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Kathryn Else

@kathelse.bsky.social
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Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester. Parasite immunologist and ecoimmunologist interested in gut dwelling parasites.

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Andrew S. MacDonald @profandrewmac.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congratulations Dr Shorthouse! Very proud of Olivia defending her #PhD thesis today - no corrections! And huge thanks to examiners @immunobladder.bsky.social and @kathelse.bsky.social too. @lizziemannlab.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
IFN-γ priming of circulating monocytes during intestinal helminth infection promotes protection against secondary bacterial pathogens @sciimmunology.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @kathelse.bsky.social
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aliceburton.bsky.social @aliceburton.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New paper out 🥳🧪🌍 Using faecal biomarkers and DNA metabarcoding to explore parasite-immune relationships in wild and domestic ungulates in Kenya 🦓🐘🦒🐏🪱 doi.org/10.3389/fimm... @andrewhalls.bsky.social @susanneshultz.bsky.social @kathelse.bsky.social @gabriella-davies.bsky.social
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Frontiers | A cross-sectional study reveals complex associations between gastrointestinal parasite composition and faecal immune and inflammatory biomarkers in wildlife and livestock in Kenya
BackgroundIn landscapes where wildlife and livestock co-graze, hosts are often poly-parasitised with diverse nematode and protozoan communities. The relation...
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Discovery Immunology @discovimmunol.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Measuring immune function in the wild is key to understanding resilience and disease. New open‑access research presents a practical immune toolkit for wild ungulates, revealing variation across individuals, populations and landscapes in bighorn sheep. vist.ly/4z6gk
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Out of the shed and into the field: an immune toolkit for measuring wild ungulate immune phenotypes at multiple scales
Here we demonstrate the utility of our field-tested “immune toolkit” in describing the immune phenotypic heterogeneity of bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis) a
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Parasite Immunology @parasiteimmunology.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Meet the editors: Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social My PhD was on the immunogenetics of Trichuris infection and I haven't looked back since! Over the last decade, I have been developing model systems that embrace the environmental variation to study immune responses to infection. #ImmunoSky
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Discovery Immunology @discovimmunol.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wild mice show large, robust T‑cell receptor repertoires that stay broad across age and sex, while older mice develop more dominant clones, likely from lifelong pathogen exposure. A fascinating look at how immunity adapts in natural environments. vist.ly/4wxid
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
A “must read” if you want to increase the translatability of your research - how to establish and maintain wildlings – and why they matter. From @srosshart.bsky.social “Game of microbes: a wildling ’s guide” is now out in Trends in Microbiology dlvr.it/TRl1Zs -
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Game of microbes: a wildling’s guide
Laboratory mice housed under specific pathogen-free conditions are the standard model in biomedical research. However, frequent germ-free rederivation and barrier housing restrict microbial exposure a...
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Super-excited to share this article I wrote with @worboyslab.bsky.social all about new innovations in a type of monoclonal antibody therapy for cancer. Super quick 🧵🧪 #MonoclonalAntibodies
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Masked T-cell engagers: cancer immunotherapies for the future?
This new type of immunotherapy shows promise for treating different cancers including prostate cancer, leukaemia and lung cancer.
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The Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine @thelisterinstitute.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Chance to work with TWO #ListerFellows on this funded PhD project @manchester.ac.uk 😍 @whelanfj.bsky.social investigates genetic elements of microbiomes in health and disease. Joanne Konkel studies the immunology and microbiology of mucosal barrier sites. Don't miss this 2-4-1 offer 😄
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Our mouse team left the Isle of May a few days ago after a very busy and successful winter season, arriving back to a festive looking Anstruther - very different to when we left mainland at the start of November. Thanks to @steelyseabirder.bsky.social and Rab and his boat crew for terrific support
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We have been out for our Christmas meal and festive darts today - and we had a lot of fun!
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Looking forward to speaking, meeting staff and students, and taking part in the Lancaster “power hour”. Been working on my talk today - expect stories of worms and ecological immunology!
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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
We’re pleased to welcome Professor Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social from the University of Manchester for the next seminar in our BLS Seminar Series: “The biology and immunology of whipworm infection.” #Immunology #Parasitology #InfectionBiology #Helminths #LifeSciences
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Great presentations by Beth Sallis, @milliewright.bsky.social and Rowan Bancroft at the BSI congress 2025 @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Millie Wright @milliewright.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Lovely to be able to help set up such an exciting stand @britsocimm.bsky.social congress! Definitely worth chatting with Kathryn and Alice about communally and the amazing project running on the isle of May!
