Rebecca Drummond
@theRAD_lab
Professor of fungal immunology at the University of Birmingham (http://www.theradlab.co.uk). Glaswegian, feminist, occasional artist
Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust we will soon be advertising two postdoc positions! Interested? Please get in touch in the first instance and I'll provide more info on the projects. You can also learn more on our lab website theradlab.co.uk
New BBC article on fungal infections in which we are quoted: bbc.com/future/article…
Static vs. cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee @ABsteward doi.org/10.1128/aac.00…
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!) youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?si…
Join us ! Open #Postdoc position in my lab (Paris, France), to work on the Role of the Gut #microbiota in Host Cells Energy Metabolism in Health and #IBD see details here 🔽🔽🔽🔽 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/361342 please RT
Introducing a new gut microbiology journal, aptly titled Gut Microbiology. All Article Publishing Charges (APCs) are waived for 2 years! Please send your exciting research our way. sciencedirect.com/journal/gut-mi…
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Okay my lovelies, #WatchingYou is out on August 28, and I wouldn't lie to you, it's actually a pretty darned good book. But because I don't have Richard Osman's marketing budget, Louise Minchin's TV platform, Richard Coles' publicist or any other celebrity writer's stranglehold…
News: NIH to crack down on excessive publisher fees for publicly funded research bit.ly/4nCdIbl
🚨 Applications for the Lister Prize 2026 are now OPEN! This prestigious award identifies and supports stellar researchers in #biomedical science. Get some great tips for a stellar submission ⤵️ lister-institute.org.uk/applications-f… #ListerPrize #Fellowship #ListerInstitue
Amazing opportunity in a great lab!!
Looking for a talented post-doc with expertise in immunology and cell biology to join our group, to work on neutrophils, NETs and anti-fungal immunity. crick.ac.uk/careers-study/…
You accuse me of claiming that all trans-identified people are predators, and of never acknowledging or mentioning that other groups also harbour sex offenders. Me, in the Sunday Times in 2022: 'Sex offenders have historically been found amongst social workers, teachers,…
First of all nobody says that. What we are saying is that it’s evil to use the existence of such people to characterize the whole of trans identity, which is what you sound like because you *never acknowledge there could be any valid and authentically gender dysphoric people who…
You need to understand that if prostitution is decriminalised everything they managed to get Combs for (not nearly enough) would've been legal. In places like New Zealand, Belgium, etc it is legal to profit from the prostitution of others and "organize it" without overt violence.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been found not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy in a mixed verdict. He has been found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Fungal test could save people from fatal infection bbc.in/4kRgBTS
I wrote a new book chapter on all things antifungal immunity- good overview for those new to the field and students! Free access with this link until Aug 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
I’m genuinely shocked that this incredibly ill thought law has succeeded. When I worked in a hospice, we had to fundraise approximately £10,000 a day to keep it fully functioning. To see this bill succeed before palliative care is fully funded and available is almost…
We are happy to be seeking three post-docs across Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow & UCL in an exciting project to investigate mechanisms linking glial ageing/longevity & neurodegeneration (MRC-funded). Positions advertised, info attached (til end of June) @FionaKerr_lab Nathan Woodling