Christopher J A Duncan
@chrisjaduncan
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Clinician scientist interested in viral immunity and interferons. Honorary consultant in Infectious Diseases, NHS. Dad.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined April 2020
The @AoPgbi is accepting abstracts for their annual meeting on 23-24/05/24 in Newcastle. 🔴Deadline⌚️for submission 18th February! 🔴Early 🐦 registration till 8/04. 🔴Program for ECRs on 23/05 9am-12.10pm 🔗 https://t.co/ultmbhv5pT
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Huge well done to our infectious diseases team & the @NIHR_Newc_CRF who recruited the first patient in the UK to the Odyssey flu vaccine trial, led by @chrisjaduncan We couldn't capture everyone in one 📸 but here's a few of the team with our beloved research mascot!
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We're recruiting! Open post-doc position working with viruses, CRISPR & stem cell models, funded by @The_MRC
https://t.co/met64DOA9e Please RT DM or email if interested - christopher.duncan@ncl.ac.uk @NCL_medresearch
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Research Assistant/Associate
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#RMSCTWrappedUp #3: a huge congratulations to @chrisjaduncan @rachelq_ncl and @linda_lako groups for their @stemcellreports cover article in July: Conjunctival epithelial cells resist productive SARS-CoV-2 infection. A brilliant accomplishment✨#stemcells
https://t.co/3yUCTL8nSW
The new issue is online. https://t.co/qkBmvAknm7. Check out the cover article: Conjunctival epithelial cells resist productive SARS-CoV-2 infection, https://t.co/0T17llvfgB.
@chrisjaduncan @linda_lako @rachelq_ncl @UniofNewcastle @martinperaJAX @ISSCR
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Flagging up another PhD project available in my group; this time to work with Christine Burkard's group on how avian and mammalian strains of influenza A virus might reassort in the pig respiratory tract https://t.co/4XeG0EqCw2
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PhD Project - Virus mixing in the porcine respiratory tract – a pandemic mixing vessel? at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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The Microbiology Society is pleased to announce that abstract submission and registration for Annual Conference 2023 are now open! Check out our news story to find out more: https://t.co/xtYkqkDx3x 👈 #Microbio23
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Exciting new study of potent IFN-I responses and possible HCV resistance @MrJamieSugrue @ClionaOfarrelly @darragh_duffy. Happy to contribute to this w @pou_christian & @TanZiyang11
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Natural resistance to infection is an often-overlooked outcome after exposure to HCV. Here, Sugrue et al. describe HCV resistance in a cohort of women accidentally exposed to HCV in the 1970s and...
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Delighted that our Handbook of Refugee Health has won @TheBMA Medical Book of the Year Award! Shout out to all our amazing authors, reviewers, and editors who made this happen. Read more here —> https://t.co/4m1zArgWtT
@AulaAb @CKShortall @sarahcwalpole @DrRitaIssa @ProfIAbubakar
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The Semi-finalists of the Doctoral Thesis Prize Public Lecture INSIGHTS competition are online! Vote for the lecture you want to see in the Final on 15th Nov - https://t.co/WBldgBao7K voting closes this Fri 28th! @InsightsNCL
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Very happy to see this paper finally out in @embojournal Congratulations to everyone involved! Want to have the short version? 🧵 The E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115 regulates phagosome maturation and host response to bacterial infection
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The EMBO Journal - Phagocytosis is a key process in innate immunity and homeostasis. After particle uptake, newly formed phagosomes mature by acquisition of endolysosomal enzymes. Macrophage...
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Yesterday 23rd Oct 2022, nine (9) individuals were confirmed positive for #Ebola in Greater Kampala region bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last 48 hours. The 9 cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on in Mulago Hospital.
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Yeah sure he did. He's famously honest afterall
BREAKING: Statement from Boris Johnson confirms that he won’t stand for PM. He claims he got 102 nominations (way above the number who’ve publicly declared). But he says Sunak and Mordaunt won’t work with him and “You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party”.
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Thank you so much, truly overwhelmed, and very very grateful!! I am sorry I can’t be there, somethings can’t wait #familyfirst
The Chief Executive’s Award goes to @ParejaCebrian who has been an ever-present force and constant source of reassurance for staff, enabling them to work in the knowledge that their safety – and that of our patients – is paramount #CelebratingExcellence
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Thanks to all involved in #COVID19 research. It has been a huge effort and ultimately has saved many lives @chrisjaduncan @tobiasmenne2 @PowellHannah1 @res_midwife @Penny__Bradley @Josophenus
The winner is the COVID-19 research team for their tireless work to set up and deliver numerous large-scale vaccine studies. They have been at the forefront of delivering 65 research studies – recruiting more than 6,000 people to date. #CelebratingExcellence
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📢We're looking for a business manager to join our @NIHR_Newc_CRF. This fab team leads hundreds of clinical studies each year, often seeing patients with life limiting conditions💙To find out more, visit https://t.co/Sxx2P5bDAo
#geordiejobs
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The human microbiota can undergo dramatic changes during different phases of life. This Review in @NatureRevMicro discusses the microbiota successions that occur from the cradle to the grave. https://t.co/QHK6EKOeeK
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Fascinating drone footage looking down into a volcanic eruption from above. Credit: Bjorn Steinbekk https://t.co/u6MGtONNax
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A recent study from @pitchstudy found that T cells may explain sustained protection against severe illness from #COVID, even when #antibodies wane. Read more here 👇 https://t.co/PPe9lbHbwM
#vaccineswork
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NHIP Academy congratulates Dr Chris Duncan of Newcastle University’s Translational and Clinical Research Institute on the award of his 5 year MRC Clinical Scientist Fellowship research on Viral Immunology @chrisjaduncan
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