
Emily Wong, MD
@emilybethwong
Asst Prof @AHRI_news and @UAB_ID | trying to understand HIV and TB from molecule to population | lung mucosal immunology | @GenderEquitySci
ID: 3096340851
https://www.ahri.org/scientist/emily-wong/ 19-03-2015 09:37:25
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Very exciting! We are recruiting Basic & Translational Science Faculty Africa Health Research Institute. Donโt miss your chance to start a program in our state-of-the-art labs and work with our cutting-edge population-based platform. We are fun & do great science! KZN is๐ฅShare widely and reach out!

Wasnโt planning on an all-nighter, but helping Yumna Moosa polish her brilliant PhD thesis on host, genomic and geospatial insights into transmission of Mtb in rural KZN before tomorrowโs submission is an honor and a privilege. Thank goodness Iโm still kind of jet lagged! ๐ตโ๐ซ

Writing from SA-the heart of Global South medicine access struggles. I have done this work since 1996. Believe me when I say to donors & leadership of MSF International -in Global North-this will be the single most disastrous decision MSF will have to live with. Reverse Course. Not too late๐๐ฟ



Applying to ID in the coming weeks? Come check out our new website: uab.edu/medicine/id/edโฆ! We've added new information on the paths available to you at UAB. Don't see something you are looking for? Reach out to our PD Todd McCarty ๐๐๐จโโ๏ธ for more information. #IDTwitter


Siviwe Gwarube That hug says so much โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ


[LISTEN AGAIN] If we could catch #TB before someone experiences any symptoms, could they clear the infection with a shorter course of treatment? Listen to Emily Wong, MD answer this and other questions. bhekisisa.org/multimedia/202โฆ

What does #AI mean for healthcare in South Africa ๐ฟ๐ฆ ? In this Spotlight story Jesse Copelyn explores some immediate implications of these new technologies for healthcare, with input from our Emily Wong, MD on using AI-based tools for TB ๐ซ screening dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0โฆ

Amazing to be here World Health Organization (WHO). Certainly a career highlight. And wonderful to be here with Limakatso Lebina and other colleagues in the fight to end TB.

JUST IN>> We, a group of South African health advocacy groups, have written to National Department of Health, DIRCO South Africa, The Presidency ๐ฟ๐ฆ & National Treasury to demand an urgent plan to address the local consequences of Executive Orders, Court rulings and waivers coming from Washington. Read it in full


