Microbiology Research Associate investigating the Gut Microbiome in CF. All views are my own.

Northumbria University
Joined December 2021
Replying to @RyanJosephMarsh
@RyanJosephMarsh giving a great talk on our initial #CysticFibrosis gut microbiome findings from our GRAMPUS-CF strategic research centre @ the #ECFS Basic Science meeting in Italy @cftrust
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Helen giving her Rising Star talk @ the #RTI2025 meeting in Glasgow ⭐️ @H_gavillet #CF #CysticFibrosis
Excited to hear the Rising Star talk by Helen Gavillet @H_gavillet from @ChrisvanderGast lab @NorthumbriaUni about the long term effect of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor on the microbiome in awCF #RTI2025
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Helen a PDRA in my lab @NorthumbriaUni has been recognised with the Rising Star award @ the upcoming Respiratory Infections Forum #RTI2025. Well done @H_gavillet What a great recognition! rti-forum.org/2025/ @lena_group4resp
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Our paper now published in Journal of #cysticfibrosis Impact of extended Kaftrio therapy on the gut #microbiome in #cf @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett @AlanRSmyth sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Only one week to go until the application deadline for two fully funded microbiome-focused PhD positions within my lab @NorthumbriaUni Come join us in the perpetually sunny* city of Newcastle upon Tyne in the glorious North East of England *not always the case See below⤵️
We have x2 fully funded #microbiome PhD projects starting this Autumn Focused on either respiratory or gut microbiomes Each has lovely / supportive academic & clinical supervisors Details & links to each project below ⤵️ Come join us @NorthumbriaUni 1/3🧵 Please do RT 🙏
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Today, NICE have given approval for the life-changing #cysticfibrosis modulator drugs to be made available on the NHS in England. This follows many years of campaigning by Cystic Fibrosis Trust and people right across the CF community. ow.ly/XGMs50SmgJR
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Join us for our annual awareness week, finishing with the biggest and brightest fundraising day of the year… #WearYellowDay on 21 June. ➡️ cysticfibrosis.org.uk/about-…
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Interested in #cysticfibrosis gut microbiome? Our latest study shows gut microbiota of people with #CF on #kaftrio becomes more like those of healthy partcipants with time But not quite Check out findings of our GIFT-CF paper trilogy⤵️ @RyanJosephMarsh @AlanRSmyth @DWRivett
Our 3 GIFT-CF microbiome studies are all now published Gut Imaging for Function & Transit in #CF A main take🏠: #kaftrio/#trikafta has more profound effects on CF gut #microbiome than other #CFTRmodulators Main findings below... 🧵1/ ⤵️ @cftrust @CFNewsToday @CFAware
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Our 3 GIFT-CF microbiome studies are all now published Gut Imaging for Function & Transit in #CF A main take🏠: #kaftrio/#trikafta has more profound effects on CF gut #microbiome than other #CFTRmodulators Main findings below... 🧵1/ ⤵️ @cftrust @CFNewsToday @CFAware
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Congratulations to the GRAMPUS-CF Team who have passed the halfway mark in study enrolment! grampus-cf.org Thanks to @cftrust for their support! @darrenDJS77
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Fantastic progress on our GRAMPUS-CF strategic research centre Well done to our clinical & MRI colleagues & many 🙏 to our #CF participants Our team @NorthumbriaUni are delivering the gut microbiome research within this exciting consortium project @RyanJosephMarsh @cftrust
Celebrating a great few months for GRAMPUS-CF with more than 30 participants enrolled and our first 6 hour MRI scanning day complete! Thank you to MRI participant number 1 - don't worry that isn't you in the pic! 🎄Merry Christmas! grampus-cf.org
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I have a notepad, pen and a fresh cup of coffee. Really nice to see my colleagues @RyanJosephMarsh and @nicolettaelocin have got posters! I’m ready for a day of virtual conferencing. #UKCFC @cftrust #cftrust #cysticfibrosis
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Replying to @RyanJosephMarsh
@RyanJosephMarsh from my research group @NorthumbriaUni will be driving the gut microbiome aspects of this important & exciting #cysticfibrosis GI focused @cftrust funded Strategic Research Centre
Prof Smyth and colleagues have a 'gut' feeling about the importance of understanding bugs in the intestines to better treat gut symptoms of CF. We wanted to remind you of his research in #WorldMicrobiome week. (1/2) cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/t…
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The burden of #cysticfibrosis in a single sobering image. #CFWeek2023 #CF @cftrust
This is what having CF looks like daily. It may be mostly invisible to other people (until you hear/see us cough 😳) but it’s a tough full time battle. This is also what CF combined with a heart attack and stroke looks like, thank goodness for pill organisers! #CFWeek @cftrust 💜
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A lovely highlight by the @cftrust on our very own @RyanJosephMarsh and the work he’ll be getting stuck into @NorthumbriaUni
We hear the latest in our series of 'researcher profiles' from Ryan, one of our incredible researchers & scientists. Ryan is working within the Trust-funded GRAMPUS SRC, aiming to establish the causes of gut symptoms in people with CF. Read more here - cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/i…
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A last hurrah before the band breaks up. Such a fantastic & talented bunch of scientists. It’s been a privilege for me these last 6 years! Goodbye Manchester, hello Northumbria! @Michelle_micro @LaurenRHatfield @H_gavillet @RyanJosephMarsh @DWRivett
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Last night myself and @RyanJosephMarsh took part in the @BhamSSN "Dive into Science" talks. We got fantastic engagement from the students, some really insightful questions were asked and hopefully we inspired some to take up #microbiology as a career! #cysticfibrosis #microbiome
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