Weekly round-up #210

Storytelling for Scientists Workshop - 6 July 2022

One of VALIDATE’s key aims is to 'help interested people in the general public find out more about our research and the diseases we’re tackling in an accessible format' and we are committed to helping our members in their engagement work. With this in mind, we have asked First Create The Media to provide our members with training on how to best communicate their scientific research to the general public. In Storytelling for Scientists, you will delve into the techniques of narrative and storytelling to discover tools and tips to help you communicate your research in a clear, compelling way.

The Event will take place online at 14:00 BST, 6 July 2022. There are limited places so your interest now - www.validate-network.org/event/storytelling

Welcome new members

The VALIDATE Community is pleased to welcome 19 new members to our growing community of researchers and professionals working towards vaccines for tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, melioidosis, and leprosy. We are always keen to welcome new members, so spread the word and encourage your colleagues to take advantage of free VALIDATE membership,

Affiliates

Dr Yumi Maeda is the Chief of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Biology at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
Dr Toshiki Tamura is the Chief of the Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Vaccine Research at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan

Associates

Dr Andy Tran is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at St George’s University of London, United Kingdom
Dr Jia Wang is a Research Scientist at the University of Texas Medical Branch, United States
Dr Bahareh Bagheri is a Post Doctoral Researcher at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Kee Woong Kwon is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yonsei University College of Medicine, South Korea
Dr Ana Maria Valencia Hernandez is a Postdoctoral Researcher at James Cook University, Australia
Mr Islam Matar is a Founder of Majecules LLC, Egypt
Dr Rebecca Winsbury is an Immunology Scientist at UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
Dr Marwa Hassan is a Research Fellow at the University of Surrey,
Dr Guangzu Zhao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at James Cook University, China
Dr Trisha Parbhoo is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr Socorro Miranda Hernandez is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at James Cook University, Australia
Dr Hazem Abdelaal is a Postdoctoral Scientist at Seattle Children's Research Institute, United States

Investigators

Prof Breno Castello Branco Beirao is an Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Parana, Brazil
Prof Carlos Martin is a Microbiology Professor at Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Assoc Prof Sunhee Lee is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, United States
Prof Pere Joan Cardona is a Professor of Microbiology at the Institute Hospital Universitari, Spain

You are free to have a look at each profile and get in touch with these new members and form your next research collaboration.

Funding:

MRC Senior Non-clinical Fellowship - Apply for funding to help you become an internationally recognised research leader in your field. Your research can focus on any area of MRC’s remit to improve human health. - deadline 20 April 2022
UKRI UK-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme, 2022 - Opportunity for UKRI and Canadian doctoral students to participate in a UK-Canada research exchange scheme - deadline 26 April
RSTMH Early Career Grants 2022 - To enable early career researchers and global health professionals in the field of tropical medicine or global health to undertake clinical or scientific research and/or fieldwork - deadline 29 April 2022
BBSRC Discovery Fellowships, 2022 - Fellowship to carry out independent research within a host laboratory and gain leadership skills - deadline 5 May 2022
Infections and Immunity New Investigator - The new investigator research grant is aimed at researchers who are capable of becoming independent principal investigators - deadline 11 May 2022

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:

19th World Congress on Immunology, Florida, USA 1-2 June 2022
2nd International Congress of Micro-Immunotherapy, Mallorca, Spain
13th Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Immunology, 2022, Varadero, Cuba, 6 - 10 June
WorldLeish7 - Leishmaniasis and Conflict, Cartagena, Colombia, 1 - 6 August 2022

Job Opportunities:

Senior Immunologist, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK, deadline 1 April 2022
Postdoctoral Training Fellow - Gutierrez lab, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK, 8 April 2022

Many more relevant career opportunities on our jobs page.

Publications:

The WHO Global Tuberculosis 2021 Report – not so good news and turning the tide back to End TB, Jeremiah C et al in International Journal of Infectious Diseases
The crucial need for tuberculosis translational research in the time of COVID-19, Loh FK et al, in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Replication and transmission features of two experimental vaccine candidates against bovine tuberculosis subcutaneously administrated in a murine model, Ximena Ferrara Muñiz XF et al, in Tuberculosis

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:

There was a great deal of activity for World TB Day 2022. Global Forum on TB vaccines shared Director WHO Tedros Ghebreyesus’ call for TB vaccine, the Working Group on New TB Vaccines encouraged people to join their network, and the Africa Health Research Institute’s Exec Director Willem A Hanekom shared his insights on the progress on TB vaccine development. New VALIDATE investigator Carlos Martin called on the G8 and G20 to fund TB vaccine research and new VALIDATE Associate Andy Tran highlighted the difference in support for TB and COVID vaccines. We encouraged followers to learn about BCG by playing our video games, watching our special public lecture from WTBD 2021 and going through our 100 facts about BCG. The CRISPR forum shared more details about a promising new vaccine for leishmaniasis. Stay up to date with all the relevant news and opportunities by following @NetworkVALIDATE on Twitter.

Published: 30 March 2022