Prof at Edinburgh University. #Immunologist. #Inflammation, #infection, #helminths, #allergy, #metabolism and the #microbiome.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gcuDni4AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Not interested in pitchfork politics of any flavourโฆ
Andrew S. MacDonald
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Congratulations Dr Harrop! Very proud of Ben defending his #PhD thesis today - the future is bright as he starts his postdoc in London! Good luck Ben ๐. And huge thanks to examiners @joyedwardshicks.bsky.social and Jo Konkel too. @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Lovely to catch up with some of the Manchester crew this afternoon, including new addition Maya ๐ถ, for a Christmas get together ๐๐๐ ๐ป @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social
Thanks to @minsterbantam.bsky.social for visiting and giving a great seminar this week about #immunity and #hematopoesis during #helminth infection #schistosomiasis ๐ชฑ ๐งช
A real pleasure to play a small part in this new study from the Hoffmann lab which uses a genetically humanized mouse that better models human #metabolism to accelerate drug discovery for #schistosomiasis. Very cool! ๐ชฑ ๐งช #helminth
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#TissueTregs have now been found in essentially all tissues, and have broadly conserved properties of enhancing repair and rejuvenation as well as controlling local inflammation. While the impact on tissues differ, molecular mediators are largely shared across tissues.
Andrew S. MacDonald
Andrew S. MacDonald
Andrew S. MacDonald
Andrew S. MacDonald
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The deadline for abstracts for oral presentations is 17 February while the deadline for poster abstracts is 28 February.
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๐คฉ Thrilled our research is a JACI Editor's Choice! ๐
We identified distinct protein fingerprints (GDNF/CLC) for noninvasive diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.08.025)๐ฌ
#CRS #PrecisionMedicine #Proteomics #Immunology
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hard times in UK for research sector as MRC have announced a funding pause in light of the science secretary announcing an overhaul of how the agency would divide its budget which will dramatically change research....๐งช๐งต
Two decades of progress against neglected tropical diseases are now at risk โ from funding cuts, climate change, and conflict. This World NTD Day, we must protect progress, unlock financing, and accelerate action.
#WorldNTDDay #BeatNTD
British Society for Parasitology
Vienna Airway Lab
Prof Sheena Cruickshank
Control of schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with
Schistosoma spp., remains reliant on a single chemotherapy, prazi...
On World NTD Day, we are highlighting innovative approaches to fighting NTDs.
A recent paper from Swiss TPH shows the potential repurposing of tuberculosis drug candidates to fight Buruli ulcer, a chronic skin disease caused by M. ulcerans.
๐Read more: bit.ly/47WdrXA
