Dr Vera Unwin

Diagnostics specialist.
I am tweeting in a personal capacity and my views are my own.

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

Opening my special edition 10th anniversary issue of #TheBiologist and this happened... 😁 @vickiaustin @AislinnCJ @TalineKaz @Nate_1991 @MondragonShem @LSTMnews #RoyalSocietyBiology

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

Also excited to be on this course!

[Tianjiao Wang, PhD @twanghealthecon]

Happy to take the advanced course by the Centre for Health Economics of the University of York @CHEyork

[Kuumba Imani @Kuumba_Imani]

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[Paul Garner @PaulGarnerWoof]

#LongCovid : a multi-symptom disorder resulting from central dysregulation of haemostatic pathways-immune, neural, autonomic, endocrine? #postviral #longhaulers diagram from Med J Aus 2002

[Alderley Park @AlderleyPark]

#ICYMI 👉 @MedDiscCat's Dr Sally Price has been recognised by @BioBeatUK as a leader in the field of ‘#Collaboration', after she worked with a team of volunteers to set up the @LhouseLabsUK from scratch in just four weeks at the start of the pandemic 👏 https://t.co/Tuxoq7aeuI

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@PNGento11 @PamelaToliman @dlc_guga @CharlotteLinth @YalinuPoya @alicejfraser @TheRamota Thank you!! Xx 🥰

[Medicines Discovery Catapult @MedDiscCat]

“The biggest diagnostic lab network ever in British history rapidly established to scale-up coronavirus testing procedures and support the national effort against the #COVID19 pandemic.”

Read the @UKRI_News feature on the @LhouseLabsUK > https://t.co/BaEKoaNr3H

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@dralhubb I think this would run the risk of interpretation as "Who cares what the person was like/did, let's celebrate what they achieved and not think about how they got there"

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@paimadhu Are these the same @ProfJamesLogan malaria sniffing dogs? Cheap and fast screening diagnostics- why not!

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@GalaGarrod @Nate_1991 @LSTMWellbeing @KatherineGleave Same I need to check for flour, Aldi were still out last week 😟

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@DianaWilliadj @dreradams1 @LSTMnews @GiancarloBiagi4 Thank you also @DianaWilliadj and @MarkJIPaine1 - a brilliant pair of mentors on my progress assessment panel!

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

I passed my PhD!! Thank you @dreradams1 abd the Diagnostics group @LSTMnews and @GiancarloBiagi4 for their support over the past 4yrs!

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

Fantastic!!

[Sean Tomlinson @SeanTomlinson30]

With help from the folks @DoESLiverpool, I’m now using our 3D printers @LSTMnews to produce face shields for our brave front line staff! Hoping to be able to push out at least 50 per day.

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@lford_louise @LSTMWellbeing That meringue looks amazing, please send the recipe!

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@LSTMWellbeing Pastry is a bit thick but tastes ok...🥰

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@LSTMWellbeing My aim for pastry week- using manky lemons up...

[LSTM Wellbeing Champions @LSTMWellbeing]

Week two of virtual bake off is: Pastry week! We want to see your best pies, apple turnovers, cheese straws and more. Feel free to submit your entries below :) #LSTMBakeOff BRB, going to figure out how on earth I make vegan pastry.

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

@LSTMWellbeing @LSTMnews Oooh the power!!🤣 hmm well I think everyone has been doing a lot of cakes/cookies/bread lately... so pastry?

[Dr Vera Unwin @VeraUnwin]

Best. Idea. Ever. @LSTMnews #stayinside #stressbaking #selfIsolation

[LSTM Wellbeing Champions @LSTMWellbeing]

Today is our first installment of #VirtualBakeOff, this week's category is... Loaf! If you would like to take part (and try and use a few things up in your cupboards), please post your drawings of your bake and final photos on this thread #LSTMwellbeing

[Max Roser @MaxCRoser]

Colleagues from Harvard, Warwick, Cambridge and other universities want to understand how people cope with coronavirus.

I just did the survey myself and it took me less than 10 minutes.

It is available in many languages.

https://t.co/90VXsmMLAN

[Anthony Costello @globalhlthtwit]

Please listen. Bruce knows as much about tackling epidemics and their effects as anyone I know in the US or UK. 10% of people on ventilators are in their 20s, 30s or 40s. Please maintain social distance.