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Associate Professor in Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. Interested in Immune Tolerance | Immunometabolism |DC and T cell function in Autoimmunity | Board of Directors Irish Cancer Society 🌼

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Mitochondrial ABHD11 inhibition drives sterol metabolism to modulate T-cell effector function - Nature Communications Ξ±/Ξ²-hydrolase domain-containing protein 11 (ABHD11) is a mitochondrial hydrolase, and its expression in CD4 + T-cells has been linked to remission status in rheumatoid arthritis. Here the authors repo...

Ecstatic to share out latest research looking at the role of mitochondrial ABHD11 in controlling T-cell responses. We think this may be a viable target for autoimmunity. Please do give it a read, we would love to hear your thoughts.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

03.11.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Congratulations Lydia, Hannah and all the team - such a lovely story πŸ₯³

28.07.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🦠 New in Discovery Immunology: Obesity impairs dendritic cell (DC) function during viral infection by disrupting cytokine production and metabolism.

A must-read on how metabolic health shapes immune defence. πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3Z5ar9K #Immunology

07.05.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz If we stay on this administration’s course, future life-saving medicines may never be invented

We are witnessing the destruction of science in America | Paul Darren Bieniasz www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.04.2025 05:06 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Thanks to global immunisation efforts, an estimated 154 million lives have been saved over the past 50 years 🌎 🀝

That’s equivalent to 6 lives every minute.

#CelebrateVaccines

26.03.2025 09:17 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5

Obesity is associated with increased susceptibility to infection, which may be due to obesity-induced immune dysregulation. The latest article exchange highlight from @discovimmunol.bsky.social looks at dendritic cell responses to Sendai Virus in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity.

20.02.2025 06:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Can you please add me? Thank you!

04.03.2025 21:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#SaveTheDate The Irish Society for Immunology meeting will be held on 21/22 August this year in Galway Please Share widely @maynoothuni.bsky.social @ucc.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

20.01.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Obesity drives dysregulation in DC responses to viral infection AbstractIntroduction. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, with over 1 billion people worldwide living with obesity. It is associated with an increased risk of

#Immunity | #Immunometabolism | #DCs | #Obesity drives Dysregulation in Dendritic Cell Responses to #Viral #Infection |

OPEN ACCESS Study from @andyhogan82.bsky.social & pals now at @discovimmunol.bsky.social

11.02.2025 09:14 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Delighted to contribute to this study! Obesity can drive dysregulation in DCs - Congrats to all the @obesityimmunology.bsky.social team πŸ₯³

08.02.2025 07:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much !

21.01.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely delighted to receive this award from
@researchireland.bsky.social
as Highly Commended in the Early Career Researcher of the Year 2024! I'm so grateful to all of my colleagues &the wider research community for their support. Looking forward to continuing our research in 2025 & beyond!

17.01.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0