A vital part of our mission is supporting immunologists throughout their careers, building connections within the immunology community and raising the profile of immunology. The British Society for Immunology is proud to announce the members who successfully obtained funding in the latest round of the BSI Career Enhancing Grant scheme. We are delighted to provide them with an extra level of support to benefit their careers.
Many congratulations to the members who have been awarded funding in this round – we are thrilled to be able to support your career development! Almost £25,000 has been awarded to 5 BSI members, contributing to research projects across immunology. You can read the full list of projects that have been awarded funding below.
Through this offering, we hope to continue building a strong immunology workforce that drives innovation and provides life-saving benefits to all.
Awardees
- Anais Makos, Keele University at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital – Investigating the potential of thyTreg extracellular vesicles as allogeneic therapy for autoimmune conditions (TREAT-AC)
- Dr Emilio Vozza, University of Cambridge – Defining the role of neutrophil innate immune training in inflammatory disease
- Dr Jessica White, Queen’s University Belfast – Autofluorescence-based purification and characterisation of neural cell populations
- Josh Hamilton, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine – Exploring epigenetic reprogramming in the bronchial epithelium following viral infection
- Dr Yavuz Yazicioglu, University of Cambridge – Unravelling PHGDH RNA-binding dynamics in T Cells
We would like to thank our review panel, chaired by BSI Careers and Education Secretary Dr Sophie Rutschmann, for their time judging the applications.
Next round
Applications for the next grant round will close on Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 23:59. We are currently accepting applications. You can find out more, including how to apply, in the grants section of our website.
There are two application deadlines per year, one in September and one in March.
If you have any questions, please contact careers@immunology.org.