hear from Samanta Mariani from @edinuni-irr.bsky.social to find out more. Register today at www.emds2025.com @efis-immunology.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Speaker Highlight - Jan Van den Bossche Adding to the #macrophage #metabolism masterclass at #EMDS2025 is @immunometlab.bsky.social from @amsterdamumc.bsky.social Register today at www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @yefis-immunology.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Looking forward to catching up @martinguilliams.bsky.social and hearing what you and the group have been up to.
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Join the West of Scotland Immunology community on Thurs 2 October in Glasgow for cutting-edge research & the Delphine Parrott memorial lecture. Enjoy inspiring talks, interactive posters, networking & more. #BSIWSIG25 Submit your abstract & register: bit.ly/4oyR7gx
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Speaker Highlight - James Lee Don't miss James Lee from @crick.ac.uk at #EMDS2025 - he will tell us about how understanding of human genetics in inflammatory disease is uncovering new facets of macrophage biology. Reg. & late breaking abstracts OPEN at www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Piotr Janas @pjanas.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Super proud that my PhD paper is finally out! doi.org/10.1111/all.... RSV leaves long-lasting marks on the lung, potentially boosting future immune responses but also contributing to allergen sensitisation.
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Epithelial Memory After Respiratory Viral Infection in Mice Results in Prolonged Enhancement of Antigen Presentation
RSV infection induces lasting epigenetic and transcriptional changes in LECs, upregulating MHC-I and MHC-II, further amplified by LPS exposure. This is accompanied by increased antigen uptake, proc...
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Speaker Highlight - Bernhard Gentner Join us at #EMDS2025 to hear how the Gentner group genetically engineer haematopoietic cells to rewire anti-tumour immunity! Registration OPEN at www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
You asked, we listened! We have had multiple requests for late breaking abstracts for #EMDS2025. So, we have managed to squeeze in 15 more opportunities for poster presentation. Submit your abstract at www.emds2025.com - first come, first served. Deadline: 22.08.25 (or when 15 slots allocated!)
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Only a couple of days left to the Early Bird Registration for #EMDS2025 Register now to save 💷💶💵 Full details www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social @aai.org @yefis-immunology.bsky.social
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Early Bird reg. for #EMDS2025 is fast approaching. Full details at www.emds2025.com There is a great line up of speakers, incl. @belkaidlab.bsky.social, all in the majestic city of Edinburgh. Plus, we have a 'Scottish Experience' lined up - join us for a ceilidh to wrap up Day 2. Register today!
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Speaker Highlight - Martin Guilliams Can't wait for @martinguilliams.bsky.social from @viblifesciences.bsky.social to open www.emds2025.com and hear about how in vivo CRISPR and spatial 🔬 is uncovering molecular dialogue in the liver. @britsocimm.bsky.social [Background photo:Sam Sills]
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Wow! 170 abstracts submitted - thanks for the enthusiasm 🙌🏻 These were scored by a 30+ panel from across 🇪🇺. Check your inbox in the coming week for outcomes - talk vs. poster. Still time to apply for awards/services below. Only 3wks to Early Bird deadline - 1st Aug. Oh and the social > ceilidh 👇🏻
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
👏 to Broc Drury @edinuni-irr.bsky.social for his great talk @britsocgastro.bsky.social #BSGlive25 on factors controlling monocyte differentiation in gut inflammation. Great to see trainees give such excellent talks 🙌🏻 @gastrogrj.bsky.social @gwotzerho.bsky.social @glasgowgutscience.bsky.social
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Travel Grants - incorrect deadline! Please note that the deadline on our website for travel grant applications (4th July) was incorrect. Travel grant applications will remain open until after abstract notifications have been issued. Sorry 😬
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Speaker Highlight - Chrysothemis Brown Want to find out more about RORgt+ antigen presenting cells? Then be sure to register for www.emds2025.com to hear from @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social 🇺🇸 @britsocimm.bsky.social [Background photo:Sam Sills]
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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Just over 1 month to the Early Bird Registration for #EMDS2025. Remember you can apply for: 🏆 Young Investigator Award ✈️ Travel Awards 🚼 On site creche service Full details & programme at www.emds2025.com [Background photo: Tricia Malley & Ross Gillespie]
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Rebecca Drummond 🍄 @therad-lab.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website www.theradlab.co.uk #immunosky 🧪
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The RAD fungal infection lab
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Calum Bain @bainlab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Please consider applying for the Young Investigator Award @emds2025.bsky.social Full details at www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social @natrevimmunol.nature.com
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