iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine @qmul-coirm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🧠 #PhDOpportunity Can oral microbes influence brain health? Our centre at @qmul.bsky.social is welcoming PhD applications to explore how the oral #microbiome interacts with the #bloodbrainbarrier and neurovascular biology. Join us! 🔬 🔗 Apply via the link in the ad

020

QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine @qmul-coirm.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🦠🥬 #PhDOpportunity Did you know oral bacteria help turn dietary nitrate into molecules important for #vascular biology? Our centre at @qmul.bsky.social is welcoming PhD applications to explore microbial #nitrate metabolism in oral #biofilms. 🔬 Join us! 🔗 Apply via the link in the ad!

000

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Abish Stephen @astephen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

New preprint! 🧪 This was a fantastic collaboration led by an expert team of skin biologists at the @blizardinstitute.bsky.social who developed 3D skin models to study host–microbiome interactions in dandruff. Our lab @qmul-coirm.bsky.social contributed to the microbiology! 1/

biorxiv.org

Microbially-competent skin organotypics reveal dysregulated AhR signalling in microbial dysbiosis

Microbial dysbiosis is increasingly linked to skin disorders, yet the mechanisms driving these pathological processes remain poorly understood. This study developed microbially competent 3D skin organ...

232

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Angray Kang @angray.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Prof Farida Fortune CBE recipient of the Slack Award 2025

022

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Genes&Health @genesandhealth.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

We co-produce research with the people it's for. Our CAB includes British Pakistani & British Bangladeshi community voices and we work with social orgs, charities & faith groups. Here’s #2 of 10 in our anniversary countdown. #GenesAndHealth10

001

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

London Stem Cell Network @lscn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Don't forget to secure your place and submit your abstract for the LSCN 8th Annual Symposium! 🔗Registration: eventbrite.co.uk/e/8th-annual... Website: lscn.co.uk (where the final agenda will be published soon) Abstract submission (deadline 04/04!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

186

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Wolfson Institute of Population Health (QMUL) @qmul-wiph.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2025 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research. Apply now: spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel... #PrimaryCare #Internship @qmulprimarycare.bsky.social

nihrspcr.bsky.social

NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) (@nihrspcr.bsky.social)

NIHR School for Primary Care Research is a partnership between 9 leading academic centres for primary care research in England. A/C managed by Directorate Team

056

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Congratulations to Professor of Dental Public Health, Eduardo Bernabé, and a group of international colleagues on the publication of global, WHO region, and country-level estimates of the prevalence of oral health conditions. Read more at: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.com

Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of oral conditions from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

The WHO Global Oral Health Action Plan has set an overarching global target of achieving a 10% reduction in the prevalence of oral conditions by 2030.…

021

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine @qmul-coirm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

A new study in @elife.bsky.social led by #COIRM researchers Dr. Saima Usman & Prof. Ahmad Waseem reveals that swapping one amino acid (cysteine→serine) in the protein vimentin makes breast #cancer cells far more aggressive. 🧪 1/n elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

elifesciences.org

A single cysteine residue in vimentin regulates long non-coding RNA XIST to suppress epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stemness in breast cancer

valuable: Findings that have theoretical or practical implications for a subfield

132

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

We're delighted that our colleagues in the Institute of Dentistry have received a silver #AthenaSwan award! The award recognises the Institute's continuing commitment and achievements in gender equality. Read more about the award here: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

074

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

London Stem Cell Network @lscn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

📣 Workshop announcement! Join us on the 5th of Feb at @qmul.ac.uk to discuss the latest advancements in #organoids research! Info and registration here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organoids-... @simoesfilipa.bsky.social @inesequeira.bsky.social @qkine.bsky.social @qmul-coirm.bsky.social

074

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Goal accomplished! First @walkolab.bsky.social PhD student project published as pre-print on (Austrian) Christmas Day 🥳

1143

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Inês Sequeira @inesequeira.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

🚨 Postdoc Opportunity in London! 🚨 Join us to explore oral & skin inflammation with single-cell and spatial omics. We're supporting candidates for the Newton International Fellowships. Interested? DM me! More info: royalsociety.org/grants/newto... #Postdoc #Omics #Inflammation #NewtonFellowships

royalsociety.org

Newton International Fellowships | Royal Society

This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and wish to conduct research in the UK.

