Asst Prof @LSHTM, Country Scientific Lead @IneosOxford @UniofOxford, PhD @Cambridge_Uni | Antimicrobial Resistance| Public Health |Pandemic Preparedness |Epid
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Extremely humbled to have won the University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor's Early Career Researcher Award. This wouldn't have been possible without the support of @markaholmes, @CambridgeAfrica and @CamUniEngage funding and the amazing team of volunteers @pepf_amr
And we are delighted to announce our the winner of our Early Career Researcher Award… #VCAwards2020
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Really interesting keynote speech from Prof John Kitayimbwa at the 2026 @CambridgeAfrica Day. Why do some deaths become emergencies while others become Statistics?
Research shld be shaped by what quietly ruins Africa, not just issues that threaten the world! #CambridgeUniversity
Interesting talk @TARGet_AMR conference by Dr @JGarciaIglesias on the importance of involving communities from the start when deploying genomic technologies. No assumptions should be made as these technologies can deepen or address inequality. #TARGetAMR26
Chioma Achi retweeted
📢 Opportunity for Early-Career Researchers (plz share )
The Wellcome Sanger Institute International Fellowship offers 3 years of support plus a £100,000 research stipend (staff, sequencing, travel, and more).
Eligible applicants are researchers employed at institutions in low- or middle-income countries, typically within 9 years post-PhD. Research should address local priorities and align with Sanger’s scientific strategy.
🔗 Apply here:
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#ResearchOpportunity #GlobalHealth #Genomics #EarlyCareerResearcher #WellcomeSanger
Today at the @IneosOxford organised Beyond Antibiotics Conference, Dr Jennifer Shelton emphasises the growing challenge of fungal dzs & antifungal resistance. This is a problem that is closer to us than we imagine and we must embrace a One Health approach in tackling this. #AMR
On this International day of Women and Girls in Science, we are reminded that women and girls play an important role in science and should be supported in every possible way. #WomenInScience #STEM #WomenInSTEM
👩🔬#UKPHRST’s Mpox Study Co-ordinator, Dr Chioma Achi highlights the impact of her #STEM career.
#WomeninScience #WomeninSTEM #IDWGS2025
ALT Dr Chioma Achi: Hearing how my work helped save lives has been so satisfying. I set out to positively impact people through my career, and I am grateful to have done just that.
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As @MoetiTshidi ends her term as Regional Director for @WHOAFRO, the WHO Director-General, @DrTedros, today appointed Dr @Chikwe_I as Acting Regional Director.
A new Regional Director for Africa will be elected in May.
You can read more about our recent publication on the potential of flies to complicate the AMR problem here.
📰Nigeria ranks 20th out of 204 countries for AMR death rates and now scientists at the IOI have found that flies in Nigerian hospitals may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria.
@KirstySands1 and @Chijev speak to @katlay at The Guardian.
Read more: theguardian.com/global-devel…
Our recent study found that bacteria isolated from flies collected from hospital wards carried clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance genes, + blaNDM and MecA & could pose potential threats to patients. @IneosOxford
@MedResFdn_AMR @WHO @AfricaCDC
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3986…
Our recent publication on the role of flies in disseminating AMR genes reported in The Guardian here: theguardian.com/global-devel…
@DrDianeAshiru @ICARS_global @DrTedros @UniofOxford
Disturbing findings as bacteria from most of the flies collected from different hospital wards in Nigeria carried multiple resistant genes @LSHTM_AMR @HananBalkhy @CamVetSchool @Iruka @markaholmes
ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/news/fl…
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Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years reut.rs/3C1lF78
Delighted to have received a signed copy of @Chikwe_I and @VIhekweazu's book - "An Imperfect Storm.". Thanks to @PSIOxford @UniofOxford for hosting such a great event and personality! Can't wait to open the pages of this masterpiece.
Chioma Achi retweeted
To address global challenges, countries must cooperate closely.
At #UNGA next week, I’ll join the Summit of the Future, which aims to build a new international consensus for a better present and safer future.
The health highlight will be the High-Level Meeting on #AntimicrobialResistance, where we urge world leaders to commit to ensuring the future of modern medicine.
bit.ly/3XLGFqu
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Our research group is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Political Science 👩🎓
If you are interested, all relevant information can be found here: wzb.eu/de/node/83565
Feel free to share the announcement! ✉️
