Graham Medley

Professor of infectious disease modelling and chair of SPI-M (sub-group of SAGE). Views are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.

[Graham Medley @GrahamMedley]

Thread of the SAGE / SPI-M projections from October 2021 compared to out-turn. 3 groups produced independent scenarios – all the information is published https://t.co/5Nu9HoWkaa

[nazir afzal @nazirafzal]

I learnt of grooming gangs from @thetimes in Jan 2011
I became chief prosecutor May 2011
I authorised charging Rochdale gang June 2011
After convictions (May 2012) Keir put me in charge of national response
Far Right thugs attacked my home
1000s of rapists were brought to justice

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CLOSING SOON: Senior faculty (Wageningen, Netherlands)
Faculty position Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
with @quirineTB @wimvanderpoel1
at @WURanimal @WUR
More details: https://t.co/pjJrwgRWgs

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

Because of anti vaccine sentiment, the British government commissioned an enquiry into whether vaccination was safe and effective.

They found that it was (of course).

In 1896

Now, nearly 130 years on, RFK Jr and colleagues want to do the same.

The findings will be the same

[British Electricity Tracker @myGridGB]

British electricity mix at 2am on 20th Dec 2024

🔥Gas 5.9% Biomass 5.3%
🍃Wind 46.5% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.7%
⚛️Nuclear 17.0%
➡️Imports 23.6% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%

🔌Generation 28GW
🌍Carbon intensity 60 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

[British Electricity Tracker @myGridGB]

British electricity mix at 2am on 23rd Dec 2024

🔥Gas 8.0% Biomass 3.6%
🍃Wind 63.0% Solar 0.0% Hydro 2.4%
⚛️Nuclear 20.0%
➡️Imports 3.0% Other 0.0%
🪫Storage 0.0%

🔌Generation 24GW
🌍Carbon intensity 60 gCO2e/kWh
vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030

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Early career faculty (Cape Town, South Africa)
Mathematical Modeller (Research Officer) on malaria and vector-borne diseases
at @MASHA_UCT
More details: https://t.co/gC9g8MplAD

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Postdoc (Berlin, Germany)
Vaccine or outbreak modelling.
with @StfnFlsch
at @cmmid
More details: https://t.co/em7sULfLiD

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CLOSING SOON: Postdoc (Athens (or Remote), United States)
Flexible infectious disease modeling position
with @foxandtheflu
at @UniversityOfGA
More details: https://t.co/EHm5q9H8AD

[Dr Steve Taylor @DocSteveTaylor]

For #WorldAIDSDay we will return to the #Birmingham “Ribbons” : To celebrate & remember those lost, But also we will highlight how much there still is to do to fight the #Stigma affecting those living with #HIV .
Please join us from 6pm

[Saving Lives UK @SavingLivesUK]

Tonight our Medical Director @DocSteveTaylor spoke at the #Birmingham #WorldAIDSDay event.

Under “The Ribbons” he spoke of the importance getting #PrEP to women who need it & the phenomenal success of the UK #EmergencyDepartments Opt out #HIV #BBV testing program

[Dr Steve Taylor @DocSteveTaylor]

NEWS
Great NEWS coming out of @10DowningStreet this evening ahead of #WorldAIDSday The UK Government is committing £27M to extend the Emergency Department #HIV opt out testing program. 👏👏 This will definitely Save Lives & help to end HIV transmission by 2030

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CLOSING SOON: Postdoc (Montreal, Canada)
Develop an agent-based model for studying the transmission of H5N1 avian influenza
with @thecewagnerlab
at McGill University
More details: https://t.co/u8q7ol9k3H

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CLOSING SOON: Early career faculty (London, United Kingdom)
ISPF Early Career Fellowships in Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases (Thailand, Laos and Cambodia)
with @azraghani
at @imperialcollege @MRC_Outbreak @ImperialSPH...
More details: https://t.co/vncHK230st

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Postdoc (Melbourne, Australia)
Modeling of Infectious Disease Dynamics (Multiple Positions)
at University of Melbourne
More details: https://t.co/84RbklzEJ7

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PhD position (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Combining epidemic models with data to improve the impact of infection control measures
with Jacco Wallinga
at @rivm
More details: https://t.co/dcTfI2G3tH

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Postdoc (London, UK)
Lead modelling and data analytics research on wastewater surveillance for viruses with pandemic potential
with Nicholas Grassly
at @ImperialCollege
More details: https://t.co/4FV1U26s0A

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PhD position (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Constructing an epidemiological modelling framework to maintain health security against resurgent infectious diseases
with @Jack @Stone @ewancolman @Zoe @Ward
at @Brms_Research
More details: https://t.co/HSsA3OdIb9

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Postdoc (Liverpool, UK)
Use mathematical modelling and machine learning, optimise antibiotic presctiptions and minimise antimicrobial resistance.
with Kieran Sharkey
at University of Liverpool
More details: https://t.co/GF5avsoOCz

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CLOSING SOON: Early Career Faculty (Melbourne, Australia)
Inform public health strategies through cutting-edge infectious disease modelling for policy impact.
with Jodie McVernon, Trish Campbell, David Price, Nefel Tellioglu
at @UniMelb
More details: https://t.co/TQl7M11hNC

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

Identifying & treating asymptomatic #TB cases may be key to minimising spread

Rein Houben explains importance of early detection as @WHO report suggests TB is once again leading cause of #InfectiousDisease deaths with highest number of cases in 2023.

https://t.co/JiWoe7mXy0