Turning viruses into cancer medicines. Head of Solid Cancers & Professor of Translational Virotherapies @cardiffuni. FLSW. Awesome group: @virustinkerer. Dad to 2 cricket 🏏nuts. #LFC #ProEU. #Athiest. #Humanist.https://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3mjhoi5mres2pA great honour to win this award 🏆 and deliver the prize lecture this morning. Sincere thanks to the @microbiologysociety.org & particularly those who very kindly nominated me…and of course to those who tolerated my talk this morning about how to train your (oncolytic) virus 🦠! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhoi5mres2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3mjhoflfm4c2pThank you for the super kind words, Lee! Much appreciated and glad you enjoyed it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhoflfm4c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3milor7god22nClosing a week today (10/04/26) so apply soon if you’re interested! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3milor7god22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3mgxaeclaes26Looking for an awesome new PhD student, working at the intersection of #Virology and #Cancer research, looking to develop new therapies for #Glioma #Glioblastoma. Stipend, consumables and fees (UK/EU rates only) covered. #BeAVirusTinkerer #VITAL #TeamWAVU https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/evolution-and-adaptation-of-improved-adenoviral-platforms-for-the-treatment-of-glioblastoma/?p19546813 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxaeclaes26https://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3mftbtk3ujc2c(A rare political post - scroll on if not of interest!) I don’t agree with all the @greenparty.org.uk stand for, but I’m 💯 behind the pro-EU and sustainable energy stance and treating all with kindness & respect regardless of race. Their win in Gorton and Denton is a victory for hope over hate.27 Feb 2026 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftbtk3ujc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3mccgmwwrgk2pWant to keep updated with the many exciting things happening in virology research in Wales via the Wales Applied Virology Unit (WAVU)? Then please sign up to receive our newsletter here: eepurl.com/juijf2 Thanks 👍 🔬👨‍🔬 👩‍🔬 http://eepurl.com/juijf213 Jan 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccgmwwrgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3m7ktihkb3c2pAn incredibly proud moment, and a nice way to wrap up 2025. I am indebted to the incredibly talented and dedicated VITAL team (pictured) and our commercial partners at Accession Therapeutics for delivering. https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2987115-first-patient-recruited-in-clinical-trial-using-cancer-targeting-virus09 Dec 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ktihkb3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3m5yker3k622mAbsolutely delighted and genuinely humbled to be awarded the @microbiologysociety.org Translational Microbiology Prize for 2026. Hugely grateful to my amazing group (past and present) here in Cardiff, and to all the inspiring collaborators who have worked with us over the last decade or so. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yker3k622mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3m5soqbzi4k2xA major milestone for Accession Therapeutics, and a fairly huge personal milestone, also. https://www.accessiontherapeutics.com/post/accession-therapeutics-doses-first-patient-in-phase-1-clinical-trial-of-trocept-01-attr-0117 Nov 2025 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5soqbzi4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3m3k6ohrhek2s📢📢FINAL CALL!! Closes tomorrow (Mon 20th Oct) Want a cool, blue skies project, integrating machine learning with virology to develop the medicines 💊of the future? Want to join a supportive team with an incredible culture? Apply now! 🧬🔬🧪🦠👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/developing-precision-guided-viral-based-therapies-using-machine-learning-approaches/?p186706 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3k6ohrhek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lzdntg6k3c2vGreat to have this out as a preprint - a fantastic collaborative effort led ably by the dream team of Rosie and Kasim....have a look, the structures are amazing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2025 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdntg6k3c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lzdnt5dy3k2vGreat to have this out as a preprint - a fantastic collaborative effort led ably by the dream team of Rosie and Kasim....have a look, the structures are amazing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Sep 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdnt5dy3k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lxrswmetrc2cPotential @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social 4 year PhD project for Oct 2026 start adopting machine learning to develop precision virotherapies - co-supervisors Yukun Lai, @mariekedoesscience.bsky.social, Kerry Wadey & Julian Fischer. Come, make some smart viruses with us! https://gw4biomed.ac.uk/developing-precision-guided-viral-based-therapies-using-machine-learning-approaches/01 Sep 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxrswmetrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lvpv6mmwqc2pIf you’re visiting #Eisteddfodd today, do speak to the awesome @lunedbadder.bsky.social representing @cardiffunilib.bsky.social, the VITAL lab & HCRW Wales Applied Virology Unit (WAVU), explaining how we develop “#SmartViruses” to treat #Cancer. You can even make a designer virus of your own!06 Aug 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpv6mmwqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lthhpan2as2iCongratulations to @gw4biomeddtp.bsky.social @atwales.bsky.social funded PhD student Rosie Mundy, presenting her groundbreaking structural and transcriptomic analysis of Ad10 today at the International Adenovirus Meeting at @cardiffunilib.bsky.social centre for student life.08 Jul 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthhpan2as2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lq3aocf26s2oBig moment for the youngest, collecting his first cap for @glamcricket.bsky.social U13 yesterday. Two terrific matches against a strong Gloucestershire U13 but showed their class securing back to back T20 wins. Exciting times ahead! 👏👏🏏 💥26 May 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq3aocf26s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lppbbhisms22Thanks for inviting me to be an honorary @pharmacycu.bsky.social member for and to talk "how to train your virus" at the ever wonderful @pintofscience.uk event at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff! A great evening talking about crossing the "Valley of Death" and into the clinic with our "smart viruses".21 May 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lppbbhisms22https://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lofukm5v2c2vLooking forward to my favourite #PublicEngagement event @pintofscience! I'll talk "how to train your virus" at @TinyRebelCdff on 20/05, discussing how we turned a disease causing "nasty" into a clinical stage anticancer medicine. Grab a pint, pop along! https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/from-bench-to-bedside-making-medicines-to-cure-the-sick05 May 2025 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofukm5v2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lo6um2oje22fThrilled and honoured to be announced as a Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader. Looking forward to contributing towards accelerating translational research, shaping policy and mentoring the next generation of researchers in Wales. https://healthandcareresearchwales.org/about/news/health-and-care-research-wales-announces-appointments-senior-research-leaders02 May 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6um2oje22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lmvxdgleek25Join our new Wales Applied Virology Unit as a Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology / Behavioural Science! See the advert here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search… And contact WAVU co-director David Gillespie for informal enquiries. #NewPI #Lecturer #GroupLeader #Job #Opportunity16 Apr 2025 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvxdgleek25https://bsky.app/profile/alanlparker.bsky.social/post/3lmf6rc36k222Well, this is exciting, and has been a long time in the making. Many thanks to the many, many exceptional authors for their expert contributions. Would make a lovely Easter gift....(who needs chocolate eggs, right...?)09 Apr 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:a6c5fdiyfv43tpopsf5bjvuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmf6rc36k222