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Updates on the latest research, news, and events from the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge. Part of @cambridge-scm.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk Based on @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social www.med.cam.ac.uk

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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our first #CITIID Impact Report is here! 🔬 Since 2019, CITIID has grown into a community of 300+ scientists across 30 research groups, working to understand human immunity and translate discovery into better clinical outcomes. 📖 Read the full report: buff.ly/mVQE8oQ
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to our annual #ResearchDay 2026 prize winners! 🎉 Well done to everyone who presented and contributed to a brilliant day of research! 👏
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our annual #ResearchDay 2026 is underway at the West Road Concert Hall!🎉 A packed day of talks, posters and discussion spanning molecular biology, genomics, cardiovascular research, infectious diseases, clinical research and more. Stay tuned for more highlights! @vpd-hlri.bsky.social #CITIID #PACE
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Applications are open for our MPhil programmes @cam.ac.uk! Whether your focus is discovery research, clinical translation, or biotech enterprise, join us to train alongside world-leading experts and gain the skills needed to transform healthcare. 📥️ Find out more and apply: buff.ly/suZfUvh
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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 16/09/2026
How do cells remove abnormal glycogen? Led by Matthew Yip, using mouse models, cell engineering & cryo-ET, Felix Randow's group found that RNF213 ubiquitylates aberrant glycogen to trigger autophagy. mrclmb.ac.uk/news-events/articles/h… #LMBResearch
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Prof @felixrandow.bsky.social, Matthew Yip and colleagues at @cam.ac.uk @mrclmb.ac.uk have discovered a previously unknown cellular defence system that protects the brain from abnormal glycogen accumulations, which are linked to severe neurological disorders. Now in @nature.com: buff.ly/8tZyaKH
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: We're pleased to announce that Professor Gabriel Victora from @rockefeller.edu will speak on adaptive B cell memory at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/nBNOrb3 @bsicongress @britsocimm
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New study led by Professor Menna Clatworthy at #CITIID @mrclmb.ac.uk @cam.ac.uk reveals that gut infections can influence immune responses in the brain and its protective lining, creating a long-lasting defence against life-threatening blood infections. Now in @natneuro.nature.com: buff.ly/wfnNYec
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: Professor Facundo Batista from @ragoninstitute.bsky.social will be speaking on B cell memory and vaccine design at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Register here: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: We're pleased to announce that Dr Arianne Richard from @babrahaminst.bsky.social will speak on adaptive immune memory at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Last chance to get your early bird ticket: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Many congratulations to Prof Sarah Teichmann @teichlab.bsky.social who has been awarded the @royalsociety.org Gabor Medal for fundamental contributions to deciphering the molecular and cellular basis of living systems by combining biophysics, genomics and data science. Read more: buff.ly/bV60FB4
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: Professor Christina Zielinski from @campathology.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk will speak on regulation of T cell cytotoxicity at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
💡 Fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships💡 This programme will be based at #CITIID and focus on the mechanisms and phenotypes of immune ageing as part of CG-AGE, a collaborative project between the Cambridge Department of Medicine and #GSK. Find out more and apply by 4 September: buff.ly/6NmuSFE
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GlaxoSmithKline-funded PhD studentship: Immune Ageing (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for fully funded, four-year PhD studentships based at the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), within the Department of Medicine at…
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The MRC-funded Lung Immune Challenge Study, led by @akijha.bsky.social at @vpd-hlri.bsky.social, has reached a milestone with the final participant completing the first phase designed to investigate how immune systems respond to viral lung infections. ➡️ buff.ly/tXrD5v8 @cambridgebrc.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We're #hiring! Join our operational leadership team as a Finance Manager. This role requires a balance of technical rigor, strategic multi-year forecasting, and collaborative leadership to ensure our environment remains agile, stable, and positioned for sustainable development. 🔗 buff.ly/wpew7zU
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: @josephsunlab.bsky.social Dr Joe Sun from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social will be speaking on the adaptive immune features of NK cells at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: Principal Investigator in the Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome (LHIM) at NIH/NIAID, Dr Hao Jin will be speaking on neuro-immunity at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We are thrilled to announce Prof Muzlifah Haniffa @mhaniffa.bsky.social as our Plenary Speaker for this year's Annual Research Day! Muzz pioneers single-cell genomics to uncover how the human immune system develops and functions, advancing our understanding of tissue health, immunity and disease.
