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Rachel Edgar

@racheledgar.bsky.social

Group leader at Imperial College & the Francis Crick Institute, studying cell biology, viruses, immune responses and more. UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Cancer survivor & trustee of @BrainTumourCharity.bsky.social https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/rachel.edgar

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Endocrine and molecular regulation of seasonal avian immune function | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Birds have evolved seasonal adaptations in multiple aspects of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Seasonal immunological adaptations are crucial for survival in harsh environmental conditions and...

Check out Sayatan @sayantansur.bsky.social latest publication in the Philosophical Transaction of RS! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Excellent resource for scientific literature on seasonal variation in avian immune function.
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social

23.01.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Circadian gating: concepts, processes, and opportunities | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Circadian clocks provide a biological measure of time that coordinates metabolism, physiology and behaviour with 24 h cycles in the environment. Circadian systems have a variety of characteristic prop...

Circadian gating: concepts, processes, and opportunities. We set out some of our thoughts, and also why it is valuable to know about gating. With Pirita Paajanen and @jkimmey.bsky.social #chronobiology royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

23.01.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the oppor...

Out today! Our article about the importance of creating impact from circadian rhythm research. A collaborative effort from the BioClocks UK volenteer team! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Published as part of a Royal Society special issue on circadian rhythms in infection and immunity.

23.01.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1918

Check out this special issue of Phil Trans R Soc on β€œcircadian rhythms in infection and immunity.” Loads of articles on diverse topics in chronobiology @royalsociety.org royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

23.01.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Chronobiology is a multidisciplinary field that extends across the tree of life, transcends all scales of biological organization, and has huge translational potential. For the UK to harness the opportunities presented within applied chronobiology, we ...

BioClocks UK: driving robust cycles of discovery to impact. Great to see this article, which sets out the vision for the BioClocks UK programme and how chronobiology research has a huge breadth of impact #chronobiology royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

23.01.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1918 Can't sign in? Forgot your password?

Out today β€˜Circadian rhythms in infection and immunity’! Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Royal Society meeting and made this theme issue very special, a pleasure working with you all 😊 @reecelab.bsky.social @imperialinfect.bsky.social
royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

23.01.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Registration is now open for the Spring UK Clock Club in Coventry on 21 March 2025.
More information and sign-up on the BioClocks UK webpage: www.bioclocks.uk/event-detail... and after you signed up, do not forget to submit an abstract here: forms.gle/WQjUKrZGd621... See you in the Midlands in 2025

19.12.2024 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Research Assistant (Dodd Group) | John Innes Centre An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to join the Dodd Group at the John Innes Centre, conducting cutting-edge research into circadian rhythms in bacteria and plants.

Come and work with us at the John Innes Centre! We’re recruiting a technician to investigate circadian rhythms in plants and bacteria. Expertise in microbiology, gene cloning, imaging are welcome #chronobiology #arabidopsis #bacillus www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/re...

28.11.2024 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder - if you are a new PI in UK virology and you aren’t yet registered for RIVR2025 on Jan9-10th in Liverpool, registration closes on December 5th!

If you are a new group leader in virology in the UK and aren’t yet on the RIVR mailing list, get in touch to be added.

22.11.2024 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
MRC LMB

MRC LMB

🌟 Welcome to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology on Bluesky!
We’re thrilled to connect with you and share our research insights, job opportunities, events, and more.
Join us on this journey as we advance science and improve human health together!
#MolecularBiology #Research #Innovation

22.11.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A photo of the Sir Michael Stoker Building, a research centre housed inside a golden metal cube, against the parkland of the Garscube campus as the sun rise lights up the clouds above the Campsie Fells. Image Credit: Rob Gifford.

A photo of the Sir Michael Stoker Building, a research centre housed inside a golden metal cube, against the parkland of the Garscube campus as the sun rise lights up the clouds above the Campsie Fells. Image Credit: Rob Gifford.

