Today a righteous man was killed by the most wicked army on earth. Khaled Nabhan who we watched bid farewell to his beloved Reem, the soul of our soul, has joined her in the realm of souls where the wickedness of this so called humanity will no longer reach them. The man had an angelic presence to say the least. He smiled in the face of a genocide, and went around hospitals and camps comforting people despite his own pain. A man who seemed too good to be here. I longed for the day to meet him in person. I imagined the day the genocide would be over and he would be celebrated with awards around the world on the biggest stages. The demonized turbaned Muslim man who was everything they said he couldn’t be. Kind. Loving. Righteous. Resilient. Too good for this world. Our hearts are broken. I won’t post the picture of his bloodied face, just the smile they tried to make the world unsee. May Allah have mercy on you our brother and join you with your beloved Reem and Rasul ﷺ, and may we join you there one day too.
Lastly, it was a great honour to be part of the organising committee, @AndieThorpe, @UTSscihdrAssoc. Thanks to everyone who participated and contributed. I’ve cherished every moment of this event.
I was also honored to share my work on the gut-lung axis and thrilled to be awarded the best presentation for the session. A big thank you to the organisers, especially Chantal and Kaj, for the recognition - it's been an honor to share my research.
Another week went by with great presentations and valuable networking The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) NSW/ACT Branch Annual Scientific Meeting 2024!
The event was filled with great plenary talks. A particular highlight for me was Peter's talk on nutritional interventions for lung diseases - a topic closely linked to my own research on the microbiome. We had a good chat as well.
Another shoutout to Mitchell Spicer for presenting his Honours research at the final seminar at UTS this week. Great job, Mitchell—proud of you! #RBMB#UTS
Tashfia for her excellent presentation and poster and Rachael for attending her first ever conference and presenting her poster brilliantly. #RBMB#NAMe18
Even more exciting was seeing everyone from the lab shine. Special shoutout to @Tayyabasadaf90 and Andy Lan for successfully chairing a session for the first time. #RBMB#NAMe18
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