1/8 New MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research paper out in Nature Communications. We show that the physical process of airborne transmission leads to a pattern of tight transmission bottlenecks, with a small number of viruses founding most cases of infection. rdcu.be/dFRbQ

This is very cool! 😮👇 bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Great article summarising current knowledge on #avianflu #H5N1 infection in cows

TL;DR
- viral RNA detected in 58/150 milk products from 10 US states
- but so far unable to grow live virus from it

Will testing supermarket milk products be the new wastewater surveillance? 🤔

Wow! 🤩

📢 We are pleased to announce that the first randomised controlled trial on bubonic #plague treatment, IMASOY in #Madagascar , has successfully ended enrolment with 220+ confirmed & probable cases. The results will be shared by end of 2024.
Learn more➡️isaric.org/plague-study-n……

H5N1 bird flu genetic sequences released by USDA - STAT statnews.com/2024/04/21/usd…

In order of where I have lived:

Hong Kong
Basel
Pittsburgh
Hong Kong
Glasgow
London
Glasgow
London
Liverpool
Blantyre
Amsterdam
Glasgow

Can’t seem to get away from Glasgow! 😄

One glorious spring day in Glasgow.

Two Munros.

7 1/2 hours.

One very tired (but happy) dog.

☀️⛰️🐶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

#thisisScotland
#Scotlandexplore
#visitscotland

Are you a trainee interested in high consequence infectious diseases & global health? 🩺🦠😷🏥

If so, check out this 12-month clinical fellow post working with the fantastic Christine Kelly & team! 👇

Abstract deadline has been extended to 1 May 2024 for the MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research #GlasgowVirologyWorkshop ! 🦠🧬🧫🔬👩‍🔬

Send a PDF with your name, email & affiliation & a 200-word abstract to [email protected].

Less than two weeks left to apply for our postdoctoral career development fellowships for clinicians 👩‍⚕️

Learn more about this fully-funded postdoctoral research opportunity and apply by 30 April ⬇️

crick.ac.uk/careers-study/….

Three NIHR Research Academic Clinical Lecturers in Infectious Diseases London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @UCL Imperial College London oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLink/… Adverts close May 13th. If you want to discuss the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine role then get in touch.

One last call - have ideas for sessions focused on IC Hosts at ESCMID Global 2025/ECCMID 2025? Please submit them in the link in the Tweet below.

📢 REMINDER - Fellowship Sponsorship at the CVR! Deadline 23/3/24

We have an open sponsorship process and are committed to supporting a diverse, inclusive & well-supported community.

We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds!

gla.ac.uk/research/az/cv…

Our latest #LongCovid research from PHOSP-COVID study & ISARIC4C has found inflammatory patterns across different symptoms. The work brings us closer to understanding long COVID and finding treatments. Thanks to all co-authors Peter Openshaw Ryan Thwaites & Claudia Efstathiou

Research fellow/Reg (ideal OOP-R) - get a great range of trials experience.
Current and upcoming trials include:
🔺RCT: bNAbs to treat HIV
🔺Hep C Cohort study
🔺Does changing ART effect metabolic syndrome?
🔺Syphilis vaccine
🔺DoxyPEP
& much more : ucl.ac.uk/global-health/…

Excited to be at my first Microbiology Society Annual Conference! 😬

I will be speaking in the ‘Celebration of Virology’ session this am - 10.15-12.45.

If you are here, come say hello!

#Microbio24

Detailed phenotyping of hospitalised #COVID19 patients with #LongCovid in PHOSP-COVID study study.🏥🦠

Fantastic work led by Felicity Liew Claudia Efstathiou Ryan Thwaites Peter Openshaw.

Specific inflammatory pathways implicated in long covid subtypes ➡️ potential therapeutic targets

Seems like an innovative public health measure.

Can’t we do this in the UK? 😬