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Postdoctoral immunologist @Drakesmith_Lab @MRC_HIU @MRC_WIMM @UniofOxford interested in how physiology and immunology interact, with a focus on iron homeostasis
Nov 19, 2020 14 tweets 8 min read
1/ I’m hugely excited to be able to share with you our paper ‘hepcidin-mediated hypoferremia disrupts immune responses to vaccination and infection’ @MedCellPress
cell.com/med/fulltext/S…

Thank you @Drakesmith_Lab @MRC_HIU @MRC_WIMM + our global collaborators! #Tweetorial time: 2/ We know the immune system responds to nutrient availability #immunometabolism.

#irondeficiency (ID) is the most common micronutrient deficiency globally. How does ID influence immunity?