Weekly round-up #256
VALIDATE Seminar Later today - One Health and a retrospective study of laboratory-based melioidosis surveillance in Thailand
It is well-recognized that melioidosis is endemic in most parts of Thailand.In this seminar, Dr Apichai Tuanyok will discuss his team's "One Health" approach and multidisciplinary research to investigate the epidemiology of melioidosis in the south of the country.
The talk starts at 15:00 GMT and you can request access by emailing VALIDATE@ndm.ox.ac.uk
- BSI public engagement funding: our updated grant scheme - Provides financial support to help BSI members develop and deliver activities to engage with the public in all formats - deadline 1 June 2023
- NIH Global Infectious Disease Research Training Grants (GID) - A training program that addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases endemic in developing countries - deadline 3 August 2023
- Daphne Jackson Fellowships - Fellowships for those looking to return to a research career after a break of two or more years for family, health or caring reasons - Ongoing Scheme
You can find a list of all relevant external funding we've spotted for our members on our external funding page.
Training Opportunities and Events:
- International Conference on Infectious Diseases 2023, Hotel Isola Sacra Rome Airport, Rome, Italy, 20 - 21 March 2023
- Oxford Immunology Symposium 2023, Oxford, UK, 20 March 2023
- Shenzhen University: International PhD Programs in Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen, China, deadline 25 March 2023
Other relevant career opportunities are on our jobs page.
- Immunoproteomics approach for the discovery of antigens applied to the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis, Costa SS et al in Acta Tropica
- Interactions between human microbiota and vaccines; Current perspectives, Keikha M et al, in Vacunas
Check out our Publications Page for members' publications and email VALIDATE@ndm.ox.ac.uk if you have a paper you would like us to include.
Highlights on Twitter this week:
Medical Express reported on 100 years of BCG, the times India discussed the many claimed uses for the vaccine, and the Asian Times reported a 25% increase in leprosy cases in India. Nature Asia reported finding alternatives to using Shark derived compounds in vaccines, Prof Alice Turner's team received $1.8 million dollars for BCG research, and BACTIVAC secured £1 million in funding from Wellcome. The BSI promoted its Career Enhancing Grants and announced its 2023 awards for Leadership, Diversity, and Outstanding Team in immunology research. Nature Careers called for greater openness in US science funding, the worrying lack of reviewers willing to support the peer review system, and the financial constraints faced by Post-Docs in the US. Keep up to date with all the relevant news and opportunities by following @NetworkVALIDATE on Twitter.
Published: 22 February 2023