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A cross-section of my work — articles, decks, infographics and more.

Efferocytosis in cancer: when "clean-up" cells help tumours hide

Efferocytosis — the tidy disposal of dying cells — keeps healthy tissue calm. But tumours hijack the same process to dampen immunity and grow unchecked.

Sep 12, 2025

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ArticleFeatured

Pigeons, magnetism, and the immune cells that might sense the Earth

How do homing pigeons navigate? A surprising hypothesis points not to a compass in the beak, but to immune-adjacent cells responding to magnetic fields.

Jul 28, 2025

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Article

Ruptosis: cataloguing yet another way for a cell to die

Apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis — and now ruptosis. Why does the cell-death family tree keep growing, and does each new branch matter?

May 15, 2025

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External

The immune cost of dirty air

Air pollution does more than irritate lungs — it reprograms innate immunity in ways that may echo for years. A feature written for an external publication.

Mar 4, 2025

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Slide deckFeatured

Cancer immunology, in fifteen slides

A guest lecture deck introducing the core ideas of tumour immunology — from immune evasion to checkpoint blockade — for an audience of non-specialists.

Feb 18, 2025

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Infographic

The many ways a cell can die — an illustrated guide

A visual field guide to programmed cell death: apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis and ferroptosis, side by side, with their immune consequences.

Jan 22, 2025

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Social

A thread on why your immune system has a memory

A bite-sized social thread explaining immunological memory — how a single infection can protect you for decades — written for a general audience.

Dec 9, 2024

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