Weekly round-up #239
We are very excited to welcome 25 new members to VALIDATE. Our growing global community now has 555 members from 266 institutes across 73 countries (45 of which are Lower and Middle-Income Countries).
New VALIDATE Affiliates
- Mr Joseph Fosu Arthur is based at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Ghana.
- Ms Shreetama Bandyopadhayaya is based at the Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India.
- Mr Arthur Chiwaya is based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Mr Shamsuddeen Yusuf Ma'aruf is based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Mr Sagun Paudel is based at the Public Health Youth Society of Nepal (PHYSN), Nepal.
- Dr Puck Pelzer is based at the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, the Netherlands.
- Dr Phan Trieu Phu is based at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Vietnam.
- Ms Erin Cullen McMaster is based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Mr Mberkadji Ngana Salem is based at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, The Gambia.
- Ms Garima K. Shekhawat is based at the Central University of Rajasthan (CURAJ), India.
- Prof Petro Terblanche is based at Afrigen Biologics Pty Ltd, South Africa.
- Ms Naffie Top is based at the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, The Gambia.
- Mr Oluwafemi Jude Ogunmola is based at Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Nigeria.
- Dr Emiko Urano is based at NIBIOHN, Japan.
- Mr Emil Vergara is based at St George’s, University of London, UK.
New VALIDATE Associates
- Dr Thouraya Boussoffara is based at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia.
- Asst Prof Dristi Halwai is based at BPKIHS, Nepal.
- Dr Mina Mehanny is based at Ain Shams University, Egypt.
- Dr Caleb Muefong is based at Washington University in St Louis, USA.
- Dr Zimvo Obasa is based at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Dr Augustina Sylverken is based at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
- Dr Begna Tulu is based at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
- Dr Vandana Solanki is based at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India.
- Dr Vijay Verma is based at the University of Delhi, India.
- Dr Martha Zewdie is based at the University of Oxford, UK.
New members welcome!
We are always happy to welcome new VALIDATE members and encourage you to contact any colleagues who might be interested in the many benefits of membership. Membership is relevant for vaccine researchers focusing on tuberculosis, melioidosis, leishmaniasis, and leprosy (though anyone interested in the field is welcome). New members can join here.
- Purchase mid-range equipment for biosciences research: ALERT 2022 - Advanced research equipment and the development of capability in this area is a key component in maintaining the competitiveness of the UK research base - deadline 29 November 2022
- MRC African Research Leader scheme 2023 - Supports clinicians to undertake a PhD or other higher research degree - deadline 1 december, 2022
- MRC New Unit Funding Opportunity - Apply for MRC new unit funding to tackle complex and interdisciplinary health challenges - deadline 24 February 2023
- BSI public engagement funding: our updated grant scheme - Provides financial support to help BSI members develop and deliver activities to engage with the public in all formats -deadline 1 February 2022 and 1 June 2023
Training Opportunities and Events:
- NIH Grant Writing Webinar Series 3: Writing a Competitive Application Tuesday, Online Webinar, 14 November 2022
- Long-form feature writing training sessions, Online Session, 8 May 2023
- London Infections & Immunity Symposium 2022, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK, 3 November 2023
- HIC-Vac Annual Meeting, East Horsley, Kent, UK, 3 - 4 November 2022
Find more training and events opportunities on our Training and Events pages.
- Tenure Track Faculty, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, North Carolina, USA, deadline 14 November 2022
Other relevant career opportunities on our jobs page.
- First epidemiological survey of Leishmania infantum in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) in a canine leishmaniosis endemic area using serology and PCR
María Magdalena Alcover, Alcover MM et al, in BMC - Neonatal BCG vaccination is associated with a long-term DNA methylation signature in circulating monocytes, Bannister S et al, in Science Advances
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 Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong called for heightened vigilance against Melioidosis, Medical Dialogues reported that BCG can show to provide lifelong protection against eczema, and Nature Careers spoke to Julia Gould about how saying yes can lead to burnout. The Stop TB Coalition discussed the importance of thinking before you speak and we congratulated our Director Prof Helen McShane who was part of a team awarded £122 million to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for NHS patients. The Working Group on TB launched an interactive pipeline for TB vaccines, Healio report on calls for HIV patients to take part in TB vaccine trials. Nature researchers working at research hospitals about their experiences, the Nature Podcast talked about the dangers of burnout, and Newswire reported on the Texas Biomedical Research Institute’s plans for diversifying the next generation of TB vaccines. Keep up to date with all the relevant news and opportunities by following @NetworkVALIDATE on Twitter.
Published: 19 October 2022
