Thomas Battram

Epigenetic epidemiology researcher at the University of Bristol. He/him

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

Need some good news? ✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Delighted to announce @UlsterUniMed have signed the @GLADDUK Charter https://t.co/RrLcfAP4bv ✨

V grateful for the time students & staff gave to make this possible

We now have all of Ireland, Wales and Scotland signed!

Just a few in England left 🧐

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

Recently used an oral HIV test! 🧪

Dispensed via vending machine at @wshed this oral “point of care test” gives results in 20mins

In the right circumstances a really easy screening tool!

I was so impressed with this. The ease of access, use and rapid results were great

But..

[Kaitlin Hazel Wade (she/her) @Caketin_Wade]

Congratulations to all those @BristolUni graduates today!

Have you considered doing an MSc? Bristol Alumni get a 25% discount on all postgraduate tuition fees!

Interested in causes of disease and how to improve health? Look no further than the MSc Epidemiology! #bristolgrad

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

My interview with @AttitudeMag discussing LGBTQ+ identity and curriculum inclusion in medicine for the #MagnumXAttitudePrideAwards  #AttitudePrideAwards sponsored by @MagnumGlobal

#MedTwitter #Pride2023

[Bristol Pride @BristolPride]

Everyone at Bristol Pride is upset to announce that after fewer than 24 hours, our 2023 billboard was set alight.

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

This is a disgraceful attack on workers.

SOAS announced that they'll deduct 100% of wages AND pension contributions of anyone who merely declares an intention to participate in a marking boycott.

If you can, donate to the fund. If not, RTs are free!
https://t.co/0krOjw5FCv

[M Carolina Borges @MCarol_Borges]

📢 Job Alert: Please RT📢
Join our team as a postdoctoral researcher and help us leverage the power of multi-omics to enhance the prevention and treatment of pregnancy complications. @BristolUni @mrc_ieu
Get it touch to find out more https://t.co/y1Oct8a9cE

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

#TransDayOfVisibility should be celebratory, but I want you to consider how trans NHS colleagues *have* to keep themselves invisible to be safe

From @TheBMA report https://t.co/XNcUJLZncU

“51%…chose not to tell people in their place of work/study about their gender identity”

[JPH @jessyjph]

Trans participation in football and sport is (obviously) very important to me. So it was great to get to chat to @Transsomething and @FloydTweet about how we can support and celebrate trans people in the face of rising challenges within sport 🏳️‍⚧️

https://t.co/qAIGZYoZ6Y

[BIOMAP-IMI @Biomap_IMI]

Join the BIOMAP team at @BristolUni @mrc_ieu as Senior Research Associate in Genetic Epidemiology!
➡️Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/68lhiAV0lg

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

I am ✨delighted✨ that today the @AoMRC (representing the UK and Ireland’s 24 medical royal colleges and faculties) has released a clear statement in support of an inclusive ban on LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. I’m so proud to have worked on this with @DrDMcGregor & @GLADDUK 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

Day 2 of 18 days of #ucuRISING strikes.
Do I want to be striking? No.
Do I want to lose these days of pay? No.
But I do want reasonable workloads, to be paid in line with inflation, and have colleagues who aren’t vulnerable to predatory insecure contracts.
So we strike.

[Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉 @drjohartland]

This is good news, but we will hold our breath until we see the extent of policy change and the remit of the proposed ban

Meanwhile the work of protecting LGBTQ+ ppl continues. 8 UK medical schools are yet to sign the @GLADDUK charter supporting an inclusive ban. Link in 🧵

[Nicholas Timpson @nic_timpson]

... and of course contributions from @CO90s to the The EWAS Catalog: a database of epigenome-wide association studies (well done @thomas_battram) https://t.co/8b9u9rgmAq

[Kaitlin Hazel Wade (she/her) @Caketin_Wade]

1/15: We need to save the university pension, and save the planet.

I am supporting a grassroots action by academic staff against the trustees and managers of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) for breach of their duties. https://t.co/tSitydxrcA

[WellcomeOpenResearch @WellcomeOpenRes]

In recent years, the number of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) has dramatically increased.

In this blog with @thomas_battram, we dig deeper into the EWAS Catalog, an online database of studies in the field.

Read our blog to learn more: https://t.co/VYtz5tGfCB

[Si Fang @sifang1678]

I'm glad to announce that our polygenic score-metabolite atlas has been published on @eLife 🥳 This atlas contains associations between 125 PGS for complex traits and 249 NMR-derived metabolic traits from up to 83,004 individuals in the UK Biobank. https://t.co/4U5iYUGLmu

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

University bosses used a dodgy valuation during the pandemic to steal 35% of our members guaranteed pension

The scheme now has £1.8 billion surplus

This is robbery

We want our money back

RT if you are backing @UCU members balloting for strike action

#ucuRISING🔥

[Bristol Physics Post Graduate Action Group @BristolPPAG]

We are the Bristol Physics Post Graduate Action Group, made up of more than 80 Physics PGRs who have agreed to boycott Hourly Paid Teaching roles until our demands are met 1/6