Adrian Liston

We have a new book, and it is a cute one! "Cell Mates" is the alphabet book all #immunology parents need! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1066702837/

Functional Deorphanization of Tumor-reactive TCRs Uncovers a Landscape of Shared, Immune Dominant Antigens across Cancers #SingleCell 🧪🧬🖥️ https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.28.755065v1

Oh no…

Garden visit this morning

I just had to show off my latest purchase - the only water bottle around for lovers of lymph! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Aisf...

"The Professor, The Pipette, and the Path Not Taken" finds readers working in cutting-edge research, developing spin-out companies, becoming a professor or leaving science altogether. The hundreds of paths through the book lead to a range of alternative endings. biologist.rsb.org.uk/adrian_listo...

Conspiracy theory: this wasn’t done to make Africa look bigger, but to make Greenland look smaller, so Trump no longer wants it

"There's this concept that circulates that if you don't ace your exams or get into the top university, then basically your whole career is burnt bread," Liston explained. "That's not a healthy framework." That misconception became the spark for the book. www.the-scientist.com/a-stem-caree...

Two post-doc positions available in our lab! It is a supportive environment and on which boosts careers! Historically, of our ~30 post-docs 27% have gone on to tenure-track positions, 27% did another post-doc, and 42% have gone on to positions in biotech or pharma.

A great lab to work in!!!!

🌈 Queer visibility in immunology matters. Read the full article in the European Journal of Immunology @eurjimmunol.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I’ve been reliably told by the internet that Cambridge is too “woke”…

Last glimpse

So this is where the CDC is now at…

Absolutely - AI will lie rather than not answer a question, a fatal flaw that means all scientists should not be using this for anything meaningful (never mind the stolen IP etc)

We want to make sure that anyone who needs to read this book can, so if you can't buy the book you can now read for free online. Essential reading for scientists suffering a bout of self-doubt or imposter's syndrome heyzine.com/flip-book/a5...

We want to make sure that anyone who needs to read this book can, so if you can't buy the book you can now read for free online. Essential reading for scientists suffering a bout of self-doubt or imposter's syndrome heyzine.com/flip-book/a5...

“Should you just drop out of the rat race and take up a career in landscaping?” Speaks to my soul. I have pondered this exact question many times…. 🥲🧫🧬🥼🧪

"This book was spookily accurate, like having your fortune told by a psychic octopus" - Dr Pseud O. Nym

"You carefully craft application after application for tenure-track positions. It is a huge amount of work. When the rejection comes back from the final application you are shattered." Not every career shift is our choice. But the story doesn't end there - new pathways beckon!

We are recruiting a lab manager for my group in Oxford. This is a lovely team doing great things, and you could be an important part of it! See here: www.path.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/lab-... Please spread the word!

"You carefully craft application after application for tenure-track positions. It is a huge amount of work. When the rejection comes back from the final application you are shattered." Not every career shift is our choice. But the story doesn't end there - new pathways beckon!

Thank you to everyone who made our 2026 May Ball on 25 June such a memorable experience, including student organisers, staff and Fellows who worked so hard in the run up to the night! See you next time! 📸: Ekaterina Vashkevich, Sir John Benger, Prof. Adrian Liston & Charlie Levy

"I laughed, I cried, my body ended up mangled beyond recognition" - Dr Fabrico McFabricate

"I laughed, I cried, my body ended up mangled beyond recognition" - Dr Fabrico McFabricate

"This book was spookily accurate, like having your fortune told by a psychic octopus" - Dr Pseud O. Nym

"The most realistic guide ever written for biomedical sciences. I now regret my recent move to Australia" - Prof Splashy McDinner

"The most realistic guide ever written for biomedical sciences. I now regret my recent move to Australia" - Prof Splashy McDinner

Someone at @cambridgeindy.bsky.social has an entrepreneurial flair, reaching this ending! "Under one scenario, a successful scientific career culminates in a £50million Series A fundraise, developing a taste for French cheeses and Californian wines…" www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...