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: Associate professor @pdncambridge.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk, Professor Milka Sarris will be speaking on trained immunity at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Reserve your spot: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
From welcoming our first cohort of Graduate Medicine students in 2001 to opening landmark institutes like #CITIID in 2019 & @vpd-hlri.bsky.social in 2022, we continue to advance education and research in medicine. Read more in @cambridge-scm.bsky.social 50th Anniversary Booklet:
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The School of Clinical Medicine at 50 - School of Clinical Medicine 50th Anniversary
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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 24/07/2026
ICYMI: How Big Data and AI are revolutionizing human immunology
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How Big Data and AI are revolutionizing human immunology
Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41577-026-01340-zUnderstanding human biology in health and disease has entered a new era, one defined not just by better tools but by a fundamental shift in how biological knowledge is generated.
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Aude Bernheim @audeber.bsky.social, Head of Molecular Diversity Unit, Pasteur Institute @pasteur.fr 📢‘What bacteria teach us about immunity’ 📅4-5 PM, Thu 6 August 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: @sarrazinsand.bsky.social Dr Sandrine Sarrazin from @ciml.bsky.social will be speaking on the immune journey of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Early bird registration still open: buff.ly/x4pe1s9 @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
📢 Meet #BSICambridge26 speaker: We're pleased to announce that Professor Maziar Divangahi (www.mcgill.ca) will speak on innate immune memory at the 2026 Cambridge Immunology Forum. 🎟️ Secure your early bird ticket: www.immunology.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr... @britsocimm.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Ari Molofsky @arimolofskylab.bsky.social, Tissue Immunology Research Lab, @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social 📢‘Barrier immune niches during microbial colonization and infection’ 📅1-2 PM, Thu 16 July 📍Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, @mrclmb.ac.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
One month left to submit your abstract to the Cambridge Immunology Forum 2026! Hosted by @britsocimm.bsky.social and the Cambridge Immunology Network, this year we will be exploring parallels and intersections between different facets of immune memory. 🔗https://buff.ly/mbmFOEI #BSICambridge26
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Anna Molofsky @annamolofskylab.bsky.social, Tissue Immunology Research Lab, @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social 📢‘Interferon signaling in brain development and viral infection’ 📅4-5 PM, Thu 9 July 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Join us as an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social! This is an unrivalled opportunity to undertake high quality research within an outstanding academic and clinical environment. 📅 Apply by 29 July: buff.ly/K7FglCm #PACE @cam.ac.uk @cuh.nhs.uk
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NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia
Applications are invited for a NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthesia (Department of Medicine) or Clinical Oncology (Department of Oncology) or Clinical Radiology (Department of Radiology). Based on…
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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 01/07/2026
COVID-19 vaccine boosters may also protect against some future coronaviruses that risk spreading from animals to humans 💉 This research was conducted by Ravi Gupta and @medcambridge.bsky.social with support from the HKJC Global Health Institute 👏 Read more: bit.ly/4vz5fsZ
Image showing a variety of red and gray coronavirus particles against a black background, accompanied by text: "New Cambridge research - Covid-19 boosters may also protect against future animal coronaviruses at risk of spreading to humans."
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A team led by Professor Eoin McKinney at #CITIID showed that epilepsy drug sodium valproate could be repurposed to significantly boost the response to vaccines in humans, helping protect groups such as the elderly or immunocompromised. 🔗Now in @natcomms.nature.com: buff.ly/kC5mNwh @cam.ac.uk
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Masahiro Ono @monotockylab.bsky.social, @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 📢‘Measuring Biological Time in T Cells: Integrated Experimental and Computational Approaches to Decoding Dynamic Immune Responses’ 📅4-5 PM, Thu 2 Jul 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We're #hiring! Join the reception team @vpd-hlri.bsky.social and play a central front of house role in the day-to-day running of a busy research environment. Apply by 9 July: buff.ly/7mAqglr @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Leticia Monin Aldama, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Faculty of Medicine @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 📢‘Normality versus stress-sensing by tissue-resident T cells’ 📅 4-5 PM, Thu 25 June 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
ATHENA, a major international coalition co-led by @cam.ac.uk & @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social has secured $9 million (~£6.7 million) from Leducq Foundation to develop new approaches for preventing heart attacks and strokes. 🔗 buff.ly/Cpl7Xbc @hellefjorgensen.bsky.social @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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£6.7 million global award to prevent cardiovascular disease | Department of Medicine
A major international coalition co-led by the University of Cambridge and Stanford Medicine has secured a grant of $9 million (approximately £6.7 million) to develop new approaches for predicting and…
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor James Davies @jojdavies.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk 📢‘Defining genome structure at base pair resolution’ 📅 3-4 PM, Thu 18 June 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Register now for the 7th European Vasculitis Society International Vasculitis Educational Course! Designed for clinicians and trainees from a wide range of specialities, caring for patients with autoimmune disease. 📅 22-24 September 2026 📍 @jesuscollegecam.bsky.social 🔗
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7th EUVAS Vasculitis Course 2026
The 7th EUVAS Vasculitis Course will take place at Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom, from the 22nd to the 24th of September 2026. Find out more...
