Rebecca Drummond
@theRAD_lab
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Professor of fungal immunology at the University of Birmingham. EIC, npj Fungal Science. Glaswegian, feminist, occasional artist
Birmingham, England
Joined March 2013
Very pleased to share the latest data from the lab, out today in @NatureComms! We show brain infiltrating CD4 Tcells drive inflammatory #microglia proliferation during fungal meningitis, contributing towards early clinical symptoms https://t.co/T3WYYx9aeE
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“I went into this with rose-tinted glasses thinking I am going to do this really great thing,..it’s just a lot more complicated, a lot more invasive and demanding physically and mentally than you think it’s going to be.” #EveryVoice #eggdonation
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#BREAKING news is finally out of the worst case of 🇨🇳 interference in UK academia I have ever seen - reported today in the Guardian (front page) and BBC. I’ve worked on this with Prof Murphy for two years, and here is the shocking summary: 1️⃣ PRC agents visited @SheffieldHallam
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Cool new paper for other antifungal immunity enthusiasts!
Protection against the fungus among us after mold spore inhalation… Tobias M. Hohl @tmhohl71 & team @MSKCancerCenter investigate Aspergillus fumigatus infection in mice, revealing communication between plasmacytoid DCs and neutrophils in the lung is necessary for antifungal
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Looking for something to read with your tea this weekend? Try this new explainer on the #mycobiome! Learn about the 🍄fungi that live in your body, and why this matters for your health. New from me in @ConversationUK
https://t.co/wySqIZUty6
theconversation.com
The ‘mycobiome’ refers to the hundreds of species of fungi that normally live on and in our body.
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Today is the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week, which runs from 9-15 October. This week is a time to remember much-missed babies, reach out to anyone who's been through baby loss and raise awareness for those who don't know how many people it impacts: https://t.co/TAHv2ax2tW
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Fancy doing a PhD on #fungi?🍄 I'm co-supervising a project on the MIDTP program with Dr Ayesha Rahman - follow the link for project details and how to apply! #FindAPhD
https://t.co/uwqaxBubQG
birmingham.ac.uk
MIBTP is a UK-wide doctoral training programme that equips bioscience PhD students with interdisciplinary skills to tackle global challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability.
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Credit to @guardian for giving Georgia's story proper attention & space - to ensure we hear about Georgia's family, character & life. This case has mistake, after mistake, after missed opportunity. We await the government's delayed VAWG strategy... https://t.co/i7ltY0BmEZ
theguardian.com
A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find...
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Women have every right to meet, discuss, and advocate on issues that matter to them without intimidation or disruption. It’s deeply concerning when lawful gatherings of women are treated as “provocative.” The right to free assembly and expression must be upheld equally.
Events that inflame division and create tension should be guarded against and @BrightonHoveCC needs better policies for which events it will host in our council-owned venues. The choice of Brighton was clearly provocative from organisers and the problems caused predictable.
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This image of male Cambridge university students protesting the inclusion of women was discussed by Rachel Hewitt during the panel. Obviously women could have avoided inflaming such tensions by just never asking for an education to start with.
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Wonderful paper in @Nature Communications stemming from something we hold very dear: creative collaboration between Lister Fellows! Fantastic work @theRAD_lab and David Bending 👏
Very pleased to share the latest data from the lab, out today in @NatureComms! We show brain infiltrating CD4 Tcells drive inflammatory #microglia proliferation during fungal meningitis, contributing towards early clinical symptoms https://t.co/T3WYYx9aeE
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Congratulations to all co-authors who helped us get this over the line! @Sofia_Hain @sarahfu52
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Treg discoveries recognised - immunology is the best 👌
BREAKING NEWS The 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”
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Note that Austria doesn’t even have self-ID. This former pimp is now on a media tour, saying he’s looking forward to the shared showers in the women’s prison. Want to help stop this madness? Please follow and support @AthenaForumEU. https://t.co/aYS965ys2O
heute.at
Ein 60-jähriger Ex-Rotlicht-Betreiber änderte sein Geschlecht – jetzt will er früher in Pension und eine Haftstrafe im Frauengefängnis absitzen.
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We are hiring!! PhD positions available in my group at @UK_Muenster to study the role of inhibitory receptors in the regulation of inflammation! https://t.co/LuiOqWywEk Please share and apply!
jobs-sf.ukmuenster.de
PhD Student (gn*) Immunology
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Our founder wrote an article on this topic recently for @TheCriticMag We have drawn this issue to the attention of Government, who don’t seem to have given it any thought at all. Whatever happened to bioethics? https://t.co/CJlDd85st2
thecritic.co.uk
A lot has changed since 1999. That was the year public debate on genetically modified crops exploded, with coverage of the issue dominating the news cycle for weeks, right at the cusp of the new…
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Had a great time today with the lab team raising money for @macmillancancer with our coffee morning! We raised over £300 with lots of tasty home bakes 😋 thanks to our student Alanoud for making the video!
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Australian states are removing the requirement for surrogates to already be a mother (so they fully understand what they are giving up) and lowering the age of potential surrogates to 18. Leaving naive young women ripe for exploitation. 🚩🚩🚩 Ban Surrogacy
"It is not good enough to act in the best interests of a child once it's born if we have trampled on those rights before it is born." 👏 Thank you @LibbyMettam for being 1 of only 4 Lower House MPs to take a stand for women and children against WA Labor's harmful surrogacy bill.
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Blue Jay (2025). My new art piece made entirely using a needle and thread 🪡🧵 #embroideryart #embroidery
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Last few hours to get your abstract in for this important meeting in the fungal research calendar! Don't miss out. I'm looking forward to reading your abstracts 😀
The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in video below (also includes submission links!) https://t.co/pSVP0VH2Gl
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