Excellent talk today by Victoria Githu - PhD student UofG_SBOHVM VectorsGlasgow & research scientist Ifakara Health Institute

Victoria's research aims to improve the design of vector control trials to optimise disease control

Heather Ferguson Paul Johnson Samson Kiware

Only last month we celebrated inauguration of Dr Ghassan Abu Sitta as University of Glasgow Rector. Now he's being prevented from entering other European countries to speak on situation in Palestine. David Cameron you must speak out on our citizens & #TeamUofG being treated this way.

Matt Katz They are radicalizing our students

This Is How Power Protects Itself thenation.com/article/activi…

No Evictions Network *URGENT*

We've just had a call that a Home Office deportation raid is ongoing at Denmilne Street NOW.

Anyone nearby?

We have just covered research culture: role models and inclusivity in research - such important topics

Thanks to Kay Guccione Dr Kay Guccione for all the great information -lots to follow up on

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#SBOHVMResearch #SBOHVMAwayDay

Doing meta-analysis w/ colleagues. We noticed large differences in papers found when doing same search with Clarivate Web of Science. Search returns vary depending on institution subscriptions. I suspect many aren't aware of this. Defeats the purpose of standardized searches!

New paper provides details of the evolving trends in malaria transmission in Tanzania - reveals which vector species are most abundant, and more importantly, which species are responsible for the bulk of malaria infections.
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The last two weeks (8th-19th April 2024) have been very fruitful at African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
#ModelingforPolicy #usefulmodels #Africa

The proper method for estimating π is to toss sausages (from week 4 of my stats course)

Global genomic diversity for All of Us | Nature Reviews Genetics |
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us research programme has reported the data release of approximately 245,000 clinical-grade whole-genome sequences and genome-wide...
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Yes yes confusion is what thinking feels like

.World Health Organization (WHO) and partners went to Khan Younis yesterday to assess the health facilities there. The team described the destruction as 'disproportionate to anything one can imagine'. No building or road is intact, there is only rubble and dirt.

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#CEASEFIRE_NOW

Junior Research Software Engineer/ Research Software Engineer / web developer / database person for viral pathogen resources MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research. Bioinformatics & virology experience an advantage but not essential. Post runs to 31st March 2027 in first instance.
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🌈 Started as a joke, ended up publishing it in #PLOSOne .🎨Step beyond basic colors and move past the traffic light system 🚦! Red, green, and yellow in plots and maps isn't ideal for colorblind viewers.
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A Review in Nature Reviews Microbiology examines the main machine learning concepts, tasks and applications that are relevant for experimental and clinical microbiologists. 🔒
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The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife theconversation.com/the-next-pande… via The Conversation

Extraordinary. In any previous administration this would have been a resignation issue due to the seriousness of the allegations made against an innocent party by the Secretary of State.

Data reveals wildlife is making a comeback in Europe 🦫🦊

In this article, Our World in Data explores how iconic animals such as the European bison, brown bear, and elk are thriving once again.

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