Claire D. Bourke

Translational immunologist; Senior Lecturer; Collaborative; Curious; Population-health focused; @UofGlasgow @UofGSii; @ZvitamboZim

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

@NorthWestBio1 @JimenezMelanie_ @Gwotzerho @UofGlasgow @UniStrathclyde

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

**PhD Opportunity** apply for @NorthWestBio1 Scholarship to join our team to study nutrient availability & epithelial-immune crosstalk in the gut. Develop human organoid culture, immunology & bioengineering skills. @JimenezMelanie_ @Gwotzerho @UofGlasgow
https://t.co/lFWK4DoFti

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Interested in the biology of pregnancy and improving birth outcomes? Don't miss out on next year's UK Preterm Birth Conference in London, January 2027. Sessions on advanced technologies, in vitro modelling, systems biology, climate impacts and more...

https://t.co/ff2rH4HHbd

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Out latest preprint from @The_MRC-funded GI Tools: circulating innate immune cell activation is associated with greater disruption of duodenal architecture in adults with environmental enteropathy in low- versus high income communities in Lusaka, Zambia
https://t.co/D3t1nTvvVJ

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Published today: our work showing that restoration of anti-bacterial innate immune cell function lags behind nutritional recovery among children convalescing after hospitalisation for complicated severe acute malnutrition @ZvitamboZim @NatureComms

https://t.co/QOm8utIMSA

[Centre For Parasitology @WCIPGLASGOW]

A very special graduation today as @UofGlasgow bestows a richly deserved hon Doctor of Science on Prof Ntobeko Ntusi @ntobekon @MRCza @BBCAfrica

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

@WCIPGLASGOW @UofGlasgow @ntobekon @MRCza @BBCAfrica Congratulations @ntobekon!

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

New work from Jon Sturgeon & the HOPE-SAM study team @ZvitamboZim team parsing out features of leaky gut during complicated severe acute malnutriton that could contribute to inflammation & adverse outcomes @jnutritionorg

https://t.co/OStuUPXoVq

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

@BourkeLab members sharing our research at the British Society of Immunology Annual Congress in Liverpool this week. Well done for all your hard work Leticia & Tracy @UofGMVLS

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

*NEW PREPRINT* Find out more about how innate immune cell function changes over the course of nutritional recovery of children after an acute admission to hospital with severe malnutrition in our new work, currently in revision. @BourkeLab @ZvitamboZim

https://t.co/vDAEogKcEy

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

& here: https://t.co/MuYccXrpwp

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

**New policy report on sustainable health research**

A privilege to be part of this US-UK partnership discussing how we can work together to make the health research sector more sustainable. Read our report and let us know what you think!

[Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci]

How can we make health research more sustainable? 🌱✨

We brought together leaders from the UK and US, as part of our joint initiative with @theNAMedicine to explore and develop key actions.

Read and share our new report: https://t.co/NdmsWkSNha

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Read more about how this project was supported by AMS & NAM here: https://t.co/rfeqIe4pwS

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Join us next month to discuss best practice in impactful international collaborations. Some fantastic speakers sharing their experience: Dr. Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Prof. Jay Berkley, Dr. Duy Pham Thanh, Dr Margaret Ebubedike and more. @acmedsci

[Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci]

⌛ One month until our career development event!

Join us to discuss how we can build fair and impactful global research collaborations between the Global North and South 🌍

📅 Wed 29 Oct, 10am GMT
📍 Online

👉 Register now: https://t.co/sXoe1t0miY

[Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci]

⌛ One month until our career development event!

Join us to discuss how we can build fair and impactful global research collaborations between the Global North and South 🌍

📅 Wed 29 Oct, 10am GMT
📍 Online

👉 Register now: https://t.co/sXoe1t0miY

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Join our MRC-funded GLAMIRIS Study team with @DrToniHo at @CVRinfo @UofGlasgow - aiming to understand more about how maternal vaccination during pregnancy protects babies against RSV.

[Antonia Ho @DrToniHo]

Please repost this exciting opportunity! 📣

[Antonia Ho @DrToniHo]

Please repost this exciting opportunity! 📣

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

Research summary: https://t.co/e66xIDydhn

[Claire D. Bourke @BourkeLab]

New paper in @NEJM today: clinical outcomes from the COMBI trial of anti-microbial & anti-inflammatory prophylaxis during pregnancy to improve birth outcomes. Congratulations to Bernard, @ZvitamboZim & all the COMBI team & thanks to all our participants. https://t.co/OrDKEBSlvJ

[Pasquale Maffia @PasqualeMaffia]

A must-read point of view article from my friend and collaborator ⁦⁦@ntobekon⁩ Ntusi CEO ⁦@MRCza⁩ - US aid cuts are an opportunity to reimagine global health ⁦@UofGCoRENCD⁩ ⁦@UofGCoREAID⁩ https://t.co/DYpAxH9jxL