Gary Nicholson

@C_Roxburgh @aberdeenuni @TheChristieNHS @NHSaaa @UofGlasgow @UofGCancerSci @QUBelfast @OxfordColonSurg

The PRIME-RT team comprises fantastic clinical/ CTU teams from across the UK - @aberdeenuni, Oxford @TheChristieNHS, @NHSaaa and @UofGlasgow @UofGCancerSci @QUBelfast We are especially appreciative of the patients who contributed time and energy to be part of the trial.

🇬🇧PRIME-RT results @ESTRO_RT today: Durvalumab anti-PDL1+SC/LC TNT in #rectalcancer 52% of pts had CR (pCR/cCR) @ 6mth post-EOT in LARC ⬆️CR rate w SCRT-Durv - may reflect divergent immune effects of RT on TME Privileged to be part of incredible ‘Top trials’ session#ESTRO25

Super Tuesday! 3 recruits in one day for @CamelotStudy! Congratulations to @LeedsHospitals @Medway_Research and @geshNHS 🤩

Coolest movie character of all time? I’ll start:

Last day of ST5 😊 Thanks @qeuh_surgery for a great year! Topped off with a fun final day operating with @yazmaeda, @rdrummond & Mei! Over and out 🤝

Name a movie you've seen more than 7 times with just a GIF

@ATRightMovies Lost in Translation.

Name a movie where the best moment is the final scene? The Usual Suspects...

"Defunctioning loop ileostomies - making better decisions". A fab editorial from @Neil_J_Smart in this month's @ColorectalDis! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co… Thank you for highlighting work from @plato_project - including impact of surgeon personality & surgeon experience of leaks.

The CR teams @grisurgery @qeuh_surgery and @wearehairmyres are delighted to be selected as an @ACPGBI @IntuitiveSurg Colorectal RAS fellowship centre! We offer a purely elective high vol RAS fellowship across 3 sites in beautiful West of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Apply👇 acpgbi.org.uk/about/news/511…

Exciting times with HIPEC training getting underway @qeuh_surgery. Thanks to Samuel Née from @Gamida_FR for training and thank you to @Beatson_Charity for funding the development of this important service for patients with advanced #ColorectalCancer

@RealEmirHan Blade Runner 2049

@DannyDrinksWine Breaking the waves

What's a film that you would recommend people must watch at least once in their lifetime?

@IAmCaseStephens The Road.

Have you ever read a book that made you cry? I’ve listened to songs that have made me cry. I’ve watched movies that have made me cry. But I’ve NEVER once read a book that made me cry. Name a book in the comments that brought you to tears.

@Culture_Crit Once seen, never forgotten!! Thanks for the background info. Makes it even more impressive!!

This is one of the most haunting sculptures ever produced. It depicts Saint Bartholomew, one of Christ's twelve apostles, who brought Christianity to India and Armenia in the 1st century. Like many Christian martyrs, he suffered an excruciating demise; a common account tells that he was skinned alive and then beheaded, in punishment for converting the king of Armenia to the faith. This terrifying piece is by Renaissance artist Marco d’Agrate. It's a rare example of an écorché (a figure showing the muscles of the body without skin) in sculpture, produced in exquisite detail from a block of marble in 1562. The "cloak" you see draped over the apostle's shoulder is not clothing but his own skin. Bartholomew wears it proudly, clutching the knife that flayed him. Despite his torment he stands defiant and stern in expression, quite literally wearing his own suffering. According to legend, Bartholomew continued preaching to a rapt audience after his executors had flayed him. The contrapposto stance and determined glare make an interesting parallel to Michelangelo's "David". But d’Agrate went one further - the subject here is (literally) stripped bare with remarkable anatomical precision, the result of d’Agrate's careful study of the human body. Every vein, muscle and tendon is represented in minute detail. The unique sculpture has lived at Milan Cathedral for nearly five centuries, reminding visitors of the power of enduring faith in the face of religious persecution.

Fantastic news! Delighted and grateful to receive this award in our first full year of cycle coaching - a great tribute to our brilliant team. Well done! 🥳 🎉

The winner is… the brilliant team at @clydecyclepark! #SCAwards23

Drop an actor who was absolutely perfect for their role.🖤

@laarhoven_stijn @T4UGIS Phrygian cap

@visit_glasgow The Dapper Mongoose Ox & Finch The Spanish Butcher Roastit Bubbly Jocks

Top 10 Restaurants in Glasgow - Bilson Eleven - Cail Bruich - Fanny Trollopes - Gloriosa - Hanoi Bike Shop - Mother India - Number 16 - Ox and Finch - Two Fat Ladies - Ubiquitous Chip Disagree? What's missing?

@ATRightMovies Team America. World Police

What's the funniest movie you've ever seen?