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Our paper on culture -free WGS of MTB is now published in OFID. Congratulations to all authors..

The Blue Journal thanks Renu Verma, PhD, for her contribution to the June 15 issue A Nanopore Sequencing-based Pharmacogenomic Panel to Personalize Tuberculosis Drug Dosing Renu Verma, PhD Jason Andrews atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

“TB VACCINE ADVOCACY & ACCEPTANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA: A SCOPING STUDY” examines factors that could lead to more advocacy and acceptance for new TB vaccines in SA. Thank you to all interviewees and Wellcome for supporting this study. Read it here: ehwoza.com/tb-scoping-stu….

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Health NGOs welcome the decision to reduce the price of the #tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline by 40% after Johnson & Johnson agreed not to enforce its patent, allowing for generic competition in 134 low- and middle-income countries. #BigPharma #TB businesslive.co.za/bd/national/20…

Crucial decision for affordable and accessible paediatric TB treatment in India. Read: m.thewire.in/article/health…

1/N New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines are published for public health control of #strongyloidiasis! These will be the first ever WHO guidelines to support a new public health strategy against this neglected parasitic infection. Was a great privilege to support development of these guidelines!

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Had a great time giving a talk and brainstorming with young MD physicians at JIPMER’s Dept of Pharmacology & Microbiology. Big thanks to Dr. Noyal & Dr. Mirunalini for organizing! Excited about the MoU with JIPMER, one of the most elite institutions in the country JIPMER - Official

Spent two productive days at #AIIMS Kalyani, discussing ongoing collaborations and future projects. Honored to be invited as a keynote speaker at the One Health CME symposium. Thank you, Dr. Ujjala, for the opportunity!

If you're in Bali for the Union TB Conference, don’t miss the incredible work by my PhD student partha sarthy on developing a Nanopore sequencing panel to detect drug resistance in MTB!@UnionConference

Congratulations to partha sarthy for delivering a fantastic presentation on targeted sequencing! I remember presenting my first Union TB e-poster only in my second year as a postdoc. It takes tremendous hard work and courage for a young PhD student to step up on this platform.

Meeting with legends. Barely able to contain my excitement. Professor Robert J Wilkinson and Professor Tim Walker

Meet the team: #CIDRITeam PI Prof. Molebogeng Rangaka's (Lele Rangaka, Prof.) research interests include translational research in the diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis in vulnerable populations; and digital health innovation for HIV/TB care.

Dr Anastasia Koch ran hands-on science workshops🧬 at Bulungula Incubator! Topics like TB, cancer, HIV, and mental health were covered. Activities included paper plane✈️ experiments and water quality tests🧪🔬, deepening the understanding of crucial health and science topics.

🧵 1/N Our new study Nature Communications on the strength and durability of indirect protection from vaccines and infection-acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is published this week in! We find that both vaccines and infection-acquired immunity reduce transmission to close contacts.

On #NationalVaccinationDay, let's unite for a healthier tomorrow! Immunization for All is Humanly Possible. Vaccines save lives—protect yourself and those you care about. #VaccinateNow #StaySafe

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