Anna Kirk

MRC funded PhD student at the Centre for Virus Research |
She/Her

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

💜 We are excited to have the Gilbert Scott Building lit up purple today to help raise awareness for HPV and kick off the @IPVSociety's 36th International Papillomavirus Conference (#IPVC2024).

#EliminateHPV #CervicalCancer #HPVAwareness

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

Interested in the HPV life cycle?

@Anna__Kirk & @sheilag08506645 recently published a review in The Journal of Medical Virology which explores the late events of the viral life cycle and how this coincides with epithelial cell differentiation.

https://t.co/wtr6WxbYlC

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

🔈 LISTEN | For #HPVAwarenessDay, @Anna__Kirk takes a deep dive into Human Papillomavirus in our recent @CVRGoesViral podcast.

Anna explains the viral life cycle and how disruption can lead to cancer, and how we can protect ourselves.

https://t.co/bpBxsRKK1n

#OneLessWorry

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

A very cool opportunity at @CRUK_SI 👇

Sign up with the link the Tweet below.

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

📢 NEW PUBLICATION | The human discs large protein 1 interacts with and maintains connexin 43 at the plasma membrane in keratinocytes

New paper from @HarryScottCx and colleagues in @J_Cell_Sci.

Last author: @sheilag08506645
Funder: @BSFcharity

Read 👉 https://t.co/JbaLNj0Y4c

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

Nice to see our work covered by the @guardian

[Guardian news @guardiannews]

Microwave device could be less invasive treatment for HPV-caused cancers https://t.co/XwBB45cfKr

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

Our paper just got published!!
The timing couldn't be more perfect as I will be presenting this work tomorrow @MicrobioSoc in the DNA viruses session.

Come along to hear more, or you can read the excellent thread by @IlariaEpifano below!

[Ilaria Epifano @IlariaEpifano]

📢 New publication!
@CVRinfo
@eBioMedicine
Excited to share our recently published work
@sheilag08506645, @michaelajconley, @Anna__Kirk, Andrew Stevenson

Read: https://t.co/HhOiFgBbIh

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[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

🎙 I really enjoyed this conversation I had with @DanielStreicker and @Megan3Griffiths for our latest podcast, and (although biased) would absolutely recommend giving it a listen!

You can do so here: https://t.co/N5DPUQDED9

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

🎙️ PODCAST | Culling vampire bats may not help #rabies spread, but transmissible vaccines might! 🦇

Listen to @DanielStreicker & @Megan3Griffiths from @BatsGoViral chat to @Anna__Kirk about their exciting recent publications in our new podcast!

Listen 👉 https://t.co/qZMDJWAtiG

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

#OneLessWorry | Today is #HPVAwarenessDay

Research at the CVR aims to improve HPV screening to risk-stratify cervical disease.

🧵 Read this thread to learn about the new grant awarded to Prof. Sheila Graham

You can also read our blog for more detail 👉 https://t.co/WtR8ceg0SK

[Anna Sims @annasimsbiol]

Look mum, I contributed a tiny bit to human scientific knowledge! ���

My first ever first author paper is now available from @PLOSBiology: https://t.co/lFDorkEnDU
TLDR: Influenza viruses do battle and exclude each other from cells, consequences for within-host viral evolution !

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

I felt very lucky to have the opportunity to chat with Prof Christian Drosten on his recent visit to the CVR. We spoke about a diverse range of topics from his involvement in the COVID-19 response all the way to @ZSKberlin writing a song about him! 🦠🎶🎸

Listen below:

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

🎙️ PODCAST | Meet Prof Christian Drosten, winner of the 2022 Stoker Award

@Anna__Kirk & @MarkoNoerenberg chatted to Prof Drosten about balancing family and work, career highlights, his worries about #SciComm.

📺 Watch: https://t.co/HRReNEkxMt
🎙️ Listen: https://t.co/aNQu9bGNNp

[Microbiology Society @MicrobioSoc]

Early bird registration is open for Annual Conference 2023 taking place on 17–20 April 2023 @ICC_Birmingham! Register before 28 February 2023 to enjoy an early bird discount: https://t.co/HQwq1Skptt 👈

[MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research @CVRinfo]

🎥 WATCH | Putting lived-experience at the heart of #BloodBorneVirus (BBV) research🦠

Watch these powerful moments captured at a recent event which brought together people with lived experienced of #BBVs, researchers, charities & funders

#UnseenHands partnership w/ @THTScotland

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

@OncoVirus_Leeds @CVRinfo Thank you Andrew! It was a shame that we didn't get to meet but hopefully at the next one!

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

Last week I attended the #DNATVM2022 in Cambridge and gave my first conference presentation of my PhD! It was a fantastic event and it was great to meet so many individuals involved in building such a supportive community.

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

It was absolutely fantastic to talk with @GroveLab for this special #WorldHepatitisDay podcast! Joe's passion and curiosity for his research is inspiring and so evident when listening to him, which you can do here: https://t.co/NxP3uxIEY0

[CVR Presents: Research Goes Viral @CVRGoesViral]

🆕| 🌏#WorldHepatitisDay Viral Insights Podcast!

In this episode, @GroveLab talks to @Anna__Kirk about his journey into science, breakthroughs in #HepC research and the importance of involving people living with HCV in research! 🦠

Listen here - https://t.co/cjVMVNf5bJ

[CVR Presents: Research Goes Viral @CVRGoesViral]

🆕 #ResearchGoesViral re-launch!

We are very excited to be re-launching our podcast and blog with brand new website on the 28th July for #WorldHepatitisDay!

Join us to hear from @GroveLab as he talks to @Anna__Kirk about his work on #HepatitisC virus!

[Dr Amanda Moehring @FlyBehaviour]

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#academia
#AcademicTwitter
#WomenInSTEM

[Anna Kirk @Anna__Kirk]

It's so great to be at my first in person conference @MicrobioSoc, especially when it provides reunions like these - past and present students of @B24Light #Microbio22