We've been having lots of learnings and fun during our LeedsOmics Intro to RNA-seq Data Analysis Workshop, happening 6th and 7th/Dec. Many thanks to all attendees.

I will have a poster at this today - come by if you want to learn about microRNA evolution!

My latest blog is out! You're probably familiar with tuberculosis, and maybe even M. tuberculosis. But what about all the other bugs that can cause TB-like disease? Find out why it's so important to get a correct diagnosis and treatment: linzyelton628749128.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/non…

The first #Immunology News edition of 2024 is out! 🌠 Hear from our members working on a range of areas including the fascinating emerging field of #ecoimmunology & explore recent BSI news, activities & highlights 📰 Read it here 👉bit.ly/4ahEDSd

My and Iris Mair ecoimmunology article is out in the new British Society for Immunology newsletter; and on the front cover too!

Great to have been at the BIAZA Conservation Conference, and really pleased to be able to share about our Twycross Zoo Conservation Strategy

Exciting 12 month postdoc opportunity, with possibility for renewal, at Oregon State University in the Blouin lab: Genomics of host-parasite interactions in the snail-schistosome system - more information here: gradschool.oregonstate.edu/postdocs/open-… Global Schistosomiasis Alliance

New postdoc position at Edinburgh, working with the Isle of May mice! Worth a look for anyone with experience in mammal microbiomes, or an interest in the relationship between host and environmental factors in shaping responses to parasitic infections.

Our paper is out! Very proud of this research with Iris Mair and ⁦Jonathan Fenn⁩. Ecoimmunology matters and allows lab research to be placed in context. And thanks to ⁦PLOS Pathogens⁩ for putting us on the front cover of the May issue! doi.org/10.1371/journa…

Thrilled to finally have this one published! Read about the adaptive response to Trichuris infections in lab vs wild mice, from our work on the Isle of May.

Looking forward to some great talks at the first full day of SMBE 2024 Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Find my work on miRNA presence/absence and Eutherian placental phenotypes at poster 61 (and look out for other work from Prof Mary J. O'Connell 's group at posters 78 & 110

This AI generated image went through a review process and was accepted by journal. How is this possible? Scientists spend months writing an article to ruin it with AI generated image? #sciart

My interests align! Very cool to see Kate Duggan's (from Edinburgh Infectious Diseases) PhD work using Minecraft as a public engagement tool to teach children about viral evolution and epidemiology.

Great to hear Jack Harper from Nottingham talking about his PhD work on the ancestry of global sparrow populations Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

MicroRNA genes have evolved and expanded within the genomes of multicellular organisms for over 500 million years. Today, we know that there are more than a thousand genes for different microRNAs in humans, and that gene regulation by microRNA – discovered by this year’s

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In an effort to finally get off Twitter, I'm going to make an effort to post any news from our work at the O'Connell over at Bluesky - feel free to follow if you're on there too! tinyurl.com/4n663ham

Our research was highlighted at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the High-level Meeting on #AMR, so we thought we'd create a short video highlighting our work in Sudan and Zambia @ucl_global Ntoumi Francine Ali Zumla Obsidian Geek Link in thread below...

The COVID AMR project project I led was highlighted at the 79th United Nations General Assembly! As I just finished my ABSW media fellowship at SciDev.Net (thanks to UCL Global Engagement!) I thought I'd use my new digital media skills to create a short video highlighting our work, funded by BSAC