Welcome to the @UniofOxford iron lab! Based in the @MRC_WIMM @MRC_TIDU we research the involvement of iron in immunity and pathogenesis.
Oxford, England
Joined December 2018
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Two new contributions from us: @MeganRTeh on the wild metabolism of CD8 T-cells in iron deficiency and why they love aspartate; and the current landscape of the strong influence of iron on immunity in general, with @JoeNFrost
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Exciting paper for the iron field! nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Wonderful to see this out, a big effort led by @AE_Preston and fun for the lab to do something new (and very very old) nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Getting tooled up with props for this! @World_of_Wade @OxUniEarthSci will bring his rocks
Don't forget to book your tickets for IRONCLAD (14 October), a 4.6 billion-year whistle-stop tour of events covering the formation of our planetary home, the evolution of complex life, and iron’s role in driving infections and illnesses.
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ironclad-…
Hal Drakesmith, Professor of Iron Biology in the @MRC_TIDU, and Jon Wade, Professor of Planetary Materials @OxUniEarthSci, will bring to life the story of iron, a crucial element fundamental to your world.
ALT An event poster for a talk called "Ironclad: how liveable planets, beaver’s teeth and vaccines are linked" happening on Monday 14th October, 6:30-7:30 pm at the Wig and Pen in Oxford.
Looking forward to this @World_of_Wade ?
Join Hal (@Drakesmith_Lab) and Jon Wade (@OxUniEarthSci) for a whistlestop tour spanning the formation of our planetary home to modern-day vaccines! 🌍💉
Looking forward to doing a thing with @World_of_Wade ! Watch out for meteorites
IF Oxford – the science and ideas festival – returns in October 2024 💡
Pick from pioneering performances, hands-on experiments, interactive events and more.
RDM is involved in three events this year! 🎉
Read more about our events 👇
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#IFOxford2024
ALT IF Oxford science and ideas festival 2024
The Drakesmith Lab retweeted
Hemochromatosis C282Y homozygotes had an increased risk of any infection and a markedly increased risk of sepsis and death from infections. ow.ly/zIZT50SYKPJ #plenarypaper #clinicaltrialsandobservations #redcellsironanderythropoiesis
The Drakesmith Lab retweeted
The iron curve: infection at both ends
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Hypoferremia and hyperferremia were both associated with #infection risk🐛
@Drakesmith_Lab
@acweyand @Iron_Deficiency #iron #anemia @IronResearchLab @ironoverloadUS @BloodNet_PALISI #PedsICU @AABB #transfusion
The Drakesmith Lab retweeted
The iron curve: infection at both ends
ow.ly/5o3l50SYJIe #redcellsironanderythropoiesis
Glad you enjoyed it @boronfan and great to have a botany guy in the house!
I am struggling to summarise what was the best bit of #WIMMDay2024.
As a plant-microbiologist now turned human nutritionist in @Drakesmith_Lab @MRC_WIMM, today I got:
Aw thank you @Susannajd - I suspect many folks have been very afraid..
Everything you ever wanted to know about why cells need iron but were afraid to ask - beautiful review by @MeganRTeh @Drakesmith_Lab @AEArmitage1
Iron deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide but how it manifests at molecular/cellular levels is poorly understood. The brainchild of @MeganRTeh our new review is a compendium of why cells need iron and what happens when there isn’t enough! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Delighted to host @DrAimeeLee today for an excellent seminar on her Long Covid work (with @MPMule and others) @MRC_TIDU in @MRC_WIMM, here with an added ironic photo-op
A long time ago my first and formative research experience was with @HironoriFunabi1 in Kyoto. He was absolutely marvellous then and he still is today, in a London pub. And now he likes iron, a bit. Thank you Hiro!
A bit of what we’re up to…
For this year's #DayofImmunology, we spoke to 3 of our scientists, @Drakesmith_Lab, Agne Antanaviciute & Jan Rehwinkel, to get a snapshot of some of the fantastic immunology research taking place in our Unit at the @MRC_WIMM
Watch the full video here: bit.ly/3JEvojL
Love the figure in your Commentary @OrianaMarques5 !
The Drakesmith Lab retweeted
Absolutely a wonderful paper!
Iron dysregulation and inflammatory stress erythropoiesis associates with long-term outcome of COVID-19 dlvr.it/T3Wh00 #IronBiology #BioIron #Iron
The Drakesmith Lab retweeted
Published in @NatImmunol research finds that low iron levels resulting from infection could be key trigger of long COVID
Congratulations to @DrAimeeLee, @Drakesmith_Lab & colleagues at #CITIID
@Cambridge_Uni | @MRC_WIMM | @BristolUni | @WEHI_research
go.nature.com/3wCLCXs
Delighted to help out on this in-depth analysis of early drivers of Long-Covid, heroically led by @DrAimeeLee Iron is needed for so many biological activities, when it’s in the wrong place it can cause big problems- phenomenon may not be limited to SARS-CoV-2
Ironing out long-COVID... the result of a mammoth, years-long collaborative effort between @Cambridge_Uni and @Drakesmith_Lab investigating the link between iron dysregulation during COVID-19 and long-COVID is out today in @NatImmunol nature.com/articles/s41590-0…
Check it out!
Fully agree! Deeper understanding of causes and consequences, and multiple approaches to combatting anaemia are needed.
ASH President @Narla_ASH2024 reflects on ongoing ASH initiatives and shares his priorities for the Society, both nationally and globally: ow.ly/XNto50QIpr5
