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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK

@peronalab.bsky.social

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Immunology lab at the University of Edinburgh - infection, co-infection, regulation, metabolism - with a love of wild spaces too www.peronalab.uk

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

First plunge, then shake. Works best if your human is within striking distance.

A red dog, the mad puppy, is standing in a shallow river. He is soaked to the skin after splashing in the river water, and he is shaking vigorously. His head is at an angle and surrounded by a whirlwind of flying water droplets. The sun is reflecting off his wet coat. He is a happy pup.

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Seacliff beach, East Lothian

A photo looking north along Seacliff beach. There is a huge curve of orange sand framed by black cliffs to the left, and Tantallon Castle stands on the further point of the cliffs, looking grandly out to sea. On the right, the sea is grey and moody, with white frothed waves breaking onto the sand. The sky is all grey but streaked with different shades, purple through to white. The atmosphere is slightly dark, slightly moody, really beautiful.

The next phoot looks south alon Seacliffe beach. The sand is now curving on the right of the photo, and the grey sea rolls in from the left. There are more rocks in this direction, both on the shore and in the sea. The rocks are covered in barnacles and seaweed. A small lighthouse marks the furthest point of invasion of the rocks into the sea.

The last photo is very similar to the first, looking up the beach towards Tantallon Castle, high on the cliffs. This photo has zoomed in a little, so the only sand visible is very wet sand beneath the breaking waves, immediately in front of the camera, and this sand is reflecting the grey sky. Right in the centre of the photo is a small puppy, running towards the camera, proudly holding a bright red ball in his mouth.

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The magnolia tree behind my building at work is just beginning to flower, and it's fantastic -

A close-up view of magnolia flowers on branches overhead, with blue sky above. The flowers are just opening up and are deep magenta at the base and white at the tips, really beautiful

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I promise she's still alive...

Photo shows the crazy dog now choosing a warmer place to nap: on the bed. My bed, not hers. This is not an approved location.

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Heavy frost this morning, and what looked like a murder scene outline on the grass...

Photo shows the edge of my garden, with deep, white frost over the grass. In the middle of the grass is an area where the frost has been melted by the crazy dog lying down for an early morning nap. She has left a perfect imprint of her body, legs, head, even her tail.

A zoomed in photo, showing the imprint of dog body in the frost more clearly.

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The joy of a long, empty beach. Yellowcraig, East Lothian.

My dog is bounding along the beach, and the photo captures her mid-bounce, looking a little like a kangroo, back legs frimly planted in the sand and front legs up in the air, leaping forward. Her ears are flying backwards (with speed, she'd say) and her mouth is open in a broad grin.

Two steps further forward, my dog is now so close to me that she knocked me over a second after the photo was taken. Her front legs are down, her ears are flying upwards like Dumbo, and her face is still grinning.She looks delightedly happy.

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Perona Lab, Edinburgh, UK @peronalab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.