Anderson lab

Studying host-microbe interactions in the intestinal tract.

Curious people are always welcome on our team.

University of Edinburgh
Wellcome Trust Funded

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

We are thrilled to have @kodiravi speak at this inaugural event, and there is plenty of time to make it to the European Cell Death meeting with Ravi afterwards!

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

Great opportunity for ECRs working on Cell Death.
-6 October 2025 (CRUK Scotland Institute)
-Registration is only £35 thanks to our sponsors!
-Any attendee travelling from outside of Scotland is eligible for a travel award!
-11 ECR speaking slots available + posters!

[mBio @mbiojournal]

This month, we're recognizing Dr. Zahra Islam for the highly rated reviews she has provided as an #mBio Early-Career Editorial Board member. Thank you for your valued contributions to the journal, @Zahra_F_Islam! @FertiliserHub

Learn more about the ECB: https://t.co/Nc4q87QZDC

[Andrew Davidson @DavidsnDeathLab]

https://t.co/28CsjjEM1R

Excited to advertise this post-doc position in the Davidson Death Lab. Here, we'll live-image tumour cell death in diverse Drosophila tumour models to learn how different types of cancer learn to live with cell death.

[Ananda Mirchandani @Anandamirch]

Interested in how hypoxia and critical illness shapes immune functions? Join the team! https://t.co/L34NKtwxPo. Funded by a @wellcometrust CDA in @EdinUni_CIR

[Mahesh Desai Lab @MDesai_Lab]

Our lab is looking for a postdoc with interest and experience in mucosal immunology and gut microbiome: https://t.co/EfCVZDYn9k

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

@LarsVereecke @MaudeJans @magdalenakolata Congratulations Lars, Maude, and the whole team! So happy to see this out.

[Lars Vereecke @LarsVereecke]

🎉 Super excited to announce that our study "Colibactin-driven colon cancer requires adhesin-mediated epithelial binding" is now published in Nature! Huge congratulations to first authors @MaudeJans and @magdalenakolata for their fantastic work! 1/6🧵🎉
https://t.co/mhCUpxsKXX

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

October 2024 "Paper of the Month" Award 🏆:
A really smart and thorough approach to microbial competition. High levels of translational potential while also significantly contributing to our fundamental understanding: win-win! https://t.co/VpBe5FBxhF @Nature

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

September 2024 "Paper of the Month" Award 🏆 (slightly late 🤦‍♂️):
A really interesting MiniReview on our strategies to define/classify and study dysbiosis. https://t.co/rAYg3FLv5r. @ASMicrobiology

[Ananda Mirchandani @Anandamirch]

Really excited to share our review in @NatRevImmunol, out today, on how oxygenation affects immune responses https://t.co/dTvXlGWpT9. A joint venture with @WalmsleyLab & @Man_Alex2012 Grateful for the editorial input from @Ybordon. @EdinUni_CIR

[Mahesh Desai Lab @MDesai_Lab]

Check out our new paper in @MicrobiomeJ on how dietary fiber metabolism modulates microbial-produced B vitamin availability in the gut and impacts the immune system. https://t.co/oblNGn78wH

[Andreas Baumler @abaumler]

We are all living in a bubble that deprives us of experiences needed to understand the true magnitude of the threat posed by the rise of multi-drug resistant infections. It would be wise to allocate resources that match the severity of the threat.
https://t.co/grtVODQuW4

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

@MattOBurgess Congrats @MattOBurgess! Fantastic work

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

Conversation between host &gut microbiota unveils a “silver bullet” therapeutic option for chemotherapy
Preview of @Andersonbuglab @kodiravi work showing chemotherapy-induced apoptosis drives dysbiosis &transcriptional rewiring,delaying intestinal recovery
https://t.co/bg4VQRsyab

[Cell Host & Microbe @cellhostmicrobe]

September Featured Article:
Interkingdom communication controls recovery following chemotherapeutic injury
@Andersonbuglab @kodiravi
https://t.co/XaEl4IB4Hk

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

@JustinPerryPhD @cellhostmicrobe @kodiravi @LarsVereecke @MDesai_Lab @CriscillaPhin 😂😂😂 there might be something out there on butyrate and efferocytosis that was in contention.

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

August 2024 "Paper of the Month" Award 🏆:
It's ours! The selection committee never pretended to be unbiased 😂. Check it out now @cellhostmicrobe !

https://t.co/LxrtpjEcWR

@kodiravi @LarsVereecke @MDesai_Lab @CriscillaPhin

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

This work started during my time with @kodiravi, who is an amazing mentor. The work evolved and blossomed into a wonderful international collaboration with @MDesai_Lab and @LarsVereecke who are fantastic collaborators. Huge thanks to the entire Anderson Lab and all co-authors!

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

Very happy to share our latest work, out now @cellhostmicrobe:
https://t.co/q0Yjxl169T
We show that apoptosis-dependent expansion of the Enterobacteriaceae delays intestinal recovery following chemotherapy. @EdinUni_IRR @edin_EID

[Anderson lab @Andersonbuglab]

Really surprisingly, we found that death-dependent purine containing metabolites (AMP, GMP, IMP), can act as accessory signals to re-wire E coli transcription to promote aerobic respiration and suppress anaerobic respiration, even when grown under aerobic conditions (17% O2)!