Stefan Marciniak
@profmarciniak.bsky.social
Professor of Respiratory Science University of Cambridge. Lung doctor. Fellow St Catharine’s College. Cell biology. Pleural medicine. Rare disease. Genetics.
Lab webpage = https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-stefan-marciniak
Lab webpage = https://www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-stefan-marciniak
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Greetings! I decided to make a YouTube video of my AlphaFold workshop that I've given a few times in the past year. Caveats aside, people seem to find this useful for thinking about how to model protein interactions and how to interpret various AF outputs 1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63o...
David's AlphaFold WorkShop 2026
YouTube video by David Fay
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Greetings! I decided to make a YouTube video of my AlphaFold workshop that I've given a few times in the past year. Caveats aside, people seem to find this useful for thinking about how to model protein interactions and how to interpret various AF outputs 1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63o...
Morning walk near #PapworthWood in January 2026 ☀️❄️🧊
Even Zosia is wrapped up on this beautiful frosty morning. The pond is completely frozen over
Even Zosia is wrapped up on this beautiful frosty morning. The pond is completely frozen over
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Morning walk near #PapworthWood in January 2026 ☀️❄️🧊
Even Zosia is wrapped up on this beautiful frosty morning. The pond is completely frozen over
Even Zosia is wrapped up on this beautiful frosty morning. The pond is completely frozen over
Yes, we are still enjoying Christmas pudding (guilt free) in January 😁🎄
This one’s from late 2024 and they really do seem to improve with age
This one’s from late 2024 and they really do seem to improve with age
January 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Yes, we are still enjoying Christmas pudding (guilt free) in January 😁🎄
This one’s from late 2024 and they really do seem to improve with age
This one’s from late 2024 and they really do seem to improve with age
Yay, brexit !
Britain is missing out on up to £100m for every week that a landmark deal with the European Union is not in place, according to new research that has prompted calls for Keir Starmer to urgently break the Brexit economic “doom loop”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK £100m a week, analysis shows
Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Yay, brexit !
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A hearty congrats to RFK Jr., as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status after 25 years, with the most cases since the early 1990s.
Congrats to RFK Jr., As the U.S. Is Poised to Lose Its Measles Elimination Status After 25 Years
After a quarter century where measles was considered eliminated in the U.S., 2025's continuous outbreaks have us back at ground zero.
www.jezebel.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 AM
A hearty congrats to RFK Jr., as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status after 25 years, with the most cases since the early 1990s.
Good news 😁💉
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Good news 😁💉
Here, every day’s a school day. I didn’t know that in France Robin Hood isn’t called “Robin à la Capuche” (literal translation) but rather "Robin des Bois," which literally translates to "Robin of the Woods"
May have arisen from confusion between "Hood" and "Wood" in French (bois)
#QuiteInteresting
May have arisen from confusion between "Hood" and "Wood" in French (bois)
#QuiteInteresting
Il n’était pas forcément « des bois »… mais plutôt « à la capuche » ! Découvrez comment son mythe a été adapté et modifié au fil des siècles.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/Ngn
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/Ngn
January 1, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Here, every day’s a school day. I didn’t know that in France Robin Hood isn’t called “Robin à la Capuche” (literal translation) but rather "Robin des Bois," which literally translates to "Robin of the Woods"
May have arisen from confusion between "Hood" and "Wood" in French (bois)
#QuiteInteresting
May have arisen from confusion between "Hood" and "Wood" in French (bois)
#QuiteInteresting
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Theseus: we're getting married! soon but not soon enough! Hippolyta: *thrilled* #MoonMad #SlowShakespeare
www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo...
The (London transfer) poster for the great 1970 @the-rsc.bsky.social Dream, dir. Peter Brook. It changed theatre; my parents saw it & we had the poster...
www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo...
The (London transfer) poster for the great 1970 @the-rsc.bsky.social Dream, dir. Peter Brook. It changed theatre; my parents saw it & we had the poster...
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Theseus: we're getting married! soon but not soon enough! Hippolyta: *thrilled* #MoonMad #SlowShakespeare
www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo...
The (London transfer) poster for the great 1970 @the-rsc.bsky.social Dream, dir. Peter Brook. It changed theatre; my parents saw it & we had the poster...
www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo...
The (London transfer) poster for the great 1970 @the-rsc.bsky.social Dream, dir. Peter Brook. It changed theatre; my parents saw it & we had the poster...
