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@iit_ucl

Official UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation twitter account

 London, England
ucl.ac.uk/immunity-transplantation
Joined July 2015
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Seminar today: Prof. Balbino Alarcón & Prof. Tomohiro Kurosaki, 1pm ⬇️
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🏆 UCL is ranked 9th globally in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for the third year in a row. This marks our 14th year in the global top 10, reflecting the strength of our academic and employer reputation. 🔗 Learn more: ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/ucl-… #QSWUR
UCL ranked among top 10 universities in two major global rankings | UCL News

UCL ranked among top 10 universities in two major global rankings | UCL News

UCL has been named the ninth best university in the 2026 QS World University Rankings, the third year in a row the university has held this position.

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Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in The King’s #BirthdayHonours for their outstanding contributions to economics, child health, the history of medicine, addiction care, science outreach on space, and patient safety ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/ucl-…
UCL staff recognised in King’s Birthday Honours | UCL News

UCL staff recognised in King’s Birthday Honours | UCL News

Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours.

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📢 @UCL academics Only one week left to apply for UCL Global Engagement funding streams 2025/26! These funds support staff collaboration with global colleagues. Explore the funding opportunities and start your application here bit.ly/3QmXF21
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The Fink Lab is recruiting participants (18-40yrs) for a COVID-19 Challenge Study. Reimbursement for your time is offered. For more information, please read bit.ly/3FXOy60 To express your interest, please complete the pre-screening quest bit.ly/4jSb6mD
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🚨Postdoc position available in the Fink lab🚨 At the Pears Building (Div. of Infection & Immunity UCL) The Fink lab (Douglas Fink) is investigating the role of anti-cytokine auto-antibodies in immune dysfunction and disease during ageing: lnkd.in/ez9y4app

9,000+ Postdoctoral Research Assistant jobs in United States

Today’s top 9,000+ Postdoctoral Research Assistant jobs in United States. Leverage your professional network, and get hired. New Postdoctoral Research Assistant jobs added daily.

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Two weeks to go for our London Quantitative Immunology day on April 10th! Last chance to submit abstracts for contributed talks is today 👉 qimmuno.com/ldnday/
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Out now in @AutoimmunJ!🚨doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2025.… Can #Tregs be a useful biomarker in autoimmunity? We use our @nanoString Treg signature and #spectralflowcytometry to differentiate inactive from active #JIA, identify subclinical disease and predict flares. @meryl_attrill @iit_ucl
Treg fitness signatures as a biomarker for disease activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2025.103379

ALT Treg fitness signatures as a biomarker for disease activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2025.103379

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Join us for our #WorldCancerDay online event on Thursday 6 February, 5pm! UCL panellists will be discussing some of the latest research in their fields & the innovations that are transforming our approach to cancer, plus Q&A session 🔬 Book your place: ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/e…
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Follow us over on 🦋 and see our exciting new post-doc opportunity @iit_ucl eur01.safelinks.protection.o…
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To anyone looking for a PhD in computational immunology, check this project out! Andreas leads an incredible group and is an amazing supervisor!! ⭐️ @andimscience qimmuno.com/openings/
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How to learn generalizable rules across complex sequence-function maps? 💡In our new preprint we propose a framework for learning two-point statistics and use it to discover biophysical rules of TCR specificity that generalize to unseen ligands ! ✨ arxiv.org/abs/2412.13722
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📣 We are hiring! Postdoc opportunity in Quantitative Immunology @ucl. 🔬 Develop computational approaches to discover clonal and functional T cell determinants of protection against Tuberculosis. Fully funded 2-year position. 🗓️ Apply by Dec 10 ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
UCL – University College London

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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🚨 new review alert! 🚨 Emerging Insights into Memory Natural Killer Cells and Clinical Applications. Led by Jonida, Jay @helena_are and Frances. #NKCells @iit_ucl mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/11/174…
Emerging Insights into Memory Natural Killer Cells and Clinical Applications

Emerging Insights into Memory Natural Killer Cells and Clinical Applications

Natural killer (NK) cells are innate lymphocytes that can rapidly mount a response to their targets by employing diverse mechanisms. Due to their functional attributes, NK cells have been implicated...

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🚨PhD scholarship🚨 4-year PhD scholarship at @iit_ucl (including our lab) @RoyalFreeChty @PearsFoundation @ucl 3x6 week rotations before selecting PhD lab, home tuition fees, stipend and consumables! Apply now! deadline 10th of Jan 🚨 ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…
UCL – University College London

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Are you a #caregiver (e.g. of a child/elderly parent/other adult) and a STEMM-researcher in the UK? If so we want to hear your lived experiences. Please take 15 mins to complete our anonymous survey: qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/j… #carersinSTEMM #AcademicChatter Deadline: 31/10/24
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Three years today since we moved into the Pears Building! 🎊 To mark this, we've just launched a new film celebrating some of the fantastic scientists from the Stauss Lab here at the Institute 🎬 buff.ly/3XKAEZV #Immunotherapy #TCells #CancerResearch #AutoImmuneDisease
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Thanks to @MedResFdn for highlighting our work on HIV-HBV co-infection for #HBVcure in @HEP_Journal. This concerted effort was spearheaded by @Peppa_Group (with more to come)! Grateful to collaborators, funders & colleagues @QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @BartsHepatology @iit_ucl
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Deaths from viral hepatitis are on the rise. 🔬 A new study in @HEP_Journal, part-funded by us, sheds light on immune responses to HIV-HBV co-infection. These findings could lead to earlier & improved treatment options for #hepatitisB. 💉 ➡️ bit.ly/3T7qpgG @druppygill
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Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma - JHEP Reports jhep-reports.eu/article/S258… Check out this new review from our UCL/Royal Free team for a succinct update on basic and translational aspects of HCC immunotherapy #HCC @uclcancer @RoyalFreeNHS @iit_ucl
Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major global healthcare challenge, with >1 million patients predicted to be affected annually by 2025. In contrast to other cancers, both incidence and mortality...

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Super proud of our latest cohort of MRes Experimental & Translational Immunology students! Congratulations on completing your vivas! @iit_ucl @UCLInfectImm
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