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Tom Williams

@Tom_WilliamsN

Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science based at @KEMRI_Wellcome | Chair in Haemoglobinopathy Research at @ImperialCollege

 Kenya | UK
imperial.ac.uk/people/tom.williams
Joined December 2017
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Read more on the the broad impacts of G6PD c.202T deficiency on children’s health in our recently published paper #Blood_advances @KEMRI_Wellcome @alexwaiganjo @Tom_WilliamsN @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvance…
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It has been a wonderful journey and I look forward to the future @KEMRI_Wellcome @Tom_WilliamsN @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT
The Lancet Haematology (@TheLancetHaem) profile pictureThe Lancet Haematology@TheLancetHaem20 Oct 2020
In Focus: Profile on Sophie Uyoga @uyoga_sophie “The future looks bright with colleagues like Sophie navigating the way.”—Tom Williams #sicklecell #bloodtransfusion #Africa thelancet.com/journals/lanha…
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Delighted our work on how Dantu, a rare blood group, protects against severe malaria, is out today @SpringerNature in @nature Some personal thoughts on a joyful collaborative process - thread 👇1/n Full text link here: rdcu.be/b7h2S
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Our manuscript finally published today! Read more about how the rare Dantu blood group protects against malaria: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
(a) Parasites unable to invade red blood cells with high membrane tension. (b) Majority of Dantu RBCs have high membrane tension

ALT (a) Parasites unable to invade red blood cells with high membrane tension. (b) Majority of Dantu RBCs have high membrane tension

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Replying to @NMGDiversity @DNHealthyNation @KEMRI_Wellcome @MOH_Kenya @PEPFAR
Truly an insightful read. Glad to have contributed to this informative article by the @dailynation. We are all part of the solution, you can be a regular voluntary blood donor (3x per year for women & 4x for men). #BloodAccessinKE @KEMRI_Wellcome @KNBTSOfficial @damu_sasa
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Under 5 mortality in children with sickle cell disease in Africa can be reduced by 75% with the implementation of a few simple and affordable interventions thelancet.com/journals/langl…
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Congratulations to the Mbale @mcri_ug and Soroti teams and friends from our host institutions for an inspirational visit. We're all very proud of you! xitter.cf/BranwenHennig/status/9…
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Am having my first twitter lesson with @CKK_Kenya !
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Am having my first twitter lesson with @CKK_Kenya !
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It sure did... xitter.cf/PhilipBejon/status/937…
Philip Bejon (@PhilipBejon) profile picturePhilip Bejon@PhilipBejon4 Dec 2017
Karibu. The time must have flown by. 😂😂😂 @KathMaitland xitter.cf/CKK_Kenya/status/93761…
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Thank you very much. xitter.cf/pmunywoki/status/93767…
Patrick Munywoki (@pmunywoki) profile picturePatrick Munywoki@pmunywoki4 Dec 2017
Replying to @Tom_WilliamsN
On behalf of Twitter, Welcome @Tom_WilliamsN
Asante. xitter.cf/kenneth_munge/status/9…
Kenneth Munge (@kenneth_munge) profile pictureKenneth Munge@kenneth_munge4 Dec 2017
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Karibu
Looking forward to learn the ropes around these streets. xitter.cf/CKK_Kenya/status/93761…
Charles Kevin Kamau (CKK), MPRSK (@CKK_Kenya) profile pictureCharles Kevin Kamau (CKK), MPRSK@CKK_Kenya4 Dec 2017
An 8 hour flight over the weekend with @Tom_WilliamsN convinced him to get onto Twitter. Welcome him! Cc: @NokesDJ @PhilipBejon @IfedayoTiffy
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Hello Twitter!
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