Immunology News - September 2022

This autumn edition of Immunology News celebrates the inspiring talent of the emerging generation of immunologists. Hear from the PhD and Postdoc winners of our Bright Sparks sessions from BSI Congress 2021 as they tell us about their interesting research, the early career researcher (ECR) editorial boards of our official journals on their valuable insights on building peer review skills and our Education & Careers Secretary, Dr Donald Palmer on his highlights from BSI Summer School.

We also look ahead to Congress 2022, taking a closer look at what our attendees can look forward to in Liverpool this December and look back at our members attending an international conference earlier this year and sharing their top tips for ECRs presenting their research.

Additionally, you can learn about some of our wonderful members including Prof Danuta Gutowska-Owsiak who shares her journey in immunology across two countries, and our Immunosenescence Affinity Group's upcoming conference.

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Sep

Building peer review skills: lessons from our ECR Editorial Board Members

In celebration of Peer Review Week, which took place from the 19 September this year, we spoke to the early career researcher (ECR) editorial boards of our official journals about how they have been building skills and experience in peer review in their new roles as Editorial Board Members and the key lessons they have learned.

Lucia Congress 2021 Bright Sparks PhD 1st

Sep

Growing up is not (IL-)2 bad!

The winner of our Bright Sparks PhD session at the BSI Congress in 2021 was Lucía Labeur-Iurman from Imperial College London with her talk entitled ‘An enriched IL-2 environment in early life limits T follicular helper cell development and protective immunity after respiratory virus infection’.

Dr Johanna Kabbert Congress 2021 Bright Sparks Postdoc 1st

Sep

A revised view on promiscuity in the adult (gut)

The winner of our Bright Sparks Postdocsession at the BSI Congress in 2021 was Dr Johanna Kabbert from Lund University with her talk entitled ‘High microbiota reactivity of human intestinal IgA requires somatic mutations’.

Sep

BSI Congress 2022

The UK’s top immunology conference is back – bigger and better than before from Monday 5 to Thursday 8 December. Connect with the immunology community across the UK in the wonderful city of Liverpool and share your Congress updates online using the hashtag #BSI22!

Sep

From Poland to the UK and back again: an international BSI member’s perspective

The British Society for Immunology represents over 4,000 members around the world from a wide range of sectors and career stages.

Sep

A unique position to inspire the public: how do our bodies fight viral infections?

To continue responding to the increased curiosity of the public following the pandemic, researchers at the University of Oxford developed activities about virus biology and the immune responses to viruses for the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival. Here, the organisers share their experience and learnings.

Sep

Hitting the road at last: ECRs at an international conference

After over two years of travel restrictions and many COVID obstacles, in-person scientific conferences are sprouting up again all over the world.

Sep

BSI Summer School 2022

An important part of the British Society for Immunology’s mission is to support future generations of immunologists.