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George Robinson

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Principal Research Fellow & PI 🔎 UCL 🥼 PhD in immunology 🦠 Research in Lupus 🐺🦋 orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-7652 Dad, husband, & family man 🏠 Spurs fan ⚪️ Author & illustrator of ImmuNinjas 🥷📕 amazon.co.uk/ImmuNinjas-2-book-seri…

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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lovely to feature alongside Nirmala and Kris in this @royalfreecharity.org campaign. I’m grateful for the charity’s support for our lupus research @ucl.ac.uk @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social and pleased to help highlight what that support makes possible.
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Royal Free Charity @royalfreecharity.org · 17/08/2026
New paper alert 🔬 We helped fund George Robinson's (UCL) study in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. It finds LAMP3 as a biomarker for interferon activity in childhood #lupus, guiding personalised treatment. 📄 Paper: ard.eular.org/article/S000... 🧪 Lupus explained: youtu.be/bXHFWIwRWE0
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Type I interferon endotypes drive divergent clinical trajectories in childhood-onset SLE uncovered through a novel systems immunology approach
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) is a severe autoimmune disease with significant morbidity and enhanced type I interferon (IFN-I) signalling, potentially contributing to its aggress...
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Lupus Europe @lupuseurope.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
🦋 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 #𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐋𝐮𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐃𝐚𝐲❗ And now it is easier than ever to raise #LupusAwareness thanks to #Lupus100 and #LupusGPT! Check lupus100.org & lupusgpt.org & find reliable information about #lupus in many languages! #MakeItCount #MakeLupusVisible
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ImmuNinjas @immuninjas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Happy #DayOfImmunology! With help from @britsocimm.bsky.social, we turned ImmuNinjas into a short animation to make the immune system fun and engaging to understand. Free for teaching use👇 youtu.be/8F9Ovw-zFUs?... @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social @iuisjuniorcomm.bsky.social
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ImmuNinjas @immuninjas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
⏰ 👀 #DayofImmunology @britsocimm.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social
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EFIS_Immunology @efis-immunology.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
📚@georgerobinson.bsky.social from @britsocimm.bsky.social explores #RegulatoryTCell in autoimmune diseases —highlighting their key role in immune balance and future therapies💡 🏆He also reflects on their recognition by the 2025 Nobel Prize 🌍🧡 Happy #DayofImmunology! #ThankyouImmunology
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Great to reflect and celebrate tonight @ucl.ac.uk, including the amazing @domearlycareers.bsky.social team and fantastic @uclmedsci.bsky.social colleagues. Congratulations all! @bcellsrosser.bsky.social @pilaracedo.bsky.social
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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We have a new YouTube Channel! Please follow and subscribe here: www.youtube.com/channel/UChp... We'll be highlighting our amazing researchers across career stages with short interviews each month… taking over from our BlueSky Highlights….
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Ageing Rheumatology and Regenerative Medicine
Based within the UCL Division of Medicine, The Department of Ageing, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine combines different disciplines to improve health and find new cures for disease. Our departmen...
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Go team! @heather--cross.bsky.social and @ciurtinlab.bsky.social presenting at the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Sex Differences in Biology Symposium! @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
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Immune Sex Differences @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our second annual meeting - please save the date and distribute
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨New paper from the lab! Type I interferon endotypes drive divergent clinical trajectories in childhood-onset SLE uncovered through a novel systems immunology approach 📖Read here in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: doi.org/10.1016/j.ar... 🙏Huge thank you to all co-authors, funders, and patients!
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Redirecting
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · 22/12/2025
✨January Issue✨| Insights into the pathogenesis of childhood-onset SLE in the past decade The authors highlight the severity of childhood‑onset SLE and the need for more research to improve outcomes. @georgearobinson.bsky.social bit.ly/4qgkrZ2 #Rheumsky #Medsky
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Insights into the pathogenesis of childhood-onset SLE in the past decade - Nature Reviews Rheumatology
Childhood-onset SLE is characterized by high disease activity, severe organ damage and substantial treatment challenges. The authors of this Review provide an update on the advances in the understandi...