Do you want to become a virologist?
The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests.
Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab.
Please RT!
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

22.11.2024 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Do you know anyone affected by a brain tumour or brain injury? πŸ§ πŸ€•

I’m happy to answer any questions you may have (Messages fine for this)

Repost this please to reach as many people as possible πŸ”
#braintumour #support

18.11.2024 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4
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@mjafreeman.bsky.social's BlueSky starter packs for 'mechanistic' biologists

Here’s my spreadsheet of starter packs (>80!) related to broadly β€˜mechanistic biology’ plus some intriguing extras

Complete with collective nouns

I’ve been tracking these but now can’t keep up

Hope it’s helpful

2/2

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

19.11.2024 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 16

I’ve made a Starter Pack of #innateimmunity and #inflammation researchers to follow! Please contact me to get added or to suggest others to add. We are just getting started 😎
#immunosky
#academicchatter
go.bsky.app/QqJ9AgB

16.11.2024 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 0

A starter pack for all virologists out there on the blue side ! Might be missing some people but it’s a good start ! go.bsky.app/DmphBCT

17.11.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 2

Hi, can you add me to the list? Work on circadian rhythms and antiviral immunity :)

17.11.2024 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I also suggest @drandybroadbent.bsky.social ?

17.11.2024 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Please can I be added? Thanks!

17.11.2024 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Eric, I work on host-pathogen interactions: profiles.imperial.ac.uk/rachel.edgar
Please add me :)

17.11.2024 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Have your say on the future of NHS England! Share your experiences on care you've received to help inform the government's upcoming 10-Year Health Plan for NHS England!

Thought I’d share a guide that we have created at The Brain Tumour Charity to help support our community members that are seeking to engage with the 10year health plan consultation. Hoping it helps in any small way and happy to discuss how it was built: www.thebraintumourcharity.org/get-involved...

12.11.2024 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Bioclocks Uk BioClocks UK home page

First announcement: Spring UK Clock Club at the University of Warwick on 21 March 2025. Keynote by John B. Hogenesch. Associated policy and media training workshops on 20/21 March. Watch the www.bioclocks.uk for more info coming soon.

10.11.2024 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Can skin inflammation stop mosquito-borne virus infection? at University of York on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Can skin inflammation stop mosquito-borne virus infection? at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com

Excited by viruses and how our bodies repel them? A fully funded PhD project now available combining expertise from the lab to the clinic. #virology #immunology #dermatology #CRISPR #vector-vertebrate biology. Help us spread the word. ☺️

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

08.11.2024 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoc positions available in the RΓΆper lab at the University of Cambridge @PDN_Cambridge!
Join us and help discover the role that supracellular actomyosin assemblies and cell adhesion play in sculpting organs in Drosophila!
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48942/

14.11.2024 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Forever? | Oneworld Nature wants you dead. Not just you, but your friends, family, pets – everyone you’ve ever met, in fact… With over 17,000 known diseases affecting humans, and countless poisons, carcinogens and toxi...

My new book is out in January
oneworld-publications.com/work/live-fo...

13.11.2024 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to reading it John! Any insights on the deadly effect of chronic sleep deprivation?
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13.11.2024 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a brilliant list of all the "usual" political peeps who are now transferring from X to Bluesky....all in one handy parcel thanks to @adambienkov.bsky.social

Cheers Adam

Pls repost

Let's get this party started πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

12.11.2024 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2548    πŸ” 648    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 19
Bluesky Network Analyzer Find accounts that you don't follow (yet) but are followed by lots of accounts that you do follow.

My app for finding πŸ¦‹ accounts you may want to follow has had a make-over: it now displays names and bios, and allows adding an "app password" for direct follow buttons in the listing

bsky-follow-finder.theo.io

12.11.2024 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 621    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 75
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A repertoire of immunologists Join the conversation

A repertoire of immunologists

by @rodrahimi.bsky.social

go.bsky.app/PY5tCas

12.11.2024 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

go.bsky.app/NCtEXtT

11.11.2024 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 2

I see more and more life science institutes/departments joining the party.
I have put together a starter pack. Please let me know if you see others that could be added.

go.bsky.app/LxXpcvJ

13.11.2024 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 4

@racheledgar is following 20 prominent accounts