A research group at @UniofOxford @KirOxford trying to understand how the inflammatory response is controlled on the molecular level
Joined January 2022
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Delighted to receive a major support to our neutrophil research programme - thank you, @The_MRC !
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Marvel at beautiful shapes of neutrophils on the cover of @NatRevImmunol April 2026 issue and read our review on the current understanding (or the lack of it!) of mechanisms driving the shape changes nature.com/articles/s41577-0…
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Some more on Oncology - a networking event on neutrophils in cancer organised by @eileen_parkes! Great initiative and enthusiastic and engaging crowd!
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Big welcome to @LyndonCWalsh, MSc Oncology, who joined the group for his research project on epigenetic modulation of neutrophil development, supervised by @juliasalafranca. A dream team!
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The European Phagocytes Workshop is in its second day and going strong! Our own @juliasalafranca has just presented at the Mechanobiology session!
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Keble college, Oxford - the place to be this week!
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More from the last day of the EPW meeting in Oxford - the next destination will be revealed soon...
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Please remember to register for what is expected to be a great meeting in innate immunity space in Oxford!
Early registration deadline - 1 December 2025
phagocytes2026.com/
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The abstract submission deadline has been extended until January 19 to accommodate the late breaking research! Please hurry up before the submission portal closes!
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A big thumbs up 👍 to @juliasalafranca who successfully defended her DPhil thesis 3D single live cell analysis of neutrophil morphology and function! Congratulations Dr Julia! Thanks to @KnightGenetics and @red_ven for examining!! Neutrophils rule once again ... even on cakes!
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The early registration deadline has been extended until 15 December 2025. Only 3 days to go! Do not forget to register!
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Delighted to see it out! Happy to have contributed to this superlative study, which will be used by many labs for years to come! Well done @ivanbamartin, @AndrsHidalgo16 and everyone involved!! 👏
Nature research paper: Architecture of the neutrophil compartment
go.nature.com/3MAW8X4
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More news! Our review revisiting old and new ideas on the functional relevance of "metamorphosis" of neutrophil nucleus is out in @NatRevImmunol. Tremendous effort by @Erinke1, @AnandaMukh7422 and Irina! ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/shaping…
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Congratulations to our brilliant @LinhNguyen160, who receives Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Disease to continue her studies on spatiotemporal mucus layer remodelling in intestinal inflammation kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/linh-n…
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We have openings to study with us next year. Would you like to find out more? Why not join us at the Kennedy Institute for our student open day?
🗓️ Friday 24 October
⏰ 1 – 5pm
📍 Kennedy Institute
Find out more and register for your place. 👉 kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-…
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At a beautiful mountain ridge near Cluj Romania, with George Hajishengalis and Mihai Netea - after an inspiring Human Functional Genomics Romania conference. Thanks Mihai and Team for organising!!!
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A new Global Immunotalk is now available online - watch how our exciting story of mechanosening macrophages in the mechanically loaded organs has been developing!
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An excellent lecture in a beautiful Oxford University Museum - it has been such a pleasure to host Paul at the Kennedy!
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Paul Kubes will deliver the Newton-Abraham Lecture 2025 on 19 May, 16:30-17:30.
All members of the University of Oxford are welcome.
More details here: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/91d4…
ALT A blue and white poster reads "Newton-Abraham Lecture 2025: Professor Paul Kubes, Queen's University, Canada". The title of the lecture is "Immunophysiology: studying the integration of immune cells into organ physiology". The lecture will take place on Monday 19 May at 16:30-17:30 in the Oxford Museum of Natural History Lecture Theatre. It will be followed by a drinks reception at 17:30-18:30. Full details can be found on Oxford Talks. Sign up is not required, but spaces are limited.
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We are delighted that we could add function to yet another subset of macrophages in the synovium! Well done @capyBara_bs, who led the work!
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A specific type of macrophage seems to drive inflammation early in arthritis. Could these cells be a new target for therapies to act early in disease? 💊
Read about this new study from @UdalovaLab! 👇
kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/macrop…
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Congratulations🎉to our talented DPhil student Julia @juliasalafranca who was awarded two prizes at the 2025 @TheKennedyTrust Network Conference! One for her flash talk and another for a group grant pitch: 'Enhancing ocular drug delivery using an integrated device: Eye-lectric'
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