Denise Fitzgerald

Updated link to our research Assistant job in Regenerative Neuroimmunology in our new lab at Trinity College Dublin my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...

This was super fun to write! The book is out today :)

Exciting times ahead - we're officially opening a second lab in the School of Medicine at Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with @futureneuro.bsky.social . We'll soon be recruiting Postdocs and Research Assistants. We're particularly keen to hear from glial/oligodendrocyte/myelin biologists!

Seven major new Rinn centres have been announced today by Minister James Lawless. The Rinn will focus on Advanced Therapies, Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Medical Devices, Pharma & Biopharma, Quantum, & Semiconductor technologies. Read more: www.researchireland.ie/news/rinn-ne...

HPV jab means ‘close to zero’ chance of cervical cancer death before 30 www.thetimes.com/article/6e58...

We are delighted to announce the programme for our one-day, in person event, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the British Society for Immunology. This will feature invited speakers, poster presentations and industry support. 📆Monday 27th April 2026 📍Great Hall, Queen’s University Belfast

Latest offering. How myelin ensheathes axons! Born from chat with Dwight Bergles on "weird things" we saw oligodendrocytes do, like making "bridges" between sheaths. Driven forward by Cody Call, Kelly Monk, and myelin folks @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Enjoy! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Glia gang, this is for you! In this video by our #ElectronMicroscopy team, shows a pyramidal neuron (PyC) surrounded by 8 glia brain cells – 5 microglia (MG) and 3 oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC). 🧠📈 http://microns-explorer.org

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Research Ireland's new Strategy: Curiosity, Capability, Competitiveness – Charting Ireland’s Research and Innovation Future, aims to build a research and innovation system that delivers prosperity for the people of Ireland. Read the full Strategy: www.researchireland.ie/strategy/ #ResearchIreland

I am delighted to see this work published. A big thanks to everyone, particularly the excellent supervision of @lyons-lab.bsky.social, the work of co-first author @juliavdkorput.bsky.social and wonderful collaborators in Amsterdam and Oregon. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excellent advice

Recommendations for where to advertise Postdoc jobs for wide reach these days? Free and fee-based suggestions welcomed. Jobs based Ireland in neuroimmunology.Thanks!

Overjoyed to share our new work exploring the antigen specificity of CSF-expanded CD8+ T cells in #multiplesclerosis #EBV in @natimmunol.nature.com #immunology 🧪🧵1/ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Among almost 60,000 women aged 18 - 45 in one Swedish county, #Covid #Vaccination did not affect the chance of getting or staying #pregnant. I know of at least a dozen studies that have shown this, but this is by far the biggest! I spoke to @lizszabo.bsky.social

🧪 Want to discover what science really does for your health? Join the Love Your Health event on Sat 14 Feb, 1–4:30pm! Meet local scientists, try hands-on activities & explore research that matters to ALL ages. 💡👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 #NIScienceFest nisciencefestival.com/event/love-y...

We want to develop a Centre of Excellence for MS Research in Northern Ireland, and we want to hear your opinions! Please share! Next Meeting: 29th January 2026 You will be reimbursed for travel expenses. For more information, contact: info@msresearchni.co.uk #multiplesclerosis #MSResearchNI

🎂 What a nice b-day surprise: 🏆 Congrats to Chengyu Zou on this timely and outstanding Cell Perspective on regulatory T cells. 🧬 Perfectly aligned with the Nobel spotlight on Tregs. Source: Zou C. et al., Cell (2026). authors.elsevier.com/c/1mPZDL7PXu...

🔬 PhD Opportunity in Cancer Cell Biology 🔬 Are you an enthusiastic and ambitious scientist looking for a PhD project in cancer cell biology? Apply to join as a PhD student in Emma Evergren's group to help tackle fundamental questions in cancer cell biology. Apply by 30 January lnkd.in/eDrBp-J9

We're delighted that Professor Sarah Tabrizi (@uclqsion.bsky.social) is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025. Her team's global trial at @ucl-hd.bsky.social showed a new Huntington’s treatment could slow progression by 75%.

In the year that Tregs get the respect they deserve - here is our contribution to help understand what regulates their homeostasis. One for lovers of cytokines and Tregs! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

At AIMSRN2025, our team highlighted why the eye matters in MS research. Catch up on the talks via the YouTube links below - worth a watch! Dr Gavin McDonnell www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUtm... Dr. Michelle Naughton www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-f4... Dr Lajos Csincsik www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE5D...

Earlier this month, we trained on the new M2OCT at the NI Clinical Research Facility-thanks to Imagine Eyes! This hi-res tech will boost eye research in MS, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s & more, led by Queen’s University Belfast. Thanks to our funders incl. Jules Thorn Trust & iREACH Health! #MSResearchNI

Last week, Prof. Imre Lengyel and Dr. Lajos Csincsik joined the Eyes on the Brain meeting hosted by Optos in Edinburgh to explore how eye imaging and AI could help detect and monitor brain and nerve conditions, including MS. Thanks to Optos for the invitation and inspiring discussions! #MS #retina

🔬 Last month, our NI MS Research Hub team shared how the retina may help us better understand Multiple Sclerosis (MS). We presented at the World Sight Day & Pan-Ireland Ophthalmic Meeting in Belfast — a great chance to link eye and brain health to support people with MS. 👁️🧠 #MSResearchNI #WSD2025

🎉 Huge congrats to Nira for winning Best Postdoctoral Research Talk at the Irish Society of Immunology Conference in Galway! 👏 She presented exciting work on how the brain repairs itself in MS, highlighting immune receptors that support remyelination. #MSResearchNI @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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I hope this Nobel Prize gets people talking meaningfully about our amazing immune systems and the importance of basic research to human health (and funding basic research). I am also glad young women get to see that women can not only work at this level, but that those who do can get recognized.

Oh how sad Really a towering figure, whose work laid the ground for stem cells, regenerative biology etc I go to know him well over many years and he was definitely one-of a-kind...

Great summary on the back story to this year's Nobel Prize

Phenomenal achievement

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper? You got it: currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Step inside an immersive experience to learn about the global threat of antimicrobial resistant infections, how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and the research from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to fight it. Where: W5, 2 Queens Quay Belfast When: 1st-15th Sep

Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC. We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail. @Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

Catz Fellow ‪@labliston.bsky.social‬ (2023) is celebrating a £3M @wellcometrust.bsky.social‬ Discovery Award for research into the rules by which immune cells in our blood are able to enter the brain & drive repair processes during #MultipleSclerosis 📸 Louisa Wood/@babrahaminst.bsky.social‬

Had a great conversation with @lonelypipette.bsky.social and @labliston.bsky.social about building positive research culture. Great to hear the other perspectives on this podcast too. Out now on the ALBA-IBRO diversity podcast @network-alba.bsky.social

An interview with Muzlifah Haniffa We spoke to Muzz @mhaniffa.bsky.social following her receipt of the 2025 Tickle Medal from the British Society for Developmental Biology @bsdb.bsky.social‬ , to learn more about her career and her motivations: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...