One Health and Eco-immunology Symposium – 9th June
On 9th June 2023 the ‘Eco-immunology and context-specific Immunology’ branch of the Lydia Becker Institute, joint with the Manchester Environmental Research Institute and Healthy Futures within Sustainable Futures is holding a one day symposium entitled “OneHealth and...
Reddit Ask Me Anything – 29 April 3PM GMT – Day of Immunology 2023
In order to mark International Day of Immunology 2023 experts from the Lydia Becker Institute will be taking part in a Reddit 'As Me Anything' on Saturday 29th April at 3pm GMT.Our Director Professor Tracy Hussell, Eco-immunology Deputy Lead Professor Sheena...
Day of Immunology 2023 – How Vaccines Work – Professor Tracy Hussell
As part of the International Day of Immunology 2023 campaign our Director Professor Tracy Hussell spoke to the European Federation of Immunological Sciences to explain how vaccines work and their impact on public health.Vaccines work because they mimic the pathogen...
Celebrating Excellence in Public Engagement: Professor Sheena Cruickshank Wins BSI Immunology Award
We're thrilled that our Eco-immunology Deputy Branch Lead Professor Sheena Cruickshank has won the Public Engagement Award at the inaugural British Society for Immunology (BSI) Immunology Awards ceremony held on April 20th at the Royal College of Physicians in London....
Trinity College and University of Manchester Study Reveals Breakthrough in Understanding Parasitic Worm Infection and Immune Response
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and the Lydia Becker Institute at the University of Manchester have studied how the immune system responds to a parasitic filarial nematode worm that infects the pleural cavity, shedding light on how the immune system controls...
BSI Immunology Awards 2023 – Becker Finalists
Three researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute have been named as finalists in the inaugural BSI Immunology Awards 2023. Eco-immunology Deputy Lead Professor Sheena Cruickshank has been named a finalist for the BSI Public Engagement Award and Dr Madhvi Menon and Dr...
The Evidence – Our microbes and our Health – BBC World Service
We are a teeming mass of interconnected microbes and the impact of this microscopic universe on our health, our minds, even our moods, is profound. Professor Sheena Cruickshank joined an expert panel at Wellcome’s Reading Room in London as part of the BBC World...
Glow Walk for Alzheimer’s Society – Postdoc Dr Helen Parker
Becker Postdoc Dr Helen Parker from the Greenhalgh Lab and her daughter Jessica took part in the Glow Manchester Walk on the 18th of March at Media City to help raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society and help improve the many lives affected by dementia. The 5km walk...
Malfunctioning immune cell behaviour could be drug target in Long COVID
Greater Manchester Researchers have shown for the first time that malfunctioning behaviour of a type of immune cell is linked to specific symptoms of long- COVID. The team was from The University of Manchester, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT),...
How To Boost Your Immune System? ITV Tonight
Professor Sheena Cruickshank provided her expertise for an ITV 1 Tonight special on how to boost your immune system, which aired on the 10th of February.The programme looked at the recent flu and cold epidemic in the UK - the worst in a decade - with a focus on how...
