I do not know how I'll convince every black woman to read this Masterpiece by Jennifer nansubuga.This is probably my favorite Feminist tale and my god😭Makumbi is such a brilliant storyteller . Brief Review 👇🏿

Congratulations Prof Pontiano Kaleebu for being appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by His Majesty The King. Well deserved Professor! lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

We congratulate Asst. Professor Sheila Nina, for receiving a 4-year LifeArc funded African Career Acceleration Fellowship! She'll be using this opportunity to explore innovative treatments targeting dormant HIV-infected cells. moving us closer to eliminating the virus.

Some colleagues and I are working on a research project about bad PhD supervision experiences and the stories we have heard so far are truly horrendous. Life (and your time as a PhD student) is too short to endure bad supervision. Please put your well-being first and seek

Less than 1% of UK professors are black (160 out of 22,855 professors in 2020/21 data). I am incredibly delighted to share that I have accepted an offer to be a full Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity at the prestigious Queen Mary University of London 1/8 qmul.ac.uk/media/news/202…

Very sad. We are forced to learn a language that’s not our own to get ahead in life. Forced to prove that we can speak and write said language even as fully formed adults. Now our writing no longer looks authentic enough?! The goal post keeps moving

I have been thinking long and hard about this for a while. It really feels like the barriers keeping "non-native" English writers out of certain spaces would finally be challenged by generative AI, but now GenAI is just an easy accusation to be nakedly biased against them.

Thrilled to announce that our project lead, Moses Egesa, is representing Uganda at the 2024 Brazilian Symposium on Controlled Human Infection, themed "Strategies to Accelerate Vaccine Development." #CHIM2024 #vaccinedevt MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit Wellcome UFMG Oxford Vaccine Group EDCTP

In the LEAN+D study, scientists aim to explore insulin production and sensitivity in individuals with Lean Diabetes. By comparing them to the non- diabetics, scientists aim to uncover the unique mechanisms that drive the disease. #DiabetesResearch #HealthScience Wellcome

Scotland has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13. statnews.com/2024/01/25/hpv…

Latest WHO TB report. 2023 saw the most people newly diagnosed with TB since WHO began recording in 1995. TB resurges as no. 1 Infectious disease killer. who.int/news/item/29-1…

This will be the first Keystone symposium on HIV Cure to held in Africa. Looking forward to sharing on the latest cutting edge science towards a cure for HIV

We're pleased to welcome renown Psychiatric Epidemiologist & Psychotherapist Dr.Etheldreda Nakimuli as Associate Professor in the NCD research theme. Founder of the World Health Organization (WHO)-recognised SEEK GSP Intitiative, she brings expertise on the intersection of mental & physical health. Congrats on the new role!

Excited to share a Communications Medicine publication nature.com/articles/s4385… advancing our understanding of genetic diversity & the potential for personalized medicine across diverse populations. Proud to contribute to a more inclusive future in genomic health research! #HealthEquity

Had a great time sharing my thoughts on tuberculosis research in Africa on this wonderful podcast hosted by ~WO. I talk quite a bit about my PhD TB research supported by MUIIplus MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit CSC in the UK and postdoc work funded by the Crick Africa Network

Last Monday, I had the pleasure of featuring on a science podcast panel to commemorate this year's Africa Day. Here's how it went... #sciencecommunication #scicomm #sciencepodcasts #immunology #researchcommunication #Africa #AfricaDay #scienceeducation

Apply for this rare opportunity to be a #SANTHE Fellow. DEADLINE 31 JULY. Appy here: cognitoforms.com/AHRI1/FellowRe… Africa Health Research Institute UKZN's CHS Bots-Harvard Ptnrshp KEMRI-Wellcome Trust RZHRG CWRU School of Medicine CIDRZ NGO Science for Africa Foundation Gilead Sciences Aidsfonds Wellcome #EmpoweringAfricanScience

A Cure for HIV: Dissecting Africa’s First HIV-Cure Trial In our newest episode on The Immunology in Africa Podcast, we feature Prof. Thumbi Ndung'u, a global leader in HIV research whose work spans institutions across Africa, the UK, and the US. #immunology #HIV #vaccines #mAbs

Public Service Announcement. We might have been caught, yet again and for that, we're sorry. Thanks, Management.