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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Did you attend The European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society Conference in Edinburgh (EMDS2025: Scotland Edition) and think it was great? Then be sure to come to #EMDS2026 in Amsterdam. Let's continue to make EMDS the premier meeting of its kind in 🇪🇺. Full details are at www.emds2026.com

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The sun has set on #EMDS2025 but be sure to complete the survey sent out last week. We need your feedback, good or bad, to ensure that future meetings reflect your priorities and address any concerns. @britsocimm.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social Photo credit: Becky Dempsey

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Fantastic talk and new data from @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social about #mitochondrial control of #inflammation by #itaconate and derivatives in multiple settings #EMDS2025

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

A massive thanks to all the #EMDS2025 speakers, delegates, sponsors & @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social staff for making @emds2025.bsky.social such a success. We had a great time, we hope you did too and your travel home was smooth. Here's to #EMDS2026 in Amsterdam @immunometlab.bsky.social

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Elaine Emmerson @doctoremmerson.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

A cracking meal complete with piper & Ceilidh to round off the second day of #EMDS2025 in #Edinburgh

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Heading home after a fabulous few days in Edinburgh @emds2025.bsky.social Excellent venue, amazing programme, thanks @bainlab.bsky.social @profandrewmac.bsky.social and Samanta Mariani #EMDS2025 #Macrophage #DCs ♥️

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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.

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Lovely talk from Samanta Mariani about embryonic #macrophages in hematopoiesis, in health and in malignancy #EMDS2025

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martinguilliams.bsky.social @martinguilliams.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

When the PhD student gives a better talk than his promotors! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Spectacular talk from @StijnVerwaerde #EMDS2025 🤩🤩. Very cool collaboration with @bart_lambrecht team. Identification of regulatory circuits switching homeostatic regulons to type 2 inflammatory regulons in AMs

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Another lovely talk, this time from David Munro, about the context dependent roles for #HIF1a in #microglia, including in stroke #EMDS2025

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Interesting short talk from Anita Qualls about RORgt+ #APCs in oral tolerance and #Treg induction #EMDS2025

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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

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martinguilliams.bsky.social @martinguilliams.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Check-list for #EMDS2025 the Scottish Edition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: - Go running in Scottish Weather 🌧️ ✅ - See some Scottish wildlife 🐦 ✅ - Whiskey tasting 🥃 🔲 - Attempt Scottish dancing🕺🔲

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Maria Viola @mariafviola.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Had the wonderful opportunity to present our data on the effect of microplastics on macrophages at #EMDS2025 ! Such a beautiful venue 🤩 @masslab.bsky.social

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Fascinating (and disturbing!) presentation about the impact of ingested microplastics on liver macrophages by @mariafviola.bsky.social #EMDS2025

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Lovely talk from Bill Agace about the regional diversity of #dendriticcells in human intestines, in health vs Crohn’s disease #EMDS2025

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Beautiful discovery science from Catherine Robin about blood resident #macrophages - including some gorgeous imaging in #zebrafish #EMDS2025

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#EMDS2025 begins! Looking forward to a few days of exciting science about all things #macrophage, #dendriticcells and #monocytes in beautiful Edinburgh

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

After a year of planning, we are ready. Registration opens at 8am. Excited for 2.5days of great science and a bit of fun. See you soon

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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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Journal of Experimental Medicine @jem.org · 12/09/2025

Attending #EMDS2025 (@emds2025.bsky.social) in Edinburgh and want to learn about publishing with JEM? 🔬 ✏️ 📄 Meet our Deputy Editor Gaia Trincucci (@gaiajexpmed.bsky.social) who will be there and chat about your research! 📨 Connect with Gaia via email: rupress.org/jem/pages/ed...

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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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Claire Olingy @claireolingy.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Looking forward to a great meeting next week! Email or DM me if you would like to chat!

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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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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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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Speaker Highlight - Barbara Schraml What controls functional programming of #dendritic cells? Join us at #EMDS2025 to hear from @barbaraschraml.bsky.social about their recent work on DC diversity. www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social [Background photo: Yao Fu]

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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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martinguilliams.bsky.social @martinguilliams.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Honoured to be opening EMDS2025!!! What a superb program! See you all in Scotland 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

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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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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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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

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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🚨 Friday 1st August is the Early Bird Registration deadline for #EMDS2025. Spaces are LIMITED Remember you can also 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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emds2025.bsky.social @emds2025.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Speaker Highlight - Yasmine Belkaid We are delighted that @belkaidlab.bsky.social, President of @pasteur.fr, will deliver the Keynote Lecture of Day 1 of www.emds2025.com - I'm sure it will be a tour de force! @britsocimm.bsky.social @societymucosalimm.bsky.social [Background photo:Chris Close]

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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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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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