Profile: Dr Rebecca Dodd
Meet Dr Rebecca 'Becky' Dodd, a postdoc in Professor Judi Allen's lab with a sweet spot for glycosaminoglycans! Becky shares her research on lung repair, her role championing fellow postdocs, and life beyond the lab - from gym sessions to keeping her Duolingo streak...
Connecting environmental health and immunology: the Brunswick Eco Fair
On Saturday 3 October, researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute for Immunology and Inflammation joined forces with colleagues from the Manchester Environmental Research Institute and the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology for a joint stand at...
New study reveals how sleeping sickness parasites impact the female reproductive system and immune response
A new study published in PLOS Pathogens sheds light on how long-lasting parasitic infections affect the female reproductive tract and its local immune environment. Led by Dr Juan F. Quintana, with PhD researcher Olivia Shorthouse as first author, the research...
Becker PhD student Holly Sedgwick wins Best Talk Award at BSI London Immunology Group meeting
We are delighted to celebrate the recent success of Wellcome Trust Immunomatrix in Complex Disease PhD student Holly Sedgwick from the Menon lab. Holly was awarded the Best Talk Award for her talk entitled 'Investigating B Cell Dynamics and Interaction with the...
Professor Sarah Gaffen announced as incoming Lydia Becker Institute Director
The Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, along with the MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology, has announced the appointment of leading immunologist and cytokine biologist Prof. Sarah Gaffen as the new institute director. Professor Sarah Gaffen will join...
Lydia Becker Institute, MIB, and MRC CoRE Partner on Immuno-Biotechnology Initiative
The Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation and the MRC CoRE in Exposome Immunology are partnering with the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) to launch the Manchester Immuno-Biotechnology Initiative (MImmBI)While Manchester hosts world-leading...
The Lydia Becker Institute welcomes Professor Mahima Swamy to The University of Manchester
The Lydia Becker Institute at The University of Manchester is delighted to announce that Professor Mahima Swamy will be joining the Institute as a Professor of Immunology from August 1st, expanding the Becker’s world-class expertise in Barrier Immunity. Her lab...
Publication round-up: March-July 2026
Below is a list of the peer-reviewed papers and scholarly contributions published by Lydia Becker Institute-affiliated researchers from March to July 2026. Jump to: March 2026 April 2026 May 2026 June 2026 July 2026 March 2026 Insights from a novel monogenic...
Profile: Argyro Olympitis
Meet Argyro Olympitis, a Wellcome Trust Immunomatrix in Complex Disease PhD student exploring how matrix changes in glioblastoma influence immune responses and cancer progression. From a childhood in the British Virgin Islands to competing on University Challenge,...
Splatting viruses and building immunity: the Becker at the Universally Manchester Festival
On Saturday 13 June, the Lydia Becker Institute brought the world of immunology out of the lab and into the community by taking part in The University of Manchester’s Community Fair at University Place, part of the Universally Manchester Festival. This vibrant, annual...
