New paper in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology: an agent based model of how gender affects TB transmission, a Kampala case study. Free full text here: https://t.co/lgDeDyKvo7
#TB#GlobalHealth Credit to all the authors and contributors of this work.
Whole genome sequencing is a game-changing tool to fight tuberculosis, helping to rapidly determine TB transmission & drug-resistant mutations.
But it doesn't stop there - by investing in this tech, we're also preparing for future health threats.
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Happy birthday, Rosalind Franklin! Best known for her crucial work in determining DNA's structure, Dr. Franklin also conducted groundbreaking research on the structure of viruses.
Learn more: https://t.co/6pkUc8CESJ
We're committed to growing in a responsible way as we strive to enable the analysis of anything by anyone, anywhere.
It’s early in our #sustainability journey but we’re delighted to have published our first sustainability report: https://t.co/ZQvRgQxgJg
GenoMe Diagnostics Preparing Digital PCR-Based Ovarian Cancer Test for US, EU, UK Submissions . The Belfast, Northern Ireland-based company also believes its technology could be used to create other early-stage detection tests for multiple cancers. https://t.co/umFEwL5bRW
.@Rachel_Thijssen shares her research into the genetics underlying venetoclax resistance in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. She used single-cell transcriptomics to analyse clinical research samples obtained from the longest follow-up venetoclax trial ever. https://t.co/VAcfQtZRkH
In Next-Generation sequencing news, we have been digesting the Chemistry X and $200/genome announcement by $ILMN Illumina for a few weeks now, and next in line are $PACB PacBio, MGI Tech and $ONT.L Oxford @nanopore to give updates between now and the year end.
Just installed Starlink and quite impressed with initial speeds & ease of setup. Most excited about its potential to bring internet access to remote & rural areas that lack infrastructure. @elonmusk I’d be glad to commit $$ to donate Starlink to schools & hospitals in Uganda.
St Andrews top in UK
The University of St Andrews is the top university in the UK, moving ahead of Oxford and Cambridge, in the @guardian University Guide 2023 published today 🎉
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#EverToExcel
We this week continued with our introductory orientation sessions on the new UNAIDS HIV Prevention Roadmap for our AVAC- COMPASS Coalition partners in Tanzania, we were excited to be joined by the UNAIDS CD for Tz @UNAIDS @GPCoalition @HIVpxresearch@hepsuganda@Winnie_Byanyima
Great news! @USAID announced upto US$200 Million for research to combat TB under the the Supporting, Mobilizing, and Accelerating Research for Tuberculosis Elimination (#SMART4TB) project. https://t.co/QWNWCNN06Q
@USAIDGH@PowerUSAID#endTB