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Jennifer Shelley

@jnnfrshlly

Postdoctoral researcher in the Strid group at Imperial College. All things immunology, dermatology and microscopy πŸ’«

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Funding Funding is often secured through Wellcome Trust or MRC DTP Fellowships. Further information about this and specific projects studying under the supervision of Departmental supervisors who have obtaine...

PhD opportunity in my lab. Working on RSV, genomics, viral escape and evolution

www.imperial.ac.uk/infectious-d...

09.03.2026 09:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.

Success rates for Europe’s leading research grants are declining as a surge in applications far outweighs the funds available

go.nature.com/479Sni6

17.10.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 10
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(MRC DTP) Immune microbiome cross talk and skin inflammation in cutaneous Crohn’s disease at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - (MRC DTP) Immune microbiome cross talk and skin inflammation in cutaneous Crohn’s disease at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

Excited to share this MRC DTP PhD opportunity with our lab, Kevin Couper and Kat Koyte to explore immune microbial cross talk in cutaneous Crohns’s disease. Info here: πŸ§ͺ

14.10.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our department is hiring! Supportive environment, cool science, all the good stuff...

13.10.2025 09:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Role of Fibroblast‐Immune Crosstalk in Kidney, Lung, and Skin Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are organized aggregates of lymphocytes, myeloid cells, and stromal cells that form at sites of inflammation, providing adaptive immune responses outside of second...

Our new review is out! Discussing fibroblast crosstalk in tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) in the lung, kidney and skin across different contexts including cancer, autoimmunity and infection!

Very happy to contribute to the skin section πŸ’«

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

01.09.2025 11:10 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We made a short animation explaining what goes wrong in the lungs during asthma! 🫁🎬 Designed for the public, students & patientsβ€”check out how immune cells respond to threats & how asthma treatments work.

Big thanks to @WellcomeTrust & Acteria!

04.08.2025 10:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The IL-33/ST2 axis and tissue Treg maintain epithelial homeostasis and restrain cancer development in the skin Interleukin (IL)-33 is constitutively expressed in many epithelial tissues at steady state and signals through the receptor, ST2. IL-33 is released up…

Two exciting new papers from the Strid group in recent months! Both with beautiful data investigating the immune modulation of skin cancer...
One with Tregs: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
One with eosinophils:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

19.06.2025 12:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers β€˜overwhelmed’ Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body

As the USA shuts down programs to develop HIV vaccines, we have exiting news from Australia of new work delivering RNA encoding bits of HIV to T cells #Immunosky πŸ§ͺ🧡

05.06.2025 07:23 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 17

Congrats RΓ©gis!!

29.05.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Preventable Diseases, Preventable Tragedies: Why Vaccines Are Essential Vaccines save lives but only if people use them!

Its @britsocimm.bsky.social Vaccine Engagement Day today which seems an apt time to reflect on the successes of vaccines, the unprecedented drop in vaccine uptake + rise in hesitancy that threatens the health of us and our loved ones in my latest substack πŸ§ͺ🧡 #Immunosky @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

26.03.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Investigation into lung microvasculature heterogeneity and how inflammation impacts spatial interaction. at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Investigation into lung microvasculature heterogeneity and how inflammation impacts spatial interaction. at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

Now recruiting! We have a BHF CRE/BRC PhD position open in my group. If you're passionate about exploring how human lung vasculature changes during respiratory disorders using spatial imaging, check out the application below. UK nationals preferred.

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

05.03.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1