NIHR Global Research Prof | Pro Vice Provost, UCL and Vice Dean (International), Medical Sciences | Professor of Respiratory Medicine UCL/Royal Free. COPD.
Joined August 2015
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John Hurst retweeted
The next wave of healthcare AI breakthroughs may come from India, writes Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), in @etedge_insights.
Read the op-ed: bit.ly/3PYFXoN
#UCLandIndia
ALT Photo of Geraint Rees
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John Hurst retweeted
📢 Call for applications: Global Engagement Funds & Strategic Partner Funds 2026/27
Apply by 19 June to build or grow international collaborations at @UCL
GEF:
ucl.ac.uk/global/funding-sta…
Partner Funds:
ucl.ac.uk/global/funding-sta…
More partner funds open in autumn 2026.
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May 17
🆕 🌟 This is a fantastic opportunity to support dissemination of the very best science and education, and to serve our society.
Please share the word, and consider applying to be Editor of one of the @EuroRespSoc @ERSpublications journals.
I’m at #ats2026 if you want to chat.
May 13
Applications now open: ERS Publications Chief Editor roles
Lead one of four key journals:
📘 ERJ
📗 ERJ Open Research
📙 Breathe
📕 European Respiratory Review
Find out more: ersnet.org/news-and-features…
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John Hurst retweeted
Welcome to @UCL, colleagues from @MedTsinghua, @Tsinghua_Uni. Great to continue discussions across our strategic partnership, including an AI Hospital workshop, and to look ahead to health workshops in Beijing next month.
#UCLHealth
#UCLandChina
@profgeraintrees @ProfHurst
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Feb 17
As we celebrate our 200th birthday this week, across @ucl and @uclmedsci, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the quad looking lovelier.
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Feb 13
Thank you: it was a pleasure to host this visit, and talk about our @NIHRglobal 'MARES' study: a partnership with @renatagmendes at @ufscaroficial. Really exciting to talk about the potential to back translate community interventions we are testing in 🇧🇷 back to the 🇬🇧 NHS.
UK ambassador to Brazil, H.E, @salqaq, visited @UCL to discuss neglected tropical diseases and shared health priorities
Joined by @profgeraintrees and @ProfHurst to explore opportunities to deepen UK–Brazil health research collaboration 🇬🇧🇧🇷
#UCLHealth
ucl.ac.uk/global/news/2026/f…
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Feb 12
🟪 The morning after the night before…
The godless institution on Gower Street?
The Cockney College?
➡️ 200 years of useful knowledge, and going from strength to strength.
Very proud to have been part of our @ucl 200 celebrations on behalf of @UCL_Global and @uclmedsci.
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Feb 11
As we celebrate our 200th birthday today, I’m hugely proud to be part of the @ucl community.
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Jan 26
This one of the most important #COPD papers I’ve read in years, paving the way for biology-driven therapeutics. It’s a must read.
Kudos to all involved.
Jan 25
Excited to share this work, now out in @NatureGenet . There is no cure for #COPD. To tackle this challenge, we performed nuclear sequencing, spatial transcriptomic, and proteomic analysis of lung tissue from 141 subjects to better understand this disease. nature.com/articles/s41588-0…
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19 Nov 2025
Thank you to everyone at @asthmalunguk for the opportunity to speak at the webinar this evening on #WorldCOPDDay - and thanks to everyone who attended for the great questions!
Live well.
28 Oct 2025
Join us on #WorldCOPDDay on 19th November for our first ever online COPD webinar. @ProfHurst will be speaking about how to empower yourself to get the best care for your lung condition. Find out more information here: orlo.uk/CBGCq
ALT Professor John Hurst, pictured, will be speaking in an Asthma and Lung UK COPD webinar.
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8 Nov 2025
Undiagnosed chronic respiratory disease is untreated, and untreated CRD is a missed opportunity to help people live better lives.
Our 🇬🇧@uclmedsci 🇧🇷 UFSCar collaboration funded by @NIHRglobal is now live, and we are finding lots of people in care for LTCs with undiagnosed CRD.
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John Hurst retweeted
23 Sep 2025
The @MHRAgovuk confirm that taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.
Read more in their latest update.
➡️ gov.uk/government/news/mhra-…
ALT A woman holding a paracetamol pill in her hand. Text in image reads; MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe.
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John Hurst retweeted
28 Aug 2025
Doing my PhD at such an exciting time for Alpha-1 research feels really special✨!
Grateful to have co-authored this review in ERJ with Prof Hurst, Prof Lomas & Dr Marshall, exploring novel therapies that bring real hope for people with Alpha-1 🧬.
🔗doi.org/10.1183/13993003.011…
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2 Aug 2025
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of railways as we know it… Huge thanks to everyone involved with @greatestgather today - it was *awesome*. 😊
#GreatestGathering
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18 Jul 2025
I’m very proud to be a member of the @EuroRespSoc , and honoured to be elected as Chair of the Publications Committee. Our publications are widely respected and read across the world, and a key way in which we deliver our mission to promote lung health.
ersnet.org/news-and-features…
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John Hurst retweeted
8 Jul 2025
Wonderful collaboration with Sadan Taher, @alta_schutte, @ProfHurst and @cpgale3 on this global-first systematic review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… #COPD #HTN #CVD #multimorbidity #publichealth
24 Jun 2025
In this review by Sameera Ansari, @ProfHurst , et al we found “limited & inconsistent evidence available for managing concomitant #COPD & #hypertension”
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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John Hurst retweeted
5 Jul 2025
Inaugural lecture from Neal Navani @LungConsultant as Prof of Respiratory Med @UCLRespiratory: inspiring stories of his journey in building evidence based use in EBUS/lung cancer promoting #lung cancer care. Valuable tips how academics can gain efficiency (I will try!)
@ucl @BTSrespiratory @CR_UK @ProfJDChalmers @ARNS_UK @ProfHurst @Roy_Castle_Lung
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2 Jul 2025
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The skin condition #panniculitis is a rare manifestation of #alpha1. The lack of evidence makes it difficult to treat, and those affected often experience diagnostic delay and significant symptoms.
You can read more in this paper by @ReemAlluhibi from my lab.
@AlphaFriend
1 Jul 2025
Proud to share the first publication from my PhD ✨!
This study - initiated from the insight of a patient living with alpha-1 panniculitis explores the lived experience of this rare and painful condition.
📌 journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
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John Hurst retweeted
18 Jun 2025
The International Cardiovascular & Respiratory Alliance, ICRA, is a global group that I founded & co-chair with Prof M Bhutani.
We represent healthcare professionals, academics & patients from >40 countries.
To join (free) email:
icracomms@optimumpatientcare.org
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