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Gill Wilson @gillwilson00.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Our paper is out😅 @crgglasgow.bsky.social The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR2 aids regulation of eosinophil and monocyte interactions in the bone marrow. Monocytes from ACKR2-/- mice have altered ability to differentiate into macrophages and clear bacteria during infection. rdcu.be/fxCli

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ACKR2 aids the regulation of bone marrow eosinophils to promote monocyte differentiation and anti-bacterial immunity

Nature Communications - The atypical chemokine receptor ACKR2 aids regulation of eosinophil and monocyte interactions in the bone marrow. Here, the authors show that monocytes from ACKR2-/- mice...

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Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · 29/07/2026

What impact does publishing with the Society have on your community? We are not-for-profit: everything that we offer our community is supported by revenue from publishing. Submit to invest in microbiologists, not profits for shareholders: microb.io/4gP70Ov

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Delighted to have been a part of this News & Views! Fascinating how persistent viral RNA contributes to alphaviral pathology.

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Come join #WAVU it’s a great place for cool, collaborative and interdisciplinary virology!

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

It’s nice to appreciate the little things! First HSV-1 plaques in the group, well done MSc student Emma (not on here). They’re so cute. Happy weekend Bluesky!

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Shivkumar Lab @shivkumarlab.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Applications are now open for a paid Virology Research Assistant Frontrunner Internship to support on-going research in our lab! 🧑‍🔬 @dmu.ac.uk undergraduates in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences can apply! 📅 Deadline is 2 March 2026 🔗 Apply on MyGateway: my-gateway.dmu.ac.uk/user/app/job...

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UK Glia Network @ukglia.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Exciting news! Did you hear? 🎉 The UK Glia 2026 meeting is coming up on 8–9 June. Registration open now, abstracts close 16 Jan. 🔗 www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl.... The next speaker highlight belongs to Nicola Hamilton-Whitaker from Kings College London. www.kcl.ac.uk/people/nicol...

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Clive McKimmie @clive-mckimmie.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

New paper out in iScience @cellpress.bsky.social We show that #sand_fly biting reprograms skin fibroblasts, making them more permissive to virus infection => #fibroblasts aren’t bystanders, they help define severity/clinical outcome to infection AND #vector biting is key 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

Diagram showing how sand fly saliva changes fibroblast state to promote arbovirus infection.

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Clive McKimmie @clive-mckimmie.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We all know vaccines target the pathogen, but can you also target the vector? 📢 in a new paper out today in Vaccines, we show that a vaccine targeting mosquito salivary peptides, AGSv-PLUS, enhances human skin immune response to biting. Open access: www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13... 1/6

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Doug Dyer @douglaspdyer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We now have a very exciting technician post advertised as part of our long term Wellcome Trust funded team investigating the role of the glycocalyx during CNS inflammation. Supporint the lab, developing glycan analysis and research experience www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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Research Technician in the Glyco-immunology (Dyer) Lab:Oxford Road

Include: background, duties, essential skills and experience, length of contract, full or part-time. Keep to 150 words.

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Johan Duchêne @johanduchene.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

⚠️ Half of commercial antibodies miss their target! So how do you pick the right one for your experiment? Here’s the solution 👉 Antibody characterization data (all tested in KO cells) are now available at: 🔗 onlygoodantibodies.co.uk Tested by @ycharos.bsky.social & @oga-community.bsky.social

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OGA - Only Good Antibodies Community

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Arbovirus seminars @arbovirus.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

See you Thursday 18th for our first seminar of the series with the inspiring @priyashah.bsky.social from @ucdavis.bsky.social with her talk “Harder, better, faster, stronger: integrating virology and engineering to drive discovery”. All welcome! email us for the zoom link.

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

It’s been such a pleasure working as part of @crgglasgow.bsky.social So many amazing colleagues, collaborators and friends over the years, thanks everyone! And how to better prepare for my next adventure as Wales Applied Virology Unit (WAVU) lecturer than with this amazing present from them.

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Very exciting project, feel free to reach out if you’re interested!

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Congrats @julieworrell.bsky.social and @immunememorylab.bsky.social, it’s been great to be a small part of this. Looking forward to seeing what’s next!

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Can’t wait until the full results of my mouse brain spatial transcriptomics are ready, grateful to be part of this! @mvls-srf.bsky.social have been excellent (as always), 10/10 would recommend

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

New paper alert! Excited to share our latest work on the importance of inflammatory #chemokine receptors (iCCR, aka the best chemokine receptors) in mounting an optimal T cell response to #influenza infection. Please share, happy to discuss!

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Dr Dyi D. Huijg @drdyidhuijg.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

STATEMENT: 'Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia' Read the statement online here: tinyurl.com/mud7va29 Co-sign the statement, fill in this form: forms.gle/oDYgnobrMiSc...

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Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia

We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 06/05/2025

Does uneven vaccination coverage really decrease disease control? @khampson.bsky.social &co use fine-grained data of 20 years of dog #vaccination in Tanzania to show that reducing coverage gaps does indeed lower #rabies incidence; connectivity drives transmission @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4k4GL4G

Top: Study area and dog population. Serengeti District bordered by Serengeti National Park (grey shading). Grey lines show village borders within the district. The spatial distribution of the estimated dog population on a 1 km2 grid at the end of 2022 is indicated by the color scale (on a log scale). The inset indicates the location of Serengeti District (blue) and Serengeti National Park (grey) within Tanzania. Bottom: Local people taking their dogs to a rabies vaccination campaign in Tanzania. Image credit: Felix Lankester

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Alan Parker @alanlparker.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Join our new Wales Applied Virology Unit as a Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology / Behavioural Science! See the advert here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search… And contact WAVU co-director David Gillespie for informal enquiries. #NewPI #Lecturer #GroupLeader #Job #Opportunity

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Georgia does amazing work and even better is a lovely human being!

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Science communication and baking, love everything about this!

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Marieke Pingen (she/her) @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

The latest science from the amazing @gillwilson00.bsky.social is online! Give it a read if you’re into #macrophages #eosinophils and/or #chemokines !

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