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@dandavis101

Professor of Immunology, Head of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, author of The Compatibility Gene, The Beautiful Cure, The Secret Body and SELF DEFENCE (Penguin Random House)

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Are you a researcher with an interest in #biophysics and #immunology? Join our upcoming scientific meeting on the topic of immunoengineering. You can also apply to present a poster at the meeting: royalsociety.org/science-even... @dandavis101.bsky.social @imperialsci.bsky.social

05.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Geweldig, @dandavis101.bsky.social onverwacht op bezoek gisteren! β€˜In een wereld vol verkooppraatjes, soundbites en filmpjes op sociale media is wetenschappelijke nauwkeurigheid, duidelijkheid en nuance hard nodig. Bescherm jezelf biedt precies dat.’–Guy Leschziner
www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...

24.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - What's Up Docs?, Does your immune system need boosting? Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know how to navigate immune health.

If you’d like to hear some chat about immune health, I’m on BBC RADIO 4 today AT 4:30pm What’s Up Docs, with Chris and Xand van Tulleken

Also on catch-up here:
Radio prog β€˜What’s Up Docs’: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Extra stuff – Doctors Notes: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

17.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Imperial Lates: Happiness and Health Beat the winter blues and start 2026 afresh with an evening of science, music and fun for your body and mind.

Looking forward to talking about immune health at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Imperial College Lates, TONIGHT! Details here, open to all: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/20247...

29.01.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜They say write what you know…but how many hobbits did Tolkien know?’ Ian Mcewan with Peter Florence

27.01.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hardback copy of Matthew Cobb’s β€œCrick: A mind in motion – from DNA to the brain” lying on a wooden table. The word Crick appears in large yellow type on the spine and the cover. A pair of glasses sits atop the book.

Hardback copy of Matthew Cobb’s β€œCrick: A mind in motion – from DNA to the brain” lying on a wooden table. The word Crick appears in large yellow type on the spine and the cover. A pair of glasses sits atop the book.

First of my #BooksOf2026 and it’s a cracker. Or should I say a β€˜Cricker’! @matthewcobb.bsky.social’s biography of Francis Crick is a propulsive and compelling portrait of a complex figure who towered over 20th century biology. Brims with insight. A superlative achievement.

04.01.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection

In New Scientist this week, ft. me: www.newscientist.com/article/2507...

29.12.2025 10:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it true that … you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed? Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries

In the Guardian, ft. me: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

29.12.2025 10:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing to do Nine Lessons with @robinince.bsky.social and @cosmicshambles.com! Thanks everyone who came!

19.12.2025 23:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 9 best health books to help you feel your best in the new year If you want to go into 2026 with health and energy then look no further than these books written to keep the doctor at bay

In Daily Mail Books of the Year: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

19.12.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vitamin C and the common cold

Here's a wonderful new podcast episode about Vitamin C and immune health, on Vox with Amy Pedulla. This is really worth listening to! This is the Spotify link but it's elsewhere too. open.spotify.com/episode/3HHQ...

17.12.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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In the Daily Mail’s Books of the Year!

14.12.2025 08:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Is it true that… you should take vitamin C when you’ve got a cold? The vitamin has many benefits, but research shows that people who take it are just as likely to get the sniffles as those who don’t

Brief thing from me in the Guardian

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

08.12.2025 17:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Signed books near Euston!

06.12.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Back again to chat about immune health!

29.11.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always such brilliance at @letterslive.com

29.11.2025 10:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Biophysical immunoengineering: from insight to clinical application | Royal Society Discussion meeting organised by Dr Iain Dunlop and Professor Daniel M Davis FMedSci

I’m co-organising a meeting at the Royal Society, 11-12th May 2026, in London on imaging, bioengineering, biophysics and immune therapies. Please register – it’s free – and some early details are online here: royalsociety.org/science-even...

11.11.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Orange juice won't cure your cold (but this might) – with Professor Daniel M. Davis - Liz Earle Wellbeing Leading immunologist Professor Daniel M. Davis joins Liz to bust immune health myths and reveal what really keeps you well this winter (spoiler: not orange juice).

Podcast chat about Immune Health with Liz Earle lizearlewellbeing.com/listen/healt...

07.11.2025 08:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immunoloog @dandavis101.bsky.social
onderzoekt in zijn nieuwe boek 'Bescherm jezelf' de effecten van stress, voeding, beweging, het microbioom en andere factoren op het immuunsysteem. β€˜Buitengewoon boeiend. Bijna elke alinea bevat een openbaring.’ – Bill Bryson www.nieuwezijds.nl/boek/bescher...

05.11.2025 09:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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TikTok 'is wrong about your immune system': Vitamin C myths debunked Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system

Me in the Metro metro.co.uk/2025/10/15/t...

16.10.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.10.2025 11:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely time on Times Radio!

11.10.2025 09:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong Immunologist Daniel Davis wants to eradicate long-held myths and replace them with wonder at the complexity of the body’s defence system

Here’s my interview for New Scientist www.newscientist.com/article/2497...

11.10.2025 09:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology Award: interview with Professor Dan Davis | British Society for Immunology

Check this out - our own Professor Daniel Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social has been named BSI Outstanding Ambassador for Immunology πŸ†for his brilliant science and inspiring public outreach. You can read the interview here. Congrats Dan!

#Immunology #ScienceComm

www.immunology.org/news/bsi-out...

01.10.2025 11:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Ronnie Wood, Carnaby Street

26.09.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Out today in the USA!

25.09.2025 09:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fall Books 2025

My new book, SELF-DEFENSE: A myth-busting guide to the immune health, is out thsi week in the USA! And is reviewed in the current issue of Science

www.science.org/doi/full/10....

25.09.2025 08:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Super-resolution microscopy shows how new therapy turbocharges immune cells | Imperial News | Imperial College London A new study has uncovered how a class of cancer drugs called immune engagers can boost the body’s defences.

New paper in PNAS from @dandavis101.bsky.social lab with Khodor Hazime & @bristolmyerssquibb.bsky.social shows how immune engagers, reorganise immune cells’ surface receptors at the tiniest scales to help it fight tumours more effectively.

Congrats to the team!

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...

23.09.2025 21:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our new paper, discussed here

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/268793/...

23.09.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Audience Question: What does it take to win a Nobel prize? Roger Penrose: Be lucky. But also, you have to try to be deep and broad at the same time.

Roger Penrose talks to @profbriancox.bsky.social

20.09.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0