Lakshanie W
@LakshanieW
Research Fellow 🇦🇺👩🔬| @KirOxford | ORBIT | @UniOfOxford 🇬🇧| Investigating inflammatory processes in the human eye (anterior uveitis) 👁️
A team led by @Hallou_Lab has built a method to decode how mechanical force and gene expression join together to precisely control cell fate! This method could have exciting implications for diagnosis and treatment strategies and regenerative medicine. kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/decoding-…
🚨 Paper Alert 🚨 Absolutely delighted to share our last paper on "spatial mechano-transcriptomics" in @naturemethods👇!! nature.com/articles/s4159…
NEWS: New study reveals link between head injuries and viruses in Alzheimer's Disease The study by @oxford_ageing, @OfficialUoM and @TuftsUniversity suggests head injuries may re-awaken dormant viruses increasing the risk of neurodegenerative conditions medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study…
‘Jolet always has a great question to ask and helps everyone to really think about their research ideas and plans. She is excellent at teaching people in the lab and is an outstanding citizen of NDORMS.’
‘Devika combines scientific excellence, an outstanding work ethos and a can-do attitude that makes her an invaluable member of our team. Moreover, she always goes above and beyond to help others. She is a superstar!’
‘They are wonderful at their job and do it while being kind and appreciative of others. A true ray of sunshine in the workplace!’
Super cool talk by @FranzeProgatzky 🎉 at the #LabtoClinic conference at Trinity college, on function of glial cells in the gut 🔬! @KirOxford @ndorms @OxImmuno @NDMOxford

In the studio with us now is Professor Peter van Wijngaarden, the new Director of The Florey Institute #scienceiseverywhere #3RRRFM #science
Media coverage continues on research led by @BenJMarsland and @OPerdijk on #asthma and antibiotic use in infancy, centring on the molecule IPA. youtube.com/watch?v=XJoMGI…
Breaking news: A milestone for our Deputy Director @PetervanWijnga2, who has been appointed as the new Executive Director of @TheFlorey. He has made an enormous contribution to ophthalmology and public health, and we look forward more achievements! Read: cera.org.au/new-appointmen…
Fantastic new work presented by @gchappell9 🔬🧪from @JelenaLab about the tissue biology of NLRP3 inflammasome in RA at the @KirOxford internal seminar. ✨🎉🎖️@ndorms @OxImmuno

Roger Federer’s Commencement Address at Dartmouth yesterday might be the best speech he’s ever given. Amazingly articulate, funny, full of wisdom. Made me laugh and tear up. I’m so very proud to have had him as my idol for the past two decades. If you have 25 minutes to spare…
Delighted to be part of the 2024 Franco-British Young Leaders & to contribute to the future of Franco-British relations!/Honoré de rejoindre la promotion 2024 des Franco-British Young Leaders & de contribuer au futur de la coopération Franco-Britannique ! #FBYL @francobritish🇫🇷🇬🇧
The Franco-British Young Leaders for 2024 have been announced 🇫🇷🇬🇧: / La cohorte 2024 des Young Leaders franco-britanniques a été annoncée 🇫🇷🇬🇧 : francobritish.org/en/2024-young-…
Join us next week to ‘Meet the researcher’! We’ll be talking about eye disease, creating 3D models from cancer biopsies, and researching research! 🗓 Monday 22 April ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Botnar Institute and online 👉 Book your place here forms.office.com/e/n0GSxVJLrF
Delighted to present at @KirOxford seminar on our exciting #EyeResearch 👁️ in #uveitis! Thanks for the lovely introduction @arthritisbham 🙏🏾! @ndorms @fightforsightUK @UveitisCSG @UniofOxford @OxImmuno @womeninvisionuk @VisionUKGB

Humbled to have received the Mark Asquith Memorial Award at #OIS2024. Thank you to Philip (Mark's brother) for presenting the award 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 @ndorms @KirOxford @BSI_Oxford @UniofOxford @OxImmuno

Congratulations to @LakshanieW who won the Mark Asquith Memorial Award #OIS2024
Ever wondered how microbes influence respiratory health? Check out our new review in @physiolrev with @rossana_azzoni and @BenJMarsland!journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115… #microbiome #Immunology
Thanks to everyone who was a part of the inauguration of the Oxford-ZEISS CoE, an event kindly sponsored by @zeiss_micro . It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase successes & to build collaborations which will continue to push the boundaries of imaging.
'Steph Dakin is an incredible scientist and fosters healthy collaboration among other scientists, values contribution regardless of their status. Respectful and very kind. She deserves an award! This is not enough to describe how amazing Steph is!' @DakinLabGroup @BotnarOxford