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.@Mo_Li_KAUST shares how his team in Saudi Arabia are leveraging nanopore sequencing to tackle unique genetic disorders in the region stemming from consanguinity — overcoming the limitations of traditional sequencing methods.
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👋LSHTM is offering 15 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for some of our distance learning Master's programmes beginning in October 2024.
Each scholarship covers full tuition fees 🧑🎓📚
Apply by 28 March 2024✍️
👉bit.ly/49xf93o
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This looks worth checking out.
Absolutely mega release from the @nanopore EPI2ME team including big speed ups for wf-human-variation, a new BAC mode for wf-clone- validation, tumour only more for wf-somatic-variation and many many more improvements and bug fixes!
labs.epi2me.io/epi2me-24.02-…
#AGBT #AGBT24
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🤝It was a great delight to have Dr. Abdul Karim Sesay with us @acegid. Dr. Sesay is the Head of the Genomics Strategic Core Platform, @mrcunitgambia. He is our collaborator on the #SENZOR project
He presented a seminar on his scientific career & ongoing research work with us.
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“If we have more sequencing available especially in low- & middle-income countries... it will save lives” — @DocKarim221
Genomics can help to identify pathogens or resolve unknown diseases — but only if a population has access.
Learn how nanopore technology can help. ⬇️
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🦠🔬We are excited to announce that the Crick Africa Network @TheCrick has funding of £7.5 million from @lifearc1 to support post-doc researchers to become independent scientists. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/597xhc5y 👀👀
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With support from @ACPUK, The Fundamentals of Cancer #Genomics e-learning resource offers four self-paced modules for clinical oncologists, medical oncologists and AHPs.
Find out more: bit.ly/3UlhZ3P
@VickyCuthill @McVeighTerri @DrAllyCat @Roche @AstraZeneca
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Final day of @MedResFdn @MedResFdn_AMR #AMR_Training It was a pleasure to talk about my research and also hear about all the interesting work other PhD students across UK are doing to tackle AMR.
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Amazing opportunity to work with a great team in Switzerland and with us @mrcunitgambia @LSHTM_Planet exploring the health effects of extreme #heat in a place that sees temperatures soar above 40C for much of the year #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
📢 We’re hiring! Two open positions (1 postdoc & 1 PhD) on #Climate #Epidemiology in our team to work on the new SNSF St Grant ACTUAL project - apply until 15 Sept 2023!!
- Postdoc: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v…
- PhD student: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v…
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We're delighted to have awarded our inaugural round of #AMR Pilot Grants to two interdisciplinary teams led by @EFosterNyarko and @Drhelbro 👏
Find out more about their projects👉 lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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💡 NEW RESEARCH @CommsMedicine - Bah et al. characterise the acquisition & carriage of genetically diverse multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli in hospitalised newborns in The Gambia | @mrcunitgambia @MARCH_LSHTM @SesayLab @drhelbro @sybah2 nature.com/articles/s43856-0…
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Very proud to have accompanied my friend and colleague Dr Abdul K Sesay to Windsor Palace yesterday to receive his MBE for outstanding contribution to charity and medical research. Abdul heads the genomics core at the MRC unit in The Gambia. @DocKarim221 @mrcunitgambia
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Download our free database of funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER RESEARCHERS/FACULTY.
We list 546 (!) funding opportunities. For each entry, we provide including description (with a link), $ amount, eligibility, and deadline.
Download here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
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Headed out of town for the weekend? Listen to Dr. Sesay explain how The Gambia dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic & how it has influenced the country’s preparedness for future viral outbreaks. Find the Lessons from Lab & Life podcast where ever you listen.
nebiolabs.com/3CbJ16g
Back with my goodies to the smiling coast of West Africa and grateful for the opportunity to attend LC2023 @nanopore @NanoporeConf @DocKarim221 – at Gambia
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This is a reminder that the 2023 Genome Sequencing Bioinformatics Africa: Call for Classroom Hosts is closing on Friday, 19 May 2023 at 23:59 CAT.
For more info, please see below👇
Genome Sequencing Bioinformatics Africa 2023 - Call for Classroom Hosts - mailchi.mp/446953239a12/gsba…
The call for classroom host applications for the Genome Sequencing Bioinformatics course 2023 is now open. Application deadline is 19 May 2023.
NB: This is not a participant call.
