Richard Festenstein

[Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings @lindaunobel]

Today, we invite 635 Young Scientists from all over the world to meet around 40 Nobel Laureates at the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (25-30 June 2023 | #Physiology #Medicine | #LINO23) We can't wait to welcome you all to Lindau!

[MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) @MRC_LMS]

@DrAnnieGray beautifully illustrates how our cultural perspective changes with this representation of ‘healthy foods’ from the 1500s to today

[Gordon J Hendry @Gordon_Hendry]

Incredible 👏😮

[Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein]

@imperialcollege @UKRI_News @AtaxiaUK @ucl @uclh @GreatOrmondSt @BBCPallab Excellent interview - enough time to explain following TV interview - Thanks for a fascinating morning 😎

[Pallab Ghosh @BBCPallab]

The motion capture suits used to make actors look like aliens in the film Avatar is being used by doctors to understand diseases and improve drug development. https://t.co/yrX0cyQVCd

[Dr Lindsay Keith @DrLindsayKeith]

Delighted to see our research from @MRC_LMS featured by @BBCPallab on @BBCBreakfast this morning. The LMS's Prof Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein was interviewed on TV and @radio5live

[MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) @MRC_LMS]

Our very own Prof Richard Festenstein was on @BBCOne @BBCBreakfast @bbc5live 🤯🎊

The LMS, @ImperialMed, @ucl, @uclh & @GreatOrmondSt developed motion capture tech used in films like #Avatar to track rare disease progression.

👉https://t.co/rfmblnT4hE
#MedTech #DigitalTwin #AI

[MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) @MRC_LMS]

Some Behind the Scene Action 🎞️ with some of the incredible of the researchers who made this possible, @BBCPallab and his incredible team, and the lovely Yantia Oparlaova and her #DigitalTwin!

[Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein]

@MRC_LMS @The_MRC @FaisalLab Thanks to the LMS for hosting excellent public understanding events! These result in unexpected interactions between scientists with disparate expertise and collaborations like this one!

[Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein]

@MRC_LMS @The_MRC @FaisalLab Thanks to the LMS for hosting excellent public understanding events! These result in unexpected interactions between scientists with disparate expertise and collaborations like this one!

[MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) @MRC_LMS]

Read about our research here! The origin of this was a dinner to celebrate the 105th anniversary of @The_MRC Our Prof Richard Festenstein (@r_festenstein) was seated next to Aldo Faisal from @FaisalLab and it all came from there!

[BBC Radio 5 Live @bbc5live]

📽️ Motion capture suits used for special effects in films like Avatar are being adapted to track disease progress.

Prof Richard Festenstein, from the @MRC_LMS, and Yanita, one of the patients using this technology, spoke on 5 Live Breakfast about how it all works.

👂@BBCSounds

[MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) @MRC_LMS]

Research from @MRC_LMS in the news with Prof Richard Festenstein interviewed on@bbc5live about using #motioncapture to track neurological disorders.

[Reluctant Quant @DrMattCrowson]

RT A wearable motion capture suit and machine learning predict disease progression in Friedreich’s ataxia https://t.co/uNqaopWQ4D

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

With huge thanks also to @UKRI_News, @AtaxiaUK, @ucl, @uclh, @GreatOrmondSt and @BBCPallab for pioneering and supporting this exciting advancement in wearable tech and healthcare.

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

View the full @BBCNews segment: https://t.co/T2qzhOSjYc (from 12.50)

And the online news coverage here 👇https://t.co/HIhQgiAYYB

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

How is technology used in Avatar linked to our research?

#OurImperial Professors Aldo Faisal (@FaisalLab) and Richard Festenstein (@MRC_LMS) featured on @BBCNews and @BBCBreakfast discussing a new wearable #AI tool for improving healthcare for rare disease at @ImperialDSI.

[Imperial College London @imperialcollege]

Read our own news story here 👇
https://t.co/y1GqqfJ5ym

[Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein]

@GrasmerePrimary @KenchHillCentre @MichaelaTorkar Thank you so much !! Looks like a real surprise 😃

[Richard Festenstein @r_festenstein]

@GrasmerePrimary @KenchHillCentre @MichaelaTorkar Dream on!