
Tapoka Mkandawire
@tapokam
Postdoc @TheCrick. Studying Cryptosporidium & the microbiome. Passion for Science, Entrepreneurship, & SciComms She/Her prev: @sangerinstitute @Cambridge_uni
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http://drtapoka.com 15-08-2009 08:31:35
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🫣 psst… #ScienceTwitter, yall still here? I'm launching a new #SciComm collab opportunity for researchers! 🔬 TL;DR - I'd love to share your lab's science (for free) on my channels. The only catch? I need pretty science pics! Learn more & contribute ⤵️ samanthayammine.com/scicomm-collab


I run into this picture in my camera roll and I’m getting a bit nostalgic…what an amazing bunch of people! Super lucky to have crossed path with them Bishara Marzook Stephanie Nofal Elena Simon Butterworth Tapoka Mkandawire Ana Matias


Thanks Tapoka Mkandawire for setting up my day at the Crick Institute where I got to meet Sateriale Lab 's crew and other fellow parasitologists!



Quick reminder #InfectionECRs: We've EXTENDED the abstract deadline to THIS FRIDAY 10th MAY! Don't miss out! Submit your abstract to present your amazing science at the #LIPNsymposium 10th June 24 The Francis Crick Institute ! shorturl.at/pvDG4


🎓We are recruiting 15 Professors! Join a growing group of microbiome researchers in Barts and The London, Queen Mary Queen Mary University of London conducting everything from basic research into host-microbiome interactions through to large-scale clinical trials🦠 Please share! Academic Jobs nature.com/naturecareers/…


🚀Calling All AI/ML Life Science Startups! Join the AI & ML Innovation Pitch Competition at London Tech Week! Win mentorship from KQ Labs & Zinc and more from Crick Science Entrepreneur Network (CSEN). Apply by 4th June. Register: lu.ma/a556dq7h Apply: lnkd.in/duYfT_ki


🚀 Calling all researchers with entrepreneurial spirit! The Crick Innovation Challenge is taking place on 22nd-26th July at The Francis Crick Institute! Participants will form teams and come up with innovative solutions in one of three challenge areas. 🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/4bEy7FX.




It appears #NIAID will shutter the genome data base we all use daily. This strikes me as a significant mistake that may well endanger much of our global progress. British Society for Parasitology Aust Soc for Para ASTMH Trends in Parasitology ASP-Parasitologists parasitesrule PEERs in Parasitology (PiP)



Congratulations to our scientific advisory board member @DemisHassabis on being awarded the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry! 🏅 Demis won the award alongside HHMI’s David Baker and Google DeepMind’s John Jumper for the development of AlphaFold. crick.ac.uk/news/2024-10-0…

Congratulations Dr. Rodrigues! Elena And a big thank you to Mattie Christine Pawlowic and Avinash Shenoy for serving as examiners. We are so proud!


Congratulations Dr Watson! Lucy Watson Expertly examined by ellen bushell and Calvin Tiengwe. A lot of hidden gems in that hat! 😉🎉🥳



Link to our pre-print! If you want to know all about Cryptosporidium's MVPs! Thanks to the best lab! Sateriale Lab Mitchell Anthony Pallett Tapoka Mkandawire KatSa biorxiv.org/content/10.110…