Associate Professor @UCLchildhealth studying epithelial, neutrophil and mucosal responses to respiratory virus infections including influenza, RSV and SARS-COV2.
Dr Claire Smith
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Thoroughly enjoyed my first #ICAR2026 in Prague! I was inspired by the spirit of collaboration from everyone involved. Made many new connections and had great discussions, which I hope will help accelerate antiviral research in the years ahead.
Thanks @isaricar.bsky.social #Antivirals
Really enjoyed Day 1 of #microbio26 with time to explore sunny(ish) Belfast and catch up with old friends. If you're around today come check out my talk at 2:30 in the 'out of body experience' session @microbiologysociety.org
Another insightful day of science, discussion and making new friends at #AIR2026
Day 2 Highlights: making sense of big data, spatial transcriptomics and in vitro modelling of respiratory infections @eventswcs.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Really excited our paper about how H5N1 rapidly adapted to cattle (and how these adaptations also increased its ability to infect cells from the human respiratory tract) is now published! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
UKHSA responds to the confirmation from @WHO that the UK has lost its measles elimination status.
Read more from WHO here: https://bit.ly/3YZuOFa
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
Thinking of pursuing research in Child Health sciences?
Join our upcoming online information session where you’ll find out what it’s like to study at a world-leading institution. 🌍
📅 Child Health MRes – 9 February, 17:00-18:00
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3 weeks until UCL turns 200! 🎉
From library all‑nighters to the friendships that shaped your journey, UCL has meant so much to so many. What’s your standout UCL memory?
📸 Oct 2017 #LoveUCL entry
#UCL200
Fantastic final day at #AIR2026. A masterclass in in vitro modelling by Scott Randall followed by a great panel discussion with funders @asthmaandlung.org.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @karlstaples.bsky.social
Dr Claire Smith
Dr Claire Smith
Dr Claire Smith
Explore Master’s degrees in Child Health and Paediatric Neuropsychology. Join our virtual open events to meet Programme Directors and plan your next career step.
If you'd like to celebrate the biology of viruses - or the fight against viral diseases - this winter, try out our free and updated #VirusSnowflake designs.
Please share, and if you have any photos of Virus Snowflakes in your area it would be lovely to see them!
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Ed Hutchinson
Avian influenza jumped from wild birds into dairy cattle. Here, the authors report that two mutations in the viral polymerase helped the virus to quickly adapt to cattle. Mutations increased the polym...
