Barral Lab
Immunology lab at King’s College London and The Francis Crick Institute
#Immunology #Lipids #NKT #MAIT
- Reposted by Barral LabThis is an absolute outrage that should be discussed as widely as possible. I expect that this failing government will try and use the MRC to divert funding from academic research into commercial enterprises, killing UK research in the process.
- Both MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate). Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating. Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Barral LabBoth MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate). Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating. Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
- Reposted by Barral LabI am sorry. We all knew the three buckets were coming. We are all prepared for a shift in priority. But this message does nothing for all the UK scientists dependent on project grant funding. It doesn’t actually give any information www.ukri.org/news/open-le...
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- Reposted by Barral LabUpdate on UKRI funding situation. Summary: it is mostly bad news, and with significant uncertainties around new funding model.
- ‘Grave’ concerns over applicant-led funds at UK research councils. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
- Reposted by Barral LabHas the MRC research funding ‘pause’ been covered by any major news network? It feels like it should be a major news story
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- Reposted by Barral Lab'Despite all their difficulties, universities remain an enormous and irreplaceable national asset. As well as educating millions of people, they generate about £24bn in export earnings, which is about 1% of GDP – more than aircraft manufacturing and legal services combined'. 1/2
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- Reposted by Barral LabBBC News - Top UK scientist says research visa restrictions endanger economy www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Barral Lab"Why do we put hurdles in the way of the people that are actually going to drive our economy? It makes zero sense." Prof Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel prize winning scientist, says the UK's scientific future is being put at risk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Barral LabWe need to apply @nc3rs.bsky.social principles, ensure animal welfare & do the best possible by research animals. But let's not confuse people or ourselves by thinking they're dispensable. Why we have to continue with animal testing for medical research | Letters www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
- Reposted by Barral LabKey points on the need for continued animal use in scientific research. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
- Reposted by Barral LabVaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.
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- Reposted by Barral LabFrikkin amazing stuff.
- Reposted by Barral LabToday is the International day for the elimination of violence against women. In 2024, an estimated 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members worldwide. That is 137 women and girls every day. One every ten minutes. www.un.org/en/observanc...
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- Reposted by Barral LabWe are recruiting a Reader/Professor of Immunobiology at @kingslsm.bsky.social . This is a unique opportunity to shape basic immunology at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social . Please RP. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131447-...
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- Reposted by Barral LabScientists feel that the pressure to publish is rising, but that the time and resources they have to do the necessary research are falling, according to a survey of 3,200 researchers go.nature.com/4hNDvuN
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- Reposted by Barral LabI just made an account and voted for this biology laboratory made of LEGO to "promote biological research and inspire more people into the world of biology". They need 10K votes. Reposting and/or voting below would be helpful. 🤗 beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...
- Reposted by Barral LabBIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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- Reposted by Barral Labwww.linkedin.com/posts/paola-... Looking for a PhD? We are offering a project for the 2026 intake at the Crick!
- Reposted by Barral LabFor #BCAM, know the "rule of 40s": start mammography at age 40 for 40% reduction in risk of death due to #breastcancer and easier treatments. For the 40% of women with #densebreasts, 40% of cancers are missed on mammography and adding MRI helps; US if MRI not possible. @densebreastinfo.bsky.social
- Looking for a PhD for 2026? We have 2 projects in collaboration with Clare Bennett (UCL) looking at macrophage metabolism in breast cancer. Check them out! @cruk-cityoflondon.bsky.social www.colcc.ac.uk/2026-phd-pro... crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Reposted by Barral LabAre you interested in doing a #PhD in #cancerresearch? 🧪🧑🔬👨🏽🔬👩🏿🔬🧫🦠🔬 Do you want to develop new #biotherapeutics? Find cancer cures for #youngpeople? Applications for our fully funded 4-year PhD programme starting in Autumn 2026 are open! bit.ly/4mHbPIH #uclcancer #QMBCI #KCLcancer_pharm #KCL #TheCrick
- Reposted by Barral LabInterested in carrying out research in cancer Radiotherapy and Radiobiology? Applications are open now for our PhD programme for 2026 intake! @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @qmbci.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk crukradnet.colcc.ac.uk/phd-students...
- Reposted by Barral LabThe 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their groundbreaking discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance that prevents the immune system from harming the body 🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medic...
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- Reposted by Barral LabDev biologists! 3-yr postdoc position at King's, collaboration with Trizzino lab @marcotrizzino.bsky.social modelling CHD3 neural crest. We are looking for postdocs with mad embryology skills @the-node.bsky.social #developmental @ccrb27.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/jobs/postdoc...
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- Reposted by Barral LabUKRI renews contract with Researchfish, despite the government last year urging the funder to consider alternatives to the impact-tracking service. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
- Reposted by Barral Lab“Vaccines save lives, and when coverage drops, disease spreads.” Dr Hans Kluge, the WHO regional director for Europe. • invest in strong local health systems • ensure vaccines are available to all • fight misinformation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
- Reposted by Barral LabWe are doing it again!! 🚶♀️🚶♂️🚶🧪🧫🔬 For the Second Year My Lab is participating to the One_Walk_London 🎡 to raise money for life-changing research & make a difference to T1D #diabetes ⤵️ support.breakthrought1d.org.uk/fundraisers/... Please help us raise funds for @breakthrought1duk.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Barral LabAll 4 of my NIH research grants are terminated. These were grants on MDR-TB treatment & strategies for supporting adolescents living w/ HIV. This is a massive waste of resources. I am heartbroken for my Harvard team, my partners in Peru, the next generation of scientists & our country. Shame.
- Reposted by Barral Lab“The visa fees are so exceedingly high that it makes coming here very difficult for some people. We are fishing for the best scientists in the world. They want to come and work here because we are such an effective country at science, but if we have these high costs, they can and will go elsewhere.”
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- Reposted by Barral LabIt’s #WorldImmunizationWeek Vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute. A reminder of what is #HumanlyPossible. Science saves lives. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/wiw2025
- Reposted by Barral LabAcademia is cool because if you're doing it right, every paper you published in the last 3 years feels inadequate now that you understand the topic better, but it'll take 3 years to get out the version where you get it more right, and you get to do that until one day you die! Isn't that cool
- Reposted by Barral Lab"Science in the US is entering a phase resembling the Lysenko era in the Soviet Union." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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- Reposted by Barral LabGender equality doesn’t just 'happen.' Women’s rights must be fought for and protected. Our responsibility is clear. To lead by example and create a world where opportunities are fair for all. Not just today, but every single day. #InternationalWomensDay
- Reposted by Barral LabThe first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