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · 22/12/2025
✨January Issue✨| Featuring articles on: - Monogenic disorders of the TNF signalling pathway (🔓: rdcu.be/eVOXL) - Pathogenesis of childhood-onset SLE - Mechanisms of osteoclast activation - WHO Benchmarks for Equitable Hip-Fracture Care in Older Persons (🔓) bit.ly/4sehpqc #Rheumsky #Medsky
Ferris wheel at night with TNF as the compartments
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Early Christmas present. Absolutely loving this from @immunologypodcast.com!
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Delighted to share our new @natrevrheum.nature.com article: “Insights into the pathogenesis of childhood-onset SLE in the past decade” Grateful to an amazing team of co-authors and editors for building and shaping this work. We hope it helps the field and guides future discoveries.
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Immunology Podcast @immunologypodcast.com · 19/11/2025
There's a new episode out now! Dr. @georgearobinson.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk talks about his research on #lupus and #SexDifferences in autoimmunity. 📍 bit.ly/3JL4pXI
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Review @natrevrheum.nature.com @georgearobinson.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk Insights into the pathogenesis of childhood-onset SLE in the past decade www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Career highlight being asked to be on one my favourite podcasts! Had lots of fun recording this with Brenda Raud and Jason Goldsmith on the @immunologypodcast.com Great to chat research and spread the word about lupus. Please go check it out!
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Nature Metabolism @natmetabolism.nature.com · 01/11/2025
#Throwback 🧪 REVIEW | Dysregulated cellular metabolism in atherosclerosis: mediators and therapeutic opportunities A Yurdagul et al.
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Dysregulated cellular metabolism in atherosclerosis: mediators and therapeutic opportunities - Nature Metabolism
Yurdagul and colleagues offer an integrated picture of metabolic changes at the cellular and at the lesion level in atherosclerosis.
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ImmuNinjas @immuninjas.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It’s the last day of #LupusAwarenessMonth Please spread the word to help improve the lives of patients You can also grab a copy of our book explaining how lupus develops in the body in an interpretable and accessible way: The Zombie Invasion All profits go to lupus charities amzn.eu/d/5qdGIOe
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
As we near the end of #LupusAwarenessMonth, I hope this video with @royalfreecharity.org helps highlight why research is so important to help improve the lives of patients, particularly those with younger onset disease. Thank you for this support and please raise awareness! youtu.be/bXHFWIwRWE0?...
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Personalising lupus treatment: Dr George Robinson’s research
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Lizzy Rosser @bcellsrosser.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Congrats @heather--cross.bsky.social on a great talk at the EFIS sex difference meeting today! @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Catch these fantastic session openers from @heather--cross.bsky.social and @bcellsrosser.bsky.social this morning, both presenting sex differences #immunosky research from @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social!
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Simple things are always the best 🎃
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Loved it! Thank you @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social for hosting me and @madhvimenon.bsky.social for the invitation to speak in this fantastic @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar series! Really impressed with the research going on and great to make new collaborations. See most of you at #BSI25 congress!
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Lydia Becker Institute @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This afternoon, we're excited to be joined by @georgearobinson.bsky.social from @ucl.ac.uk for our next @britsocimm.bsky.social MIG seminar: “The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease” 📅 Thursday 16th October 🕐 3 pm 📍 Michael Smith Lecture Theatre #ImmunoSky
British Society for Immunology MIG Seminar, Dr George Robinson, University College London, “The interferon nexus: sex differences, autoimmunity, and cardiovascular disease”, 16th October, 3pm, Michael Smith Lecture Theatre, Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Heading up to Manchester this morning to speak in the @britsocimm.bsky.social Manchester Immunology Group Seminar Series @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social Looking forward to it!
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Immune Sex Differences @sexdiffimmunity.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Surprisingly, it is not yet obvious to all researchers and funding agencies that sex and gender matter in research, and should be recorded and addressed properly. So we wrote it authors.elsevier.com/c/1lxSmbah1w...
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Fantastic to see and congratulations! Did you know there are sex differences in Tregs too? Check out our paper published in @thelancetrheum.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/s266... @jury-lab.bsky.social @ciurtinlab.bsky.social @inespinedatorra.bsky.social
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
We're delighted to see immunologists once again recognised by the #NobelPrize! 🏆 Warm congratulations to the winners - their contributions have been vital in shaping our understanding of the immune system. More here: www.immunology.org/news/british...
