Weekly round-up #26
This week we've been excited to join the European Melioidosis Congress 2018 in Oxford, UK. It was great to see many of our members there, to hear some fantastic talks - and to get the opportunity for our Network Manager, Sam Vermaak, to give a quick introduction presentation to spread the word about VALIDATE and all the benefits of membership to those researching TB, leishmaniasis, leprosy and, of course, melioidosis.
Our other exciting news is that our VALIDATE Data Analyst, Dr Deniz Cizmeci, started in her new role on Monday. Deniz's role will be crucial to the success of VALIDATE, ensuring that VALIDATE maximises outputs and lessons learned from the immunology and vaccine-related data available across the Network. She will be setting up the Investigator data sharing portal, as well as gathering data sets from our members for cross-pathogen, cross-species and/or cross-country analyses and modelling that will advance vaccine R&D for our focus pathogens. So it's fantastic that she's joined our team based at University of Oxford. Do get in touch with her with any analysis ideas!
Updates in the field this week have included:
- Research data management, publication and collaboration webinar by University of Cape Town - 27 Mar 2018
- Cumberland Lodge Scholarship Scheme - a 2 year programme for doctoral students studying at UK universities to develop skills in comms, public engagement, and interdisciplinary work - 30 Mar 2018
- RSTMH Global Assessors 2018 - a chance for a voluntary role sitting on the RSTMH review panel - no deadline so apply asap
- Landscape immunology: high dimensional analysis of cellular dynamics meeting - free half-day meeting about modern approaches to high dimensional analysis, Bristol, UK - 10 Apri 2018
- Pre World Melioidosis Congress Workshop - "standard and advanced technologies in diagnosis of melioidosis", Hanoi, Vietnam - 14-15 Oct 2019
- ASTMH 67th Annual Meeting - New Orleans (abstract application open now) - 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2018
- RSTMH Research in Progress Meeting - for early career investigators to present their unpublished research in progress to peers and senior experts in tropical medicine & global health, London, UK - 5 Dec 2018
- World Melioidosis Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam - 16-18 Oct 2019
Jobs:
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow (melioidosis), University College Dublin, Ireland - 4 Apr 2018
- Principal Investigators (4 positions in epigenetics/immunology), Babraham Institute, UK - 6 May 2018
Papers:
We love to publicise our members' papers, so let us know if you have a paper published!
Twitter this week has been buzzing with the upcoming World TB Day (24 March); we've tweeted about:
- the transatlantic TB super-symposium taking place tomorrow hosted by UCL, LSHTM and UCSF (this is being livestreamed so do join online if you study TB)
- that the 9th EDCTP Forum is now accepting abstract and scholarship applications - with the theme 'Clinical research and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa: the impact of North-South partnerships' this meeting will be very pertinent for many of our members
- how researchers at Cardiff have created the world's first synthetic non-biologic vaccine - the first step in the development of pill-based vaccines
- that the deadline for the Newton International Fellowships is fast approaching
- how breaking gender barriers can increase immunisation coverage - for boys and girls
- a feature about the MRC Gambia and UVRI and their new partnership with LSHTM
- the gender pay gap at UK Universities, showing in the latest THE review
- and how the global quest to eliminate TB by 2030 hinges on India's efforts
Follow us @NetworkVALIDATE to keep up to date!
Published: 22 March 2018
