My research career gave me amazing opportunities & experiences; introduced me to so many extraordinary people, places & ideas; was fascinating at times, frustrating at others. But today marks a new start. Time to let my right brain steer for a while and see where it leads me.

🚨Camouflaging in neurodivergent and neurotypical girls at the transition to adolescence and its relationship to mental health: A participatory methods research study - McKinney - JCPP Advances - Wiley Online Library acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…

Had enough of Musk, bots & grifters, so not here much anymore - but on Bluesky @djdavidson.bsky.social

If you are interested in lung inflammation during viral respiratory infections have a look at the latest paper from our team. Great work by @_amber_owen and colleagues. @ImperialNHLI mucosalimmunology.org/articl…

I'm looking for 2 Postdocs and a Technician to join my team in @EdinUni_IIIR, investigating #mucosal #immunity & #inflammation during #schistosome #infection. If this sounds exciting to you, please apply! (deadline 19th Sep) 🪱🔬🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/… elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…

🔥 Just out! 👋How do you determine what counts as public engagement and research for ethics review? What guidelines can help do public engagement ethically? 👉Check out our paper describing our work around ethics and PPI in @BioMedCentral: researchinvolvement.biomedce…

Proud to see our paper on ‘Host and environmental factors shape upper airway microbiota and respiratory health across the human lifespan’ publishes today in @CellCellPress doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.…

It's alive... Do you want to learn about the history of infectious disease in London? Go to @guidltours and look for 'Infected in London' The tour takes in penicillin, sewers, pumps, vaccines and even Albert Speer's interior decor!

Interested in #publicengagement in research? @EdinUni_IGC are recruiting a Public Engagement & Involvement Manager to help support their excellent work at @EdinburghUni. Details at jobs.ac.uk/job/DIV746/public… Closing date 6th Sept

ℹ RSV vaccination programme starting this Sept ℹ From 1 Sept, vaccination to protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) will be offered to: 🤰 Pregnant women (over 28 weeks) to help protect newborn babies 🚶‍♂️ Adults aged 75 Find out more: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/07/17…

Come and see The Wandering Womb!! Get your tickets here ⬇️

A lot of work went into this! Delves into studies on the impact of the gut microbiome on symptoms of endometriosis and reflects on research in other chronic conditions. Considers potential therapeutic options via alternation of the gut microbiota. I hope you enjoy it!

If you're looking for a PhD, & passionate about #helminths & #mucosal #immunity, please apply! This project in Edinburgh will investigate intestinal/lung #inflammation, tissue damage & repair during murine #schistosome infection (deadline 10th August) 🪱🤓findaphd.com/phds/project/mu…

Some really exciting publicity around The Wandering Womb today after the press release by @RoyalSocEd about Curious Festival 2024 in September! I'm honoured to be a face of the festival this year and thrilled that even more people will get to experience the power of the womb.

huge news as @UKHSA & @NHSEngland announce the rollout of maternal vaccination for RSV gov.uk/government/publicatio….

Thanks to immunization, a child born today is 40% more likely to see their first birthday than a child born 50 years ago.   This was only achieved by the joint effort of all partners, working together.   And that’s what @gavi is: realizing the power of vaccines through the power of partnership.   The Gavi 6.0 strategy is the most ambitious in its history: to protect more people, against more diseases, faster than before.   I thank all the donors who have supported Gavi so generously for so long.   You have saved so many lives, and by fully funding Gavi’s Investment Opportunity, you can save so many more, #ForOurFuture.

I’m so pleased to share the publication of my literature review and first first-author paper, titled ‘The impact of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on endometriosis-associated symptoms: mechanisms and opportunities for personalised management strategies’ doi.org/10.1530/RAF-23-0085

This weekend I launched my project The Wandering Womb at the @MeadowsFestival in Edinburgh and it was a huge success! People of all walks of life visited us and either shared their experiences of menstruation or learnt about the experiences of others. (1/) #menstruation

Lovely paper thanks to a fruitful and fun collaboration between different teams, cohorts, disciplines, PIs and students across several countries. Without this diverse and enthusiastic team this result would not have been possible 💪🙏

The June edition of #Immunology News is out! 📰 Our focus this quarter is #PublicEngagement in all its various forms & this new issue is packed with fabulous examples of how it can be done & its wide-ranging positive impacts 🤩 Read it here 👉bit.ly/45qj5BR