Kylie Belchamber
@kylie
Lecturer in Reproductive Immunology at the University of Manchester @mfh-research.bsky.social - macrophage fan :)
Writing my talk for #IFPA2026 in Kamakura in September - I'll be sharing our Precision Cut Placenta Slice model, and showing lots of lovely images/videos of 3D culturable villi/decidua! Anyone else coming?
Lovely to attend the retirement celebration for Prof John Aplin today. Yoga poses included! What an inspiration ♥️ @mfh-research.bsky.social
Proud supervisor day 🥰 Well-done Karan for surviving 4 years of Mike and me. Also needed a Xmas tree selfie for good measure #PhDproud @resp-micro.bsky.social
Rainy morning can't make me sad - off to #BSI25 for some #macrophage #neutrophil (and I guess other immune cells exist) fun 😊 don't forget Wednesday 11am 'Recent advances in reproductive immunology'! Going to be fab #immunosky #bestconferenceoftheyear
We managed to see the baby snow leopard at Chester zoo on Sunday morning 🥰 isn't she beautiful! @chesterzoo.bsky.social
Two types of people waiting for our flight home from #IFPA2025 - Berlin marathon runners, and hungover non marathon runners 😆 excellent end to my first IFPA - learnt alot, made new friends and enjoyed the sun 🌞
A few highlights from #IFPA2025 so far - wonderful views from our medieval castle dinner with fire dancers, and our own Prof Heazell sharing amazing novel placenta modelling and how it could be used to prevent stillbirth @mfh-research.bsky.social 2 more days to go!
Excited to be representing @mfh-research.bsky.social at my first #IFPA2025 in lovely Erfurt 😊 4 days of all things placenta. And some castles. And some steins I hope 🍻
Improving my desk set up with a happy cell desk mat and awesome keyboard 🥰 the bottom left one is a macrophage for sure #macrophagesforever
#ESRI2025 presentation complete - showing mechanisms of decidual macrophage efferocytosis of trophoblasts in pregnancy - and getting lots of ideas of next experiments. Busy year ahead @manchester.ac.uk @mfh-research.bsky.social #macrophagesrock
Excited for some reproductive immunology over the next few days #ESRI2025
Testing all the Spritz options before #ESRI2025 begins this evening. Sarti spritz is winning so far 😊
Prior to tweeting about ESRI science - I'll be eating all the Canoli I can find 😋 #helloitaly
Congratulations to Dr Sandhu!! Our first PhD student @resp-micro.bsky.social Operation Rainbow Unicorn is complete!! Thanks to examiners Karl Staples and Amanda Rossiter 🦄
Thank you to whoever invented the cold room 🥵 #theypromisedmeitonlyrainedinManchester
Lovely week away with family. Photo taken standing on the back deck while bats fly around me and the ducks are quacking in the background. England is beautiful ❤️
Look mummy, chickens!! Lovely visit to Chester Zoo yesterday - can see why it's the best zoo in the UK. And we got to see the Painted Dogs (very happy 6 year old) #chesterzoo
Beer and fertility science tonight @pintofscience.uk with some amazing colleagues discussing their work 😀 two of my favourite things #pint25
Back in my favourite place watching my babies build a stick house and run around the forest. While their Grandpop snoozes in a camping chair. Family therapy we needed 💕 #newforest #holiday #grandparenttime
Placenta cupcakes 💕 how cute are these? Only way to send one of our postdocs off on maternity leave @mfh-research.bsky.social #placenta #matleave
That feeling when you discover the park near you with the best playground has opened a new storage shed cafe with toilets and a Lego table #happy #academicparents #mumlife
Nice to be visiting old Joe and UoB today for some F2F PhD student time while my big kid has a playdate with his preschool bestie. Coffee powered thesis discussions on the cards ☕
Starting to feel festive on our cycle home - even the McVities factory (which smells amazing btw) is lit up! Always love the sparkly lights this time of year 🎄
Easter holidays - camping in the rain, mud and wind 🏕️ beach digging, fish and chips, train rides and snuggles 🏖️