Julio Silva
@Jsilva228
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Immunologist + Postdoc Cook lab- Exeter MRC CMM . Lung environment, DCs+Macs, immunometabolism, allergic inflammation. Half Scouse half Portuguese?!
Exeter, UK
Joined February 2014
Delighted that my first, first author paper has been published in JCI. Turns out type 2 anti-helminthic immune responses can be too much of a good thing in lymphatic filariasis! Thanks to all co-authors for getting this across the line
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RT @theRAD_lab: Job ads for TWO postdoctoral positions in our group are now online! Deadline 25th August. 🧪Immunologists, please apply here….
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RT @MRCcmm: Congratulations to MRC CMM's Catrin Williams for her Howard Eggins Early Career Mycologist Award, for her poster on her work on….
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RT @theRAD_lab: 🚨New lab pre-print! Here we took a deep dive into brain immune responses comparing clinical isolates of C neoformans. Must….
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RT @MRCcmm: 🧫 #ImageOfTheWeek The Fungal Zoo.From budding yeasts to spore-launching conidiophores and invasive hyphae, this image captures….
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RT @PilarRiveraOrt1: Dear #ILD community,.I am delighted to share that @ChorusTrial .recruited its first patient yesterday in #Exeter @Roya….
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RT @JacquesMeis: Addressing the fungal diagnostic gap in LMICs | Nature Reviews Microbiology
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Nature Reviews Microbiology - The WHO fungal priority pathogens list exposes critical diagnostic gaps in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where limited access to rapid, affordable tests...
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5 year labour of love. How do DCs trigger fungal allergic inflammation? With glycolysis fine-tuned by the airway environment!.
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Fungal spores are a major cause of severe asthmatic disease. However, the precise events that cause individuals to become sensitised to spores are poorly understood. Mgl2+ type 2 conventional...
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RT @MRCcmm: The CMM LATAM Unit has been awarded a prestigious grant of over R$ 5 million (£750,000) from FAPESP, the São Paulo Research Fou….
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Founders and leadership team of the MRC CMM and CMM LATAM Unit
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RT @fab_sal: Great opportunity to network while presenting my fellowship work at the #BSIBristol25 the immunology of long-haul disease, tha….
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RT @MRCcmm: Congratulation to CMM members @This_Will_Hurt who won the prize for best poster, and @fab_sal who was awarded best presentati….
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RT @MRCcmm: This beautiful #imageoftheweek was captured by @Ness_Francis88 and shows the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans (stained purple) in….
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RT @MRCcmm: Join MRC CMM's @fungalhyphae to discover the beautiful and deadly world of killer fungi at Exeter Library @LibrariesUnLtd 19th….
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RT @ElaineBignell: Replicative aging toughens up pathogenic yeasts in face of anti fungal drugs. A big talk on a big stage at ISHAM by Ales….
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RT @alesdantas: Had the pleasure of hosting a very thought provoking BMS talk from Iona Fraser yesterday. Thinking differently about fungi:….
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RT @MFT_NAC: CPA affects ~3,600 people in the UK. Mortality can reach 40% at 5 years. Current treatment = long-term azoles with limited eff….
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RT @ckosmidis: Be Part of Research - We are recruiting in our Trial of Interferon-gamma in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis .
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RT @MRCcmm: We are pleased to announce that Professor Adilia Warris, Co-Director @MRCcmm, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Aca….
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Professor Adilia Warris, Professor at the University of Exeter and Co-Director of the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, academic career development and training strategy lead at the NIHR Exeter BRC,...
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RT @animeshraydoc: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients With Prior Pulmonary Tuberculosis. New study from AIIMS, ND . In 1….
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Background Post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) is a precursor to Aspergillus-related lung diseases. While Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA) has been extensively studied in the background of...
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RT @forestcita: 🔥 New Candida guidelines, a most waited one, a tour de force from a global effort led by @CornelyOliver and @RosanneSprute.….
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Candida species are the predominant cause of fungal infections in patients treated in hospital, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality. Candidaemia and other forms of invasive candid...
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RT @FungalUpdate: The countdown to #Mycology2025 is on!🌍. We’re thrilled to welcome Prof. Roberta Peres da Silva, an expert in:.🔬Genetic ma….
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