The abstract submission deadline for the BALR summer meeting in Dundee is on 29th of January! Don't miss the opportunity to submit and win one of the many bursaries and prizes! Info and links here balr.co.uk/meetings

The Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis study finder is a great tool, we have listed a new survey for UK patients on air-travel experiences: designed by a brilliant medical student! Imperial Remote Medicine NHLI patientMpower actionpf.org/research-study…

APF is happy to announce the investment in 2 research fellows! Dr Kevin Bin Liu from Imperial College London & Dr Jenny dickens from Cambridge University have been awarded £600k to further unravel the genetics of PF, which'll help to identify new & better treatments: bit.ly/3PKLKuP

New paper alert Defining the mechanism of galectin-3-mediated TGF-β1 activation and its role in lung fibrosis. jbc.org/article/S0021-… Part of a collaboration led by Alison John and Gisli Jenkins with some work at Research Complex at Harwell. Cracking SPR. Enjoy! Nottingham Research UoNBiosciences.

Excited to share our new JBC paper. A collaborative effort which saw lead author Jess Calver moving labs multiple times in 3 years. Thanks to all the co-authors for their contribution and congrats on your first 1st author paper Jess! jbc.org/article/S0021-…

A fun trip on the Caledonian Sleeper ends in an early morning arrival into Dundee. Next stop the British Association for Lung Research (BALR) conference for a jam-packed few days of lung science and catching up with friends

Perfect way to finish day 2 of #BALR2024 with the carnage that is Scottish ceilidh dancing! Karl Staples Merete Long Amanda Tatler British Association for Lung Research (BALR)

Another fantastic day of lung science comes to a close in Dundee but there’s still time for the BALR committee to show the world just how talented they are 🤣 British Association for Lung Research (BALR)

Right now, most long-term lung conditions are detected when there is irreversible damage to the lungs. Being able to intervene before the damage is permanent is crucial and only possible if we #FundRespiratoryResearch: bit.ly/3UtpBTj

.Carol Vorderman YOU ARE BLOODY MAGNIFICENT. EVERY SINGLE WORD OF THIS 🔥🔥🔥

So excited to hear #FutureLeaderFellow ⁦Cardiff University⁩ Renata Jurkowska⁩ tell us about her lifelong fascination with epigenetics, So likely 2b key factor in alveolar repair & disease. #MTWSeminars. Lecture available at imperial.ac.uk/mtw-centre-fib… ⁦NHLI⁩

I don’t get to be in the lab all that often these days but having lots of MSc students is a good reason to get back in there and check I haven’t lost all my lab skills 🤣. It’s also a great reminder of just how much fun it is to work in a busy lab ! #PIinthelab #MTWCentre

New paper! we used machine learning to classify people with pulmonary fibrosis based on a blood-biomarker panel and found 3 distinct profiles: clinical differences, stable classes, and supported in Oz registry!

We’re launching our campaign ‘Breathe’ for #PFMonth24 Our video, voiced by BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker, who's living with PF, shows the devastating effects of the disease. Contains sensitive content. Please share so more people can get support: actionpf.org/get-involved/a… Tiggy Walker

📣 Proud to announce the winners of our 2024 Summer Studentships, in partnership with British Association for Lung Research (BALR). Congratulations Martha Old (University of Bath), Tam Anh (Rachel) Nguygen (UCL) who'll be exploring the role that proteins play in driving lung scarring: actionpf.org/news/meet-the-…

Working in London does have some unexpected benefits. Time to return to the classroom London Welsh Centre , brush up on my Welsh language skills and get to know a whole Welsh speaking community in the middle of London. Operation “be a fluent Welsh speaker” is finally underway. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Here's another blog post from Martha Old about her experience working at NHLI with Alison John, on a BALR/Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis summer studentship balr.co.uk/post/balr-apf-…

Delighted to invite UK-based early career fibrosis researchers to the 2025 UK ILD early career investigator network meeting. Generous financial support from Boehringer Ingelheim (no input to agenda) means it's free, with food and accomodation included. We have great speakers1/2

Come visit us at the BALR stand on the 3rd floor, in the Charities exhibition area at #BTSWinter2024