#MRCWIMM
🧪Celebrating #WomenInScienceDay with just a few of the brilliant women who make research happen at the #MRCWIMM.

Science is stronger when talent is recognised, supported and visible.

#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2026 at 10:47 AM
July 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
On #WorldCancerResearchDay, #MRCWIMM celebrates the researchers working to advance our understanding of #cancer and improve outcomes for patients.

We are proud to be part of a global research community driving progress in cancer research. 🧬🧪 #AcademicSky @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
September 24, 2026 at 1:09 PM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Vy Wien Lai, a #DPhil student jointly supervised by the Antanaviciute and Simmons labs at the #MRCWIMM.

#SingleCellBiology #WomenInScience #MRCWIMM @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky @vywien-lai.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 9:18 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Hans Ng, a postdoctoral researcher in the Anne Goriely Lab at the #MRCWIMM.

@sciencehans.bsky.social @agoriely.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @rdm.ox.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Carla Cohen, a computational researcher based in the David Sims Lab at the #MRCWIMM and Professor Sarah Snelling’s Lab at the Botnar Institute.

#AcademicSky @drcarlacohen.bsky.social @sarahsnelling.bsky.social @humancellatlas.org @medsci.ox.ac.uk
April 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪
This week we’re featuring Antonio Rodríguez Romera, a postdoctoral researcher in Beth Psaila’s lab at the #MRCWIMM.

@antoniorromera.bsky.social @bethpsaila.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky #Haematology #CancerResearch #CellBiology #Megakaryocytes
April 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Laura Ciacchi, a postdoctoral scientist at the #MRCWIMM and a recent recipient of an HFSP early career fellowship.

@rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re introducing Yuqi Shen, a postdoctoral researcher at Beth Psaila Group here at the #MRCWIMM.

@yuqi-shen.bsky.social @bethpsaila.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AkademicSky
March 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Today we remember our founder, Professor Sir David Weatherall, on his birthday 🧪

His vision of #collaboration continues to shape #MRCWIMM, and we are proud to carry his legacy forward.

@rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
March 9, 2026 at 9:12 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪
This week we’re featuring Anna Aulicino, a postdoctoral researcher in the Simmons Group at #MRCWIMM.

#WIMMSpotlight #WIMMCommunity #Microbiology #GutBiology #InfectiousDisease #Salmonella #Organoids #AcademicSky @ndm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
May 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Cervical screening saves around 5,000 lives a year in the UK.
At #MRCWIMM, we stand with the #NHS in supporting screening and its goal to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 💙🧪
More info ➡️ www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/
#GMCervicalScreening @england.nhs.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Each year, around 324,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with #OvarianCancer, highlighting the need for continued progress in detection and treatment.

At #MRCWIMM, we are proud to support research advancing our understanding of #cancer and improving outcomes for patients.
#WorldOvarianCancerDay 🧪
May 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Katie Croft, a #DPhil Student in the Claus Nerlov Lab at the #MRCWIMM.

#AcademicSky @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Today is #WorldBloodCancerDay 🩸

Every 35 seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with a blood #cancer such as #lymphoma or #leukaemia.

At #MRCWIMM, many of our researchers are working to better understand blood cancers and develop new approaches to treatment and care.

#AcademicSky🧪
May 28, 2026 at 9:34 AM
For #BloodCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re revisiting #MRCWIMM #bloodcancer research every Monday.

This week: Prof Beth Psaila and colleagues’ work on personalised CAR T cell therapy for myeloproliferative neoplasms.

@rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky 🧪
New personalised therapy targets chronic blood cancer
A new form of CAR T cell therapy has been designed to find and destroy the cancer-driving cells responsible for a group of blood cancers known as myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), while leaving hea...
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September 21, 2026 at 8:37 AM
And we are back!

Fresh into the new year and straight into #WorldIntrovertDay.
To our colleagues at the #MRCWIMM who may not love our cameras but still tolerate us kindly, we see you and we appreciate you.

And as promised, we will not be tagging our colleague in this post. 💙🧪

#CameraShy
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Karmella Naidoo, a postdoctoral researcher in the Graham Ogg Group at #MRCWIMM

#WIMMSpotlight #WIMMCommunity #CD1a #cutaneousimmunity #innateimmunology #itch #barriersensing #MRCWIMM #AcademicSky @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
March 17, 2026 at 9:34 AM
#MRCWIMM is proud to contribute to research that improves health and wellbeing worldwide. Happy #WorldHealthDay!
@medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @rdm.ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky 🧪
April 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
#ScientistSpotlight
This week we’re introducing Anna Li, a postdoctoral researcher in the Yin Dong Lab at the #MRCWIMM.

@ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

#WIMMSpotlight #WIMMCommunity #StructuralBiology #CryoEM #IonChannels #Neuroscience

Photo credit: Susan Maxwell
December 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Paula Gomez Castro, a #DPhil student in the Simmons Group at #MRCWIMM.

@rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky
March 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
March 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#ScientistSpotlight 🧪

This week we’re featuring Verena Lentsch, an SNSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Simmons Group at the #MRCWIMM. 🧬

@rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk
June 16, 2026 at 9:06 AM
#MethodMonday From now on, each week, we’ll highlight a different research method used at the #MRCWIMM, breaking down how it works and why it’s important. 🧪

Here we go!

Ever wondered how scientists can measure dozens of proteins on a single cell? #MassCytometry makes this possible!
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM