Dylan Postmus
@dylanpostmus.bsky.social
South African 🇿🇦 PhD candidate interested in HIV latency and cure. Wet lab biologist + bioinformatician. @GoffinetLab Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Views my own. He/him
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Funded PhD opportunity through the DiMeN DTP: studying HEV proteolysis. You’ll be primarily based in the Herod lab at Leeds, and work with us on the use of MS-based proteomics to study proteolysis! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular Regulation of Proteolysis by Hepatitis E Virus as a Basis for Therapeutic Intervention at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular Regulation of Proteolysis by Hepatitis E Virus as a Basis for Therapeutic Intervention at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Funded PhD opportunity through the DiMeN DTP: studying HEV proteolysis. You’ll be primarily based in the Herod lab at Leeds, and work with us on the use of MS-based proteomics to study proteolysis! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025... ".., despite a circular from ... National Department of Health, Dr Sandile Buthelezi, greenlighting six-month ART dispensation for eligible patients in February 2025, no facilities were officially implementing this strategy..."
Report spotlights ‘system-wide slide’ in basics for health facility standards after Pepfar cuts
A report by the community-led monitoring group Ritshidze has shown that among 326 public health facilities surveyed by the team, 48% reported reduced capacity after the Pepfar disruptions that took pl...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025... ".., despite a circular from ... National Department of Health, Dr Sandile Buthelezi, greenlighting six-month ART dispensation for eligible patients in February 2025, no facilities were officially implementing this strategy..."
Had an excellent time at this year’s #RetroPATH2025 meeting in Tübingen, Germany, talking about my work on #HIVcure. Many thanks to @agschindler.bsky.social and Daniel Sauter for hosting. Especially interesting was the variety of talks on #HERVs @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Had an excellent time at this year’s #RetroPATH2025 meeting in Tübingen, Germany, talking about my work on #HIVcure. Many thanks to @agschindler.bsky.social and Daniel Sauter for hosting. Especially interesting was the variety of talks on #HERVs @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
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Flossie Wong-Staal, née Wong Yee Ching, 黄以静, was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone HIV. She also created a map of its genes, which was crucial to proving that HIV causes AIDS. Read more and subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Flossie Wong-Staal, Virologist and molecular biologist
Prof Flossie Wong-Staal was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
adalovelaceday.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Flossie Wong-Staal, née Wong Yee Ching, 黄以静, was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone HIV. She also created a map of its genes, which was crucial to proving that HIV causes AIDS. Read more and subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
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💉 SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti #HIV shot, #LEN, in 2026. To end #Aids, we need millions of people on it.
Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.
#EndAIDS #PrEP
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.
#EndAIDS #PrEP
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa
In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…
bhekisisa.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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👀Good thread on some very good news, for some countries, on #lenacapavir for #HIV PrEP, and what remains to be done to ensure affordable access for all.⬇️
Unprecedented!!! The new price lands exactly in the range researchers projected last year ($35–$46/year with 2M doses in demand). A huge win for CSOs & HIV communities who campaigned tirelessly for this 🎉🎉🎉 unitaid.org/news-blog/le...
Unitaid, CHAI, and Wits RHI enter into a landmark agreement with Dr. Reddy’s to make HIV prevention tool lenacapavir affordable in LMICs - Unitaid
unitaid.org
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
👀Good thread on some very good news, for some countries, on #lenacapavir for #HIV PrEP, and what remains to be done to ensure affordable access for all.⬇️
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📣 Infect-Net Lecture: Virologist Prof. Dr. Christine Goffinet
from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox
📅 Sep 18, 2025
🕑 1 pm
📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich
Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf
@baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social
from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox
📅 Sep 18, 2025
🕑 1 pm
📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich
Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf
@baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📣 Infect-Net Lecture: Virologist Prof. Dr. Christine Goffinet
from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox
📅 Sep 18, 2025
🕑 1 pm
📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich
Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf
@baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social
from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox
📅 Sep 18, 2025
🕑 1 pm
📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich
Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf
@baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social
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Proud of Wales for this super response to the appearance of St George flags everywhere. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Classic Welsh response to flags appears on bridge and people are loving it
"I've been feeling so downhearted but this is glorious"
www.walesonline.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Proud of Wales for this super response to the appearance of St George flags everywhere. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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I wrote about how much progress African countries have made in containing these outbreaks when they emerge and keeping the world safe while doing so.
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Africa’s Outbreak Response Is the Global Standard Now
From outbreak containment to clinical innovation, African nations are setting new global standards for success
substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I wrote about how much progress African countries have made in containing these outbreaks when they emerge and keeping the world safe while doing so.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Many thanks Prof Henry Mwandumba and Prof Kondwani Jambo & teams for the warm welcome and hospitality at Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre. We had fantastic discussions and developed prospects for collaboration on #HIVCure. A truly inspiring visit!
September 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Many thanks Prof Henry Mwandumba and Prof Kondwani Jambo & teams for the warm welcome and hospitality at Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre. We had fantastic discussions and developed prospects for collaboration on #HIVCure. A truly inspiring visit!
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HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4+ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (open access) #HIV
HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4+ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity
HIV-1 down-regulates CD96, revealing the role for this receptor in regulating the antiviral immune responses in CD4+ T cells.
www.science.org
September 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4+ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (open access) #HIV
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This is how outbreak response should go: fast, transparent, and actionable.
Ebola will continue to spill over into humans. So will other viruses, some new, some old. Having this response capacity is what controls outbreaks, stops epidemics, & saves lives.
Ebola will continue to spill over into humans. So will other viruses, some new, some old. Having this response capacity is what controls outbreaks, stops epidemics, & saves lives.
Sequence data from the new Ebola outbreak in DRC suggests it is indeed a new spillover.
And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and the data publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak.
#IDsky 🧪
virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and the data publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak.
#IDsky 🧪
virological.org/t/the-16th-e...
The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host
Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola...
virological.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is how outbreak response should go: fast, transparent, and actionable.
Ebola will continue to spill over into humans. So will other viruses, some new, some old. Having this response capacity is what controls outbreaks, stops epidemics, & saves lives.
Ebola will continue to spill over into humans. So will other viruses, some new, some old. Having this response capacity is what controls outbreaks, stops epidemics, & saves lives.
Very honoured to have visited the MLW Centre in Blantyre, Malawi to discuss #HIVcure. It was inspiring to hear about the research conducted by the teams of Prof. Jambo and Prof. Mwandumba - looking forward to building strong research partnerships @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Very honoured to have visited the MLW Centre in Blantyre, Malawi to discuss #HIVcure. It was inspiring to hear about the research conducted by the teams of Prof. Jambo and Prof. Mwandumba - looking forward to building strong research partnerships @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
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Real world effects of funding cuts.
#TB #HIV #hepatitis #vaccines all being hit. #GlobalHealth will slide backwards… and it will happen quickly.
@who.int @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
#PEPFAR #CDC #USAID
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#TB #HIV #hepatitis #vaccines all being hit. #GlobalHealth will slide backwards… and it will happen quickly.
@who.int @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
#PEPFAR #CDC #USAID
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#Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
Leonard Masauli in Lilongwe ✍️
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid
Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Real world effects of funding cuts.
#TB #HIV #hepatitis #vaccines all being hit. #GlobalHealth will slide backwards… and it will happen quickly.
@who.int @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
#PEPFAR #CDC #USAID
🧪
#TB #HIV #hepatitis #vaccines all being hit. #GlobalHealth will slide backwards… and it will happen quickly.
@who.int @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social
#PEPFAR #CDC #USAID
🧪
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"For transgender and gender-diverse adolescents, gender-affirming health care is not optional—it is lifesaving. This is not rhetoric; it is evidence-based medicine." Powerful piece on the "Moral Injury of Denying Gender-Affirming Care" published in JAMA Pediatrics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The Moral Injury of Denying Gender-Affirming Care
This essay describes the author’s response to legislation on gender-affirming care.
