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Proudly South African SARS-CoV-2, HIV and Influenza vaccine and basic research @WitsUniversity @SAMRC #vaccineswork

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Congrats to our very own Dr Simone Richardson @cueEVILlaugh for being awarded the prestigious Meiring Naude Medal from the Royal Society of South Africa for 2025! https://t.co/agm8tL132C

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

We are hiring! Please send in your CV to work on flow cytometry and exceptionally cool science with an awesome team (we aren't biased though!)

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Although we weren't sadly there is person Dr Dale Kitchin @KitchinDale and Prof Moore gave stellar presentations at HIVR4P. The future of prevention looks bright!

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Our very own Dr Thandeka Moyo Gwete flying the flag for AIRU.

[Jar of Clay @just_Thande]

Many thanks to Prof Paul Kappo from @go2uj for inviting me to give a Keynote at the Biochemistry Research day! It was so great interacting with amazing students with brilliant ideas and dynamic projects! And big thanks for the special gift which brightened my day 🧪🧫🧬🔬🥼🍫

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

The newly minted Dr Motsoeneng gave a fantastic talk yesterday! @options2024

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Mean time in Brisbane..... @options2024 A great time to talk about respiratory diseases and the best part? None of us have to wear masks!

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

We are hiring! Two posts for medical scientists are available. Come and join a dynamic and exciting team! Applications due 7th October.

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Representing AIRU with two talks and poster in Brisbane at @options2024! #AIRUgoesdownunder

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Happy to have hosted Dr Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire @KizzyPhD at AIRU last week who spoke about her mRNA vaccine journey and her new work pioneering broad Coronavirus vaccine strategies. A great talk to get us all inspired! #vaccineswork

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Proud to be a part of Shadow--a-scientist #newgenerationofSTEM
https://t.co/eJn8GJAcde

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

We were always inspired by Penny! #fearlessleader

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

Virologist Penny Moore (@PennyMo70026063) leads a team of 40 researchers who study HIV and SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa.

In our #50ScientistsThatInspire Q&A, she reflects on the value of surrounding oneself with curious, generous people.

Full interview:
https://t.co/3lPJGW1tzR

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Omicron doesn't trigger cross reactive neutralization in unvaccinated individuals but if you are vaccinated and were infected with Omicron you have very cross reactive responses. Another reason to get vaccinated! Big team effort lead by @cueEVILlaugh https://t.co/pzClJ9V9N2

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

Our latest study looking at longitudinal responses following Ad26.COV2.S breakthrough infections is out in @CellRepMed. We show high neutralization titers vs Omicron, ADCC and binding to other VOCs. Huge team effort led by @KitchinDale and @cueEVILlaugh https://t.co/eePbPEAmOD

[Tulio de Oliveira @Tuliodna]

As expected, Omicron BA.2 takes over in South Africa, close to 100% of the new genomes. What does it mean?

[UCT IDM @UCTIDM]

Based at the IDM Roanne Keeton, Wendy Burgers, Catherine Riou & colleagues, have co-authored a paper in @nature on the responses of: “T cell on SARS-CoV-2 spike cross-recognize Omicron” - https://t.co/CX3npaoYWj

@CIDRI_Africa @UCTHealthSci @uct_medicine @CAPRISAOfficial

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

⁦@BhimanJinal⁩ and ⁦⁦@ShabirMadh⁩ on the emergence of Omicron https://t.co/8la7IscP50

[Nicole D R @nd_r_72]

Our paper on Omicron is out in the New England Journal of Medicine. Antibodies in people who got 2 doses of Moderna's vaccine are much worse at recognizing omicron, compared to other variants. Booster dose helps a lot. https://t.co/3XitrSBGxF

[AIRU @AIRU_SAMRC]

https://t.co/93grTGu5pC A session yesterday from @PennyMo70026063 and @nicd_sa to summarise what we know about Omicron thus far. #COVID19

[Marc Mendelson @SouthAfricanASP]

Year 3 #COVID19. The science & our understanding has progressed, concluding that many of the interventions within our 🇿🇦 national state of disaster are no longer fit for purpose. Time is now, for a substantial re-think

https://t.co/xVvurKtUNE