We're back for another wonderful conference day! First up we have a plenary talk from Dr Jenny Dickens, University of Cambridge, 'Studying mechanisms in familial pulmonary fibrosis using organoid models' #RespGen25

A pleasure to talk! A really great conference - thanks to the organisers

Last chance to apply - closing Nov 3rd: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/ Consider coming to Cambridge to work on a highly collaborative project on lung stem cells and lung disease with @labrawlins.bsky.social and @jennydickens41.bsky.social

Applications close 3 Nov: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/ We are looking for 2 post docs to work between @jennydickens41.bsky.social and @labrawlins.bsky.social and with colleagues across the Cambridge and at GSK. Exciting, collaborative opportunity to dig into lung cell biology - please share!

Today I had the honour of hosting my 2020 SUSTAIN programme mentor Professor Sir John Iredale in Cambridge and showing him my new lab (and my lung organoids). His ongoing mentorship remains a huge source of support and guidance. Thank you @acmedsci.bsky.social for this inspirational programme!

The beginning of a new era. Behold the Dickens lab @thecimr.bsky.social - small but perfectly formed. Excited for what is to come! Thanks @profmarciniak.bsky.social for letting me squat until now…

Agreed! Two friendly collaborative labs. Here’s one from our summer punting trip @thecimr.bsky.social @saraocana1.bsky.social

This is a fabulous programme. Lookin forward to welcoming one of the students to our lab!

Looking forward to working with new colleagues on a collaborative project in lung disease modelling and transcriptomics - please share! And email Jenny @jennydickens41.bsky.social, or me, with any questions. 😀 www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

Today we’re proud to share our Clinical Academics Summit statement, signed by 40+ organisations 🤝 ⚠️ Clinical academics are declining ✅ Our summit committed to action to help reverse this trend 👉 Read the full statement: bit.ly/3Ktb5JQ Quote @rosalindsmyth.bsky.social

*job alert** Wanted - 2 enthusiastic postdocs to join me @thecimr.bsky.social and Emma Rawlins @labrawlins.bsky.social to build complex models and use -omic approaches to understand mechanisms in human lung disease in collaboration with GSK. Contact us for more info! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/52936/

*PhD opportunity alert* Interested in ILD? We are offering an exciting MRC iCASE studentship which will use spatial transcriptomics to identify + interrogate pathogenic mechanisms. Working with GSK and @labrawlins.bsky.social as part of a large collaboration: www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/mrc-doctoral...

Like many, I’m guilty of not *really* ever mentally checking out of work. Except this time I have. And it’s been wonderful. Thank you South Africa, Zimbabwe and the less-exotic-but-still-lovely Cromer for the quality family time and life-long memories.

We're excited to announce that @jennydickens41.bsky.social will be speaking at our Respiratory Genomics Conference (4th & 5th November). You can read more about Jenny's work here: le.ac.uk/genetic-epid...

New preprint alert! Endogenous gene editing of alveolar organoids to investigate mechanisms of epithelial dysfunction in familial ILD. Kudos first author @eimearrutherford.bsky.social and thanks @thecimr.bsky.social @labrawlins.bsky.social @profmarciniak.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Interested in lung epithelial ageing in IPF? Check out our new review - just landed in Thorax @drrjhewitt.bsky.social @lpearmain.bsky.social thorax.bmj.com/content/thor...

Absolutely delighted and privileged to have been appointed as a new group leader at @thecimr.bsky.social this week. The Dickens lab will be up and running later this year, continuing to understand mechanisms of disease in genetic forms of pulmonary fibrosis.

Time for a break. A rather nice view from the window along the Amalfi coast to start the wind down process.

Did it! Thanks for all the support, which really will make a difference to @actionpfcharity.bsky.social

New postdoc position investigating interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) and mechanisms driving early lung fibrosis @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @rbandh.bsky.social @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk Please do consider applying: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLS668/p... Closing date 18th Feb.

Great to be front page news! Congratulations @jennydickens41.bsky.social Read the paper here: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

A novel human fetal lung-derived alveolar organoid model reveals mechanisms of surfactant protein C maturation relevant to interstitial lung disease Jennifer Dickens, Emma Rawlins and collaborators www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Great to see this collaborative effort out! Check out our new alveolar organoid model, ripe for studying disease mechanisms including those involving surfactant proteins: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.... Front cover image to follow soon! @eimearrutherford.bsky.social @profmarciniak.bsky.social

Running the Cambridge half marathon for @actionpfcharity.bsky.social! I'm an absolute beginner so need all the help I can get. Would very much appreciate sponsorship! actionforpulmonaryfibrosis.enthuse.com/pf/jenny-dic...

Kicking off my Bluesky career with a plug - come and hear about all things familial pulmonary fibrosis (including a talk from me about our Royal Papworth clinic) Windsor Room @ 1515 #winterbts2024