John Hurst

NIHR Global Research Prof | Pro Vice Provost, UCL and Vice Dean (International), Medical Sciences | Professor of Respiratory Medicine UCL/Royal Free. COPD.

[HCPLive @HCPLiveNews]

Initial data from a phase 1/2 trial of Beam Therapeutics' BEAM-302, a first-in-human in vivo base-editing therapy for AATD, showed a single dose durably raised functional AAT above the protective threshold at #ERS2026, according to @ProfHurst

Watch now:

https://t.co/iXoOeL5jBl

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

Are you ready, @EuroRespSoc #ERScongress 2026?

[ERS @EuroRespSoc]

📙 The ERS Bookshop is open until Tuesday!

Head to the World Village to browse and purchase the latest titles, including the recently-published ERS Monographs “Thoracic Ultrasound” and “Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnoea” 📚

@ERSpublications

[UCL Global Engagement @UCL_Global]

The next wave of healthcare AI breakthroughs may come from India, writes Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), in @etedge_insights.

Read the op-ed: https://t.co/uUQifmk96E

#UCLandIndia

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

India 🇮��� in 2026 is young, vibrant, ambitious and confident…

What a privilege to attend the @ucl #UCL200 Campaign Launch in Delhi last night, with our fabulous alumni community.

And now on to meet future students at our Offer Holder event.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

@FredLAFernandes Obrigado Fred. Important wherever we live and work.

[UCL Global Engagement @UCL_Global]

📢 Call for applications: Global Engagement Funds & Strategic Partner Funds 2026/27

Apply by 19 June to build or grow international collaborations at @UCL

GEF:
https://t.co/d2XW8wKUJ1

Partner Funds:
https://t.co/1o0Vsh8xR0

More partner funds open in autumn 2026.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

🆕 🌟 This is a fantastic opportunity to support dissemination of the very best science and education, and to serve our society.

Please share the word, and consider applying to be Editor of one of the @EuroRespSoc @ERSpublications journals.

I’m at #ats2026 if you want to chat.

[ERS @EuroRespSoc]

Applications now open: ERS Publications Chief Editor roles

Lead one of four key journals:

📘 ERJ
📗 ERJ Open Research
📙 Breathe
📕 European Respiratory Review

Find out more: https://t.co/T2ieqGxyuN

[UCL Global Engagement @UCL_Global]

Welcome to @UCL, colleagues from @MedTsinghua, @Tsinghua_Uni. Great to continue discussions across our strategic partnership, including an AI Hospital workshop, and to look ahead to health workshops in Beijing next month.

#UCLHealth
#UCLandChina

@profgeraintrees @ProfHurst

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

@UCL_Global @ucl @MedTsinghua @Tsinghua_Uni @profgeraintrees @UCLResearch @GrandChallenges @UCLEnterprise @UCLchildhealth @uclgenomics @UCLPopHealthSci @UCLBrainScience @UCLLifeSciences @UCLGlobalHealth @HealthUCL It was a pleasure to co-host this visit: exciting times ahead!

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

As we celebrate our 200th birthday this week, across @ucl and @uclmedsci, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the quad looking lovelier.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

Thank you: it was a pleasure to host this visit, and talk about our @NIHRglobal 'MARES' study: a partnership with @renatagmendes at @ufscaroficial. Really exciting to talk about the potential to back translate community interventions we are testing in 🇧🇷 back to the 🇬🇧 NHS.

[UCL Global Engagement @UCL_Global]

UK ambassador to Brazil, H.E, @salqaq, visited @UCL to discuss neglected tropical diseases and shared health priorities

Joined by @profgeraintrees and @ProfHurst to explore opportunities to deepen UK–Brazil health research collaboration 🇬🇧🇧🇷

#UCLHealth

https://t.co/naF1EIOEFz

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

🟪 The morning after the night before…

The godless institution on Gower Street?

The Cockney College?

➡️ 200 years of useful knowledge, and going from strength to strength.

Very proud to have been part of our @ucl 200 celebrations on behalf of @UCL_Global and @uclmedsci.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

As we celebrate our 200th birthday today, I’m hugely proud to be part of the @ucl community.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

This one of the most important #COPD papers I’ve read in years, paving the way for biology-driven therapeutics. It’s a must read.

Kudos to all involved.

[Maor Sauler @maorsauler]

Excited to share this work, now out in @NatureGenet . There is no cure for #COPD. To tackle this challenge, we performed nuclear sequencing, spatial transcriptomic, and proteomic analysis of lung tissue from 141 subjects to better understand this disease. https://t.co/XMPSDXzEkt

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

Thank you to everyone at @asthmalunguk for the opportunity to speak at the webinar this evening on #WorldCOPDDay - and thanks to everyone who attended for the great questions!

Live well.

[Asthma + Lung UK @asthmalunguk]

Join us on #WorldCOPDDay on 19th November for our first ever online COPD webinar. @ProfHurst will be speaking about how to empower yourself to get the best care for your lung condition. Find out more information here: https://t.co/jIIEhTyn6c

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

Undiagnosed chronic respiratory disease is untreated, and untreated CRD is a missed opportunity to help people live better lives.

Our 🇬🇧@uclmedsci 🇧🇷 UFSCar collaboration funded by @NIHRglobal is now live, and we are finding lots of people in care for LTCs with undiagnosed CRD.

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

@Garry42779 @EuroRespSoc Gosh I’m enormous.

[NHS England @NHSEngland]

The @MHRAgovuk confirm that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Read more in their latest update.

➡️ https://t.co/spDMDMVEYS

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

@ReemAlluhibi Well done Reem, really nice summary and yes, exciting times!