jamanetwork.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"For transgender and gender-diverse adolescents, gender-affirming health care is not optional—it is lifesaving. This is not rhetoric; it is evidence-based medicine." Powerful piece on the "Moral Injury of Denying Gender-Affirming Care" published in JAMA Pediatrics.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Happy Monday (and Happy September!) ! We hope you had a fantastic summer! Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September at UCL! Don't miss out on @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel's brilliant talks! Register here: shorturl.at/jDMUn
September 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Monday (and Happy September!) ! We hope you had a fantastic summer! Our next LINE seminar is coming up on the 10th of September at UCL! Don't miss out on @nellymak.bsky.social and Baptiste Pradel's brilliant talks! Register here: shorturl.at/jDMUn
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Giraffes, long considered a single species, are in fact four. https://scim.ag/4n2po6f
Giraffes are four distinct species, major report confirms
The revised classification will help ensure different giraffe populations are adequately protected, conservationists say
scim.ag
August 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Giraffes, long considered a single species, are in fact four. https://scim.ag/4n2po6f
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Amidst all the daily bad news, here is some good news to lift up your week!
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How Botswana eliminated paediatric HIV
Political will, free maternity care and digital health tools helped Botswana achieve high standards for ending mother-to-child transmission.
www.nature.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Amidst all the daily bad news, here is some good news to lift up your week!
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
Botswana eliminates paediatric HIV
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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We had a great time hosting three college students - Sadie, Chloe and Isobel - as part of the In2STEM programme with Dr Kelly Johnston. With @dylanpostmus.bsky.social, they learned about our work in #HIVCure, drug development pipelines and assay design. Check out the programme here: in2scienceuk.org
August 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We had a great time hosting three college students - Sadie, Chloe and Isobel - as part of the In2STEM programme with Dr Kelly Johnston. With @dylanpostmus.bsky.social, they learned about our work in #HIVCure, drug development pipelines and assay design. Check out the programme here: in2scienceuk.org
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Thanks for coming to our #LINEsymposium2025! What a great day!
Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social
(With live captions for all to enjoy!)
Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social
(With live captions for all to enjoy!)
June 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thanks for coming to our #LINEsymposium2025! What a great day!
Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social
(With live captions for all to enjoy!)
Congratulations to the winners of our attendees' vote for best presentation and poster: @wjbranchett.bsky.social @immun0liver.bsky.social @ziqizhou.bsky.social @dylanpostmus.bsky.social
(With live captions for all to enjoy!)
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Straight to the poster flash talks ⚡️: Baptiste Pradel (@crick.ac.uk) @dylanpostmus.bsky.social (@lstmnews.bsky.social) Felix Scharte (@mrclmb.bsky.social) Jack Mellors (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)!
June 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Straight to the poster flash talks ⚡️: Baptiste Pradel (@crick.ac.uk) @dylanpostmus.bsky.social (@lstmnews.bsky.social) Felix Scharte (@mrclmb.bsky.social) Jack Mellors (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)!
Pumped to be at the @crick.ac.uk today to present a flash talk and poster from my PhD work on #HIVcure in the @goffinetlab.bsky.social at the @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social symposium
June 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Pumped to be at the @crick.ac.uk today to present a flash talk and poster from my PhD work on #HIVcure in the @goffinetlab.bsky.social at the @londoninfectionecr.bsky.social symposium
Had a great time co-hosting this year’s @pintofscience.uk #pint25 in Liverpool, organised by @lstmnews.bsky.social, featuring scorpion venom, vaccines and some global health slam poetry from @jenniesuz.bsky.social 🧪🍺
May 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Had a great time co-hosting this year’s @pintofscience.uk #pint25 in Liverpool, organised by @lstmnews.bsky.social, featuring scorpion venom, vaccines and some global health slam poetry from @jenniesuz.bsky.social 🧪🍺
Very excited to co-host this year’s Pint Of Science in Liverpool all about venom, vaccines and activism, organised by @lstmnews.bsky.social @pintofscience.uk #pint25
May 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Very excited to co-host this year’s Pint Of Science in Liverpool all about venom, vaccines and activism, organised by @lstmnews.bsky.social @pintofscience.uk #pint25
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A new study published in The Lancet Global Health forecasts a significant rise in resistance to Dolutegravir, the cornerstone of HIV treatment in South Africa, potentially threatening progress made in controlling the epidemic. Read more at the gem - issuu.com/the.gem/docs...
May 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A new study published in The Lancet Global Health forecasts a significant rise in resistance to Dolutegravir, the cornerstone of HIV treatment in South Africa, potentially threatening progress made in controlling the epidemic. Read more at the gem - issuu.com/the.gem/docs...