Physicist working in biology and biotech at the Wellcome Trust, helping to improve human health. Londoner, keen runner and occasional climber. Views my own.
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Richard Muscat retweeted
🚨 Exciting Opportunity @wellcometrust 🚨
Are you passionate about leaving a lasting legacy and making a meaningful impact?
The Snakebite team seeks dynamic suppliers for 'Snakebite Beyond 2026: Sustainable Impact'.
Join us in shaping the future of #snakebite at Wellcome!🐍
ALT Download the full RfP: https://wellcome.org/sites/default/files/2024-03/Snakebite-beyond-2026-RFP.pdf
Richard Muscat retweeted
TB is one of the world's leading infectious killers. The development and roll-out of a new TB drug could yield health and economic benefits in the coming decades. @gavi
Read more about the new TB vaccines in this article: bit.ly/3IxWPLd
Richard Muscat retweeted
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the biggest infectious disease killers globally.
And yet progress has stagnated.
To #EndTB, we need a new approach to research and development that takes investment through to better interventions.
#WorldTBDay
ALT Text on pink banner reads: "The only vaccine for TB was developed over 100 years ago." Behind the text there is an image of a man wearing a face mask and sitting on a hospital bed.
Richard Muscat retweeted
Today is #WorldTBDay2021 and we are launching our #BCG100 Programme starting with the first 7 of our #BCG100Facts. From today until 18 July (the 100th anniversary of the first use of BCG on humans) we will be tweeting 100 facts about TB and BCG.
Please retweet and share.
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Africa 🌍 has made significant progress in the fight against #TB. However, major barriers to ending the disease persist.
WHO calls for the urgent investment of resources, support, care & information into the fight against TB. Together, we can #EndTB.
#WorldTBDay
Richard Muscat retweeted
It's World Tuberculosis Day.
Tuberculosis - or TB - is caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that most often affect the lungs.
#Tuberculosis is curable and preventable bit.ly/3yYNwzx
#EndTB #WorldTBDay
Richard Muscat retweeted
Now with pretty picture added. Delighted to announce the line-up for the 4th Crick International Cancer Conference @TheCrick
Great speakers, numerous short talk opportunities, and we've kept prices low. Hope to see you there! crick.ac.uk/whats-on/4th-cri…
Richard Muscat retweeted
AI is now simply a must-deploy tool in drug discovery. Below is a link to the just-completed seminar "Promise of artificial intelligence in antibacterial drug discovery" at the AMR Conference just completed in Basel (March 16/17 2…lnkd.in/e23RtfVc lnkd.in/e7dvN_Pk
Richard Muscat retweeted
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
🆕 Report by @HRPresearch @WHO @UNICEF @UNFPA @WorldBank shows major setbacks for maternal health worldwide, highlighting disparities in #HealthCare access. #HealthForAll
Press Release: wrld.bg/jHRM50N0FMM
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NEW: An incredible opportunity to shape @Wellcometrust funding priorities on #infectiousdiseases sources and drivers.
If you work in #globalhealth, share your view & help us deliver an #equitable future for infectious disease #research. Take the survey
oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/w…
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📢Calling all drug developers - please can you complete the survey below on the role of AI / machine learning to inform a @wellcometrust landscaping report 👇
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Drug-resistant infections must be prioritised.
ALT 1 in 5 people who died from drug-resistant infections in 2019 were children under 5. Image shows 5 people, 4 are coloured dark red and 1 is pink. Source: Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis, The Lancet, 2022.
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Our Scientific Committee - leading voices in #CancerResearch - have finalised a new set of #CancerGrandChallenges following an international community consultation. The new challenges will be revealed in one month at our #CGCSummit. Subscribe for updates: cancergrandchallenges.org/si…
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It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day!
Chagas disease
Chikungunya
Dengue
Dracunculiasis
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Elephantiasis
Mycetoma
River blindness
Rabies
Sleeping sickness
Trachoma
& other neglected tropical diseases affect 1 BILLION people 🌍!
➡️NeglectedTropicalDiseases.da…
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Thriving research environments and positive #researchcultures are essential to Wellcome’s strategic aims of driving innovative research to improve health.
We are thrilled to unveil the @wellcometrust Institutional Fund for Research Culture!
wellcome.org/grant-funding/s…
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‘I contracted #leishmaniasis in 1989. I ended up being the nursing officer in charge of the same facility where my life was saved.’
Luke from 🇰🇪 shares his story & hopes for this deadly disease. Watch full film: youtu.be/E4Br-gSuDbA #beatNTDs
Richard Muscat retweeted
🚨 Deadline today! Last chance to apply for funding to join #StellarHE’s 2023 executive development programme for Black, Asian & ethnically diverse scientists who aspire to become leaders in #HigherEducation. Interested? Email fellowships@cancer.org.uk today.
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Interested in a PhD/DPhil in #AMR? The INEOS Oxbridge Doctoral Initiative on #AntimicrobialResistance is open for applications. Apply now - there's a range of projects across @IneosOxford, @UniofOxford and @Cambridge_Uni 💊🧪👩🔬🎓🧫
Learn more here➡️ ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk/careers…
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We’re looking for leading businesswomen to join our #womenofinfluence mentoring programme. Can you join our community of mentors and support women in research?
Women in #CancerResearch face barriers in the workplace that aren’t unique to academia. That’s why we pair them with leading businesswomen through our #WomenofInfluence programme. Help us empower the next generation of leaders in #CancerResearch 👇 bit.ly/3UKnvgK
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Have you registered for #CPHIA2022? The event will host African leaders, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders to share scientific findings and public health perspectives. @CPHIA_AfricaCDC
Plan to attend! More info cphia2022.com