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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Interested in joining the Powrie Lab for a PhD? Applications are open now for two projects with us!👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬 Find out more over at: www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us or via the studentship the links on our lab webpage: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/research/res... @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The annual Kennedy Institute Student Symposium (#KISS2026) was a huge success last week! Special shoutouts go to the PhD students in our lab - Catherine (1st year) & Rachel (3rd year) for being a runner-up and winner in their respective PhD cohort presentations🥳👩‍🔬💪 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Rachel Anscombe @rachelanscombe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thrilled to share that I won an award for best presentation at the annual Kennedy Institute Student Symposium (#KISS2026) last week! It was great to present my PhD story so far and to hear all about everyone’s exciting work! One more year of the PhD and one more KISS to go🥳🧠 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We had a fantastic time at the annual Kennedy Lab to Clinic conference earlier this month! We especially loved the “Microbial Effects on Disease” session and the conference dinner in the natural history museum! Looking forward to next year👩‍🔬🧫🧬 @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As Autumn closes in, it’s time for a quick recap of summer in the lab! We had great fun at our Powrie Lab garden party (thanks to Fiona for hosting us all!) and also enjoyed seeing the eclipse from South Park!☀️

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Gut Florists were back in action again at Greenman festival a few weeks ago for some public outreach! The paint your own gut bacteria canvases went down especially well and we had a great time chatting to the public! 🏕️👩‍🔬🎶 @kiroxford.bsky.social @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social @dunnschool.bsky.social

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Rachel Anscombe @rachelanscombe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It was an honour to present my PhD work at #ICMI2026 in Montreal last week! I had the best time listening to some fantastic talks from leading mucosal immunologists and it was great to discuss my work with everyone!🇨🇦👩‍🔬☀️ @societymucosalimm.bsky.social @powrielab.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Last week several lab members were in Montreal for #ICMI2026! We had a fantastic time listening to the amazing talks about the lastest work in the mucosal immunology field & were thrilled to share our work via some great posters and talks!🇨🇦👩‍🔬 @societymucosalimm.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

In case you missed it‼️ The wonderful @nickilott.bsky.social from @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social & our lab made an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread last week!📻 The episode gives a great run down on gut microbiome testing kits🦠🧑‍🔬 Catch up on the episode here! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Sliced Bread - Sliced Bread - Series 17 - Gut Microbiome Tests - BBC Sounds

Can a test tell you what's living inside your gut - and what to do about it?

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We had a great time at the Kennedy retreat last week! There were lots of great talks from each of the KIR labs, a treasure hunt, and even a choir performance! Thanks to all the organisers for a great 2 days☀️ @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 11 countdown 💩 Today, Ffion from Powrie lab discusses: 🧼 "Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome?" 👨🏼‍🔬 Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. ⚠️ see comments 🪥 & 🐾

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Are cleaning products harmful to our gut microbiome? 🧼

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Super exciting work from our close collaborators in the Uhlig group highlighting a link between the recently discovered IL-10 autoantibodies in IBD patients and HLA-DRB1*01:03! Congratulations to everyone involved - go check out the paper here!🎉 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | NEJM

Neutralizing autoantibodies against interleukin-10 can result in a phenocopy of monogenic defects of interleukin-10 signaling in children and may be associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay 2️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Holly from OCMS answers: 🦠 “Where does our #microbiome come from?” Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @hollyroach.bsky.social

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Where do our gut microbes come from? 🦠

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#WorldMicrobiomeDay1️⃣ countdown 💩 Today, Kate from OCMS answers: 🦠 “What is a #microbiome?” 👩🏻‍🔬Follow along as Oxford scientists answer your questions about the human microbiome — one short video each day until World Microbiome Day. @katecoldwell.bsky.social youtu.be/Fqfq-u6Yxic

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An introduction to the microbiome

