Judi Allen

Ardwick Climate Action Green Route sign. Developed in partnership with researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute.

🚶‍♂️Spotted one of the Ardwick Climate Action Green Route signs today!

The route was developed by @ardwickclimate.bsky.social in partnership with Becker researchers to help the community avoid high-pollution areas, reducing the environmental triggers that drive inflammation and impact our health.

Announcing the Award Season that truly matters: The Cytokine Society is accepting nominations for its most prestigious awards. Senior career nominations accepted until March 6. Young Investigator nominations until April 3.

The sneeze secret: how much should you worry about this explosive reflex? It is one of the most powerful involuntary actions the human body can perform. But is a big sneeze a sign of illness, pollution or something else entirely?

Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social offers insight in The Guardian @theguardian.com on the science behind sneezing and what it reveals about our health #ImmunoSky

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The most in depth and thorough review you'll find on serous cavity immunology. Massive effort by Lucy and James bringing together all this knowledge! www.science.org/eprint/HBIIM... [science.org].

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Very much looking forward to this meeting in June 2026: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pat...

My main PhD paper is finally out! 🎉

After ~5 years, it’s published today in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺.
@natimmunol.nature.com

It all started with an unexpected observation 🔍:
👉 Mice lacking the dendritic cell receptor DNGR-1 developed tumours earlier ⏩ and more frequently 📈 than wild-type mice.

1/11 🧵

How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding

When the Trump administration slashed foreign aid, it gutted a program that had reduced malaria deaths world wide. In northern Cameroon, health workers tried to protect children in one last rainy season.

Is it true that … you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed? Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries

In the Guardian, ft. me: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Parasite Immunology: Vol 47, No 12 Click on the title to browse this issue

Another great output from a joyful long-term collaboration between Montevideo and Manchester
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Published in the excellent journal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13653024...

BATF3 controls the homeostatic maintenance and function of innate-like γδ T cells γδ T cells compose an evolutionarily conserved lineage of lymphocytes, with both adaptive- and innate-like characteristics, contributing to tissue homeostasis, immune surveillance, and rapid responses...

Isn't this the coolest Christmas present (or miracle) for a #gdTcell aficionado?! Our latest preprint showing the role of BATF3 on gd T cells is ou on bioRxiv:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Great Lab Christmas Lunch Festivities. I love this gang!!

Super secret Santa to get us in the spirit for Christmas lunch

Congratulations to Dr. Seytyagyaeyva!! Well done Emiliya for passing your viva with flying colors - and thanks to the examiners Brian Stramer and Jordi Bella, who we forgot to photograph! Photo of supervisor Tony Day, Emiliya and co-supervisor me

Cytokines 2026 in Glasgow (Oct 18-21) has an incredible Scientific Organizing Committee! Simon Jones, Iain McInnes, Clare Bryant, Clare Lloyd, and Luke O'Neill creating the program. This one's going to be special.

Details: 2026.cytokinesociety.org

Professor Tracy Hussell, Director of the @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social at @manchester.ac.uk has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentoring in Science by @nature.com.

We are recruiting a Research Tech! Funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social, join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent)
Deadline: 5th January
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

We’re hiring! Two postdoctoral research positions are available in our lab - one in mucosal immunology, and one in exposome immunology (MRC CoRE)! Apply by December 22nd!🎄

Position 1: tinyurl.com/2mh44tn4
Position 2: tinyurl.com/5ffzxsfb

@kiroxford.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

Our Director, Prof Tracy Hussell @tracyh9494.bsky.social has been shortlisted for a prestigious @nature.com Award for Mentoring in the Life Time Achievement category!

🤞Everyone at the Becker wishes Tracy the best of luck at this evening's Awards Ceremony.

www.nature.com/nature/award...

Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%

www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

We are so proud of Georgia - winning a prize for her amazing talk on our favourite molecule Ym1 @britsocimm.bsky.social - Delay in posting because I needed to get the photo from Brian @thelabninja.bsky.social (the lab photographer!)

Great time at BSI - with both past and current lab members (photo mostly current - @ph-papotto.bsky.social has his own lab now, and Georgia has an exciting new post with Jo Konkel)

Congratulations!

Beautiful talk by Matt Hepworth, so many exciting things happening at barrier surfaces. @hepworth-lab.bsky.social #BSI2025 @britsocimm.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Amazing talk from Andrea Graham. So much to learn from rewilding mice. @grahammunology.bsky.social #BSI2025 @britsocimm.bsky.social

Day 1 of the BSI 2025 on Monday saw the wonderful Judi Allen deliver a fabulous keynote talk! We were also very excited to see Judi share the news of our new MRC Exposome Immunology Manchester/Oxford collaboration👩‍🔬
@profjudiallen.bsky.social
@exposomeimmunology.bsky.social
@britsocimm.bsky.social

Wonderful reunion of Edinburgh gang (now in Manchester, New Jersey, Aberdeen & Edinburgh) at BSI congress opening night. @britsocimm.bsky.social #BSI2025

Fantastic start to #BSI25 with @profjudiallen.bsky.social ; a masterclass in scientific storytelling. Her career journey was engaging and full of long-view perspectives. Loved her celebration of mentees, and the message to chase those exciting “distractions” in science. #macrophage #Th2 #infections

Why we have to continue with animal testing for medical research | Letters Letters: Dr Robin Lovell-Badge and Prof Emma Robinson respond to an editorial on using new technologies to reduce the reliance on animal experiments

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Barrier sites under the microscope! 🔬

Discover how our skin, gut & lungs fight infection, heal, and keep our microbiota happy. Don’t miss this session at #BSI25!

PS. Early bird registration closes on Wednesday 22 October ⚡