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Edan Foley

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Studying zebrafish intestinal biology at the University of Bath with an interest in sex and mucosal immunity. Trying to import the oxford comma to Britain. she/her 🐠 πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ 🎢

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β€œPersevereβ€”we have always been here and are not going anywhere!”

02.02.2026 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah - I often walk the long way home just to take in the city/river.

02.02.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - I started in Bath this year. It's been lots of work, but also fun. I'm excited to get things properly off the ground

02.02.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photograph of a white styrofoam box on a clean lab bench. The word "Foley" is written in black ink in the top left corner of the box.

Photograph of a white styrofoam box on a clean lab bench. The word "Foley" is written in black ink in the top left corner of the box.

(To the sounds of "Also sprach Zarathustra") Our first ever piece of lab equipment is in place!

02.02.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a giraffe is standing on its hind legs in a grassy field . ALT: a giraffe is standing on its hind legs in a grassy field .

Except this city is so old that the streets are all cobbled and heels are a nightmare!!!!

01.02.2026 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!! πŸ˜ƒ

01.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry! I didn't pick up on that. It looove that - it's a perfect choice!!

01.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooops - should read Jehannine - sorry!!!

01.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Jenannine - it's such a breath of fresh air!

01.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It's great not having to bundle up for -20 on a January day!

01.02.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww. Thanks! That means a lot!

01.02.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Turns out the UK is a great for skirt shopping - lots of variety at great prices!

01.02.2026 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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01.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A full-length selfie standing in the mirror wearing a white top, green shirt, and black boots. This was taken to mark how far I've come in my own transition, but also to celebrate the joy a fresh beginning (and yes, I see that my new house is still a bit of a mess)

A full-length selfie standing in the mirror wearing a white top, green shirt, and black boots. This was taken to mark how far I've come in my own transition, but also to celebrate the joy a fresh beginning (and yes, I see that my new house is still a bit of a mess)

The amount of mental and emotional bandwidth that gets freed up by starting all over as your true self

01.02.2026 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, Jan 2: I mean funding in the UK can't be worse than Canada, right?

Me, Jan 31: πŸ™€πŸ™€πŸ™€πŸ™€πŸ™€

31.01.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course--Sabatini had to be there

31.01.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A white long-haired jack Russell with a black spot on his tail buries his head in a hole in the ground as if hiding from the world

A white long-haired jack Russell with a black spot on his tail buries his head in a hole in the ground as if hiding from the world

Me after reading the news.

31.01.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please repost and consider applying: we work in such a fantastic context, we ask so interesting questions, and we have such a collegial and best-willing atmosphere… CRBM = Happy & Good Science

30.01.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We sequenced #ancientRNA from an 18th-Century human lung and recovered a rhinovirus genome. Take a look at our preprint. Feedback welcome.

31.01.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Practicing a new signature lately. It’s growing on me in a nice way.

30.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Images by Reegan Willms. The upper panel shows a larval zebrafish with bright white cells reporting active immune signalling throughout the animal. In the lower panel, the image zooms in on the gut demonstrating a strong host response, much of which is to the microbial flora that typically establishes residence in the gut at this stage.

Images by Reegan Willms. The upper panel shows a larval zebrafish with bright white cells reporting active immune signalling throughout the animal. In the lower panel, the image zooms in on the gut demonstrating a strong host response, much of which is to the microbial flora that typically establishes residence in the gut at this stage.

A little #FlourescenceFriday Fish Fun from the vault: Reegan capture this image of 5dpf larvae that express GFP under control of the NF-kB promoter. It's always fun to see how NF-kB is firing away doing it's thing in the gut, even in the absence of any kind of stress or infection.

30.01.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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When your UMAP mimicks the structure of the clustered cells:
#zebrafish #devbio #PILife #MesodermIsStillRelevant

29.01.2026 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent scientist and a great person. Jeff would be one of my top picks for a postdoc/postbac.

29.01.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Zu sehen ist der Kopf eines fΓΌnf Tage alten Zebrafischembryos. Der Durchlichtkanal zeigt die KΓΆrperstrukturen. Es sind zwei verschiedene Zelltypen zu sehen, in gelb die Makrophagen und in blau die Neuronen.

Zu sehen ist der Kopf eines fΓΌnf Tage alten Zebrafischembryos. Der Durchlichtkanal zeigt die KΓΆrperstrukturen. Es sind zwei verschiedene Zelltypen zu sehen, in gelb die Makrophagen und in blau die Neuronen.

Meiner Meinung nach ist die Mikroskopie eine der coolsten Methoden in der Wissenschaft, weil sie es uns ermΓΆglicht, das β€žUnsichtbareβ€œ sichtbar zu machen. Sie hat etwas wirklich KΓΌnstlerisches an sich, das wir mit der Gesellschaft teilen kΓΆnnen. Seeing is believing. 1/3

29.01.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

It's ideal binge material for cold winter days!

28.01.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That show slipped the leash and I am here for it!

28.01.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My word!

28.01.2026 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a blue jacket is standing in front of a colorful background and waving her hand ALT: a woman in a blue jacket is standing in front of a colorful background and waving her hand

Late to the game, but it's time to find out what Heated Rivalry is all about!

28.01.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fecal microbiota transplantation plus immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma: the phase 2 FMT-LUMINate trial - Nature Medicine In a phase 2 trial evaluating healthy donor fecal microbial transplantation plus either anti-PD-1 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer or anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA-4 in patients with melanoma, en...

First evidence that healthy donor fecal microbiota transplant, added to immunotherapy, can enhance efficacy vs cancer
3 clinical trial reports (renal, small cell lung, melanoma)
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
Holy πŸ’©!

28.01.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight/tomorrow morning! Using the zebrafish to explore host genetic susceptibility and live image our model of post TB Mycobacterium abscessus

Preview some of the videos bsky.app/profile/oehl...

28.01.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

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