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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 01/09/2026

Today is 2 years since I started my lectureship at @mfh-research.bsky.social 🥰 feels like I've come a long way, and am only just getting started. Celebrating in Japan at #IFPA2026 learning about all the new Placenta research and meeting some cute new friends

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 30/08/2026

Wonderful day exploring Nikko, getting some mountain air before we descend on Kamakura for #IFPA2026. Visited the oldest shrine in Japan in ancient cedar forests. Beautiful

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 23/08/2026

Back from a week camping down south visiting family and friends. Sometimes you just need a big field and a cup of tea to relax. Also met my new goddaughter ♥️ cup full 🥰

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 10/08/2026

Writing my talk for #IFPA2026 in Kamakura in September - I'll be sharing our Precision Cut Placenta Slice model, and showing lots of lovely images/videos of 3D culturable villi/decidua! Anyone else coming?

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 14/07/2026

Lovely to attend the retirement celebration for Prof John Aplin today. Yoga poses included! What an inspiration ♥️ @mfh-research.bsky.social

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 08/12/2025

Proud supervisor day 🥰 Well-done Karan for surviving 4 years of Mike and me. Also needed a Xmas tree selfie for good measure #PhDproud @resp-micro.bsky.social

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 01/12/2025

Rainy morning can't make me sad - off to #BSI25 for some #macrophage #neutrophil (and I guess other immune cells exist) fun 😊 don't forget Wednesday 11am 'Recent advances in reproductive immunology'! Going to be fab #immunosky #bestconferenceoftheyear

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 25/11/2025

We managed to see the baby snow leopard at Chester zoo on Sunday morning 🥰 isn't she beautiful! @chesterzoo.bsky.social

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 21/09/2025

Two types of people waiting for our flight home from #IFPA2025 - Berlin marathon runners, and hungover non marathon runners 😆 excellent end to my first IFPA - learnt alot, made new friends and enjoyed the sun 🌞

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 19/09/2025

A few highlights from #IFPA2025 so far - wonderful views from our medieval castle dinner with fire dancers, and our own Prof Heazell sharing amazing novel placenta modelling and how it could be used to prevent stillbirth @mfh-research.bsky.social 2 more days to go!

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 17/09/2025

Excited to be representing @mfh-research.bsky.social at my first #IFPA2025 in lovely Erfurt 😊 4 days of all things placenta. And some castles. And some steins I hope 🍻

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 11/08/2025

Improving my desk set up with a happy cell desk mat and awesome keyboard 🥰 the bottom left one is a macrophage for sure #macrophagesforever

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 03/07/2025

#ESRI2025 presentation complete - showing mechanisms of decidual macrophage efferocytosis of trophoblasts in pregnancy - and getting lots of ideas of next experiments. Busy year ahead @manchester.ac.uk @mfh-research.bsky.social #macrophagesrock

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 02/07/2025

Excited for some reproductive immunology over the next few days #ESRI2025

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 02/07/2025

Testing all the Spritz options before #ESRI2025 begins this evening. Sarti spritz is winning so far 😊

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 01/07/2025

Prior to tweeting about ESRI science - I'll be eating all the Canoli I can find 😋 #helloitaly

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 24/06/2025

Congratulations to Dr Sandhu!! Our first PhD student @resp-micro.bsky.social Operation Rainbow Unicorn is complete!! Thanks to examiners Karl Staples and Amanda Rossiter 🦄

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 06/06/2025

Lovely week away with family. Photo taken standing on the back deck while bats fly around me and the ducks are quacking in the background. England is beautiful ❤️

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 25/05/2025

Look mummy, chickens!! Lovely visit to Chester Zoo yesterday - can see why it's the best zoo in the UK. And we got to see the Painted Dogs (very happy 6 year old) #chesterzoo

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 21/05/2025

Beer and fertility science tonight @pintofscience.uk with some amazing colleagues discussing their work 😀 two of my favourite things #pint25

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 24/04/2025

Back in my favourite place watching my babies build a stick house and run around the forest. While their Grandpop snoozes in a camping chair. Family therapy we needed 💕 #newforest #holiday #grandparenttime

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 15/04/2025

Placenta cupcakes 💕 how cute are these? Only way to send one of our postdocs off on maternity leave @mfh-research.bsky.social #placenta #matleave

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 29/03/2025

That feeling when you discover the park near you with the best playground has opened a new storage shed cafe with toilets and a Lego table #happy #academicparents #mumlife

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 21/02/2025

Nice to be visiting old Joe and UoB today for some F2F PhD student time while my big kid has a playdate with his preschool bestie. Coffee powered thesis discussions on the cards ☕

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 02/02/2025

Sundays are for puddle splashing 💦

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 23/12/2024

Santa train 🎅🚂 to start the holidays 🎄

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 03/12/2024

Starting to feel festive on our cycle home - even the McVities factory (which smells amazing btw) is lit up! Always love the sparkly lights this time of year 🎄

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 27/09/2024

First official teaching as a Lecturer today 😊

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Kylie Belchamber @kylie.belchamber.com · 04/04/2024

Easter holidays - camping in the rain, mud and wind 🏕️ beach digging, fish and chips, train rides and snuggles 🏖️

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