Nina Russell

Director, TB/HIV Research & Development - TB vaccines/drugs, HIV vaccines, biologics, long-acting drugs @ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Only my own views.

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

For the first time in a century, a new TB vaccine may be within reach.
On @RootofSciPod, my colleague Professor Lee Fairlie discusses potentially game-changing trials like M72.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/jA5qYIi0Te

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

Looking into the Future with Nina Russell  https://t.co/WEeDxUdvrR via @HIVpxresearch

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

“I’m a believer in human creativity and innovation.”
In advance of HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, I sat down with @AVAC’s #PxPulse to discuss why a vaccine remains essential to ending the epidemic.

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

What will it take to #EndTB? Continued investment in global health R&D innovation & a continued focus on local community engagement. Read about the local experts, leaders, and advocates I met in Johannesburg who are changing the trajectory of TB 🧵 ⬇️1/6

[Tom Rubin @tomrubin]

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[AVAC @HIVpxresearch]

Powerful message from @NinaRussellMD @gatesfoundation about the essential need for innovation in both R&D of new #TB drugs, vaccines and diagnostics AND the Delivery.

Research ➕ Development ➕ Delivery 🟰Impact

@TheUnion_TBLH #UnionConf2023

[The Union Conference @UnionConference]

“The best treatments in the world will not be useful if we cannot find the people who need them” - Dr. Nina Russell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation #UnionConf2023 Opening Session

[Linda-Gail Bekker @LindaGailBekker]

If this doesn’t keep us up at night, nothing will. Challenging to fix an #HIV and a #TB epidemic when basic needs like this fill the space. ⁦@PresidencyZA⁩

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

Today I’m thrilled to share that we’re funding nearly 50 new Grand Challenges grant recipients who are developing global health and development solutions for their communities using AI-enabled LLMs.

You can read more about the selected projects here: https://t.co/BZhl6OKGep

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

Optimism about new tools to prevent & treat #tuberculosis is growing. Funding the development & equitable delivery of game-changing tools is critical to tackling the world's deadliest infectious disease. @jriggers

[Charlie Weller @DrCharlieWeller]

Yesterday @wellcometrust & @gatesfoundation announced co-funding for a Phase 3 clinical trial for the M72 TB vaccine candidate
A big & exciting step on a long journey that could lead to the 1st TB vaccine in 100 yrs to add to our TB toolkit
https://t.co/1L380pRqC4

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

Today, the @GatesFoundation launched a new Grand Challenge — Catalyzing Equitable AI Use — which seeks innovative approaches to the use of LLMs to improve global health and development outcomes.

@AnitaZaidi and I discuss the role that equity and access play when approaching AI:

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

https://t.co/2jjtjsQ0WM
There is an urgent need for sustained investment in continued collaborative HIV vaccine research and development. Now is NOT the time to back off.

[Journal of the IAS @jiasociety]

JIAS is marking #HIVVaccineAwarenessDay with a new viewpoint: “Iterative Hypothesis Testing in #HIV Vaccine Research: Moving Toward Success”, in which @NinaRussellMD and Pervin Anklesaria outline the challenges and advances within this research field: https://t.co/IgqbBB5bgg

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

@jiasociety An effective #HIV vaccine is crucial in reducing HIV incidence in high-burden countries. And exciting new approaches offer hope for a breakthrough.

[Journal of the IAS @jiasociety]

JIAS is marking #HIVVaccineAwarenessDay with a new viewpoint: “Iterative Hypothesis Testing in #HIV Vaccine Research: Moving Toward Success”, in which @NinaRussellMD and Pervin Anklesaria outline the challenges and advances within this research field: https://t.co/IgqbBB5bgg

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

Opinion: Yes! We can end TB in South Africa https://t.co/1qoYEOmEvV

[Paulin Basinga @pbasinga]

Today marks #WorldTBDay.

As @WHOAFRO highlights, it's crucial for African countries to prioritize the below measures to #EndTB across the continent for good:

✅ Investing in preventative measures
✅ Ending #stigma and #discrimination
✅ Ensuring #EqualAccess to health services

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

To date, the only vaccine approved to protect against TB is over a century old. Today, around 1.6 million people die from tuberculosis annually.

[Trevor Mundel @trevormundel]

#YesWeCanEndTB if we invest in the R&D of new diagnostics, medicines, and vaccines.

On #WorldTBDay, I am joining @StopTB alongside my colleagues @puneetkdewan and Alison to call for increased efforts to #EndTB.

[Nina Russell @NinaRussellMD]

Sustained investments in innovative tools for TB diagnosis, treatment, prevention and delivery are key to progress toward ending TB. https://t.co/PCKDL8BjN2 via @gatesfoundation