Now this is the future of TB research 👏 39 Keystone Symposia & @gatesfoundation.bsky.social scholarship awardees at #KSTB26. With ~1.5M TB deaths each year, these early-career scientists are driving progress through collaboration and new ideas. @maxgg.bsky.social @breealdridge.bsky.social

Introducing the #MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases LSHTM’s exciting new #postgraduate degree putting you at the heart of our world-leading research: → Learn from the experts → Build your network → Study in a unique environment Applications now open 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

So proud of my student, Ismaila L. Manneh, graduating today with PhD in Immunology from @lshtm.bsky.social

@lshtm.bsky.social launches its new MRes in Infectious & Tropical Diseases, a research-focused Master’s. It is based within LSHTM’s Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Disease. Strong option for intercaled students. More details here: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

We have a vacancy for Data Scientist position within our dynamic clinical immunology group. To apply visit the UCT online job portal at: www.uct.ac.za

Fibroblasts as regulators of lung immunity, repair and fibrosis

Here’s the deal with the FY26 NIH funding bill: One line in the 1000+ pg bill = significantly less science. The increase to ~40% of grants moving to MYF is estimated to result in a 35% decrease in the NUMBER of NIH grants funded annually—moving the paylines from 10% to around 4%. THIS IS BAD.

Blue sky day. Winter wonderland. Our first UK snow day 10 min drive from home. Happy new year! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

This is good news and about time too. Crazy to still be having chicken pox parties when there is a perfectly good vaccine available that will not only protect kids from chicken pox, but also reduce the horrible effects of shingles in later life. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Still time to apply and come and do modelling PhD on STI transmission and partner notification with me! UK fees & stipend covered. Get in touch to discuss before the application deadline of 14th January. @tah-sci.com @rozeggo.bsky.social @adamjkucharski.bsky.social @drlouisedyson.bsky.social

Five real global health wins in 2025 1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected; 2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries; 3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved; 4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics; 5. A promising new antimalarial. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Hey friends. I’m looking for a postdoc interested in studying host-pathogen interactions and immunology of tuberculosis. Send me some good people! We have a great group here! Email me [email protected]. Thanks!

👇👇Last days to submit your abstract to be considered for a short talk! Deadline 24 November!https://www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/conference-listing/meeting/travel/c42026

Vaccine-specific Tfh undergo robust early expansion, sustained proliferation, months-long persistence w/o exhaustion, and functional specialization associated w/ enhanced germinal centers & humoral [email protected] @profshanecrotty.bsky.social www.cell.com/immunity/ful... @lji.org

Sudden and unplanned cuts to aid have hit many countries hard, costing lives and jeopardizing hard-won health gains. Today, @who.int issued a guidance to help countries to better mobilize, allocate, prioritize and use funds to support the delivery of health services: bit.ly/47z3hOv #HealthForAll

👋 We're bringing back #FollowFriday! 😀 Want to learn more about LSHTM's work in #PublicHealth? Follow our centres & projects for the inside track on the latest research, events, and publications: 👉 go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

Excellent opportunity for a post doc in one of the best labs for TB Immunology.

Children around the world have died because Trump and Musk needlessly destroyed USAID. These are some of their stories. apnews.com/article/myan...

Innate immune molecular landscape following controlled human influenza virus infection @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports... @williamthistle.bsky.social @sindhuvangeti.bsky.social @flatironinstitute.org

For our #flowcytometry peeps, would you like to have a single fix/perm protocol that is optimised for everything? One that preserves fluorophores while allowing simultaneous TF and cytokine staining? How about 100-fold cheaper? You got it: currentprotocols.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Watch @maxgg.bsky.social, Group Leader at the Crick, as he explains what happens to cells that are infected with tuberculosis and how his lab is studying our bodies’ response to this infection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWCt...

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

‼️ Save the date! ‼️ Tuberculosis: Understanding the Disease Across Scales Keystone 2026 on March 23-26 in Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 Very excited to organise this meeting with Digby, Bree and Margarida Short Talk Abstract Deadline: Nov. 24, 2025 www.keystonesymposia.org/conferences/...

This is a research ethics emergency 🚨 on the scale of those we know from history - the Tuskegee syphilis study, Nazi “scientific”atrocities. The impact on the global clinical research field is immense. Will we (scientists, participants, communities, ethics committees) ever trust funders again?

We are looking for post-docs interested in studying T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection…especially basic T cell immunologists who are interested in learning to work with BSL3 pathogens. The NIH intramural program is an amazing place to train!

Thank you Bill Gates. For your generosity and for calling out Musk. Worlds richest man is involved in deaths of world poorest children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Very happy to share our latest publication evaluating not 1, but 2 fingerstick blood screening tests for TB: Cepheid 3 gene test and a 3 protein test using lateral flow technology. Coming soon: evaluation in children and household contracts. Stay tuned... academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

New Comment article online by @daltmann.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social #immunosky #medsky

This is well written and makes me so sad for the future of science in America. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Vaccines have granted families in wealthy countries the luxury of forgetting what measles, polio, rubella, and other preventable diseases are like. We're looking at how many millions of lives vaccines have saved. Read the full story: https://go.nature.com/42Aj3Y8

Or at least reversal of all NIH funding cancelations...

Massive congratulations to my PhD student, Janet Zambezi, for winning 2nd prize in the LSHTM/UCL World TB day symposium early career researcher presentations. So proud of you. #EDI #postTBLungDisease #TBSequel

With this incredibly detrimental NIH funding block that will impact years of our TB work, I am drawn to Coldplay's 'the scientist'. Completely different scenario for the song but 'let's go back to the start' resonates. Without science where would we be?

Job opening for Director of our amazing research unit in Gambia, West Africa. Feel free to message me if you have questions, or contact the recruiters. Details in link below. Closing 2nd May. candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies/46...

What is TB? A useful infographic from WHO ahead of world TB day on March 24th.

Our research shows that ~50% of mothers globally decline at least half of opportunities to participate in conferences after becoming parents (N=3995). We understand the barriers and are offering Travel Grants to help overcome these challenges. Apply now - deadline 31st March! shorturl.at/gnCU2

👋LSHTM First & Next Generation Scholarships opportunities 12 #scholarships available across our intensive & distance learning programmes to enable talented #students from underrepresented backgrounds at #postgraduate level to study at LSHTM. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

WHO in Afghanistan is deeply concerned that funding shortages could force the closure of 80% of WHO-supported essential health care services.

This will be devastating for scientists and research teams, participants of trials, including those who receive TB or HIV care and treatment and will impact gains made world-wide in controlling infections diseases. And all for a completely BS reason. www.science.org/content/arti...

The gutting of USAID has crippled tuberculosis programs, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients without tests or drugs and at risk of spreading the disease.

This is hugely scary for the entire world, not just countries which were US aid recipients.

#TBCommunity, funding cuts are having massive negative impact NOW: tb.impactcounter.com In @theconversation.com, @kerrymillington.bsky.social Jess Potter, & I highlight UK/US TB rises, #TBanywhereisTBeverywhere! Please share widely - we need to act now. #EndTB theconversation.com/why-increasi...

Very sad but very powerful editorial in @nejm.org on importance in these difficult times to keep head down and keep doing good work for good intentions. #MedSky #AcademicSky #research #IDSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

If pubmed is inaccessible at the moment, try @europepmc.org

Even GSK who are UK based are removing all DEI work including support groups for women. Unbelievable. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Please spread - exciting opportunity to develop epidemiological and health economic modelling skills as part of exciting project and international team!

Deep and thoughtful reporting on the crises of the NIH funding and review blocks. Share locally, share widely. And make sure your reps know! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...