Submitted by yp334 on Fri, 26/09/2025 - 11:38
The Cambridge Immunology Forum 2025 took place on Tuesday 23 September at Queen’s College, bringing together researchers, clinicians, and students from across the UK and beyond for a day of cutting-edge science and lively discussion.
Co-hosted by the BSI Cambridge Immunology Group and the Cambridge Immunology Network, this year’s Forum focused on “Immune highways: interconnected defence across organs”, capturing the growing interest in how immune activity is coordinated across tissues and systems. We heard from a distinguished line-up of world leaders on the latest insights from cytokine signalling and immune cell migration to the gut–brain axis and the vascular pathways that connect immune responses throughout the body.
The Forum also showcased the work of early-career scientists through a poster exhibition, with presenters engaging in energetic discussions throughout the day and sparking new collaborations. Here are the poster prize winners:
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1st Prize: Raju Kumar, Queen Mary University of London, UK
P.08 CD8+ T cells are pro-inflammatory, cytotoxic, and clonally expanded in the early stages of fibrosis due to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)
Raju Kumar1, Wenhao Li1, John Loy2, Kalpana Devalia2, Adam Goralcyzk2, Humza Malik2, Louisa James3, Federica Marelli-Berg4, Prakash Ramachandran5, James Boot3, Paul Stevens3, Eva Wozniak3, Chaz Mein3, Robert D. Goldin6, William Alazawi1*. 1Barts Liver Centre, Queen Mary University of London, 2Bariatric Surgery Unit, Homerton University Hospital, London, 3Blizard institute, Queen Mary University of London, 4William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, 5Centre for Inflammation Research, Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, 6Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London
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Joint 2nd Prize: Elisa Martelletti, King’s College London
P.15 Acsl4 mutation leads to early and fast progressive hearing loss in mice associated with an inflammatory response within the inner ear
Elisa Martelletti, Kevin Gordon-Fleet, Aliisa Harju, Fajar Masood, Neil J. Ingham, and Karen P. Steel. Wolfson Sensory, Pain and Regeneration Centre, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, UK
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Joint 2nd Prize: Ciara Campbell, Imperial College London
P.03 Neutrophils bound to mast cell granules induce remote damage during early life allergen-induced lung inflammation
Ciara Campbell, Ekhlas Rahman, Anastasia Voitovich, Minerva Garcia Martín, Simone Walker, Laura Yates, Sejal Saglani, Clare Lloyd, Régis Joulia, NHLI, Imperial College London, UK
