Bantu Science

We Amplify the Voices of Scientists from the African Continent 🌍, and Bring Science to You!
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[Bantu Science @bantuscience]

Join us this Friday as @policy_tatenda discusses the the big ideas that @zimresnet has in store for Zim researchers!

[🇿🇼Zimbabwe Research Network @zimresnet]

ZRN brings you an inaugural session Webinar Series this Friday, 27 March. Our guest presenter will be @policy_tatenda one of the Co-founders. Please register and tune in as she discusses the ideas and visions behind the formation of ZRN. See you there!

https://t.co/r3l4DBi9J0

[Root of Science Media @RootofSciMedia]

Our interview with Dorcas Jelagat Tuitoek, a Kenyan PhD student at Oxford, on industrial decarbonization & green fuels is now available. 

Watch here: https://t.co/9mxd6ZMJdM

Listen:
Apple https://t.co/Vam1SNd8iP
Spotify https://t.co/1uEO7Y4A62

[nature @Nature]

Could breast cancer survival rates be improved simply by timing treatment to a specific stage of the menstrual cycle? https://t.co/bA1rcyUR4a

[UNCST_Uganda @UNCST_Uganda]

Advancing Africa’s Research & Innovation Landscape!
@UNCST_Uganda and @ACTSNET are hosting the First Research & Innovation Management Project Symposium in Uganda btw the 9th -11th Dec, 2024.

Theme: Harnessing Research & Innovation for Sustainable Development of Africa

[Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation]

When malaria tragically claimed the lives of three family members, William channeled his grief into action, founding Nyiroudit Health Clinic & eventually, Brother Deng.

Read more about how he’s transforming lives across South Sudan, via @GivingTuesday: https://t.co/1yMeL1rYqh

[nature @Nature]

Fructose aids tumour growth, but cancer cells usually lack the enzymes needed to metabolize this sugar https://t.co/ebHSFTzqSx

[National Research Foundation of South Africa @NRF_News]

Join NRF-SAEON and Dr Amukelani Maluleke for a webinar to gain insights on carbon and water relations.

Date: 02 May 2024. Time: 14:00.

Register here: https://t.co/RBRqR7vHtB

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

After 60 years, scientists finally know why ginger, calico, and tortoiseshell #cats look the way they do. https://t.co/lGeYTGG3Up @NewsfromScience

[2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access @GlobalDiamondOA]

☀️ Summer in Cape Town!

🌡️ 25–27°C days
🌬️ Cool evenings
🌞 Don’t forget sunscreen & hats!
👗 Pack light but be ready for surprises!

#DOASummit2024 #CapeTownWeather #OpenScience

[Björn Schumacher @schumacherbj]

Getting your travel expenses reimbursed at a university https://t.co/Y83eKcQTlg

[Magdalena Skipper @Magda_Skipper]

Science must protect thinking time in a world of instant communication - @nature editorial https://t.co/HYqmOweOMn

[Immunity @ImmunityCP]

The tissue-resident regulatory T cell pool is shaped by transient multi-tissue migration and a conserved residency program https://t.co/pFLnYb26eR

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

MEDICINE: 44% of cancer deaths in US adults aged over 30 in 2019 were linked to modifiable risk factors, with smoking the top cause, followed by excess body weight and alcohol, according to a study published by the American Cancer Society.

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

"To establish the career I wanted … I’d first have to leave." #ScienceWorkingLife https://t.co/Sgjn2KIDvb

[Muhimbili University @muhimbiliuniver]

Meeting of Ethusiasts in Innovation in Medical Art at MUHAS
#19th June 2024,
#3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
#Main Conference , CHPE Building @muhimbiliuniversity
#Save the date

[Nicole Lake @NicoleLake]

📣 I’m looking for a postdoc to work on exciting computational projects in mitochondrial genomics @YaleGenetics! Interested in human genomics, #mtDNA & improving our ability to link genetic variation to disease? Reach out or find me at #ESHG24!
Details 👉 https://t.co/DBM32sUuMS

[Bantu Science @bantuscience]

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[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

Empowering African Researchers in #Africa!

Thanks to our collaborators, @mrcunitgambia brings vital training opportunities every year to African students who would otherwise travel abroad to acquire these skills.

Click the link below!
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https://t.co/OchKs19qf0

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

“The path to where I am now wasn’t easy. Leaving academia, for me, meant starting over in many ways,” @ashleyruba_phd writes in this week's #ScienceWorkingLife. https://t.co/yGzvqsODLh

[PhD Voice - Independently Run @PhDVoice]

A PhD is a degree in problem solving. There is no transferable skill that is more important than that.

#PhDVoice @PostdocVoice