063

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary University of London @qmul.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Huge congratulations to everyone graduating this week as part of our Winter ceremonies 🎓🎉 #QMULGrad

0126

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Angray Kang @angray.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Dr Grace Megan Howell Graduation at QMUL with supervisors. Louisa James and Angray Kang

011

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Angray Kang @angray.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Rahaf Alsharani & Wasan Alfayez Graduation in MSc Experimental Oral Pathology at QMUL

011

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

The researchers also found that a class of ‘inhibitor’ type drugs – which can block chemical reactions in the body – showed promising results in being able to prevent this damage from occurring. Find out more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.com

Cerebrovascular damage caused by the gut microbe/host co-metabolite p-cresol sulfate is prevented by blockade of the EGF receptor

The gut microbiota-brain axis has been associated with the pathogenesis of numerous disorders, but the mechanism(s) underlying these links are generally poorly understood. Accumulating evidence ind...

042

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

P-cresol sulfate is a molecule produced by the gut microbiome and has been seen to accumulate in the blood of patients with CKD. The study found that the toxin triggers a process which damages the critically protective blood–brain barrier, increasing the risks of strokes and other issues.

112

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

New research by @drsimonmcarthur.bsky.social and colleagues at Nottingham Trent University has found that a toxin found in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (#CKD) damages the body’s protective blood–brain barrier, likely contributing to the risk of #stroke.

Illustration of a human brain. By meeboonstudio on iStockphoto

123

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Angray Kang @angray.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Bit of commentary on fantastic exciting area using antibodies in Dentistry. Prof Takahashi group in Japan leading the way. Will follow this research closely. Immunotechnology in Dentistry coming of age. One day maybe even collaborate? www.france24.com/en/live-news...

france24.com

Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.

134

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Congratulations to Walko Lab research assistant Elodie Sins for being selected to join the “Project management for technicians” programmes from the Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy next year. So well deserved 😊

142

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Also fantastic talk from @iamabyron.bsky.social about adhesion protein-driven regulation of gene expression in cutaneous SCC.

031

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

It’s been a great pleasure to help organize and chair the session on squamous cancers at this year’s Skin@Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social meeting. Big shoutout to Prof Charareh Pourzand for organising a fantastic diverse skin research meeting.

153

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Great representation of @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmul-coirm.bsky.social @blizardinstitute.bsky.social through presentations of Dr Gernot Walko and Dr Ryan O’Shaugnessy.

131

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Walko Lab @walkolab.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Are you a biomedical sciences or biochemistry graduate wanting to do a PhD in translational skin research? I have a 4 year PhD studentship (co-funded by DEBRA UK and DEBRA France) available in my lab at Queen Mary University of London.

findaphd.com

Improving the regenerative capacity of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa skin by re-activating YAP/TAZ signalling. at Queen Mary University of London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Improving the regenerative capacity of Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa skin by re-activating YAP/TAZ signalling. at Queen Mary University of London, listed on FindAPhD.com

158

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Simon McArthur @drsimonmcarthur.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#microbiomesky - please pass on to any potential PhD students interested in a (fully funded) project studying host-microbe interactions in the mouth

043

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Inês Sequeira @inesequeira.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Don't miss out on the free registration for the The Festival of Genomics & Biodata in London! I will be speaking at The Festival, taking place on the 29th-30th of January 2025 at ExCeL London. Register now ! hubs.la/Q02TptWZ0 #FOG2025

085

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine @qmul-coirm.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Over 7M people in the UK are estimated to live with #CKD. Researchers at #COIRM found a #gut #microbiome toxin in #CKD patients, p-cresol sulfate, damages the blood-brain barrier risking stroke & cognitive decline, but promising drugs may block this. More here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.com

Cerebrovascular damage caused by the gut microbe/host co-metabolite p-cresol sulfate is prevented by blockade of the EGF receptor

044

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Inês Sequeira @inesequeira.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

PREPRINT ALERT! New Human Oral Cell Atlas, from @humancellatlas.org initiative. By integrating cutting-edge single-cell and spatial multiomics technologies, we mapped 70 samples from 13niches of the adult oral cavity, creating a single cell and spatial atlas.Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

biorxiv.org

The Immunoregulatory Architecture of the Adult Oral Cavity

The oral cavity is a critical barrier with immunosurveillance capabilities. A detailed understanding of its cellular, molecular, and spatial architecture is essential for advancing precision medicine ...

194

Reposted by QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine

Queen Mary Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry @qmulfmd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Lovely people of BlueSky, please share our Starter Pack of academic colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry! Do give us a follow or send a message if you'd like to be added. go.bsky.app/CsNph6c

011

QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine @qmul-coirm.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

👋 Hello Bluesky! We are the QMUL Centre for Oral Immunobiology and Regenerative Medicine - a team of experts in cancer, immunology, microbiology, oral medicine, surgery, periodontology, neurobiology, and more. Follow us for updates on our research and events! #QMUL #COIRM✨

032