WormHunters

Fighting worm infections and neglected tropical diseases from @SangerInstitute

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

Check out María explaining how #WormHunters aim to fight #WhipWorm infections!

[Grencisgroup @grencisgroup]

This sounds a really exciting opportunity

[Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene @RSTMH]

30 January is #WorldNTDday. More than 1.7 billion people around the world are affected by neglected tropical diseases. It's time to Face NTDs and #EndTheNeglect. Follow
us & others for powerful stories of survivors, health workers and partners - all determined to
#beatNTDs.

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

@Vickie_Curtis Thanks Vickie! 😊

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

For those who missed it or are not at #Engage2018, here is our poster that we presented yesterday. Thanks to everyone who came to speak with us, it was great to talk with you about the project! #wormhunters #beatNTDs #publicengagement

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

@sheencr @wellcomegenome @WGCengage @NCCPE @kathelse @immunoJo @loliboldu Thanks a lot @sheencr :) It was awesome to meet you and chat with you!

[Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society @engageWCS]

What better way to celebrate the #EngageWatermark awards than with a drink and chatting with @loliboldu and @mariaduco about the @WormHunters project in Colombia 🇨🇴 #Engage2018

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

It was great to share our experience of quality engagement. Here's the good practice principles that @mariaduco was sharing for those who weren't in the session #Engage2018

[Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society @engageWCS]

This afternoon @sangerinstitute's @mariaduco is sharing her @WormHunters project where she engaged Colombian school children with parasites #Engage2018

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

We're excited to be on our way to Edinburgh for #Engage2018! If you're there tomorrow you'll find us sharing our experience of creating quality engagement and also presenting our #wormhunters project poster. Come and say hello and find out more!

[Ken Skeldon @kenskeldon]

Still at #fwk18, now exploring the role dedicated #publicengagement spaces play within research institutes with @WGCengage @stevescotttweet @wellcomegenome @ConnectingSci

[Hayley Clissold @HayleyClissold]

Celebrating @sangerinstitute 25th birthday at @wellcometrust today! Great to hear all about @humancellatlas @WormHunters #25genomes and #complexgenetics. Not forgetting the fantastic birthday cake!

[Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society @engageWCS]

#LifeLab in the @Grand_Arcade is drawing a crowd! You can spot the @sangerinstitute @WormHunters here! #EuropeanResearchersNight

[LifeLab @CamLifeLab]

We'll be talking about #discovery in schools across #Cambridgeshire in September. If you're in the area get in touch and we could be heading to a school near you.

[Becky Parker @ProfBeckyParker]

Amazing research by primary students on Viking Poo. They found whipworm eggs -these are the #genomedecoders of the future @WGCengage @sangerinstitute @WormHunters @wormbase This is part of a phenomenal set of presentations by students from schools across North Yorkshire aged 9-18

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

Great to see a piece on the #wormhunters project included! Starts page 14 if you want to get straight to it 😀 https://t.co/xBZyZoa3Xr

[Wellcome Connecting Science @ConnectingSci]

Our Annual Review is now available on our website! https://t.co/zq367XYq3E Find out more about #GenomeDecoders #WormHunters gender balance at conferences, the Genome Gallery, 30 years of @ACSCevents and much, much more!

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

#ThrowBackThursday to our #wormhunters sessions with Abington @scouts over the last couple of weeks. Great to see interest around #NTDs.

The children had so many fantastic questions from how long the #research takes to why parasites look the way they do!

#Scouts #SciComm

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

The #wormhunters had a great day yesterday at the @ConnectingSci #SummerCelebration.
Here's a quick video overview of the project and work @mariaduco was recognised for, & the fantastic #SequencingInSchools work @kim_judge_ has been doing with #SequencingInASuitcase! https://t.co/deFdonv4WE

[Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society @engageWCS]

Up first the Innovator Prize. Watch a short film about our finalists @kim_judge_ & @mariaduco and their fantastic projects, #WormHunters and #SequencingInASuitcase: https://t.co/gb5CJ6HfHn

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

Woooooooooooop! So happy for @mariaduco from the #WormHunters! Great feeling to have our project recognised for the @WGCengage innovator prize! https://t.co/Pvc5nlsC8r

[Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society @engageWCS]

The winner of the Innovator Prize is @mariaduco! Huge congratulations to you

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

@catinthefield @TapokaM Yes they're really fun and useful for getting people to explore things at that scale :)
We and @WGCengage use them for a few different things. You're more than welcome to get in touch with them through here or at [email protected] if you want to pick their brains at all :)

[WormHunters @WormHunters]

On #EndangeredSpeciesDay, it's worth remembering the parasitic species at risk when their hosts are endangered. We want to #beatNTDs but not cause ecological damage in the process. We #wormhunters were exploring the amazing variation in human parasites with the @scouts this week!