Apply for this rare opportunity to be a #SANTHE Fellow. DEADLINE 31 JULY. Appy here: https://t.co/wpUC889s9j @AHRI_News @UKZNCHS @BotswanaHarvard @KEMRI_Wellcome @EmoryRZHRG @CWRUSOM @cidrzinfo @SciforAfrica @GileadSciences @Aidsfonds @wellcometrust #EmpoweringAfricanScience

Last Monday, I had the pleasure of featuring on a science podcast panel to commemorate this year's Africa Day. Here's how it went... #sciencecommunication #scicomm #sciencepodcasts #immunology #researchcommunication #Africa #AfricaDay #scienceeducation

Had a great time sharing my thoughts on tuberculosis research in Africa on this wonderful podcast hosted by @wealthokete_. I talk quite a bit about my PhD TB research supported by @MUIIPlus @MRC_Uganda @commschols and postdoc work funded by the @CrickAfricaNet

Excited to share a @CommsMedicine publication https://t.co/cUxHxi6zRE advancing our understanding of genetic diversity & the potential for personalized medicine across diverse populations. Proud to contribute to a more inclusive future in genomic health research! #HealthEquity

We're pleased to welcome renown Psychiatric Epidemiologist & Psychotherapist Dr.@ethelmpungu as Associate Professor in the NCD research theme. Founder of the @WHO-recognised @SeekGsp, she brings expertise on the intersection of mental & physical health. Congrats on the new role!

This will be the first Keystone symposium on HIV Cure to held in Africa. Looking forward to sharing on the latest cutting edge science towards a cure for HIV

Latest WHO TB report. 2023 saw the most people newly diagnosed with TB since WHO began recording in 1995. TB resurges as no. 1 Infectious disease killer. https://t.co/ywbca7MZBw

In the LEAN+D study, scientists aim to explore insulin production and sensitivity in individuals with Lean Diabetes. By comparing them to the non- diabetics, scientists aim to uncover the unique mechanisms that drive the disease. #DiabetesResearch #HealthScience @wellcometrust

Scotland has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13. https://t.co/clCeKqILrP

Thrilled to announce that our project lead, @Egesa_Moses, is representing Uganda at the 2024 Brazilian Symposium on Controlled Human Infection, themed "Strategies to Accelerate Vaccine Development." #CHIM2024 #vaccinedevt @MRC_Uganda @wellcometrust @ufmg @OxfordVacGroup @EDCTP

I have been thinking long and hard about this for a while. It really feels like the barriers keeping "non-native" English writers out of certain spaces would finally be challenged by generative AI, but now GenAI is just an easy accusation to be nakedly biased against them.

Very sad. We are forced to learn a language that’s not our own to get ahead in life. Forced to prove that we can speak and write said language even as fully formed adults. Now our writing no longer looks authentic enough?! The goal post keeps moving

Less than 1% of UK professors are black (160 out of 22,855 professors in 2020/21 data). I am incredibly delighted to share that I have accepted an offer to be a full Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity at the prestigious @QMUL 1/8 https://t.co/Jza8Oz2Lfp

Some colleagues and I are working on a research project about bad PhD supervision experiences and the stories we have heard so far are truly horrendous. Life (and your time as a PhD student) is too short to endure bad supervision. Please put your well-being first and seek

We congratulate Asst. Professor @SheilaNina3, for receiving a 4-year @lifearc1 funded African Career Acceleration Fellowship! She'll be using this opportunity to explore innovative treatments targeting dormant HIV-infected cells. moving us closer to eliminating the virus.

Congratulations Prof @KaleebuPontiano for being appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by His Majesty The King. Well deserved Professor! https://t.co/xt57VqqUqZ

I do not know how I'll convince every black woman to read this Masterpiece by Jennifer nansubuga.This is probably my favorite Feminist tale and my god😭Makumbi is such a brilliant storyteller . Brief Review 👇🏿

Prof Moffat Nyirenda has been announced as the new Director of MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. With a wealth of experience in research and research capacity building, he will officially take over from Prof @KaleebuPontiano in April 2024. Read more: https://t.co/o3s66L7X9G.

Grateful for the opportunity to speak about the work @YemaachiBio is doing to develop the African Cancer Genome Atlas @iuis_online congress. We seek to diversify and improve cancer treatment for all people. Thanks to @FaithOsier and @MiriamMerad for the invitation.