An important study by F. Eun-Hyung Lee's team shows that long lived plasma cells (the source of long-term circulating antibodies) fail to establish after mRNA vaccination (even combined with SARS-CoV-2 infection). 🧵 (1/) nature.com/articles/s4159…

Congratulations to Dr. Ruvini Kurukulasooriya for being featured in the DGHI impact report! sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/impact-report-…

1/2📢New scientific study supporting #Vectrack system as a porwerful tool for #MosquitoManagement 🦟Italian researchers show high correlation between visual & automatic identification methods emphasizing it’s potential for continuous #mosquito monitoring with minimal human effort

A new study in Science #Immunology describes a link between #NFkB signaling and #Xchromosome inactivation maintenance in female mouse and human T cells, which could provide insight into sex-biased immune responses. scim.ag/8pj Montserrat Anguera @montserrat-anguera.bsky.social Dr. Katherine Forsyth Natalie Toothacre

A new series of arbovirus talks on 🦠🦟🕷️💉 from key leading investigators, from across the field, and a diversity of career stages, and backgrounds. All welcome!

🚨 Great alternatives to BioRender are now available!! 📢 NIAID News offers a collection of public figures and icons for everyone to use. Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov

In the 20 years since the term “microplastics” was first coined, a rapidly growing body of research has consistently shown how pervasive and problematic the pollutants have become. A new #ScienceReview provides an overview of this research and the progress made in understanding

Ruhuna-Duke Centre For Infectious Diseases held its first Scientific Advisory Board Meeting on 25th October 2024, with the partcipation of distinguished advisory board members Prof. Duane J Gubler, Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, Dr. Chandanamali Punchihewa, and Prof. Aruna D. De Silva.

"The problem of [antimicrobial resistance (#AMR)] has been seen as either not urgent or too difficult to solve. Neither is true." A Lancet Series spotlights this global issue & how existing infection prevention methods could save 750,000 lives a year: hubs.li/Q02Y5v0D0

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of illness and death in infants and older adults. A Review in The Lancet Infectious Diseases discusses the different RSV vaccines available and emphasizes the need to ensure these vaccines reach the most vulnerable: hubs.li/Q02-5q340

Congratulations to Dr. Ruvini Kurukulasooriya who earned her doctorate in molecular biology through the Duke-Ruhana Collaboartieve Research Centre, Sri Lanka! On 12th December 2024, she was officially conferred at the Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium, University of Ruhuna

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐤𝐞, Head, Duke-Ruhuna Collaboration, 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

Precision medicine is an increasingly accepted approach to cancer care. In The Lancet Oncology, authors discuss key areas of advanced imaging for improving cancer outcomes & survival and the challenges to broader adoption of precision imaging: hubs.li/Q031fh7l0

Even a small amount of physical activity does a lot of good for promoting health, as supported by wearable sensor data in large studies nature.com/articles/s4159… Nature Medicine

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A new Science #Immunology Review discusses how #vaccine #adjuvants function and highlight knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to develop improved vaccines against emerging pathogens. Koch Institute at MIT MIT Dept of BE Scripps Research scim.ag/430weCB

Drug-resistant infections are a growing global crisis. Experts at a recent Think Global event call for better diagnostics, collaboration and a whole-system approach to fight antimicrobial resistance. x.com/DukeGHI/status…

We are delighted to announce the successful official launch of SLOHUN – Sri Lanka One Health University Network during the Faculty of Medicine Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna, on 28th May 2025.

Prof. Ruklanthi De Alwis (Duke-NUS) met with the Duke-Ruhuna team to advance the Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative, focusing on boosting pathogen genome sequencing through technical training, knowledge exchange, and stronger capacity to combat emerging diseases.

Proud to share our latest publication in Global Health Action! “Academic global health collaboration: the Ruhuna–Duke partnership” doi.org/10.1080/165497… #DukeRuhuna #ResearchCollaboration