Annie Forster

i'm into malaria parasites

Genomic Medicine and Statistics DPhil student based in @HumanGeneticsOx at @UniofOxford | she/her 🏄🏻‍♀️

[Gavin Band @gavinband]

Hi! V.pleased our preprint on sickle-associated genetic variants in the P.falciparum genome is out: https://t.co/s2eAQnOGDu. Fantastic work by @AnnieForster using new sequencing and data from @malariagenomics to meta-analyse across pops - with new findings in CLAG and FIKK.

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

Had a great time talking at BioMalPar XXI @EMBLEvents about structural variation in malaria parasites - a birthday to remember #EMBLMalaria

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

@gavinband speaking about the genetics of malaria susceptibility at the Adelphi Genetics forum at the Royal Society @TheRoyal_S 👏🏼👏🏼

[Cyclox @cycloxoxford]

Vigil to mark our grief for the death of a cyclist on the Plain roundabout. This will take place exactly one week after her death. Please gather at 2:30pm on Tuesday 8th March to show our sorrow at yet another death.

[Knight Genetics @KnightGenetics]

Some of the big questions raised by the COVID-19 pandemic are 'Why do we all have such a different reaction to the infection? From the mild cases to the seriously sick?'

Our #COMBAT paper in @CellCellPress aims to explore these questions

A 🧵by Dr Justin Whalley & @DrCarlaCohen

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

@MT_Genetics @Nature the coolest! congratulations @gavinband and others

[Michelle Trenkmann @MT_Genetics]

We have a very cool host-pathogen genomics study in @nature today: the protective effect of the sickle haemoglobin against malaria varies according to the genotype of the P. falciparum parasite at three loci
https://t.co/G4KwdB8dYV

[John Andrew Todd @ProfJohnATodd]

Women in WHG picnic lunch last Fri. Pizza, sunshine, good chat. 40% of our PIs are female- we’re getting there! We now need to get more males along to events like these - you’re fully welcome. It’s fun and informative.

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

@OxUniStudents @UniofOxford Thanks! If at all possible can you let me know if you hear Brookes has run out? I won't be able to go until a bit later - thank you!

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

@OxUniStudents @UniofOxford No worries thanks! May try tomorrow

[Gavin Band @gavinband]

Very excited to get our preprint on association between human and P.falciparum malaria genetics out! Congratulations and thanks to all who contributed. https://t.co/LSI2q43MZz @malariagenomics @ellenleffler @Tom_WilliamsN

[Annie Forster @AnnieForster]

The protective effect of sickle cell haemoglobin against severe malaria depends on parasite genotype --- What a corker! - congrats @gavinband and @malariagenomics https://t.co/sJBqY3N2Il

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

New analysis conducted by WHO in partnership with @MalariaAtlas, @PATHtweets & @gatesfoundation reinforces call for maintaining #malaria prevention & treatment services during the #COVID19 pandemic to save lives in sub-Saharan Africa

👉 https://t.co/BqvUMC7gmZ

[Prof Francois Balloux @BallouxFrancois]

It's difficult to know where to stop integrating, #COVID19 patients, their relatives, ... the world. I worry about unintended consequences, e.g. disruption of polio vaccination and malaria treatment, tuberculosis gives me nightmares, ... then we may have famines on the horizon.