UK Biobank gives hard-up researchers free access to data researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-africa…

Today we present the work of our DBT/WT Senior Fellow Prof Mahalakshmi IISER Bhopal.

Read our story about her team's work here: indiaalliance.org/news/decoding-…

Department of Biotechnology Wellcome R. Mahalakshmi

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New discovery of cause for asthma sparks hope for treatments, scientists say. Interesting study funded by Wellcome independent.co.uk/news/health/sc…

Vaccine investment is a no-brainer — so why aren’t we doing it? ft.com/content/ffded9… via @ft

The UK should be a leading country in the G7 on investment in research and development.

Ahead of the UK general election, we’re joining the research sector in calling for sustained support for innovation.

Trials of AI Interventions Must Be Preregistered as with other trials ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

To develop better mental health interventions, we need to understand what makes existing ones effective.
That’s what Wellcome is funding the METROPOLIS research team to do.

Researchers across different fields must work together to improve our understanding of anxiety, depression and psychosis.

Wellcome hopes to bring together researchers and people with lived experience for our next Mental Health Award
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Congratulations to all of you from Wellcome. Great to see this bouquet of talent who have accomplished their goals in working on important health challenges.

Thanks to you and your team Mark Suzman for very useful exchanges. We at Wellcome are looking forward to strengthened collaboration - with Gates Foundation and with other foundations in supporting science that can bring about a healthier future for everyone

Our Climate Impacts Awards will support research projects that make the health impacts of climate change visible in order to drive policy action at scale.

Level: Up to £2.5 million
Duration: Up to 3 years

Submit your applications by 3 April ⤵️
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Tuberculosis is a curable and preventable infectious disease. And yet, 1.3 million people died from it in 2022.

Developing new tools to tackle this epidemic would save millions of lives. Here's what you need to know ⤵️ #WorldTBDay #EndTB
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On #WorldTBDay2024 , we highlight Tuberculosis research funded by the DBT/WT India Alliance.

Read the coverage of our Fellows' work: World Tuberculosis Day 2024 (indiaalliance.org)

Department of Biotechnology Wellcome Rajesh Gokhale Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India John-Arne Røttingen
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For centuries we have plundered our planet. Now we are paying the price, explains Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus World Health Organization (WHO) telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Professor Jan Holmgren from Uni of Gothenburg developed the world’s first effective oral cholera vaccine.

He explains how a new generation of vaccines could help control and prevent cholera – and protect people’s health 👇
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Cholera now threatens 1bn people. It’s time to finish what we began in the 19th century theguardian.com/global-develop…

Round two of the ‘Nature Computes Better’ opportunity seed funding call is open 🚀

If you have a bold idea that could challenge assumptions, open up new research paths, or provide steps towards new capabilities – then we’d like to hear from you: aria.org.uk/seeds-nature-c…

We’re funding a new Mental Health Leadership Programme in partnership with Africa CDC.

Shaped by lived experience expertise, the programme’s goal is to support leaders so that evidence and local context are combined to improve mental health policy: wellc.me/3x2pQMZ

A pivotal step in the global fight against TB.
Global collaboration will be crucial to ensure that those who need it most can benefit from the vaccine if this trial is successful.
See more at: wellcome.org/news/worlds-fi…

Thanks to UCT IDM and CIDRI-Africa for a very interesting seminar yesterday and for demonstrating top notch research infrastructures in imaging and omics. You have a strong platform to do high quality research on infectious diseases, and Wellcome is proud to support