RCSI_RespLab

Congratulations to Suzanne Roche who is one of this year’s Alpha-1 Foundation Grant Award recipients at the recent ATS annual scientific meeting in San Diego! @RCSI_Research @RCSI_Irl @AlphaFriend

New publication in @J_Immunol from ALTA award winner Mark Murphy @MarkinHPI ! @RCSI_Research @AlphaFriend @RCSI_Irl

Looking forward to the Sheppard Prize and Shane O’Neill medal. A great showcase for Irish translational research talent. Hope to see you all there! @Beaumont_Dublin @RCSI_Research

Best abstract award for Dan Fraughen @EuroRespSoc Congress 2023 this week for his work in ZZ AATD showing augmentation therapy confers a survival benefit. Thanks to @AlphaFriend for funding our real world, 3 country study in Ireland, Switzerland and Austria #Alpha1Awareness

People who have MZ #alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) are at significantly increased risk of developing #COPD if they smoke. Some reading material for newly diagnosed MZ's in @ATSBlueEditor, co-authored by one of our AATD patients: bit.ly/35ITB8s

Our new publication in #AJRCCM on #Covid_19. Altered immunometabolism and and insufficient anti-inflammatory response in the sickest patients. Big thanks to @RCSI_Irl especially @fjobrien and Prof. Cathal Kelly for helping mobilize resources for this important work mid-lockdown.