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British Society for Immunology response to 2025 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine | British Society for Immunology
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Lupus UK @lupusuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Happy #LupusAwarenessMonth! 💜 October is Lupus Awareness Month in the UK, which aims to raise awareness and understanding of lupus amongst the public and medical profession.  Join us in helping to #MakeLupusVisible! 💜
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Incredible achievement and amazing lecture! Congratulations @ciurtinlab.bsky.social! 🎉
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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Congratulations 🥳 to Prof Ciurtin @ciurtinlab.bsky.social who will deliver the 2025 Lady Estelle Wolfson Lecture in Translational Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians today! Coziana will focus on improving risk stratification and management of cardiovascular risk in young people with lupus.
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UCL Dept of Aging, Rheumatology & Regenerative Medicine @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
We now have over 600 followers! Hello everyone from our new UCL department! Give some of our members a follow when you have a chance (we’ll post the in the thread below!) and stay tuned for our research updates 🧬 🎇 😃
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
And that’s a wrap for #YIM2025! Congratulations to the amazing organising team led by Erdal and Sonia. Fantastic meeting! Now it’s time for #PReS2025!
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Exciting week ahead in Helsinki for #PReS2025! 🇫🇮 First up it’s the young investors meeting! Fantastic science and a privilege to be on the organising committee of #PReSEMERGE An @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social takeover later for the #cSLE session with @junjie-peng.bsky.social @heather--cross.bsky.social
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Children with the rare, debilitating muscle disease juvenile dermatomyositis may benefit from exciting new research by experts including Dr Merry Wilkinson and Professor Wedderburn (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health) and at Great Ormond Street Hospital @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social
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Research breakthrough ‘open doors to new treatments’ for rare muscle disease
Children with a rare, debilitating muscle disease could benefit from the findings of new research by experts at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
✨We’ve just launched our new guide to #vaccinations during #pregnancy! Understand how immunity changes, which vaccines the NHS recommends, and how they protect both parent and baby during pregnancy and beyond. Download a copy for trusted information: bit.ly/4fuRqVw
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Nature Reviews Rheumatology @natrevrheum.nature.com · 01/09/2025
New content online:
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Immune-cell profiling to guide stratification and treatment of patients with rheumatic diseases
Nature Reviews Rheumatology, Published online: 01 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41584-025-01291-0In this Review article, the potential of cytometry- and single-cell RNA sequencing-based immune profiling for aiding the diagnosis and personalized treatment of rheumatic diseases is discussed.
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Today marks 10 years for me @ucl.ac.uk! One heck of a journey from my PhD in 2015 to starting my lab in 2022. I’ve met amazing people and had the best mentors with me. Incredible highs and plummeting lows, but always grounded by my family at home. I bloody love my job, so here’s to the next decade!💜
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Today marks 10 years for me @ucl.ac.uk! One heck of a journey from my PhD in 2015 to starting my lab in 2022. I’ve met amazing people and had the best mentors with me. Incredible highs and plummeting lows, but always grounded by my family at home. I bloody love my job, so here’s to the next decade!💜
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British Society for Immunology @britsocimm.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
⏰ Just 2 weeks left! Submit your abstract for #BSI25 by 3 September and showcase your research at the UK’s flagship immunology event this December in Liverpool. 🔗 Submit now: bit.ly/3UfF6i5
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Quick break from immunology, now back to it! #IUIS2025 🇦🇹
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
#IUIS2025 🇦🇹
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Loved every minute, thank you #IUIS2025 and congratulations to everyone on the RS programme! @iuis-online.bsky.social @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
No pressure then…
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George Robinson @georgearobinson.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Fantastic week down in Cornwall with the family and my boy. Now off to Vienna for #IUIS2025! Excited to meet this amazing international group of early career researchers later today and can’t wait to present tomorrow. See you there! @iuis-online.bsky.social @arrdept-ucldom.bsky.social
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Review: Sex differences in tissue-specific immunity and immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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