Assistant Prof @caldommed | CFF Postdoc Fellow @umich | Respirology 🫁 @Ucalgary | MD PhD @ucalgaryalumni @leadersinmed | Microbiome👩🏻🔬🦠 | Enjoy all memes.
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Christina Thornton retweeted
The latest CHEST guideline provides recommendations on the management of adult bronchiectasis.
Read the recommendations in the October issue of the journal CHEST®: hubs.la/Q04zwzFH0
#MedEd #JournalCHEST #PulmCC
Christina Thornton retweeted
What a great few days at #CHEST2026!
Loved reconnecting with mentors and old friends, meeting new people, and learning from colleagues.
Especially enjoyed speaking about comorbidities in bronchiectasis and moderating a discussion on the IMG experience in PCCM.
Until next year!
Christina Thornton retweeted
Excited to join #CHEST2026 as a Social Media Ambassador! I’ll be sharing highlights from Phoenix, with an eye on bronchiectasis, chronic airway disease, and medical education.
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new colleagues. Come say hi! #CHESTSoMe
Christina Thornton retweeted
Perfect timing for #PCDAwarenessMonth 🫁 Delighted to share our ERJ @ERSpublications editorial with the brilliant @MEDAsakura!
Nasal nitric oxide as a gateway, not a gatekeeper, to primary ciliary dyskinesia diagnosis in bronchiectasis publications.ersnet.org/cont…
Christina Thornton retweeted
📢Happy to share an editorial, just published in @ThoraxBMJ, on a post hoc analysis of the CLEAR trial (PMID: 42557060)!
To test or not to test: reassessing the need for drug response assessment before inhaled hypertonic saline thorax.bmj.com/content/early…
Christina Thornton retweeted
So there’s this photographer, Katja Kemnitz, who takes pictures of toys before and after children have loved them.
If you look like the one on the left, I’m happy for you, truly. But if I look like the one on the right, even after all my Sephora goop, I don’t regret a thing.
I'm 56 but look 15 years younger. The reason I look so good? I don't have children. Before the inevitable pile-on begins, there IS evidence that having kids turbocharges ageing: INGE VAN LOTRINGEN trib.al/WZ7yYs7
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This article misrepresents available scientific evidence.
Studies suggest that women who have 2-3 kids are healthiest in old age.
In particular, having one or more sons is associated with lower dementia risk among women.
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We're hiring! 🫁 🥳 The Respiratory Clinical Trials Centre @UCalgary seeks a Research Coordinator (full-time, ~1 yr, poss. extension). Clinical research experience + spirometry certification needed. Apply by Oct 13: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/182… #ClinicalTrials #Respirology #YYCjobs
Christina Thornton retweeted
ERJ Podcast: @ProfJDChalmers interviews editorial board member Christina Thornton and associate editor Marcus Mall about their Back to Basics review article on bridging the airway microbiome and targeted therapy in bronchiectasis ow.ly/VZR150ZRmyh
Christina Thornton retweeted
A new CHEST guideline includes 13 recommendations to optimize patient outcomes for patients with bronchiectasis.
Read the full guideline: hubs.la/Q04ywWnP0
#Bronchiectasis
This was such a great opportunity to discuss an important 🫁 🦠 topic with @ProfJDChalmers and Marcus Mall. 🤩@ERSpublications
publications.ersnet.org/cont…
Christina Thornton retweeted
A new CHEST guideline includes 13 recommendations to optimize patient outcomes for patients with bronchiectasis.
Read the full guideline: hubs.la/Q04ywRNc0
#Bronchiectasis
Such a great study and opportunity to collaborate with @H_gavillet and @ChrisvanderGast !
In #Microbiome🦠
Remodelling of cystic fibrosis respiratory microbiota in response to extended elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor therapy
Read more➡️doi.org/rqj6
Christina Thornton retweeted
A note to the anonymous donor:
Working decades as a GP, I have witnessed the devastation of cancer
- lives cut short, grief-stricken parents, despairing husbands & wives, & grief that won't let go.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
🕊️
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre’s $100 million donor is anonymous — and didn’t restrict how the money should be spent. thestar.com/news/gta/princes…
Christina Thornton retweeted
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The frequent exacerbator phenotype in #bronchiectasis revisited: data from EMBARC registry
doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag… @atscommunity
So great to see our review out 🤩🫁
Bronchiectasis is driven by dynamic host–microbiome interactions, not single pathogens. Integrating microbial and immune multi-omics can define actionable endotypes, enabling precision therapy and accelerating translation from discovery to clinical care. bit.ly/4xfavDv
Christina Thornton retweeted
SAVE THE DATE!
3rd North American Bronchiectasis & NTM Symposium
Dec 8-9, 2026 I New York, USA
Exploring real-world challenges and the complexities of bronchiectasis and NTM management from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Register here: bit.ly/4AtTfMu
#Bronchiectasis
Christina Thornton retweeted
The latest CHEST clinical practice guideline offers recommendations to optimize patient outcomes and standardize care delivery across health care settings for patients with #bronchiectasis.
Read the recommendations: hubs.la/Q04xbCxj0
Christina Thornton retweeted
We are delighted to announce Dr Jayanth Kumar Narayana @JayanthKumarNa7 as a touchRESPIRATORY Future Leader 2026!
Working at the intersection of data science and respiratory medicine, Dr Jayanth Kumar Narayana applies mathematical modelling, statistical learning, and microbiome analysis to advance understanding of bronchiectasis and improve approaches to precision care.
In this interview, he reflects on what inspired his career path, a defining breakthrough in his research, and the innovations in bronchiectasis and the respiratory microbiome that excite him most.
Read more:
touchrespiratory.com/insight…
#touchRESPIRATORY #FutureLeaders #RespiratoryMedicine #CriticalCare #Bronchiectasis