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We are delighted with the interest in Entangled Stories at the @britsocimm.bsky.social annual congress. Come and join me and @aliceangus.bsky.social at stand 42 and join in! What can fieldwork bring to immunology? @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We have had fabulous discussions around what happens when science meets art. Come and chat with me and @aliceangus.bsky.social at stand 42. Learn more about the science on Thursday at our Ecoimmunology session (hall C 11am) and at Beth Sallis’ poster #102 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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aliceangus.bsky.social @aliceangus.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Im @britsocimm.bsky.social conf all week showing drawings & collaborative work about remote research on the Isle of May, with @kathelse.bsky.social find us on stand 42 #bsi25 & add your ideas. Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks IOM warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social aliceeangus.net/Entangled-St...
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Lydia Becker Institute @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
To learn more about the exhibit you can read this piece written by @kathelse.bsky.social and @aliceangus.bsky.social #ecoimmunology sites.manchester.ac.uk/lydia-becker...
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‘Entangled Stories’ an Eco-immunology ArtScience project
Discover how a chance meeting on the Isle of May sparked a unique ArtScience collaboration between ecoimmunologists and artist Alice Angus. Supported by the BBSRC and BSI, the Entangled Stories projec...
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Looking forward to setting up our Entangled stories art science exhibit with @aliceangus.bsky.social at the @britsocimm.bsky.social annual congress. Come and chat with us and have a go at our Challenge cards! What would you do? @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social #BSI25
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Attending the BSI next week? Visit Entangled Stories - our EcoImmunology Art Science exhibition - find us at stand 42. Around you, you will find observational drawings which capture remote fieldwork realities. @aliceangus.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social aliceangus.net/Entangled-Stories
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Climate change poses multiple challenges to our health. Our new article coauthored with @kathelse.bsky.social considers the rise in infections and pollution combines with the impact of climate change on our immune system and what we need to do to better understand this 🧪 🧵#EcoImmunology
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The role of ecoimmunology in tackling the emerging threats of climate change and the exposome
Nature Immunology - Climate change creates a multitude of challenges over the human life-course, influencing our exposomes and shaping immune function — requiring researchers to consider...
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
The weather has turned. No boats can cross. The small team on island have the experience to reshape our field plans so the work continues safely and without exhausting people. This is the reality of a “wild laboratory” @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We had a quieter day yesterday even managing to watch the Celebrity Traitors final but today we have been busy again preparing for our next of two further baseline days on Fluke Street
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Josh Richards @josh-r-richards.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Winter field season begins on the Isle of May 🐭🦭🎂 Seals, celebrations, and celebrity Traitors — not a bad first few days! Here’s to the next 5 weeks with an amazing team. @kathelse.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
PhD opportunity working with me, Mark Viney, Iris Mair and Rowan Bancroft studying the Isle of May wild mice is open now! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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(BBSRC NWD) Capillaria hepatica – a neglected and understudied zoonotic parasitic nematode at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (BBSRC NWD) Capillaria hepatica – a neglected and understudied zoonotic parasitic nematode at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We are in the middle of our second of four “baseline” days on our Fluke Street grid. Releasing the mice back on to the grid is always good to watch @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @sheencr.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We are back on the Isle of May for our final winter season of our BBSRC funded research exploring the effects of environment on immunity. Traps are out and we are having an evening by the fire @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social
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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
So pleased to share the peer reviewed first study from our @cruk-ci.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social Radnet collab led by @nabinapun.bsky.social and Dr Cytlak with Prof Travis and Prof Illidge @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
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CCR2-driven monocyte recruitment is protective against radiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity
Radiotherapy (RT) is essential in treating abdominal and pelvic cancers but often damages the healthy tissues, particularly the intestines, leading to radiation-induced toxicities with limited treatme...