Reposted by Stefan Marciniak
So much winning. Please stop.
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
So much winning. Please stop.
Excited !
Today’s the day that my friend Hester (aka @starcrossed2018.bsky.social) starts her newest #SlowShakespeare
They’re all great—oases of erudition in these ignorant times—but #MoonMad promises to be particularly good. I’ve been lobbying her to do this mischievous play for years! 🎭🌙
Today’s the day that my friend Hester (aka @starcrossed2018.bsky.social) starts her newest #SlowShakespeare
They’re all great—oases of erudition in these ignorant times—but #MoonMad promises to be particularly good. I’ve been lobbying her to do this mischievous play for years! 🎭🌙
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Excited !
Today’s the day that my friend Hester (aka @starcrossed2018.bsky.social) starts her newest #SlowShakespeare
They’re all great—oases of erudition in these ignorant times—but #MoonMad promises to be particularly good. I’ve been lobbying her to do this mischievous play for years! 🎭🌙
Today’s the day that my friend Hester (aka @starcrossed2018.bsky.social) starts her newest #SlowShakespeare
They’re all great—oases of erudition in these ignorant times—but #MoonMad promises to be particularly good. I’ve been lobbying her to do this mischievous play for years! 🎭🌙
Every year, on this day, I get this very same SPAM email. I don’t know how I got onto their list—never has a SPAM email been so poorly targeted—but since it’s now 10 years that I’ve been receiving this email, I feel it should be shared ⛪️
Bless you all, my children 🤣
Bless you all, my children 🤣
January 1, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Every year, on this day, I get this very same SPAM email. I don’t know how I got onto their list—never has a SPAM email been so poorly targeted—but since it’s now 10 years that I’ve been receiving this email, I feel it should be shared ⛪️
Bless you all, my children 🤣
Bless you all, my children 🤣
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🥳 Full details at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/obe-2026
Fellow awarded New Year Honour
St Catharine’s is delighted that Professor Michael Nicholson (2018) has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to kidney transplantation in the King’s New ...
www.caths.cam.ac.uk
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
🥳 Full details at www.caths.cam.ac.uk/obe-2026
Wow! So pleased to hear this about my friend and colleague Mike 🥳
Professor of Transplant Surgery, and @stcatharines.bsky.social Fellow and preclinical Director of Studies, Prof Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE for services to kidney transplantation
www.caths.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Professor of Transplant Surgery, and @stcatharines.bsky.social Fellow and preclinical Director of Studies, Prof Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE for services to kidney transplantation
www.caths.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
January 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Wow! So pleased to hear this about my friend and colleague Mike 🥳
Professor of Transplant Surgery, and @stcatharines.bsky.social Fellow and preclinical Director of Studies, Prof Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE for services to kidney transplantation
www.caths.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Professor of Transplant Surgery, and @stcatharines.bsky.social Fellow and preclinical Director of Studies, Prof Michael Nicholson has been awarded an OBE for services to kidney transplantation
www.caths.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
In 2025, I continued my 2024 New Year’s resolution to read a book a month. I called it the #WokeratiBookClub because 2024 was mainly politics & economics. This year I focused on science and read some real corkers (and one I didn’t like). If interested in mini-reviews for each follow the hashtag 📚🥰
December 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
In 2025, I continued my 2024 New Year’s resolution to read a book a month. I called it the #WokeratiBookClub because 2024 was mainly politics & economics. This year I focused on science and read some real corkers (and one I didn’t like). If interested in mini-reviews for each follow the hashtag 📚🥰
30th Dec, so day 19 #ChristmasTies
Last clinic of 2025, so one final Christmas tie, a subtle snowflakey one ❄️🎄😷
Last clinic of 2025, so one final Christmas tie, a subtle snowflakey one ❄️🎄😷
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
30th Dec, so day 19 #ChristmasTies
Last clinic of 2025, so one final Christmas tie, a subtle snowflakey one ❄️🎄😷
Last clinic of 2025, so one final Christmas tie, a subtle snowflakey one ❄️🎄😷
SCRUBS Reboot Trailer Teaser (2026)
YouTube video by ONE Media
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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What do the Black Death, cholera and COVID have in common?
Each caused massive disruption - but also sparked life-saving breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
New challenges like climate change, antibiotic resistance and vaccine hesitancy put this progress at risk.
