Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

Professor of fungal immunology at the University of Birmingham. EIC, npj Fungal Science. Glaswegian, feminist, occasional artist theradlab.co.uk Birmingham, England Joined March 2013

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SurrogacyConcern @SurrogConcern

17 hours ago

Our founder wrote an article on this topic recently for @TheCriticMag We have drawn this issue to the attention of Government, who don’t seem to have given it any thought at all. Whatever happened to bioethics? thecritic.co.uk/of-mice-and-no…

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Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

5 days ago

Had a great time today with the lab team raising money for @macmillancancer with our coffee morning! We raised over £300 with lots of tasty home bakes 😋 thanks to our student Alanoud for making the video!

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Angie Jones @angijones

2 weeks ago

Australian states are removing the requirement for surrogates to already be a mother (so they fully understand what they are giving up) and lowering the age of potential surrogates to 18. Leaving naive young women ripe for exploitation. 🚩🚩🚩 Ban Surrogacy

Rachael Wong @RachaelWongAus

2 weeks ago

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Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

2 weeks ago

Blue Jay (2025). My new art piece made entirely using a needle and thread 🪡🧵 #embroideryart #embroidery

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Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

2 weeks ago

Last few hours to get your abstract in for this important meeting in the fungal research calendar! Don't miss out. I'm looking forward to reading your abstracts 😀

Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

2 months ago

Last few hours to get your abstract in for this important meeting in the fungal research calendar! Don't miss out. I'm looking forward to reading your abstracts 😀

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Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles

3 weeks ago

I don’t believe Alice Roberts ever comprehended what she did here. I don’t think she thought twice. Or even once.

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Fungal Update @FungalUpdate

3 weeks ago

📢🌍We’re delighted to announce that we will be offering a travel grant of up to £550 to support the attendance of an #LMICdelegate! 🌍📢 Simply submit an abstract for oral presentation, and if accepted, you could be awarded the grant! 🔗 mycologyconference.co.uk/abstracts/ #Mycology2026

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Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

3 weeks ago

🕑Where does the time go! ⏳️There's only 1 week left to submit your abstract for the #KSFUNGALPATH26 meeting in beautiful Breckenridge in January 2026. 📌Submit now to ensure your spot: keystonesymposia.org/conferences/co…

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Norman van Rhijn @NormanRhijn

3 weeks ago

🚨JOB ALERT The Bertuzzi Lab is recruiting 2 postdocs for their @wellcometrust funded Mucorales project. jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

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Reem Alsalem UNSR Violence Against Women and Girls @UNSRVAW

4 weeks ago

The shameful consequences of centring misogyny over the instinct to save lives; of excluding women and girls from education and public life. #AfghanistanEarthquake nytimes.com/2025/0 nytimes.com/2025/09/04/wor…

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Jessica Blair @JessicaMABlair

4 weeks ago

Assistant Prof post in bacterial genomics @unibirmingham ! Come and join us! jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/ass…

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Karleen Gribble @DrKarleenG

4 weeks ago

In a world where female feticide and infanticide remain a problem, the phrase "sex assigned at birth" to refer to biological sex is incredibly offensive. If sex truly were assigned, these deaths would be needless. As it is, female fetuses and infants cannot escape their sex.

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Joe Wanford @Joewanford

a month ago

🚨 Job alert 🚨 I’m recruiting two postdoctoral research associates to join my lab at @KCLImmunoMicro to study how K. pneumoniae regulates virulence factor expression during infection! Mol Micro: tinyurl.com/mtrwtx5e Infection: tinyurl.com/2s3u8ca2 Deadline: 21st Sept.

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Ursula Doyle @suladoyle

a month ago

Good to see Private Eye covering the shitshow unfolding in Edinburgh (and in book publishing more generally). Thanks to @AmandaPCraig for posting.

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Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

a month ago

There's one more week to apply for these postdoctoral positions in my group - links to apply below! #academicjobs #researchjobs

Rebecca Drummond @theRAD_lab

2 months ago

There's one more week to apply for these postdoctoral positions in my group - links to apply below! #academicjobs #researchjobs

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Elaine Bignell @ElaineBignell

2 months ago

Four unique & exciting opportunities to work in at the interface of fungal biology, assay development and medicinal chemistry in partnership with industry and drug discovery experts with @ElaineBignell @BallouLab @gordon_d_brown at @MRCcmm and @DDU_Dundee

MRC Centre for Medical Mycology @MRCcmm

2 months ago

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npj Journals @Nature_NPJ

2 months ago

🍾We're really excited to announce the launch of npj Fungal Science, a new open-access journal in the @NaturePortfolio! #npjFungalSci will publish high-quality research that advances knowledge in the field of mycology. nature.com/npjfungalsci/