Madhvi Menon

HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung A deeper understanding of how tissue-localized immune cells arise and function is critical for developing mucosal vaccines. Currently, there are no mu…

New paper out: HIF-1α+ CD4+ T cells coordinate a tissue-resident immune cell network in the lung
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Don’t miss the latest publication from @bcellsrosser.bsky.social @dianaematei.bsky.social on GPR183-dependent B cell responses in SLE pathology. Congrats to the team!

We have two seminars this week! Our second is presented by Assoc. Prof Brian Hafler from Yale School of Medicine on Thursday 5th March at 1pm, hosted by @madhvimenon.bsky.social of @diiirm.bsky.social.
As ever, details on poster - all welcome! 🧠

We're excited to share our latest publication on immune dysfunction in refractory MG! Huge shoutout to the brilliant clinical scientist @katycdodd.bsky.social - from patient recruitment across the country to experiments and data analysis, you did it all! Can't wait to see what you do next 🌟

Research identifies a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis Researchers identify a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis. Learn how these findings could lead to more personalised patient care.

New research from @madhvimenon.bsky.social and @katycdodd.bsky.social identifies a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis, offering a roadmap for more personalised, targeted therapies in the future. #ImmunoSky

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Ever wondered what happens if you remove Tfh cells from established germinal centres?

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I am delighted to introduce the 'ImmunoPause' consortium. This is a collection of immunologists who are working on understanding how the immune system changes during the menopause. An important yet understudied research area.
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Very excited to announce that registration is open for the BSMB Spring 2026 meeting in Manchester, April 13-14th. Already an amazing lineup and lots of opportunities to speak!
Register, bsmb.ac.uk/meetings/ecm... @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social

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Check out the latest work from the Rosser lab on B cells contributing to arthritis-associated uveitis!

Congrats Lizzy & team 🎉

Congrats!! 🎉

Huge congrats to an incredible mentor! @tracyh9494.bsky.social 🌟

Building Trust in Health Research at the Castlemere Community Health Fair On Saturday 1 November the Lydia Becker Institute engaged Rochdale’s South Asian community at the Castlemere Community Health Fair to promote health equity, research and wellbeing.

The Becker was proud to be part of the Castlemere Community Health Fair in Rochdale - an event co-produced by
@madhvimenon.bsky.social and Dr Sean Knight - engaging local residents on immunity and chronic lung disease through research-led discussions and activities. #ImmunoSky

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We are delighted with the interest in Entangled Stories at the @britsocimm.bsky.social annual congress. Come and join me and @aliceangus.bsky.social at stand 42 and join in! What can fieldwork bring to immunology? @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Well done @maanalayeghi.bsky.social #BSI25

Well done @maanalayeghi.bsky.social

Beautiful talk by Matt Hepworth, so many exciting things happening at barrier surfaces. @hepworth-lab.bsky.social #BSI2025 @britsocimm.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Research Highlight of the Year Arthritis UK Research Highlight of the Year: celebrate the outstanding work that’s made a real impact over the past year.

Loving #BSI25, especially @ciurtinlab.bsky.social and @emmaschambers.bsky.social highlighting our paper in @jem.org is one of #ArthritisUK top research output of ‘25! If you have 5 minutes, give us a vote (number 5) below, sex differences in the immune system:

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Incredibly proud of @hollysedgwick.bsky.social for a fantastic presentation at the Bright Sparks in Immunology PhD session #BSI25

Postgraduate Research at the University of Manchester YouTube video by Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health UoM

Incredibly proud to be part of the vibrant postgraduate research (PGR) community at Manchester. 🌟
Explore what makes research at Manchester so inspiring:
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🎥 Watch the video: youtu.be/FgmHHlKv5ME

Excited to be presenting my project, ‘Investigating B cell dynamics and interaction with the extracellular matrix in chronic lung disease’, at the BSI Congress this December.

📍 Bright Sparks in Immunology – PhD
🗓 1st Dec 2025

📍 The Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology (Part 1)
🗓 2nd Dec 2025

If you're at #BSI25 make sure you don't miss this fantastic presentation from @hollysedgwick.bsky.social who's part of our Wellcome ICD PhD Programme during the 'Bright Sparks in Immunology-PhD' and 'Ins and Outs of Mucosal Immunology' sessions! @madhvimenon.bsky.social #BeckerAtTheBSI #ImmunoSky

Less than 3 weeks until our final report launch event
9th Dec. (London) 10am

We will be welcoming a fantastic panel:
🌟Jo O'Leary (UKRI)
🌟Sara Mole (UCL)
🌟John Tregoning (Imperial)
🌟Katie Perry (Daphne Trust)
🌟Jennie Evans (BSI)
🌟Ilaria Meazzini (RSC)

Register here: www.carersinstemm.co.uk

DEI Isn’t Wasteful. It’s Necessary for Good Medicine Lupus patients pay the price when we erase inclusion from medical research.

Thoughtful piece on the importance of "DEI" in health research, published in Time Magazine.

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This presents the case in the context of lupus.

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The role of ecoimmunology in tackling the emerging threats of climate change and the exposome Nature Immunology - Climate change creates a multitude of challenges over the human life-course, influencing our exposomes and shaping immune function — requiring researchers to consider...

so excited to share our article in @nature.com Immunology on the many challenges of climate change has for our immune function, infection susceptibility and disease and the need for new ways to research this. Will do a thread later! 🧪 @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @exposomeimmunology.bsky.social

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Big experiment day in the Menon lab 🧪🧫🔬

Very cool!! 🎉🥂

CCR2-driven monocyte recruitment is protective against radiotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity Radiotherapy (RT) is essential in treating abdominal and pelvic cancers but often damages the healthy tissues, particularly the intestines, leading to radiation-induced toxicities with limited treatme...

So pleased to share the peer reviewed first study from our @cruk-ci.bsky.social @mcrcnews.bsky.social Radnet collab led by @nabinapun.bsky.social and Dr Cytlak with Prof Travis and Prof Illidge @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social @mcrcellmatrix.bsky.social www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...