👇
Each caused massive disruption - but also sparked life-saving breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
New challenges like climate change, antibiotic resistance and vaccine hesitancy put this progress at risk.
👇
"A Microbial Horror Show - Devastating outbreaks of disease that shaped how we fight infections"
Webinar by Prof Matthias Eberl as part of the Science in Health public lecture series run at Cardiff University's School of Medicine.
Recorded on 27 Nov 2025.
🦠🧫🔬🤒☠️
Webinar by Prof Matthias Eberl as part of the Science in Health public lecture series run at Cardiff University's School of Medicine.
Recorded on 27 Nov 2025.
🦠🧫🔬🤒☠️
School of Medicine Engagement: A Microbial Horror Show
YouTube video by MEDIC Planning Team
www.youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
What do the Black Death, cholera and COVID have in common?
Each caused massive disruption - but also sparked life-saving breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
New challenges like climate change, antibiotic resistance and vaccine hesitancy put this progress at risk.
👇
Each caused massive disruption - but also sparked life-saving breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
New challenges like climate change, antibiotic resistance and vaccine hesitancy put this progress at risk.
👇
This should worry us
We can already see elsewhere the real harm that anti-vaccine politicians can do. People will suffer lasting harm and some will die as a result
That must not happen here
Every time Farage is interviewed he must be asked this
#vaccineswork
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We can already see elsewhere the real harm that anti-vaccine politicians can do. People will suffer lasting harm and some will die as a result
That must not happen here
Every time Farage is interviewed he must be asked this
#vaccineswork
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This should worry us
We can already see elsewhere the real harm that anti-vaccine politicians can do. People will suffer lasting harm and some will die as a result
That must not happen here
Every time Farage is interviewed he must be asked this
#vaccineswork
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We can already see elsewhere the real harm that anti-vaccine politicians can do. People will suffer lasting harm and some will die as a result
That must not happen here
Every time Farage is interviewed he must be asked this
#vaccineswork
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
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Brexit - truly the gift that keeps on giving.
December 29, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Brexit - truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Reposted by Stefan Marciniak
Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...
December 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Angélique-Marguerite du Coudray, 18thc French midwife who designed various innovative textile models to teach midwife trainees about delivering babies, saving the lives of thousands of mothers & infants #Womensart Find out more re women's weird/wonderful textile arts in bookshop.org/beta-search?...
That anyone in the US gives the crazy ideas of RFK Jr any time at all shows just how poorly educated many people are. A little science knowledge and some history of science education would immunise folk against his lunacy
Influenza was shown to be caused by a virus only in the 1930s
Influenza was shown to be caused by a virus only in the 1930s
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
That anyone in the US gives the crazy ideas of RFK Jr any time at all shows just how poorly educated many people are. A little science knowledge and some history of science education would immunise folk against his lunacy
Influenza was shown to be caused by a virus only in the 1930s
Influenza was shown to be caused by a virus only in the 1930s
Little fun project. I collected acorns on 22 Sept, no holes & ones that sank in water. Refrigerated in a sealed bag with moist paper towel. Now, 28 Dec, some have radicles (tiny roots). I’ve planted 3 outdoors (homemade anti-squirrel device), 3 on windowsill & 3 still refrigerated. Will they grow?
December 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Little fun project. I collected acorns on 22 Sept, no holes & ones that sank in water. Refrigerated in a sealed bag with moist paper towel. Now, 28 Dec, some have radicles (tiny roots). I’ve planted 3 outdoors (homemade anti-squirrel device), 3 on windowsill & 3 still refrigerated. Will they grow?
UK an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
Remember this the next time you can’t get a GP appointment or have to wait too long to see a hospital doctor or nurse
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Remember this the next time you can’t get a GP appointment or have to wait too long to see a hospital doctor or nurse
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
UK an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
Remember this the next time you can’t get a GP appointment or have to wait too long to see a hospital doctor or nurse
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Remember this the next time you can’t get a GP appointment or have to wait too long to see a hospital doctor or nurse
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Do the brexiters at the Telegraph really believe their readership is so stupid and/or amnestic that they won’t remember that brexiters at the Telegraph wanted this rather than the excellent deal we already had within the EU?
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Do the brexiters at the Telegraph really believe their readership is so stupid and/or amnestic that they won’t remember that brexiters at the Telegraph wanted this rather than the excellent deal we already had within the EU?