microbiologist, Oxford University, IOI (views are my own)
Oxford, England
Joined December 2014
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I cannot believe this has all happened from one tweet but, by some miracle and some hard work over the past 24 hours, Hedgehog Ties will be available for purchase once again!
After quite a few emails and telephone calls to the wonderful staff of the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and of Ryder and Amies in Cambridge, I've organised a new production of a Navy Silk Hedgehog Tie, the first in over thirty years!
Ties will cost £45 each with £10 of that £45 going directly towards the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (I do not receive a single penny from the sale of these ties, £35 is purely the cost of production + materials per tie)
Pre-orders will be open for two weeks and, afterwards, the ties will go to production! They should take approx. 10 weeks to be completed.
To pre-order your tie, follow this link: ryderamies.co.uk/shop/britis…
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🎊 We are pleased to announce Professor Timothy Walsh has joined ICARS as an Independent Chief Scientific Consultant.
🧫 Tim brings over three decades of groundbreaking research experience in AMR. His pioneering work has been instrumental in understanding the global spread of resistance mechanisms, particularly in critical priority pathogens.
🌎 At ICARS, he will collaborate closely with the Science and Executive Management teams to strengthen ICARS’ scientific excellence in AMR research and oversee the portfolio of ICARS-supported intervention and implementation research projects in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
🗨️ Speaking on the new role, Tim said: "What drew me to ICARS was the ethos and credibility of the ICARS team that underpins ICARS’ mission – working directly with LMICs to co-develop and implement tailored solutions that address their specific AMR challenges."
🔗 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4h6bEov
#AntimicrobialResistance #GlobalHealth #ScientificResearch
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Women battling recurrent UTIs told us they’ve tried everything to treat themselves, from surgery to self-administering meds via catheters
For Tamara, it became so unbearable she started taking antibiotics every time she had sex – a common trigger
thebureauinvestigates.com/st…
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We left a bike with GPS trackers somewhere we assumed it would be safe...
Right outside Scotland Yard.
It was quickly stolen.
Police didn't check CCTV, couldn't go to a "moving" GPS signal or one at an address
Government has given up and police can't focus on rampant theft.
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STRAVINSKY study offers people living with HIV an opportunity to take part. It involves a postal dried-blood spot test for COVID antibodies, online survey & a results text. It will help us learn about responses to COVID. Link for more info👇immunology.org/partnerships/…
#HIV
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Can flies be carries of antibiotic resistant genes? 🔬
IOI's DPhil student Shonnette Premchand-Branker is on a mission to investigate. Find out how in this article: ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/index.p…
@OxfordBiology
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See our research development officer Dr Peter Henley on @ITVWales at Six, discussing the reducing age of bowel cancer screenings in Wales.
🔗 buff.ly/4dFV5gx
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A new article, produced as part of Wounds that Won't Heal, BSAC's collaboration with @TBIJ, explores drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan, where drugs are failing and deaths are rising. theguardian.com/global-devel…
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The silent killer that could wipe out 40,000,000 people in just 25 years trib.al/2Kf7XQi
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Humbled to receive this today. Thanks @DocWithTheSocs @dave_thesmith @sm_rutherford and @sjones120 for your advocacy and mentorship. Colleagues past and present, couldn’t have achieved this without you all! Also @LTAcademyCU for supporting and funding the application.
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🚨 New job opportunity!
We're looking for a Laboratory Technician (maternity cover) to join the IOI.
⏳Deadline: Monday 7 October at midday.
Find out more ⬇️
ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers
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Excited to receive the Mk1D, the latest in the MinION line from @nanopore - here it is with its ancestors!
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The lights are on and this new little beauty (sharpie for scale) is ready to go! Fantastic to be one of the first to get our hands on the @nanopore MinIOM Mk1D, and excited to be part of its closed early access phase.
Sometimes a cup of tea, some skittles, a dog and a good book are all you need at the end of a really really long week. Thank you: @richardosman @Skittles @YorkshireTea
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Babies in #Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria
The @WHO describes #AMR as one of the top global public health and development threats.
@KirstySands1, @PortalEdward, @Spiller_Lab and Timothy R Walsh for @ConversationUK ✍️
theconversation.com/babies-i…
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An expert virologist prepares lab grade virus preps (measles and VSV) & self treats her recurrent breast cancer. What happened next? Apart from an ethical minefield! The reviewers comments & rebuttals are also published and make for an interesting read...
mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/9/958#
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Penicillin was discovered in September 1928 but it wasn't until the 1940s that it became the wonder drug we know today.
Discover the story of its development at the @Dunn_School and of unsung hero Norman Heatley, whose genius for invention helped to shape modern medicine. ⬇️🔬