It's been a busy week here at VALIDATE this week, so let's crack on with the news...
Firstly, we're delighted to announce that the first round for our VALIDATE Fellowships is now open. These are open to Early Career Researcher Post-doc (Associate) Members to fund a year’s independent scientific research with the aim of producing initial/pilot data, and a funding and experience track record, that can be used by the Fellow to go on to obtain independent external funding and launch their career as a Principal Investigator and/or Group Leader. We're hoping they will really springboard our members' research careers. Find out more about the Fellowships on our website, and don't forget to apply before the 14th December deadline.
The second bit of news is we're on the hunt for the VALIDATE Research Data Analyst, a new post within the Network. This is a fantastic opportunity for a post-doc Data Analyst to have a big impact on vaccine R&D for neglected infectious diseases, and you'll play a crucial role in VALIDATE's success. Find out more about the role and how to apply here, and please do flag this opportunity to anyone you know who might be interested.
And thirdly, we've had a whole host of new members this week, so a very warm welcome to:
- our new Investigators: Dr Siobhan McClean (our first member from University College Dublin, Ireland), Dr Jennifer Dowd (our first member from KCL, UK), Prof Christian Engwerda (first member from QIMR Berghofer, Australia), Dr Trung Trinh (first member from Vietnam National University), Prof Ian Jones (first member from Reading University, UK), Prof Luiz Freitas (FIOCRUZ, Brazil), Sharon Kendall (first member from the Royal Veterinary College, UK), and Associate Prof Punam Mangtani (LSHTM, UK).
- our new Associates: Dr Isadora Lima (our first member from FIOCRUZ, Brazil), Dr Tom Evans (first member from Vaccitech, UK), Dr Fredrick Lutwama (UVRI, Uganda), and Dr Sophie Rhodes (LSHTM, UK).
- our new Affiliates: Dr Jyotsna Shah (first member from ID-Fish Technology Inc, USA), and Dr Julia Marshall (University of Oxford, UK)
We're flagging a few funding and training opportunities this week:
Funding opportunities:
- MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS), Nov 2017
- MRC Infection & Immunity Board Partnership Grants, Jan 2018
- MRC Infection & Immunity Board New Investigator Research Grants, Jan 2018
- MRC Infection & Immunity Board Programme Grants, Jan 2018
- MRC Infections & Immunity Board Research Grants, Jan 2018
- MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship (CSF), Jan 2018
Training opportunities: Free MOOC on Tuberculosis, by Institut Pasteur
Finally, we've been active on Twitter as usual, with a WHO video on ending TB, the latest Global TB Caucus research asking what price the world is willing to pay before ending TB, the launch of the new LeishPathNet Network, a NatureRevMicro review of the pathogenesis of HIV-1 & Mycobacterium tuberculosis Co-Infection, an MRC public engagement guide for researchers, and infographics about leprosy facts and figures. If you're not already doing so, follow us @NetworkValidate to easily keep up to date on what's going on in our research field.
Published: 15 November 2017
