Dad, professor of immunopathology at the University of Edinburgh, but mainly chef to my wife & kids. https://edwebprofiles.ed.ac.uk/profile/neil-mabbott www.linkedin.com/in/mabbott-neil-64b75182 https://theconversation.com/profiles/neil-mabbott-1373799https://bsky.app/profile/neilmabbott.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/neilmabbott.bsky.social/post/3mftzozsxjk24Looking forward to delivering our event "Doing Science on the Roof of the World" on Sat 18 Apr 2026 at 6:00pm at the Edinburgh Science Festival, with our friends from the Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (RIBB) in Nepal. https://www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/doing-science-on-the-roof-of-the-world/27 Feb 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:fapfpw4fd6cwobgh6dr5kzrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftzozsxjk24https://bsky.app/profile/neilmabbott.bsky.social/post/3mfomjraf4c2iHere's my explainer I wrote for @uk.theconversation.com about the development of a novel type of experimental vaccine which provided broad protection against a range of different respiratory infections. #vaccineswork #vaccinessavelives #vaccines https://theconversation.com/universal-vaccine-to-treat-colds-flu-and-covid-developed-and-a-new-study-suggests-it-just-might-work-27655825 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:fapfpw4fd6cwobgh6dr5kzrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfomjraf4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/neilmabbott.bsky.social/post/3lz6fltxzvk2bToday marks 30 years of active postdoc+ research on prion diseases in Edinburgh, UK! After all this time there are still many important questions to address. The piece below describes how as an immunologist I made the switch from parasites to prions after completing my PhD. tinyurl.com/hhz24k8v https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.100537119 Sep 2025 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:fapfpw4fd6cwobgh6dr5kzrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz6fltxzvk2b