It's out! Check out our review discussing how ecoimmunology can complement lab immunology to understand immune responses to parasites, in particular Type 2 immunity. Inspiring collaborative work with T. McNeilly & Y. Corripio-Miyar from The Moredun Foundation sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

What has Johnson done for this country? Divided it. Made it poorer. Isolated it. Trashed its reputation. Weakened it. Lowered its standards. Removed its citizens’ rights. Abused its democracy. Lied to it. Insulted it. Broken it. Just so he can be king pig. #JohnsonOut

3rd highlight from Nov issue: Brenda Kwambana-Adams & coll report that severe acute #malnutrition is characterized by the collapse of a complex system w/ nested interactions btw #gutmicrobiome, enteric pathogens & energy regulating hormones. Read bit.ly/3xsOYc4 MPRU

Leaving worm burden counts til 5pm is not wise. On the plus side valentines spent with my one true love 🪱🤦🏻‍♀️😩 #romanceisntdead

Dr Pedersen shows the spatial and temporal variation in H. polygyrus infection in wild mice which was just published last year at besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… Mice with #Eimeria seem to be more likely to have H. polygyrus also. Approx. 3.1 parasite species per mouse! #BSP60York

Come join us in Edinburgh to work on this exciting new project working at the intersection of ageing, DNA methylation, infectious disease and diet in wild wood mice!

Time for a post presentation piña colada! 🥳🍹 Andrea Langeland Dr Marta Campillo Rowan Bancroft Ruby White #HydraHelminths

New preprint! We used a recently developed ultra-low input method to sequence the genomes of two parasitic nematodes and found ancient diversity in genes associated with host-parasite interaction 🪱🧬 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Here's a run-down:

We (Amy Pedersen Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft) are delighted to have been awarded a joint BBSRC project grant to work on wild mouse immunology on the Isle of May. We are looking for a research technician to join our team. Our RT vacancy is now live at jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

We (Kathryn Else Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft and I) kicked off our joint BBSRC project grant to work on wild mouse immunology and disease ecology on the Isle of May. Isle of May EcoImmunology We are all super excited for the next few years!

We have launched our new Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research project grant working with the wild mice on the Isle of May with a trip to the island, testing of kit and re setting grids - also time for a team celebration! With Amy Pedersen Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft

After two days of setting up and settling in, our first set of live traps and loggers have gone out (and back in) on the #IsleofMay! A day ahead longitudinal data collection with the current field team Rowan Bancroft Indra Warr Rowanne Fletcher Kathryn Else

The crew is ready for take-off: Isle of Mars here we come🚀🚀🚀 Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher Indra Warr

This evening we were treated to a real show on the Isle of May! Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher Indra Warr @

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

We are excited to announce that we have a Postdoc position open to join our wild immunology research project working on wild mice - and understanding the interaction between worms, the gut microbiota and immune response. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Intrigued by ecoimmunology and have microbiome experience? We have a postdoc position open for our project working on wild house mice - join us to disentangle the contribution of diet, the gut microbiota and the immune system in shaping parasite responses! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

My first official day as Chancellor's Fellow at the The University of Edinburgh as part of a wonderfully diverse interdisciplinary cohort this year! I am looking forward to building on previous work with Isle of May EcoImmunology to probe how environment and environmental change shape immune regulation

Delighted to share that we were awarded a British Society for Immunology Comms&Engagement grant to work on a collaborative artscience project with Alice Angus and Isle of May EcoImmunology to explore unseen connections between environment, immune system and researcher. Stay tuned for Isle of May art!

A preview of our ArtScience event today on the Isle of May - we are here again on 7 Sept when we will have completed our art exhibition with Alice Angus David Steel British Society for Immunology Lydia Becker Institute Iris Mair Rowan Bancroft Rowanne Fletcher