David Simons
@David_Simons_UK
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Medical doctor and postdoctoral researcher in Emerging Zoonotic Infectious Diseases #Lassa Based in the @RISK_PSU lab
Stockholm, Sweden
Joined September 2014
Cool project to synthesise #Arenavirus and #Hantavirus data from #rodents. 2,700 citations 🫣 900 titles and abstracts meet inclusion criteria 🤯 Will be a fun couple of months getting the data out of these. #OpenScience Follow our progress:
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A repository to consolidate published research on Areanviruses and Hantaviruses in rodents. - DidDrog11/arenavirus_hantavirus
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Are any #Russian speakers are able to assist with this. Translation is from Google Translate does the original Russian state the species name or are they describing them similarly?
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Exported cases of #LassaFever have been in the news recently. China - travel from Guinea https://t.co/b1ST6XWBS4 USA - no further details on travel beyond West Africa https://t.co/N7APD4jVQO Demonstrates importance of accurate data in risk management. https://t.co/zpYRuZFa8J
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Yesterday - received my first proper grant rejection from the Swedish Research Council. 😞 Today - received my approval for residency in Sweden from the Swedish Migration office. 🥳🕺🇸🇪 That's one way to get over a rejection #NewHome
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Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍 @NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations! all freely available in the public domain. Retweet and spread the message! https://t.co/p1bD1kxO7H
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👏🏽 Brazil eliminates lymphatic #filariasis as a public health problem. Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a debilitating parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. ℹ️ Read more: https://t.co/fQkYwJjUBf
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As Rwanda scales up response to Marburg outbreak, in which 26 cases have now been confirmed, @WHO is rapidly setting all the critical control measures in motion to support the country halt the virus swiftly and effectively. Read more 👇 https://t.co/k1z4otoFkG
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Brazzaville/Kigali – Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the detection of Marburg virus disease, with 26 cases confirmed and six deaths reported currently.
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🚨 Are you a biologist who works with museum collections? Come be my colleague at the @SamNobleMuseum & U. Oklahoma! We're hiring 2 curators/professors in Ornithology and Invertebrate Zoology! Ornithology: https://t.co/tapdEst6QK Invertebrates:
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The brilliance of @OlgaPerski demonstrating that understanding humans requires A LOT of maths. #EHPS2024
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Up to four postdoc opportunities with @viralemergence and the @Yale Public Health Modeling Unit ‼️
Excited about the epidemiology of emerging viruses? We're looking for one or more postdocs in - count em - FOUR areas. Join us right as we move into a beautiful office full of brilliant and kind colleagues from across Yale's campus. (1/2) https://t.co/eqvzVjplzP
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Our lab at Cornell is hiring a postdoc to lead investigations of viral #zoonoses in #Bats and develop strategies for pandemic prevention. Background in #DiseaseEcology, #OneHealth, #EEID, or epidemiology. More details here: https://t.co/51WlOrQu7Z
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⏰One month left to apply to our 2024/25 Research Development #Fellowship Programme! What we offer: ✅3️⃣- 9️⃣ month placement at a leading research institution in the UK, Europe or 🌍 ✅Up to £47,000 available 🖊 Apply here: https://t.co/GbUwt7MDZL 🗓 Deadline: 4 Oct 24
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🚨Assistant Prof Job @LSHTM 🚨 For an experienced epidemiologist interested in the intersection of infection & inequality. Working on 2 major grants with @rozeggo @EmilyHerrett myself & others. Apply by 22nd Aug Advert: https://t.co/xjpXKCXEjv
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I am recruiting a graduate student (MS or PhD) for Fall 2025 to join my new Statistical Ecology and Forest Science Lab at North Carolina State University! Please share widely! Details here: https://t.co/XU0yzgzYMQ
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JOB: We're looking for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to research the main drivers of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection. The role is based at The Pirbright Institute with travel to India as required. Apply now ➡️ https://t.co/cvhQEkgEY2
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Could you help us to save lives with a vaccine against Marburg virus?💉🦇 📝 Study Details: 🔴 2 doses of vaccine given at Oxford Vaccine Group 🔴 Up to 13 study visits 🔴 Follow-up for 1 year after first vaccination Find out more👇🏾
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We found that 13.3% of fruit bats had been exposed to the chikungunya virus prior to an outbreak in Kédougou, Senegal, in 2023, with the highest rates found in Eidolon helvum and Epomophorus gambianus. 🦟🦠🦇🇸🇳 Thanks: Read: https://t.co/RULt0xp1vg
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Awesome job opening with an amazing team.
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New @viralemergence study in preprint! How consistent are the impacts of social and environmental drivers on the outbreak geography of emerging infectious diseases? We harmonised surveillance and geospatial data for 32 diseases to ask this question. https://t.co/uV9yvAxzY4
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