{
  "abstract": "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a respiratory research conference themed around literary puns is a respiratory research conference in want of a review article. 1 Here, early career researchers (ECRs) from basic science, clinical medicine and physiology backgrounds present their personal highlights of the 2024 British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting, held from 27 to 29 November 2024 in London and attended by a record 2696 respiratory professionals from around the world (figure 1, table 1).",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK",
        "Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Anthony W Martinelli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Chloe Hughes"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK",
        "Department of Biosciences, Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, Exeter, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Matthew Steward"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing, England, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Max Thomas"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Academic Respiratory Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Steven P Walker"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Division of Respiratory Medicine and Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK"
      ],
      "name": "James D Chalmers"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Review of the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2024",
  "uid": "73f8612c-ef1f-5af1-973b-246f45eadd8f"
}