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[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

This account is no longer monitored and will not be updated. Please head over to https://t.co/zZSIhyk7VB for posts and updates.

[UEA Chemistry @UEA_Chemistry]

2020 #NobelPrize Winner Sir Professor Michael Houghton is our Lasdun Lecture guest on 5th May 2026 - online event only, register at https://t.co/IgK8y88zEo

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective on this day 71 years ago. He used a technique by Nobel Prize laureates John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins to help develop his vaccine.

[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals @NNUH]

Congratulations to Endoscopy and Therapies Teams, who have been shortlisted in the Sustainability Award category in our 2025 Staff Awards. #TeamNNUH

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock has said that he has “no doubt as to the value that pharmacy and @rpharms bring to our NHS and wider society”

#ukpharmacy

https://t.co/ObIfAV47fk

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Our immune system is an evolutionary masterpiece. Every day it protects us from the thousands of different viruses, bacteria and other microbes that attempt to invade our bodies. Without a functioning immune system, we would not survive.

One of the immune system’s marvels is its ability to identify pathogens and differentiate them from the body’s own cells. The microbes that threaten our health do not wear a uniform – they all have different appearances. Many have also developed similarities to human cells, as a form of camouflage. So how does the immune system keep track of what to attack and what to protect? Why doesn’t the immune system attack our bodies more frequently?

Researchers long believed they knew the answer to these questions: that immune cells mature through a process called central immune tolerance (see image). However, our immune system turned out to be more complex than they believed. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

“I believe this will encourage immunologists and physicians to apply T regulatory cells to treat various immunological diseases.”

This year’s Nobel Prize laureate, Shimon Sakaguchi, discovered a new class of T cells that protect the body from autoimmune diseases.

Just after the prize announcement we spoke to him about the fundamental research question that kept him dedicated to the field long after many others gave up.

Listen to our interview with the happy and surprised laureate:

#NobelPrize

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

The team from @Asynt are in the CPP foyer today, come and see their wares and have a chat about how they can help your research projects :)

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

New student FAQs here https://t.co/vsIa5hxr7i

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

New to UEA and Norwich? Here's all you need to know about our buses :) https://t.co/uMp5HbNPS4

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

🎓 Pharmacists – Ready to boost your clinical confidence and professional impact?
UEA is offering CPD modules, fully funded by NHS England, for pharmacists in any sector.
👉 https://t.co/eRJYsRfcnt

#CPD #ClinicalPharmacy #PatientSafety #PharmacistDevelopment #RPSCredentialing

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

UEA produces England's most decorated early career pharmacists https://t.co/DXIRyLUxgp #ueascience #independentprescribing @HKinseyPharm @lou85_lindy @jenniferkhannah @uniofeastanglia

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

Today is #WorldTBDay The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced that he ad discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards diagnosing and curing this disease. https://t.co/a2CvLM7ULC

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

And the miles are still ticking by, well done everyone! 🏃🏃👟👍👍

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

MPharm staff and students are running an Ultra Marathon today in the CPP reception in aid of @MindCharity, come along and give them some support 🏃🏃🏃👟😁😁 #thisisuea #mentalhealth

[Women's Day @womensday]

#HappyInternationalWomensDay ✨.

Together let's #AccelerateAction for #genderequality 💪. Let's support the supporters & make #InternationalWomensDay one of the biggest #GivingDays of the year via #IWDgiving. Wishing everyone an impactful #IWD2025 👉https://t.co/4eiieAL2Av #IWD

[CERN @CERN]

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬

On 11 February, we celebrate the important contributions of women to the STEM disciplines. On this occasion, we asked six female scientists #AtCERN what science means to them.

We’d like to hear your answers to the prompt “For me science is…”.
Tell us in the comments below. 👇

#WomenInScience #WomenInScience2025 #IDWGS @UN

[United Nations @UN]

The world needs science, and science needs women. 👩‍🔬🧪

Yet, they remain under-represented and struggle to get recognition for their achievements.

More from @UNESCO on Tuesday’s International Day of Women & Girls in Science: https://t.co/Jm8nwQuhzC

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

Congratulations to all the final year MED students and good luck for the future ⚕️🥼😁 https://t.co/2id9XWjnFR

[UEA Pharmacy @UEAPharmacy]

The National Student Survey (NSS) for final year undergraduate students is now live https://t.co/trHs4T7BWo