Cecilia Johansson

⏰ Just 2 weeks left! Submit your abstract for #BSI25 by 3 September and showcase your research at the UK’s flagship immunology event this December in Liverpool.

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20.08.2025 10:54 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2

BSI Congress 2025. Online registration by Cvent

Remember to submit an abstract to the BSI Congress 2025 in Liverpool. Deadline 3rd September: www.bsicongress.com
There is a great line up of speakers so don't miss out! @britsocimm.bsky.social #BSI2025

20.08.2025 14:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very excited that we are looking for a new lab member. If you are interested in viral immunology have a look at this job advert. You will work in 2 labs, ours and @prof-tregoning.bsky.social at @imperialnhli.bsky.social @imperialinfect.bsky.social

20.08.2025 10:11 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Now we are almost up to date so more posts to follow.

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Type I interferons induced upon respiratory viral infection impair lung metastatic initiation Invasive breast cancer accounts for 7% of all cancer-related deaths, with the lungs being a common site of metastases. At the same time, lower respiratory tract infections are a common cause of morbid...

And we, together with the lab of Ilaria Malanchi@ila07.bsky.social, also published a preprint on how type I IFNs impair seeding of lung metastases www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ana Farias is the first author on this work.

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If you want to hear more about this story listen to this podcast: youtu.be/_2R10x04Cl8?...
@societymucosalimm.bsky.social

20.08.2025 10:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Exposure to bacterial PAMPs before RSV infection exacerbates innate inflammation and disease via IL-1α and TNF-α Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can cause severe lower respiratory tract infections. Understanding why some individuals get more serious disease may…

During this time we also published a paper "Exposure to bacterial PAMPs before RSV infection exacerbates innate in... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social.
Well done to Amber Owen on getting the first paper from her PhD published.

20.08.2025 10:08 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

We were the first to move into the newly renovated Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building (VPD) @imperialnhli.bsky.social.

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In January we moved the lab from the St Mary's site to the Hammersmith Hospital site. We are still at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social

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We have been a bit silent on social media the last 6 months. A lot of things have happened in the lab so here are some updates.

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RORing for oral tolerance An antigen-presenting cell subtype tames the immune response to food antigens in early life

Exciting data on oral tolerance induction are just out from several groups! I had the pleasure of writing a commentary www.science.org/stoken/autho... on the elegant study from @chrysothemisbrown.bsky.social.
Don’t miss it if you're interested in mucosal immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

28.07.2025 07:50 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Congratulations Wendy!! What a fantastic scientist and role model!

09.04.2025 22:18 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We have finally joined Bluesky properly!!! Follow us to find out what is new in innate immunity to respiratory viral infections!!

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