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📣 #EFIS Education Task Force invites you to another webinar in the "Landmark Discoveries in Immunology" series!

💥 Registration is free 👇
🔗 www.efisedu.de/webinar
🗓️ March 5 at 17:00 CET

✨ Share and invite your colleagues!
#immunology #NKCells #ImmunologyEducation

@yefis-immunology.bsky.social

📢 Abstract submission is now officially open for the 2026 Symposium! 🧬

👉 Submit your abstract today:

www.yefis.org/symposium/re...

#Symposium2026 #CallForAbstracts #Research #Science #AcademicCommunity

See you in March, in Coimbra! 👋

51 SPI Annual Meeting Hackathon Registration in the Hackathon activity organized by the ySPI and Miltenyi Biotec

(7/7) And if you’re attending the SPI Annual Meeting in Coimbra, don’t miss the chance to “hack the immune system” by registering a team for the Immune Hackathon by 4 March! 🧬💡
Register here: 🔗 forms.gle/wiw9UW8GPrSe...

Abstract Submission - ySPI Season Webinars Please submit your abstract for the upcoming webinar. Ensure all fields are completed. Submit an abstract of 3000 characters maximum in English.

(6/7) Want to be our next Season Webinar speaker? 🎙️ Submit your abstract by 16 March for a chance to present your work in the Spring webinar. 📅
All selected speakers receive a cash prize. 💸
Submit your abstract here: 🔗 forms.gle/HPDyFxQnyuUB...

(5/7) Huge thank you to everyone who joined us today — we hope you enjoyed the event, and we look forward to seeing you at our next ySPI initiatives. 🤝

(4/7) This first session was only possible thanks to our amazing sponsors. 🙏 Inês shared the virtual stage with Laura Antigüedad Mangas from @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social, who showcased how Miltenyi’s solutions are enabling new discoveries in neuro‑immunology and beyond. 🧪

(3/7) It was truly inspiring to hear Inês walk us through this impactful project, and we cannot wait to see where her research goes next. 🌟

(2/7) We opened the Winter edition with Inês Lorga, who presented her PhD work on how meningeal IL‑17‑producing γδ T cells drive bacterial brain invasion in neonatal meningitis and trigger long‑term ADHD‑like behavioural changes. 🧠

(1/7) Today ySPI kicked off a brand‑new initiative: the Season Webinars! 🚀

Designed by early career researchers (ECRs) for ECRs, this new online series creates a space to share cutting‑edge science with peers across all career stages.

📢Registration for the #DayofImmunology webinar is open!

🔬Regulatory T Cells: Guardians of Immune Balance
🗓️April 29 at 15:00 CET

💥 Start the buzz & register to save your spot at this rock star webinar featuring outstanding speakers!

🔗 loom.ly/q1XCaxA

#DOI2026 #RegulatoryTCell #Tregs

#ySPI #WinterWebinar #Immunology #Neuroimmunology #Neuroscience #DevelopmentalImmunology #NeonatalImmunity #BrainInfection #PhDLife #PostdocLife #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #EarlyCareerResearchers
@yefis-immunology.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social

(4/5) Don’t miss this chance to hear from an emerging scientist at the crossroads of immunology × neuroscience × development!

(5/5) A big thank you to our sponsor @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social ✨

(3/5) Inês is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Sarina Ravens’ lab (Hannover Medical School, DE) and a recent i3S — University of Porto PhD graduate.

ySPI Season webinars: Winter session Registration in the Winter session of the ySPI Season Webinars “Meningeal IL-17-producing γδ T cells drive bacterial brain invasion in neonatal meningitis and long-term ADHD-like behaviour.”, Inês Lor...

(2/5) 🔬 Talk: Meningeal IL‑17⁺ γδ T cells drive bacterial brain invasion in neonatal meningitis and long‑term ADHD‑like behaviour.
🗓 Feb 26, 2026 | 11:00–12:00 GMT
💻 Online — registration required: forms.gle/Rzbk1WyY7TUoQwRB7

(1/5) 🚨 The ySPI Winter Webinar is coming!
We’re kicking off the 2026 season with Inês Lorga, who’ll share her research on how the immune system shapes brain infection and development in early life 🧠🦠

#AcademicCareers #PhDLife #PostdocLife #ResearchCareers #NonLinearCareers #CareerDevelopment​ #Mentoring #ScienceCareers #EarlyCareerResearchers #ResearchCulture #ySPI #Immunology #CareerTalk @yefis-immunology.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social

(7/7) Stay tuned – this is just the beginning of the series, and we’re looking forward to more open conversations in the next ySPI events. 💬✨
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(6/7) Problem choice & decision trees: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adrian Liston’s career resources: www.listonlab.uk/careers/
Positive research culture (lab): wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-341
Positive research culture (organisation): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

(5/7) Missed the session and want to explore these ideas? Here are key resources we mentioned. 🔗
Strategic PhD career building: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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(4/7) Years 3–4: Develop several realistic options in parallel, then choose your lead direction and invest — learn the language, grow your network, and reshape your CV so it clearly tells that story. 📚🤝

(3/7) Years 1–2: Get really good at what your current or ideal role needs, then systematically test a few directions with small “markers” (courses, shadowing, side projects, events). Keep curiosity high, pressure low. 🌟

(2/7) Instead of the usual “pick one path and stick to it”, we explored a 3–5 year framework to explore, de‑risk and then commit: 🔄
Year 1 – Master your skills 🛠️
Year 2 – Systematic exploration 🧭
Year 3 – Parallel plans, low pressure 🌱
Year 4 – Choose and double down 🚀

(1/7) What a fantastic start to our new ySPI webinar series! ✨
Today we hosted our very first Career Talk with Prof. @labliston.bsky.social, packed with honest insights about how messy and non‑linear research careers really are. 🎓

🎤 First Keynote Announcement

✨ Femke van Wijk

Professor of Tissue Immunology, @umcutrecht

🧬 “A Journey in Translational Immunology and Team Science”

📍 Prague | 29 June – 1 July 2026

🔗 More speakers coming soon!

#yEFIS2026 #KeynoteSpeaker #Immunology

#EarlyCareerResearchers #ScienceCommunity #AcademicLife #ResearchOpportunities #WebinarSeries #ScienceTalks #PhDLife #PostdocLife #YoungScientists #ySPI @yefis-immunology.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social

👉 Submit your abstract: forms.gle/HPDyFxQnyuUB...

Questions? Reach out: yspi@spimunologia.org
Let’s build a vibrant community for young scientists! 🔬💡

💬 Each session: 30-min talk + 15-min discussion.
💰 Selected speakers receive a cash prize.

🗓️ Dates:
❄️ Winter – Feb 26
🌼 Spring – Apr 30
☀️ Summer – Jun 18
🍂 Autumn – Nov 26