PhD Student in Sinkins Group at Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo and The Pirbright Institute @Pirbright_Inst
Working with Aedes mosquitoes 🦟🧪
So happy this is finally out! @SciReports@CVRinfo
Whilst investigating how #Wolbachia blocks #arboviruses we found evidence that strains use different mechanisms!
Understanding variations allows us to future proof release programmes.
https://t.co/tBnnJoF8xY
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📑 APPLY NOW | The CVR @The_MRC#PhD Programme
Applications are now open for our specialised MRC programme is designed to train the next generation of scientists and leaders in #virology research.
More info & apply (deadline 5th Jan 2022) 👇
https://t.co/TPCtwugfiP
🏆 PRIZE | #QAPrizes
We are proud to have been awarded a Queens Anniversary Prize '21 for our contributions towards excellence, innovation & public benefit in virus research!
This award is testament to the hard work and dedication of the whole CVR community over many years 🦠
Excited to contribute to this research - my first research paper I am an author on! Lots of hard work by everyone involved, hopefully more to come in the future 🎉
🌍 #ClimateChange could have a significant impact on #mosquitoes & mosquito-borne #viruses 🕷️
Climate instability increases extreme flooding events, providing ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, leading to high mosquito densities.
#COP26#CVRCOP26
More info & evidence👇
📖 New paper in @FrontMicrobiol from @Sinkinslab and colleagues finds horizontal sexual transmission between adult An. arabiensis mosquitoes 🦟
#CVRMosquitoes@AntiVec
Read it here 👇
https://t.co/YTiDYevpKB
UK does contribute a significant proportion of the world’s sequencing capacity (~25% sequenced #SARSCoV2 genomes in @GISAID), BUT this does not impact on the proportion of cases that have the #DeltaVariant in the country.
🚨🏆 We are hugely proud to announce that our director Professor Massimo Palmarini has been made an honorary OBE for his services to public health. 🏆🚨
“It’s good to be recognised in this way, but it’s more something that represents the work of the people in the centre.”
The second part of our webinar series continues on Thursday 3rd June with a session on building effective engagement strategies for vector control projects, and an opportunity to pose questions to our esteemed panel.
Register now: https://t.co/4UnwjJR1tX
Our 2-part webinar series on trials of vector control strategies, and stakeholder engagement for vector control projects begins on 25th May, and is now open to registrations.
Sign up via our Eventbrite page: https://t.co/4UnwjJR1tX
New work from our @CVRinfo lab led by @virologist_atu revealing another innate immune 'defect' in horseshoe bats and linking this to why some people get more severe COVID-19:
https://t.co/af89Js1cTT
#CVRCovidResponse
This #EuropeDay we celebrate working with our students, colleagues, partners & friends across Europe.
UofG will always be a proudly European institution.
Read about our European collaborations on research, teaching and learning ➡️ https://t.co/S2QMCd35pc
#EuropeDay2021