Josef Huntington

A hodgepodge get together of my thoughts🧑🏼‍🔬 Postdoc @ The Francis Crick Institute, Lover of all things regenerative, LNP and RNA based | He/Him 🏳️‍🌈

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

My first review has been published online 😍🥳 Thanks to the team for the opportunity, their contributions and for getting it ready for publication #academictwitter #nanoparticles #cardiacregeneration
RNA interference therapeutics for cardiac regeneration https://t.co/3CungslKWb

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

Wondered if anyone in my network could share - I am interested in the feasibility of a career move to Australia, academia or industry! Would appreciate some insights and would love to chat to anyone who has made the move! #academictwitter #Australia

[British Heart Foundation @TheBHF]

Knowing the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest can be vital in saving a life.

As we approach #RestartAHeart day, learn about the differences, the causes and what you should do.

Do you know the difference? If not, learn more here: https://t.co/ZdYHJ2iBWE

[Dan Bromage @BromageDan]

👇 A great opportunity to undertake a PhD in my lab, please DM me if you would like more info🫀❤️‍🔥 @Kings_BHFCentre @kingscardio

https://t.co/gADlesPNht

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

I’ve set myself my biggest challenge yet (because a PhD wasn’t enough) - I will be running the 2025 London Marathon with @TheBHF to give back to this amazing charity that supported me throughout my PhD and continues to fund life saving research ❤️

https://t.co/3EkBnbqg6A

[Richard Murphy @RichardJMurphy]

This is telling. Labour has not won. The Tories lost and the SNP have lost, whilst Reform and the Greens have won, and the LibDems have been exceedingly organised. But Labour has not won hearts and minds. Not in the slightest.

[The Francis Crick Institute @TheCrick]

It was an honour to welcome His Majesty Emperor Naruhito today as part of the Japanese state visit with @JAPANinUK 🇯🇵🇬🇧

The Emperor met Crick staff with personal connections to Japan and heard about the wide range of research happening at the Crick.

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

@aiysha1711 Where is this?! This is beautiful!

[The Struggling Scientists @TheStrugglingS4]

Was it worth it 😅?

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

That’s it - I successfully defended my PhD on Tuesday! I can officially say #PhDone 🥳 Thank you to my examiners for the interesting discussion, and thank you to my colleagues for making it a fantastic place to work! #AcademicTwitter #phdvoice

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

The UK is a leading place to do science, with UK scientists behind many breakthroughs – from the first baby born by IVF to the first vaccine.

Now, it’s time for an incoming UK government to build on these strengths by investing further in research and development (R&D) 👇 [1/3]

[Alex Kenney @alex_kenney]

Ahead of this year's UK general election @TheBHF is calling on all political parties in Westminster to prioritise heart disease📢

We are in the grip of a heart care crisis & our #HeartsNeedMore if we are to stop it in its tracks💔

Add your voice today👇

https://t.co/1tTwoW8IvA

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at a million miles an hour. Without our magnetic field to protect us, our atmosphere would have been lost to space long ago. Those colours in the sky are Nature reminding us that we’re very lucky to be here amidst the violence. And perhaps therefore also reminding us not to shite it all up :-)

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

@ShivaniM_KC @ZS_Chaudhry @DrNeilStone There’s some great work with mRNA based vaccines for bacterial pathogens - the beauty of the LNP mRNA technology is you can plug and play whatever RNA you like, bottleneck is the regulation from MHRA etc BioNTech is pioneering this process with personalised cancer vaccines

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

Call me old fashioned but it really worries me how conclusions are drawn about signalling so strongly from RNAseq data with absolutely no confirmation at the protein level - We’ve known for a long time now RNA does not = protein. #AcademicChatter

[Mai Nguyen, PhD @mai_lin_nguyen]

Look, I am sick and tired of this narrative that PIs are soooo busy they don’t have time for their own grad students, despite grad students (and post docs ) being responsible for the majority of a lab’s research experience, and so GS have to go out of their way to make sure 1/

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

The UK thesis system is exhausting… 3 results chapters, each with their own separate introduction, separate discussion, sandwiched between an overall introduction and an overall discussion…. HOW IS THERE MORE TO INTRODUCE AND DISCUSS?!

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

Okay, once the final gut punching rush to the finish in the lab has passed, I am actually quite enjoying writing my thesis! Am I broken? #AcademicTwitter

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

I take this back… I take this ALL back.

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

I don’t suppose there is a reference out there to show that 384-well cell culture plates have different mechanical characteristics than 96-well plates? #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #phdlife #phdvoice

[Josef Huntington @HuntingtonJosef]

It’s the little things that count 🥲