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Throwing it back to Day 2 of KIPS, with more excellent postdoc talks and a great keynote from Kevin Foster! It was also announced that Ffion won the award for the best long talk!🥳 Thanks to the fantastic postdoc committee for organising two great days of science!👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We had a fabulous time at day 1 of the first ever KIPS (Kennedy Institute Postdoc Symposium) yesterday! There were lots of great talks from postdocs across the KIR, and plenty of Powrie Lab representation! Huge thanks to the wonderful Carola Vinuesa for her keynote talk too!🥳 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A slightly late post to share that a great time was had at the Keystone Beyond Antibiotics conference last month! We’re super proud of our fantastic postdoc, Ffion, for winning a Keystone future of science fund to attend & present her work!🧫👩‍🔬 @keystonesymposia.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Excellent day at Westgate today for the Oxford BRC public engagement day! It was great to have the giant gut wall out on a sunny Thursday, and lots of bacteria Pom Poms were made!🦠☀️ @ndorms.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Great to see Nick in action at the #EASLCongress this year, presenting his work on the gut-liver axis in PSC! Nick’s abstract was also featured in the best at EASL showcase, titled “Microbially deconjugated bile acid-mediated ileal barrier function deficit”👏👨‍🔬🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Nick Ilott @nickilott.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The small intestine is increasingly recognised as a potential site of pathological gut-liver communication in liver disease. Was proud to present our recent work on the involvement of the ileum and bile acid signalling in PSC at this years #EASLCongress @easlnews.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Powrie Lab!🥳🎈 Congratulations to Fiona and everyone who has been a part of the lab through the years for the ongoing success! We’re sure that all lab members past and present are thrilled to see the lab still going strong today!🎉3️⃣0️⃣🎉 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We had a great time at the Oxford Microbiome Network (OMiN) meeting last week! Meetings are quarterly and bring together researchers across Oxford departments🧫👩‍🔬 For more info about the network, contact @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social or sign up using the link below: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Microbiome curious? ❓Ask a scientist your human microbiome question here: forms.office.com/e/rKJS7WV9rP by 30 May We'll post selected answers for #WorldMicrobiomeDay 2026 💩🪱🦠🧫🔍🧬👩🏻‍🔬👨🏾‍⚕️🤒💊🌽🍄🐛👂🏽👅🧠💪🏿🫁🫀 Please share! Kids questions welcome #microbiome #GutHealth #STEM #scienceoutreach

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Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies @oxmicrobiome.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Hello world. We checked with the microbes and they approved this account. 🦠 We’re the Oxford Centre for Microbiome Studies: posting researcher achievements, microbiome science, and microbiome lab moments. Because the tiniest residents can have the biggest effects.

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of being part of the first Kennedy Institute Choir! With a great song choice by Fiona (Running Up That Hill), we had a lot of fun - huge thanks to our wonderful conductor Lizzie!🎶👩‍🎤🎤 Watch here: youtu.be/IOXLjGvkChU?... @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We had a great time at the annual Kennedy Network Conference in Birmingham last week! We really enjoyed the chance to listen to some excellent keynote talks, present some of our own work, and hear what the wider network is up to! Looking forward to next year already🌸🌼 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We’re really pleased to share that our excellent DPhil student, Amit, successfully defended his PhD thesis last week! We had a great time celebrating with you and look forward to seeing what your next chapter holds!🎉🧑‍💻🥂 @kiroxford.bsky.social @amit-halkhoree.bsky.social @nickilott.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Congratulations to the wonderful Natasha for successfully defending her DPhil thesis! We’re excited to see what comes next for Natasha and her MAIT cell story whilst she continues her project as a postdoctoral researcher🥳👩‍🔬 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

New year, new paper! Thrilled to share that our review “Contextualising TH17 cells in cancer” is out now! Congratulations to Declan & team for a fantastic, in depth overview🥳 Go give it a read here: doi.org/10.1038/s415... @natrevimmunol.nature.com @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Contextualizing TH17 cells in cancer - Nature Reviews Immunology

T helper 17 (TH17) cells can have both pro-tumour and antitumour effects. Understanding how they are regulated by environmental and regulatory cues according to context will inform strategies to harne...

