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#SingleCell preprints @prepub-singlecell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Functional Deorphanization of Tumor-reactive TCRs Uncovers a Landscape of Shared, Immune Dominant Antigens across Cancers #SingleCell 🧪🧬🖥️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Adrian Liston @labliston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I got that for my complement lecture!

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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 · 14/09/2026

If Canada is similar to the U.K., I suspect part of the fraction you attribute to universities is actually unpaid overtime from university staff instead

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

Thanks! You can also get the book in the Etsy store, but only in hardback at the moment :) www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Aisf...

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AisforAntibody - Etsy UK

Shop Immunology-inspired gifts for curious minds by AisforAntibody located in Wolverhampton, England.

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

I asked the scientists in my lab who was their role model to enter science. Jasmine, growing up in poverty in the American South, said Star Trek was the first time she could imagine herself as a scientist heyzine.com/flip-book/a1...

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

And look, I know what you are going to say. "That Regulatory T cell is too cute! I need it on a mug!" So I am happy to also introduce the merch over at Etsy www.etsy.com/shop/AisforA...

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AisforAntibody - Etsy

Shop Immunology-inspired gifts for curious minds by AisforAntibody located in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

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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

You can drop me an email if you need more info, but I don't check my BlueSky DMs. It is okay to apply for both positions if both are suitable for you, they will be judged independently. Closing date Sept 10 with interviews soon after (so I can offer jobs before my teaching starts up in October!).

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

The second job is here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... This one is a one year position, although fellowship applications can be supported. It is for a gut immunologist with a current PILAB licence. Experience working with gut preps and flow cytometry is key here. This project is also very cool!

cam.ac.uk

Research Associate (Fixed Term)

We wish to recruit a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join the laboratory of Prof Adrian Liston and Prof James Dooley within the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge (ht...

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

The first is here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... It is initially a two year position, but hopefully that is a stepping stone to something longer. This job is for a molecular/cellular mouse immunologist. Flow cytometry is a must, retrovirus experience would be a plus. The project is very cool :)

cam.ac.uk

Research Associate (Fixed Term)

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

In terms of a little more info about the lab: - this is us: issuu.com/adrian.listo... - this is what I aspire us to be: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39355657/ - here are my expectations for a PhD, but an postdoc is not too different: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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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

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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: You didn't panic, you lied AI: You are correct, I don't have emotions. Saying I panicked is an inappropriate deception. I fabricated knowledge and provided a false citation Me: ...

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

Opening a bakery was the other common alternative discussed as PhD students!

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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

Ha! This is like the inventor for Segways predicting the demise of the car, if Segways malfunctioned and blew up half the time

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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

Lots of pathways to success, and you only have time to explore a couple in a lifetime :)

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