Isabella Oyier
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Proud to be part of this 60yr legacy of the #GOK & @wellcometrust collaboration. For the last 35yrs #KWTRP has & continues to conduct high quality, purposeful, & relevant research, while building sustainable research capacity & leadership in Kenya with @KEMRI_Kenya & @UniofOxford
Kenya and Wellcome Trust, an international charitable organisation dedicated to improving health through research, have had a 60-year partnership that has been mutually beneficial. The organisation works with Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in a programme that focuses
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If backed up with adequate funding, the jab could save “exponentially more lives”, says Dr @mainga_hamaluba, Head of Clinical Research at #KWTRP. Read more here https://t.co/PKUrbS3UfZ
theguardian.com
The disease is a leading killer of under fives across Africa. But trials for a new vaccine suggest an end to the death toll could be in sight
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Please use this link to register for our webinar on hrp2/3 gene deletion on June 14. @MESAmalaria
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It's happening: Aug 5-7 there's going to be a fantastic workshop in Addis on applied molecular surveillance for malaria. Led by Bob Verity + a number of other fun and smart people, seriously consider it if this kind of thing makes you tick: https://t.co/GBDE67VWdh
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Join us for the next webinar in the ongoing Webinar Series on Pathogen Genomics Surveillance Register here: https://t.co/aIxEVAxfzJ
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Great opportunity available to join @KEMRI_Wellcome to conduct exciting research and impact malaria policy through the NMCP https://t.co/hOQGOV20u3
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More than 70% of emerging infectious disease are acquired from animals, but what if we could immunise both humans and animals with the same vaccine? Catch up with the Royal Society Africa Prize 2021 seminar given by Professor George Warimwe:
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Join Professor George Warimwe this Thursday for the Royal Society Africa Prize lecture, and find out how he is helping to fight diseases with cross-species vaccination. The talk will be followed by a Q&A chaired by Director of @wellcometrust @JeremyFarrar. https://t.co/UZCsKhjdPX
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Can you manage a sequencing facility and all that pertains sequencing in a busy world-class research institute? Then apply for this job now at @KEMRI_Wellcome Deadline: 25th August 2021 https://t.co/EIlvZMY3Ps
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Women in Research Essential Grant Writing Skills Workshop - September/October 2021
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We are hiring! Looking for an early career postdoc with experience in molecular entomology to join our team in Kenya working on ivermectin MDA for malaria control. Please share widely! https://t.co/HC0EwmEbKJ
#KEMRI_Wellcome #BOHEMIAproject #ivermectin #postdocposition
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Registrations are OPEN TO EVERYONE #womeninmalaria submit your abstract SOON (deadline 28th February).
Thrilled to announce the 1ST Women In Malaria conference to be held 22-24th March 2021 with an amazing line-up of speakers👉 https://t.co/RxZ3xbU3Bd Registration (open to everyone)👉 https://t.co/NP2JZgOh6t Abstract submission (only #womeninmalaria)👉 https://t.co/deTS65apjY 🙏RT
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🧐Looking for a #Job? @KEMRI_Kenya 🇰🇪 is hiring postgraduate researcher in molecular #entomology in Kilifi, working on endectocides for #malaria #vector control🦟#KEMRI_Wellcome #BOHEMIAproject @ISGLOBALorg @MartaFerreiraM2 Closing date 24 February 2021!👉 https://t.co/rEVvq7fdbt
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Very honoured to add my perspective to those from colleagues around the world. @WACCBIP_UG @NMIMR_UG @UnivofGh
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Wonderful scheme to fund placements for students from LMICs in @sangerinstitute labs, funded from John Sulston's Nobel Prize (quite the legacy). Was privileged to host some remarkable students over the years - please RT this career transforming opportunity.
Applications for the Sanger Prize are now open! This prize gives LMIC undergrad students the opportunity to work in one of our labs for three months, all expenses paid 🏅🧪🔬🥼 📅 Deadline 11 December Full info on how to apply 👉 https://t.co/2mVqr4dwyb
#SciencePrize #Funding
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#AFRIBOP is a week-long FREE virtual course targeted at #PhD students and early #postdocs with a strong interest in the interaction between the #immune system and #pathogens. Interested in this years course? Register here: https://t.co/wLB6VwUAZ5
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Recruiting two postdocs and a research assistant to use genetics/cell biology to understand malaria parasite erythrocyte invasion. Looking for enthusiastic talented folks to join our diverse collaborative team @TheCIMR Please apply, or mail for more info! https://t.co/6LF9vl0BqI
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We still have a lot to learn about the virus. How fast it appears and can be detected and how long after it appearance it can still be detected by the qPCR testing method.
In this #policybrief we attempt to shade light on how and why discordant #C19 test results could occur and how to go about minimising the chances of wrong results - highlighting experience from our @KEMRI_Wellcome Lab in Kilifi #KomeshaCorona , #Ignoretheromoours
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Great team effort by all involved, providing insights into maximizing COVID testing
PCR testing for COVID - not all kits are equal - especially for specificity - and we can save on reagents by diluting them. https://t.co/wjoYO5gdf2 Helpful technical information here for anyone running a lab.
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Yet again malaria drug resistance emerges independently in South America - this time to frontline drug artemisinin. Region critical in fight against malaria, but all too frequently overlooked. @dneafse @fidocklab @Caroline_OF_B
https://t.co/lDWWS7pezp
elifesciences.org
The de novo selection of a mutation responsible for Plasmodium falciparum in vitro artemisinin resistance is confirmed in Guyana, making artemisinin combination therapies vulnerable to complete...
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