Weekly round-up #72

Mental Health Week

Weekly round-up #72

Working in science, particularly in academia and industry, can be stressful so we want to flag that this week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and to highlight the many support systems that are in place. If you are struggling, do not hesitate to ask people for help - it's okay not to be okay!

 

Moving on to VALIDATE's work, over the last few weeks we have had a number of new membership joining our network, so welcome to:

 

Investigators: Joanna Bacon (Public Health England, UK), Prof Joy Michael (Christian Medical School, India), Prof Francesco Pappalardo (University of Catania, Italy), Prof Shamima Lasker (MH Samorita Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Dr Fabiana Bigi (National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Argentina), Prof Gunilla Källenius (Karolinska Institutet, Swedan) and Dr Theolis Costa Barbosa Bessa (FIOCRUZ, Brazil).

 

Associates: Dr Luisa Perin (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), Dr Federico Blanco (National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Argentina), Adrian Wildfire (SGS Life Sciences, UK), Dr Rinku Sah (B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal) and Dr Vivian Tamietti Martins (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil).

 

Affiliates: Prof Nadia Caccamo (University of Palermo, Italy), Karolina Witt (St George's, University of London, UK), Befikadu Seyoum (Veterinary Drugs and Feed Quality Assessment Centre, Ethiopia), Caroline Vilas Boas de Melo (FIOCRUZ, Brazil), Dr Stanley Onuoha (Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Nigeria), Hannah Painter (LSHTM, UK) and Stephanie Harris (University of Oxford, UK).

 

You can find out about these new members' research on their biography pages via our member's online directory.

 

Funding: 

  • GCRF Global Research Translation Awards - Open to researchers whose institute has received GCRF funding previously (including a VALIDATE pump-priming grant / fellowship) - closes 11 Jul 2019
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowships - For junior scientists who wish to pursue a PhD project - deadlines of application 1 Feb, 1 Jun and 1 Oct of each year 
  • EMBO Short-Term Fellowships - For research exchanges of up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries - No deadline, recommended to apply 3 months before proposed start date

 

Our website has information about all funding opportunities that we have spotted.

 

Training Opportunities:

 

Go to our training opportunities page for even more opportunities.

 

Events

 

Check out our events page for further events.

 

Job Opportunities: 

Nothing new this week, but any vacancies that we have found that members might be interested in can be found on our website.

Publications:

 

Have a look at our publications page for publications by our members and in the fields of our focus pathogens.

 

 

On Twitter this week: a promising animated chart to show infant mortality in Africa since 1950 showing a massive decrease in deaths; read 'The Economist' report analysing the economic impact of TB on a global level; the Global Fund panel is stressing the strengthening of health systems and community engagement in order to achieve universal health coverage; the Economist Intelligence Unit with an article of the new analysis of drug-resistant TB and it's global threat; the Stop TB Partnership announced the launch of the Declaration of the Rights of People Affected by TB, watch an informative video by Kurzgesagt on the side effects of vaccines where he addresses how dangerous they really are; Lepra UK's research has found that 53% of newly diagnosed cases of leprosy result in anxiety or depression; and an interested read in new UN Special article called 'ItsTimeToEndTB', 

 

Follow @NetworkVALIDATE to find out more.

 

Published: 15 May 2019