Mark Toshner (@mark_toshner) 's Twitter Profile
Mark Toshner

@mark_toshner

Uni of Cam/Assoc Prof/can be found @bluesky

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Mark Toshner (@mark_toshner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hard to have sympathy for this (whilst remaining very sympathetic for current US based researchers having a terrible time). Reversing the brain drain will have positive global impacts outside US x.com/TheAtlantic/st…

Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP (@drasifqasim) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Remember in December 2023 when Prof Colin R Melville GMC denied there would be bulk approval of PA courses? …until he knew a minuted meeting confirmed this? We now have news of bulk approval of PA courses without waiting for The Leng review and with no rigorous quality standards These

Mark Toshner (@mark_toshner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Us deciding it doesn’t want to lead international collaborative science is a once in a generation opportunity to other countries funders… who will step into the void?nature.com/articles/d4158…

Mark Toshner (@mark_toshner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What went so wrong with all previous generations that my kids always having to have a water bottle with them is going to fix?

Mark Toshner (@mark_toshner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’ve done my best ever exemplar of thinking like a mediocre white man. When pointed out I was wrong on a thing I basically said ā€˜no I’m right, but just not as right as I could be’ šŸ¤£šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£

PHA UK (@pha_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

šŸŒ Today is #WorldPHDay2025 and it’s a chance to make our voices heard across the globe. These are just a few stories from our UK community which show how #PulmonaryHypertension can affect anyone: phauk.org/HearUs. There are many, many more stories to tell.

šŸŒ Today is #WorldPHDay2025 and it’s a chance to make our voices heard across the globe.  
These are just a few stories from our UK community which show how #PulmonaryHypertension can affect anyone: phauk.org/HearUs. There are many, many more stories to tell.
Frankie (@varianfrances) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3 for the price of 1 in this paper! … very pleased to see the cumulation of three thesis chapters in print … PhD still in progress… hopefully more to come…. doi.org/10.1183/160006… #PROMS #PH #PAH

3 for the price of 1 in this paper! … very pleased to see the cumulation of three thesis chapters in print … PhD still in progress… hopefully more to come…. doi.org/10.1183/160006… #PROMS #PH #PAH
The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (@pvri) 's Twitter Profile Photo

šŸ“¢ Announcing the PVRI 2026 Scientific Organising Committee! We’re excited to introduce our fantastic team shaping the scientific programme for #PVRI2026, taking place 28–31 January 2026 in Dublin. This global group of experts will bring together diverse perspectives across basic

šŸ“¢ Announcing the PVRI 2026 Scientific Organising Committee!
We’re excited to introduce our fantastic team shaping the scientific programme for #PVRI2026, taking place 28–31 January 2026 in Dublin. This global group of experts will bring together diverse perspectives across basic
Alex Rothman (@alex_rothman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Of the estimated 20,000 human gene products ~4,400 are thought to modify human disease. But if your protein isn’t one of the ~650 targeted by approved therapies…how do you drug itā“Out today Cell cell.com/cell/fulltext/…

Of the estimated 20,000 human gene products ~4,400 are thought to modify human disease. But if your protein isn’t one of the ~650 targeted by approved therapies…how do you drug itā“Out today <a href="/CellCellPress/">Cell</a>  cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
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A while back we showed SMURF1 was increased in PAH and reduced BMP signalling, and SMURF1 deletion prevented experimental disease. jci.org/articles/view/…

A while back we showed SMURF1 was increased in PAH and reduced BMP signalling, and SMURF1 deletion prevented experimental disease. jci.org/articles/view/…
Alex Rothman (@alex_rothman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Small problem… SMURF1 is a HECT E3 ligase with no active site binding pocket, so we couldn’t do a computational screen to identify early inhibitors.šŸ¤”

Small problem… SMURF1 is a HECT E3 ligase with no active site binding pocket, so we couldn’t do a computational screen to identify early inhibitors.šŸ¤”
Alex Rothman (@alex_rothman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

But they were right, turns out the flexible amino acid at the elbow of the hinge is the same in all HECT E3’s, across animal, plant, and fungal kingdoms.

But they were right, turns out the flexible amino acid at the elbow of the hinge is the same in all HECT E3’s, across animal, plant, and fungal kingdoms.
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This time last week, super supporter Natasha Hinton was making her way around a hot and hilly Leeds Marathon - with every stride dedicated to the memory of her friend Yan. Natasha has raised over Ā£1,300 for our charity in his name, and we're so, so grateful šŸ™ #TeamPH

This time  last week, super supporter Natasha Hinton was making her way around a hot and hilly Leeds Marathon - with every stride dedicated to the memory of her friend Yan. Natasha has raised over Ā£1,300 for our charity in his name, and we're so, so grateful šŸ™
#TeamPH