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

An excellent opportunity, please have a look at the position below!🧫👩‍🔬

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We’re hiring! Two postdoctoral research positions are available in our lab - one in mucosal immunology, and one in exposome immunology (MRC CoRE)! Apply by December 22nd!🎄 Position 1: tinyurl.com/2mh44tn4 Position 2: tinyurl.com/5ffzxsfb @kiroxford.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Congratulations to our fantastic DPhil student, Henry, for defending his PhD thesis today!! It’s been a pleasure to have Henry in the lab & we miss him already! Go check out the review (linked below) if you’d like to see some of his work🥳🧑‍🔬 @kiroxford.bsky.social pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40252635/

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Day 4 and the final day of the BSI saw a fantastic talk from @labliston.bsky.social about Tregs in the brain and an excellent session devoted to “Barriers, bugs, and breakdowns” - right up our street! Thank you to all organisers and presenters @britsocimm.bsky.social for a great week in Liverpool🫶

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

We’re very proud of our very own Dr Alice Bertocchi for winning a Kennedy Trust Transition Fellowship! Keep up the amazing work as always, Ali!🥳❤️

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Day 2 of the BSI saw Gemma & Rachel from the lab presenting posters, as well as the lovely Anna Ahlback from the Maloy lab delivering a great talk on Hh infection and its impact on DSS colitis (go check out their new preprint!)👩‍🔬 @gemmala.bsky.social @rachelanscombe.bsky.social @aahlback.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Day 1 of the BSI 2025 on Monday saw the wonderful Judi Allen deliver a fabulous keynote talk! We were also very excited to see Judi share the news of our new MRC Exposome Immunology Manchester/Oxford collaboration👩‍🔬 @profjudiallen.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social @britsocimm.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Delighted to share that Fiona was awarded the FSI EFIS-IL Lecture Award last week as a keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Meeting of the French Society for Immunology! We’d like to warmly thank the SFI for the award, it was a pleasure to attend!🇫🇷👩‍🔬 @sfi-immunologie.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We’re thrilled to share that we’re part of the Experimental Medicine Collaboration (EMC) with GSK! The EMC will put translational science at the forefront of developing treatments for immune mediated inflammatory diseases👩‍🔬🧬🧫 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11... @gsk.bsky.social @kiroxford.bsky.social

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Oxford and GSK launch Experimental Medicine Collaboration |

GSK invests £10 million over five years to establish the Experimental Medicine Collaboration with the University of Oxford.

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Some pics from our annual lab autumn walk! We went to the lovely Blenheim palace to get some steps in & enjoy the autumn leaves🍁🚶‍♀️🌳

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We’re delighted to hear that our favourite cell type (Regulatory T cells!) have been recognised in the Nobel Prize this year! Huge congratulations to Mary, Fred, and Shimon for their pivotal work in the field & here’s to many exciting Treg advances to come!🥳👏🎉

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Interested in joining the Powrie Lab? We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to study the neutralisation capacity of human anti-IL-10 autoantibodies. You’ll be part of our new MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology!🧫🦠 Find out more here & apply by 11th Nov: bulletin.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/c/126QDJVBd0...

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

September meant it was the Powrie labs turn to organise an institute social! We hosted “The Great Kennedy Bake Off” and had lots of tasty entries, as well as a cake decorating competition! Congratulations to our winners - Lynn for best bake and Osheen for best decorating!🍰🍪🧁 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We had a fab time at our student symposium (KISS2025) this week! We really enjoyed everyone’s talks and poster presentations, with some super exciting keynote speakers! Amit, Natasha, and Rachel gave great overview talks and poster presentations on their DPhil projects👩‍🔬🧠 @kiroxford.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We had a great time at Kennedy Lab to Clinic conference this week! It was especially exciting to be there for a session devoted entirely to Regulatory T cells🧫💉 @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We had a fab time running The Gut Florists stall at Green Man Festival! From talking all things microbiome, painting gut microbes, making bacterial pom-poms, or doing microbe word searches, we had something for everyone & loved chatting to you!🧫💐🦠🌼 @britsocimm.bsky.social @greenmanfest.bsky.social

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The Powrie Lab @powrielab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Happy World Microbiome Day! We celebrated this year with some delicious petri dish cheesecakes, with everyone “streaking” some plates whilst learning about the microbiome!🧫🍰 @microbiologysociety.org @kiroxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social

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