EDCTP 2020 calls for proposals are open, including for Emergency funding of #COVID19 research (deadline 17/04). All calls will support clinical research on poverty-related infectious diseases and research capacity development in sub-Saharan Africa. bit.ly/2xldwsF

Cameroon admits army's role in civilian killings bbc.in/2XWornt

We evaluated the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG test. It exceeded the performance characteristics in its package insert. 99.90% specificity in 1,020 pre-COVID19 specimens and 100% sensitivity in 125 confirmed cases at 17 days after symptom onset. Running UW Virology and CrushTheCurveIdaho

Apply now 👇 Career Development Fellowships in poverty-related diseases and child and adolescent health For more info: bit.ly/2zmi9Do @Novartis_NSB Fondation Botnar Opportunities4researchers opportunities4africa

Organisms causing secondary pneumonias in COVID-19 patients at 5 UK ICUs as detected with the FilmArray test medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #medRxiv

2020 has been a year of intense innovation, and we are delighted to be partnering with teams at the UK's Department of Health and Social Care to roll out LamPORE, a new generation of COVID-19 test. 1/3 Read more here: nanoporetech.com/about-us/news/…

Warning!!! Shocking Video Kumba school shooting leaves atleast five school kids dead. The incident took place this Saturday at the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy. It is a primary and secondary institution in Fiango, Kumba, a restive town of SWR in Cameroon.

#COVID19 STUDY: Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science researchers find a clear link between wearing face masks and low rates of infection. The large-scale study shows those wearing masks outside of the home, and were more exposed to COVID-19, had ‘significantly’ lower rates of infection. More info⬇️

CANTAM 3 face-to-face SC meeting in Dubai with all participants plus partners brainstorming on best practice for outcome of activities and visibility

Now that #ECCMID22 is over, it is time to start preparing #IMMEMXIII. Deadline for abstract submission and attendance grants application on the 30th April 2022. Come and join this exciting meeting on Microbial Epidemiological Markers! escmid.org/dates_events/e…

Two years ago, these plans were just whiteboard sketches with Greta Karen Wood and the @InfectNeuroLab team

In this month’s World Neurology Foundation blog, learn more about GlobalBrainHealth initiative in improving brain health around the globe and how you can be a part of it.

10 days to go! Listen to Mashina Chomba on 26 May, 2pm (UK time) reflect on the WHO's IGAP & discuss strategies on how improvements can be made in different settings. Book your place: tinyurl.com/ymcrk3w2 Sam Nightingale & Deanna Saylor Greta Karen Wood Professor Benedict D Michael MBChB, FRCP, PhD

#Covid induces lasting #brain injury WITHOUT direct infection FOLLOWING #immune activation OUT TODAY in Nature Communications 👇 nature.com/articles/s4146… @covidcns @InfectNeuroLab NIHR BioResource The Pandemic Institute University of Liverpool The Walton Centre King's College London Cambridge University University of Oxford

It's #WorldEncephalitisDay or #Red4WED, and the @InfectNeuroLab has made a video showing our support for Encephalitis International! #Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain caused by an invading infection or the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain Video➡️youtube.com/watch?v=j5ARuo…

See our new exciting article published in Nature Medicine today. Read the full article here: nature.com/articles/s4159…

New Wellcome Fellowship awarded for Franklyn Nkongho to advance #brain #infection diagnostics (#encephalitis & #meningitis) In Brain Infection & Inflammation Group Inst of Infection Veterinary & Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool liverpool.ac.uk/infection-vete…

You must have at least two years’ work experience to be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship chevening.org/apply/work-exp…

Just signed up to this #freeonlinecourse 'Learning English for Academic Purposes' by The Open University FutureLearn futurelearn.com/courses/learni…

You are still the best in the world. x.com/andresiniesta8…