Weekly round-up #136
Weekly Round-up #136
We have a rather packed Round-up this week!
Keep us up to date: VALIDATE is always keen to boast about the work and achievements of its members. If you have published any relevant articles, held an event or are organising a future event you would like publicised, let us know and we will share with your fellow members - validate@ndm.ox.ac.uk.
- The Harry Crossley Foundation Research Fellowships - Fellowships for South African permanent resident students for full-time study in a research-related degree at the University of Cape Town - deadline 28 September 2020
- Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowships - Fellowship opportunity for junior scientists - deadline 1 October 2020
- COST Action Proposals - Participants are invited to submit COST Action proposals contributing to the scientific, technological, economic, cultural or societal knowledge advancement and development of Europe – deadline 29 October 2020
- NC3Rs Public Engagement Awards - To support NC3Rs-funded researchers past and present to engage with the public about the approaches taken to replace, reduce and refine animal use in science - 31 October 2020
- Wellcome Trust - Collaborative Awards in Science - Collaborative Awards promote the development of new ideas and speed the pace of discovery - deadline 10 November 2020
- DAAD Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists - To support short-term research stays and thus promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues - deadline 15 November 2020
There are even more funding opportunities on our funding page.
Training Opportunities and Events:
- NIHR Fellowship Application Day, Online, 6 October 2020
- RSTMH Annual Meeting, 2020, Online, 13 October 2020
- 2nd International Caparica Conference on Leishmaniasis, Online, 26 October 2020
Also, the European Melioidosis Congress planned for May 2021 has been postponed to 2022.
You will find more interesting opportunities on our Training and Events pages.
Job Opportunities:
- Senior Biologist (tuberculosis drug discovery), University of Dundee UK, deadline 25 September 2020
Keep up to date with all the relevant career opportunities on our jobs page.
- African Vaccinology Network (AfVANET): an African network by African scientists, Lazarus D et al, in PAMJ
- Postnatal expansion, maturation, and functionality of MR1T cells in humans, Swarbrick GM et al, in Frontiers in Immunology
- Subclinical tuberculosis disease - a review and analysis of prevalence surveys to inform definitions, burden, associations and screening methodology, Frascella B et al, in Clinical Infectious Disease
- Multinucleated giant cell formation as a portal to chronic bacterial infections, Stockton JL and VALIDATE Member Alfredo Torres, in Preprints
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Differential immunogenicity and protective efficacy elicited by MTO- and DMT-adjuvanted CMFO subunit vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, Ullah N et al in J Immunol Res
Highlights on Twitter this week
Scientific American published an article on the issues surrounding anonymous peer review, Hugh Kearns tweeted the Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students, and Science Magazine published an article about how stigma makes it harder to fight epidemics. Dr John Tregoning tweeted about the importance of taking a holiday for your career and scientific breakthroughs, JoVE has been a building a collection of videos and articles demonstrating a range of Burkholderia lab methods and the MRC are open to nominations for the Millennium Medal 2020. Vaccines Today explained why people get sick even though they have been vaccinated, PCCP marked World Lung Day with an infographic about TB and Nature Careers have articles on surviving the lockdown as a solo-parent scientist and the trials of global research under the coronavirus. Follow @NetworkVALIDATE to keep up to date on all the news and views in our field.
Published: 23 September 2020
