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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just had to show off my latest purchase - the only water bottle around for lovers of lymph! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Aisf...

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We have a new book, and it is a cute one! "Cell Mates" is the alphabet book all #immunology parents need! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1066702837/

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We have a new book, and it is a cute one! "Cell Mates" is the alphabet book all #immunology parents need! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1066702837/

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"The Professor, The Pipette, and the Path Not Taken" finds readers working in cutting-edge research, developing spin-out companies, becoming a professor or leaving science altogether. The hundreds of paths through the book lead to a range of alternative endings. biologist.rsb.org.uk/adrian_listo...

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‘Whether you go the hard or easy way, you can end up in the same place’

An interview from the RSB with author Adrian Liston on his new science career book

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Conspiracy theory: this wasn’t done to make Africa look bigger, but to make Greenland look smaller, so Trump no longer wants it

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"There's this concept that circulates that if you don't ace your exams or get into the top university, then basically your whole career is burnt bread," Liston explained. "That's not a healthy framework." That misconception became the spark for the book. www.the-scientist.com/a-stem-caree...

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A STEM Career Adventure Book for Future Scientists | The Scientist

Inspired by real careers in biomedical science, this interactive narrative-style book lets readers explore how every choice can shape a scientist's future.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Two post-doc positions available in our lab! It is a supportive environment and on which boosts careers! Historically, of our ~30 post-docs 27% have gone on to tenure-track positions, 27% did another post-doc, and 42% have gone on to positions in biotech or pharma.

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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A great lab to work in!!!!

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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yEFIS @yefis-immunology.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🌈 Queer visibility in immunology matters. Read the full article in the European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Queer Science and Scientists Are Shaping the Future of Immunology

Click on the article title to read more.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I’ve been reliably told by the internet that Cambridge is too “woke”…

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Last glimpse

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

So this is where the CDC is now at…

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Eileen Parkes @eileenparkes.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Absolutely - AI will lie rather than not answer a question, a fatal flaw that means all scientists should not be using this for anything meaningful (never mind the stolen IP etc)

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Me trying out AI, yet again: Me: How can I generate a tool to do X? AI: Commonly scientists do Y (citation) Me: Which figure shows this? AI: I can't actually read papers, it is the vibe Me: This paper shows the opposite AI: To clarify, it is the opposite Me: That is not clarification AI: I panicked

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We want to make sure that anyone who needs to read this book can, so if you can't buy the book you can now read for free online. Essential reading for scientists suffering a bout of self-doubt or imposter's syndrome heyzine.com/flip-book/a5...

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Online Flipbook

Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

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Online Flipbook

Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker

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Natalia Sampaio @drnatsampaio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping?” Speaks to my soul. I have pondered this exact question many times…. 🥲🧫🧬🥼🧪

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"This book was spookily accurate, like having your fortune told by a psychic octopus" - Dr Pseud O. Nym

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"You carefully craft application after application for tenure-track positions. It is a huge amount of work. When the rejection comes back from the final application you are shattered." Not every career shift is our choice. But the story doesn't end there - new pathways beckon!

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Emma Slack @mucosalimmunology.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

We are recruiting a lab manager for my group in Oxford. This is a lovely team doing great things, and you could be an important part of it! See here: www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/lab-... Please spread the word!

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Lab Manager - Molecular Immunology - Dunn School

Laboratory Manager/Senior Scientist position in the Molecular Mucosal Immunology group at Oxford

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who made our 2026 May Ball on 25 June such a memorable experience, including student organisers, staff and Fellows who worked so hard in the run up to the night! See you next time! 📸: Ekaterina Vashkevich, Sir John Benger, Prof. Adrian Liston & Charlie Levy

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"I laughed, I cried, my body ended up mangled beyond recognition" - Dr Fabrico McFabricate

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"I laughed, I cried, my body ended up mangled beyond recognition" - Dr Fabrico McFabricate

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"This book was spookily accurate, like having your fortune told by a psychic octopus" - Dr Pseud O. Nym

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"The most realistic guide ever written for biomedical sciences. I now regret my recent move to Australia" - Prof Splashy McDinner

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

"The most realistic guide ever written for biomedical sciences. I now regret my recent move to Australia" - Prof Splashy McDinner

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Someone at @cambridgeindy.bsky.social has an entrepreneurial flair, reaching this ending! "Under one scenario, a successful scientific career culminates in a £50million Series A fundraise, developing a taste for French cheeses and Californian wines…" www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...

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Cambridge researchers create branching adventure book to help young people choose their science career

Available via Amazon, it features 277 pathways and 10 possible endings.

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“I’ve tried it a hundred times, and I still can’t get to the ending where I am filthy rich. Am I doing science wrong?” - Dr Ima Poorfessor

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“I’ve tried it a hundred times, and I still can’t get to the ending where I am filthy rich. Am I doing science wrong?” - Dr Ima Poorfessor

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Can you actually get mega-rich through a career in science? Is biohacking in a DIY lab a sensible option? Why is there a cat playing chess? Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping? These questions and more are answered!

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ever wonder how your career (and life!) could have turned out differently if you had picked that PhD project in London instead, or gone into #patientadvocacy rather than a #postdoc? What different lives could you have lived? Now you can find out! www.amazon.co.uk/Professor-Pi...

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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Total Internal Reflection🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇦 @tirscienceblog.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Can’t vouch for it directly as I haven’t read it, but this book from @labliston.bsky.social sounds like EXACTLY the kind of signposting that we need to provide for young & aspiring scientists of all ages. There’s a multitude of scientific careers out there besides academia 👏👇

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This was super fun to write! The book is out today :)

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St Catharine's College @stcatharines.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Catz Fellow Adrian Liston (2023) has co-written ‘The Professor, the Pipette & the Path Not Taken: Choose Your Science Career’, a new interactive book that enables readers to trace the twists & turns of different career pathways in science: caths.cam.ac.uk/scie... @cam.ac.uk 1/3

The cover design for 'The Professor, the Pipette & the Path Not Taken: Choose Your Science Career'

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Yet another reason to not study IQ. Such a toxic and useless metric

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

How should we develop new medicines? Using evidence-based incremental testing with peer-review and application? Or AI? Candy Crush millionaire says AI…

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

"Liston, the cofounder of Cambridge spin-out Aila Biotech, is developing a Treg therapy for multiple sclerosis, a disease caused by immune cells attacking the nervous system by mistake. The therapy aims to boost Tregs in the brain to call the attack off." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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What is immunotherapy and how does it treat cancer and other conditions?

From infections and allergies to brain diseases and autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope

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