Weekly round-up #266

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In February, VALIDATE hosted a seminar on the prevalence of melioidosis in southern Thailand. Dr Apichai Tuanyok presented research which highlighted the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the pathogen causing melioidosis, in humans, animals, and the environment. In this seminar, Apichai discussed the extensive study that emphasized the importance of a "One Health" approach and called for continued monitoring of this endemic disease in the region.

You can now watch the recording of the seminar on our YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/@validatenetwork

Funding:

MRC - Better methods, better research, Funding to improve the methods used by others in biomedical and health research, deadline 14 June 2023
MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme - Apply for funding to develop and test novel therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics and other interventions - deadline 19 July 2023
Global Infectious Diseases Scholars Program - Early Career Research Scientist Opportunity for Biomedical Scientist having prior Postdoctoral Experience - deadline 15 June 2023
UKRI Cross Research Council Responsive Mode Pilot Scheme - Funding for interdisciplinary ideas that transcend, combine or significantly span disciplines - Deadline TBA

Find a full list of all relevant external funding on our external funding page.

Training Opportunities and Events:

BSI - Functions, signatures and biomarkers, Online, 10 July 2023
BSI - Command-line omics, Linux and Python, Online, 7 August 2023

Job Opportunities:

Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Immunology, New York, London, Heidelberg, Berlin, and Madrid- Hybrid working model, deadline 19 May 2023
Professor in Infectious Diseases, University of Keele UK, deadline 23 May 2023
Senior Program Officer or Program Officer, Tuberculosis, 2021, Gates Foundation, Seattle WA, No stated deadline.

Other relevant career opportunities are on our jobs page.

Publications:

An Overview of the BCG Vaccine and its Future Scope, Khandelia P et al, in Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
A protective, single-visit TB vaccination regimen by co-administration of a subunit vaccine with BCG, Dijkman K et al, in NPJ Vaccines
Characterization of Burkholderia Pseudomallei Β-Lactam Resistant Genes in Malaysian Isolates, Arushothy R et al, In International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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:

The BSI shared The Academy of Science’s report on Future Proofing future UK Health Research, Politico reported on Lucica Dițiu’s optimism for the future of elimination of TB, and VALIDATE Investigator Maria Elena Bottazzi was awarded the LBJ Moral Courage Award from the Holocaust Museum in Houston. VALIDATE’s Network Director was engaging the UK public about her team’s vaccine research, The Stop TB Partnership were at the UN demanding action against TB and also shared a Bull World Health report on The TB Vaccine Challenge. The Financial Express in Bangladesh reported on the re-emergence of Leprosy in that country, and the Standard in Australia reported in the UN announcement that TB kills more people than HIV and COVID. Keep up to date with all the relevant news and opportunities by following @NetworkVALIDATE on Twitter..

Published: 17 May 2023