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We are seeking 2️⃣ Postdoctoral Research Associates to work on Cambridge-GSK Translational Immunology Collaboration (CG-TIC) projects @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social:
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our @clarebryant.bsky.social recently spoke to BBC Inside Science about Google Co-Scientist. Clare was given early access to Google's AI system to hunt for molecular switches that cause severe diseases in humans when pathogens leap between species. 🎧 Listen now on BBC Sounds:
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BBC Inside Science - How is AI going to change science? - BBC Sounds
What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Greg Towers, Professor of Molecular Virology @qmul.bsky.social 📢‘Studying viruses to understand what makes pandemic viruses special and how innate immunity works’ 📅 4-5 PM, Thu 11 June 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We are seeking an Operations Manager to lead and deliver the operational performance and long-term sustainability for our Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (#CITIID). Find out more & apply today: buff.ly/yJg2GZ6 @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨 Fully funded PhD studentship opportunities at #CITIID 🚨 Join Professor Eoin McKinney to be a core part of CG-AGE, a collaborative project between @medcambridge.bsky.social and GSK, focused on the mechanisms and phenotypes of immune ageing. Apply by 18 June:
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GlaxoSmithKline-funded PhD studentship: Immune Ageing (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for fully funded, four-year PhD studentships based at the Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), within the Department of Medicine at…
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Newly elected both as a Fellow of the @acmedsci.bsky.social and Fellow of the @royalsociety.org, John McCafferty has spent more than 3 decades transforming antibodies from natural defenders into medicines that have improved millions of lives. Read our latest feature on his journey: buff.ly/3GBB3Et
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John McCafferty: The antibody pioneer
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Dr Felix Randow @felixrandow.bsky.social, Director of Research 'Molecular Immunology’ @mrclmb.ac.uk 📢‘The role of non-protein ubiquitylation in innate immunity and brain homeostasis’ 📅 2-3 PM, Thu 28 May 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Congratulations to Professor John McCafferty and Professor James Nathan @jamesnathanlab.bsky.social at #CITIID named as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social today! Find out more about their work: www.citiid.cam.ac.uk/news/john-mc...
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John McCafferty and James Nathan named as Fellows of 2026 Academy of Medical Sciences | Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID)
Professor John McCafferty and James Nathan have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to advancing medical science, each responsible for pioneering discovery research and translating inn...
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🚨 Applications are still open for our fully funded @thebhf.bsky.social PhD Studentship🚨 Join our researchers @cam.ac.uk for a 4-year multidisciplinary programme tackling vascular disease. Apply by 28 May: buff.ly/xS32K8u @vpd-hlri.bsky.social
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PhD Studentship - British Heart Foundation 4-Year Multidisciplinary Doctoral Training Programme: Secondary Prevention of Vascular Dysfunction and Disease
University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the University of Oxford Start date: October 2026 Fully funded studentships Applications are invited for a new British Heart Foundation (BHF) 4-Year
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
More than 250,000 people in the UK live with Crohn's disease. The PROFILE trial, led by Prof Miles Parkes & Dr Nuru Noor at #CITIID, is setting a new global standard for treatment and care. Find out more: buff.ly/kWEgrkn @cam.ac.uk @cuh.nhs.uk @cambridgebrc.bsky.social
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CITIID Research Highlight: Miles Parkes
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Caetano Reis e Sousa @reisesousalab.bsky.social, Head of Immunobiology Laboratory @crick.ac.uk 📢‘DaNGeRous indigestion in dendritic cells and immunity to cancer’ 📅 4-5 PM, Thu 21 May 📍JCBC @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Today on #InternationalVasculitisDay, explore how Professor David Jayne's work has helped transform care for ANCA-associated vasculitis (#AAV) patients and continues to shape best practice in vasculitis research and treatment. Read more: buff.ly/GTOFpUT #CITIID @cam.ac.uk @cuh.nhs.uk
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We are looking for an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology. This is a unique opportunity to undertake high quality research within an outstanding academic and clinical environment. 📅 Apply by 8 June: buff.ly/9qsqgsh @campathology.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social
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Medicine at Cambridge @medcambridge.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Upcoming seminar: 🎓Professor Philip Rosenstiel, Director of the Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB) @uni-kiel.de 📢‘Systems Immunology in inflammatory bowel disease’ 📅 4-5 PM, Thu 14 May 📍Max Perutz Lecture Theatre, @mrclmb.ac.uk @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social buff.ly/9PtbIn8 #CITIID
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