Prof: Resp Med & Struct’l Biol. ILD, A1ATD, Conform’nal Disease; Dir. Leic Centre for Fibrosis Res; AMS #FLIER3; Lover of Things Arty #tweetsinapersonalcapacity
Quick summary video of my research. Have responded prev’ly to a few posts + kind comments but only just posting it myself #CurePF@ActionPFcharity. Intro is A1ATD work #CureAlpha1@AlphaFriend@alpha1uk @Alpha1_COPD @Alpha1UKSupport
https://t.co/HFuYbuldxJ
Saw this astonishing & beautiful piece by Sadiq Ali + Vee Smith w @CWheelsTheatre for our last show @edfringe. Could tell it would be special when they sauntered up their poles in the opening darkness.
Final performance today - catch it if you can!
@charlot_summers@smead2@profserious Current model was a reasonable rationalisation of early Noughties realities. So much has changed in the meantime => it is obsolete & doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. COVID student exp’nce + current financial state of
Uni.s have shown this up so clearly. Where is the new model tho?
There’s Rheum in the room - hurray and welcome, Prof Adam Croft! Cross-disciplinary insights. Dissecting pro-inflammatory and pro-resolution fibroblast behav’rs in molecular and spatial detail. PRG4-def’nt synovial fibroblasts behave like IPF myofibroblasts inc mφ interactions.
#MIRA is up and running! Prof @LouiseVwain kicks us off outlining a streamlined entry system for patients who want to participate in research, actively or by allowing linkage of the information we collect clinically in any case. #LeicRespCohort#MIRA4 Birmingham
Dr Chris Huntley presenting his #SANDSTONE study => Is inhalable crystal silica exposure a risk for sarcoidosis? Explored in cohort 2ry/3ry care cohort. Recruiting challenges over COVID era but now done. Adj’d OR 1.85 (lower limit of CI 1.01)! Lower exps c/w silicosis.
Welcome’s submission to the UK Spending Review:
📈 Increase R&D intensity - invest £22bn in R&D in 2026/27 and set a longer-term ambition to become the most R&D intensive G7 economy
🏫 Fix the funding environment for UK universities to support their financial sustainability
Comin’ atcha #BTSWinter24! 2 presentations in first session Moore, Moore I hear you cry - well yes, that’s quite right: 4th floor, from 8.45. But I’m not on till midway through, so even laggardly types like me could make them.