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[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Linoleic acid is the most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid in the Western-style diet and has been implicated in promoting inflammation and cancer.

In Science, researchers report a mechanism by which linoleic acid can activate the mTORC1 protein kinase, which coordinates growth and nutrient signals. Learn more: https://t.co/9WzR1gjEDX #SciencePerspective

[nature @Nature]

Five steps to connect genetic risk variants to disease https://t.co/YI9P6QXISI

[Segun Fatumo @SFatumo]

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

[Human Heredity and Health in Africa @H3Africa]

Diplomics Director Dr Tim Newman explains what 1KSA is all about.

[African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) @AIMS__Network]

Poster sessions currently ongoing, from varying researchers in diverse fields of pure and applied math within the Mathematical Sciences!
#SiyakhulaFestival #AIMS20th #WeAreGrowing

[African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) @AIMS__Network]

“AIMS started with a very simple vision which was that African youth had amazing talent and would be a very fertile cultivating ground for the future of mathematics.” Prof. Neil Turok, Founder #SiyakhulaFestival #AIMS20th #WeAreGrowing

[TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences @TWASnews]

TWAS provides nine awards to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years. We are currently inviting nominations.

Learn more: https://t.co/swwN2D4AiM

[Under The Microscope (UTM) #tafutasayansi @utm_org]

@CrickAfricaNet @TheCrick @MawazoInstitute @AFRICANDIASPOR9

[Wellcome Connecting Science @ConnectingSci]

If you're at the @pha4ge conference this week, look out for our Associate Director @mbishop_uk and our Head of Training and Capacity Building @alicepn @eventsWCS
Both are intending in person, and happy to discuss all things public health, epidemiology, and training related!

[Nchangwi Syntia @synthymama]

In this recent publication, we document narratives of stigma and sickle cell disease (SCD); Drivers of SCD-related stigma; and strategies for mitigating stigma. Full text oarticle is available at https://t.co/6qv63G8hB5. @juliemakani #sicklecelldisease, #QualityofLife, #Stigma

[Under The Microscope (UTM) #tafutasayansi @utm_org]

🧪🧫🦠 Glad to read about @JaneNjaramba4 and her inspiring and impactful science! 🧪🧫🦠

https://t.co/dlbTK9YsKF

[Misbath Daouda @misbath_d]

Incredibly excited & honored to share that I’ll be joining the faculty @UCBerkeleySPH in Jan 2024 as a TT Assistant Professor in Environmental Justice & Health Equity! This is the 🍒 on top of a big cake… 1/4

[Under The Microscope (UTM) #tafutasayansi @utm_org]

📢 Postdoc recruitment event Sept. 25-26 @fredhutch for Immunology, Medicine, and Data Sciences.

It is a fully funded, all-inclusive event that is open to internatinonal students (subject to visa reqs)!

App deadline: July 15

@MawazoInstitute @AFRICANDIASPOR9 @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT

[SickleInAfrica @SickleInAfrica]

Failure to effectively control pain remains a challenge in #sicklecelldisease (SCD) patients. This new publication from our Zimbabwe site 🇿🇼 reports on the #pharmacogenetics of SCD patient pain management. #AiBST. https://t.co/3OAc47kH83. @KuonaPatience

[Kevin Parker @kevin_parker_ai]

The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023
https://t.co/JtQ4gNaOzg

[AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION @AFRICANDIASPOR9]

The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023 https://t.co/ZRAs97OEX8

[Kevin Parker @kevin_parker_ai]

The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023
https://t.co/JtQ4gNaOzg

[Alice Matimba @alicepn]

What a wonderful workshop with such brilliant minds. Congratulations to everyone for making this a buzzing success @eventsWCS @EPHIEthiopia Will miss the twice a day coffee ceremonies @TADG_Creavin @libarbaraa_ @LinzyElton @Shav_R @JdaRocha1 @DrLMJackson @tapfumamashe

[Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz]

We just updated our list of PhD fellowships.

There is a myriad of fellowships, beyond the better known NSF-GRFP and NIH fellowships. Our list of 194 fellowships provides description, $ amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria.

Download it here: https://t.co/1h76jJa9YX

[GeneMAP Research Center @GeneMAPOfficial]

Congrats to Prof Ambroise Wonkam on being awarded the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) African Prize for his contribution to #genomics research. Prof Wonkam's multi-disciplinary research focuses on genomics of sickle cell disease & #genetics of hearing loss. @humangenomeorg

[Alice Matimba @alicepn]

We’re live at the #pathogengenomicscapacity workshop warmly welcomed by ⁦@EPHIEthiopia⁩ Director General and team ⁦@eventsWCS⁩ ⁦@COG_Train⁩ ⁦@AfricaCDC⁩