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Fiona J Whelan @whelanfj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
📣 PhD opportunity led by @madhvimenon.bsky.social with @kathelse.bsky.social , @tracyh9494.bsky.social , and me open now: "Sex Differences in Immune Responses to Infection: The Role of the Microbiota in Shaping Lymphocyte Dynamics" apps due 15 November 2025 📣 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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(Bicentenary) Sex Differences in Immune Responses to Infection: The Role of the Microbiota in Shaping Lymphocyte Dynamics at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - (Bicentenary) Sex Differences in Immune Responses to Infection: The Role of the Microbiota in Shaping Lymphocyte Dynamics at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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aliceangus.bsky.social @aliceangus.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Drawing for Entangled Stories, collaboration with scientists, tales of remote fieldwork & conservation on the Isle of May, with @kathelse.bsky.social , Dr Iris Mair (Uni of Manchester & Edinburgh) Supported by BSI & UKRI thanks @naturescot.bsky.social warden @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Leaving lunch for our research technician Rowanne Fletcher who is starting a PhD with Mark Viney, James Hewitson and me. Thanks Rowanne for all your hard work! @bethsallis.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This week is the Manchester School of Biological Sciences postdoc appreciation week. I have two PDRA, Rowan and Josh - both on fieldwork on the Isle of May hosted by @steelyseabirder.bsky.social at the moment - thank you both! @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Some of us have come off the island for a break - one day later than planned as high winds meant no boats could sail. Before leaving we had a pub quiz in the Isle of May “bar” which was a lot of fun! @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Trap washing and repacking is a huge task. Without our team of volunteers it would be impossible to carry out the scale of our current project - here are two of our Manchester UG in action @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
We have a 5am start today as we have both our 96-trap grids open and it is going to be a long day @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @bethsallis.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Today we have prepped the feeding stations, got the loggers and traps out on our second grid (Low Light), swum in the sea and enjoyed the sun! @bethsallis.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Today two of our team left the island for a short break and Indra, Shaun and Tom arrived. We also celebrated Beth and Indra’s successful first year PhD vivas! @amypedersen.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
One of the great things about doing research on the Isle of May is we get to enjoy this amazing environment on our days off @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
The “squeak-stake” is a bit of fun we have on the island - aim is to guess the number of mice we trap each day. We have 3 Manchester UG with us this season and Rachel who has never been here before guessed EXACTLY the right number on day 1 @amypedersen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Before the start of our day we have a “scrum” so that everyone on the team knows what to expect from the day and tasks can be assigned and ticked off once complete @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
First trapping day of the summer season 2025 has gone very well. Loggers are out too now so we can monitor how our mice are moving round the grid @amypedersen.bsky.social @grahammunology.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @macaulayturner.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Lab is set up, food is stashed and first traps are out. @amypedersen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Day one has involved setting up the lab and re establishing our grids which have lain unused since December 2024 @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @amypedersen.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
We have headed out today for our 4th field season on the Isle of May - good to be back and looking forward to what the next 6 weeks brings @amypedersen.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @profjudiallen.bsky.social @sheencr.bsky.social
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Stephan P. Rosshart @srosshart.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Please share our latest work @natcomms.nature.com „ONE MICROBIOTA TO RULE THEM ALL“ doi.org/10.1038/s414... A big THANK YOU to the entire team of great scientists! #wildlings doi.org/10.1126/scie... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.cell.com/trends/immun... @fau.de @Hornegger.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Really nice talk today by Rowan Bancroft on our wild mouse study on the Isle of May @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Laboratory mice engrafted with natural gut microbiota possess a wildling-like phenotype - Nature Communications
Here, the authors apply a standardized system, called TXsystem, to transplant wild mouse gut microbiota into SPF mice, developing “TXwildlings” mice that stably retain natural microbiota and human-lik...
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Erin the Slime Scientist @erinpallott.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I'm representing North West at the @FameLab national final on 6 June! I'll be bringing the gross factor to my talk on mucus, alongside nine other amazing speakers covering a wide range of science topics. So excited to show Cheltenham Science Festival attendees what I'm all about! #SciComm #PhDSky
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Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Age-related impairment of intestinal inflammation resolution through an eicosanoid-immune-microbiota axis: Cell Host & Microbe www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Age-related impairment of intestinal inflammation resolution through an eicosanoid-immune-microbiota axis
Goepp et al. demonstrate that endogenous eicosanoid-EP4 signaling mediates age-related impairment of the resolution of intestinal inflammation by disrupting MNP function, hindering SFB adhesion, and i...
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