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Study on effectiveness of a maternal RSV vaccine gets national and international attention 🫃 A study on the effectiveness of a maternal RSV vaccine was cited in the House of Lords, The Sun and the UKHSA RSV vaccination promotion materials. edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Neil Mabbott talks about his team's work on boosting immunity against infection. For more information on our research, check out our website: www.roslin.ed.ac.uk @uoe-eid.bsky.social #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #AnimalHealth

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*Congratulations* to former Darwin Trust-funded PhD student Arun Prakash for being awarded the Alfred Russel Wallace award from @royentsoc.bsky.social for his PhD on #immune regulation of disease #tolerance and immune #priming in #Drosophila! @edinburghbiology.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social

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August Research Focus! From nematodes in Kenyan dairy calves to respiratory infections in mice 🐄🐭 Read the full article ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

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Researchers have traced Cyprus’ 2023 deadly cat coronavirus outbreak to a hybrid of cat and dog coronaviruses. This is the first study that shows cross-species “mix and match” genes can form dangerous new strains in cats. Summary: edin.ac/4oZgZlL Full paper: edin.ac/4lRB8ay

#ThrowbackThursday: In 1980 the 🌍🌎🌏 was declared #smallpox free, thanks to mass vaccination efforts. Smallpox was an acute contagious disease caused by the variola virus. It was one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity. #VaccinesWork

This week in papers from the EID network... An Hfq-dependent post-transcriptional mechanism fine tunes RecB expression in Escherichia coli pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40794102/

Mosquito feeding habits could influence disease spread 🦟 A recent study involving researchers from the Roslin Institute shows how feeding preference may sustain transmission of mosquito-borne viruses. Read the full article here ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

Roslin Reels - The Roslin Institute's Professor Rowland Kao, CBE talks about his team's work on data and disease spread. For more information on our research, check out our website:https://vet.ed.ac.uk/roslin @rowlandkao.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social #RoslinReels #InfectiousDiseases

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Professor Gary Entrican receives Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award 🧪🎉 Many congratulations to Gary Entrican from @roslininstitute.bsky.social who has received the award at the 14th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium. edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

This week in papers from the EID network! An Hfq-dependent post-transcriptional mechanism fine tunes RecB expression in Escherichia coli pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40794102/

This piece on infection history as a driver of individual heterogeneity in infection outcomes was fun to think about and to write with @chadisaadroy.bsky.social and Mike Boots. Also suggest that systems like #Drosophila can offer useful tools to tackle the epidemiological consequences.

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New review shows the need to focus on antibiotic resistance in the environment 🌏🔬 Antibiotic resistance in the environment is not well studied, which may have consequences for human health, according to research. edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

IRR at the Fringe! Tickets for tomorrow to see Rod Mitchell's science-based stand-up are selling fast! Get yours here: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

This week in papers from the EID network 💭 Neutron reflectometry reveals conformational changes in a mechanosensitive protein induced by an antimicrobial peptide in tethered lipid bilayers pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40541018/

Research Focus: From coronavirus in cats to the decline in childhood vaccine uptake 🧪🐕 A collection of publication highlights from Edinburgh Infectious Diseases over the past month. edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-...

Only a couple of days left to the Early Bird Registration for #EMDS2025 Register now to save 💷💶💵 Full details www.emds2025.com @britsocimm.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @efis-immunology.bsky.social @iuis-online.bsky.social @aai.org @yefis-immunology.bsky.social

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This week in papers from across the EID network 💭 The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Laboratory e-Manual: A comprehensive guide for HPV testing and research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40651060/

Lancet One Health Commission urges global shift for sustainable health solutions 🧫🧪🔬🌏 Newly published One Health Commission calls for a transformative, interdisciplinary approach to tackle global health threats like IDs and climate change edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

New Publication: Genomics reveals zoonotic and sustained human Mpox spread in West Africa @edinburghbiology.bsky.social @arambaut.bsky.social @aineotoole.bsky.social @ifeanyiomah.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Postdoc position open to investigate chronic Toxoplasma infection! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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New podcast showcases the depth and importance of work into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 🧫🎙️ You can listen to the first two epsiodes by clicking the link below! ⤵️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/new-podcast-...

New study shows drivers of antimicrobial resistance in pig production systems of Uganda 🐖 Read the full article below ⤵️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

This week in papers from the EID community! Antibiotic use attributable to RSV infections during infancy-an international prospective birth cohort study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40343736/

Many congratulations to Kenny Baillie (@edinuni-irr.bsky.social) who has been awarded an Honorary Membership of The Intensive Care Society for his significant contributions to intensive care medicine - especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Research Focus: From the genomic analysis of hair sheep from West and Central Africa to the history of brucellosis in the Middle East 🔬 A collection of publication highlights from Edinburgh Infectious Diseases over the past month. Read more ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

New. The AMR Exchange – Global Voices, Shared Solutions. Ep. 1: Meet Fleming Fund Fellows + Prof. Till Bachmann on tackling AMR through One Health. open.spotify.com/episode/0Yfb... @bachmanntill.bsky.social

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Last summer the team wrote a chapter for "Fungal Biofilms". The book has finally arrived. You can read our chapter "Implications of Fungal Biofilms in Microbial Keratitis" - lnkd.in/eXRnjWNb One to read if you wear contact lenses! @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @uoe-eid.bsky.social #microsky #idsky

Researchers analysed data from multiple studies and identified nearly 4,000 genes linked to the immune response to Staphylococcus aureus. 🧪🧫 These findings could guide the development of immune-based therapies to treat serious S. aureus infections. @clarkdrussell.bsky.social ➡️ shorturl.at/l5HqA

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Big week for #OneHealth in Zambia! 🇿🇲 ZNPHI led a multisectoral team to draft the 1st national OH Policy Framework & launch manuscript writing on AMR data. Fleming Fund Fellows played a key role in both efforts. #znphi #flemingfundfellowshipscheme #publichealth #AMR #Zambia2030

Led by Richard Wheeler, an international team of researchers have discovered a molecule called lipoamide can prevent the formation of liquid droplet structures inside cells that are linked with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)... a potential new area for drug development. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Delighted to share our paper on the role of SOX9 in liver #fibrosis and #granuloma formation during #schistosome infection - a really great collaboration over the past few years with the Piper Hanley lab! #ImmunSky 🪱🧪 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Researchers awarded BBSRC fellowships to fuel groundbreaking bioscience research Congrats to Amy Pickering @roslininstitute.bsky.social and Sophie Giguere (@edinburghbiology.bsky.social) on their fellowships! Read more about their work here ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Introducing... 'This week in papers' Each week, we will post a master thread of papers released by Edinburgh Infectious Diseases members over the past week. These will feature NCBI links to the paper as well as the title and any author @s. #thisweekinpapers

A team visited Nepal to collect data and engage with farmers as part of a project to understand antimicrobial resistance in Yak milk microbiomes @jessmitch15.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @microbes4ever.bsky.social Full article ➡️ edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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In our last preprint we identify endogenous dsRNAs capable of activating the interferon response. Could these be relevant to our understanding of DiGeorge syndrome (22qDS)? In collaboration with @herassr.bsky.social and @heick.bsky.social labs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...