Tulio de Oliveira
@tuliodna.bsky.social
Professor of medical research leading global genomics surveillance. Director CERI at Stellenbosch University and KRISP at UKZN, South Africa. Views my own.
Applications open for the African STARS Fellowship. Four months of immersive Advanced and Translational Training (ATT) in South Africa or Senegal. Deadline 31 January 2026 - More info: www.starsfellows.africa/applyattypp/
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Applications open for the African STARS Fellowship. Four months of immersive Advanced and Translational Training (ATT) in South Africa or Senegal. Deadline 31 January 2026 - More info: www.starsfellows.africa/applyattypp/
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Very proud to be a co-author on this comprehensive preprint on the novel, growing saltation lineage BA.3.2, together with @tuliodna.bsky.social, @darrenmartin.bsky.social, Dikeledi Kekana, and lead author @graemedor.bsky.social. 1/11
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SARS-CoV-2 continue to surprise us with evolutionary jumps. In this pre-print, we describe the Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa. A thread 🧵 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa
In November 2024, a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage, designated BA.3.2, was detected in South Africa, marking the first appearance of a BA.3-derived lineage in over two years. Phyloge...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Very proud to be a co-author on this comprehensive preprint on the novel, growing saltation lineage BA.3.2, together with @tuliodna.bsky.social, @darrenmartin.bsky.social, Dikeledi Kekana, and lead author @graemedor.bsky.social. 1/11
bsky.app/profile/tuli...
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SARS-CoV-2 continue to surprise us with evolutionary jumps. In this pre-print, we describe the Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa. A thread 🧵 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa
In November 2024, a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage, designated BA.3.2, was detected in South Africa, marking the first appearance of a BA.3-derived lineage in over two years. Phyloge...
www.medrxiv.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
SARS-CoV-2 continue to surprise us with evolutionary jumps. In this pre-print, we describe the Identification and genomic characterisation of BA.3.2: a highly divergent BA.3-related SARS-CoV-2 lineage from southern Africa. A thread 🧵 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
As the new year approaches, we invite the brightest scientific stars in Africa to join us for a whole year (12 months) dedicated to advancing science that saves lives and produces medical and biological products to combat diseases. Deadline: 31 Jan 26 - www.starsfellows.africa/young-profes...
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
As the new year approaches, we invite the brightest scientific stars in Africa to join us for a whole year (12 months) dedicated to advancing science that saves lives and produces medical and biological products to combat diseases. Deadline: 31 Jan 26 - www.starsfellows.africa/young-profes...
Something is very special about seating in nature and listening to African songs...
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Something is very special about seating in nature and listening to African songs...
Saturday morning back in SA is for Franschhoek country market 🇿🇦
December 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Saturday morning back in SA is for Franschhoek country market 🇿🇦
After an run in the mountains, we are excited to share our vision for Sweat Africa, which idea came with some drinks in Stellenbosch, of course. This innovative idea is gaining massive momentum and the potential to become the largest startup program in Africa! sweat.africa/about/
December 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
After an run in the mountains, we are excited to share our vision for Sweat Africa, which idea came with some drinks in Stellenbosch, of course. This innovative idea is gaining massive momentum and the potential to become the largest startup program in Africa! sweat.africa/about/
How do bioinformaticians look like? Please let us introduce Nokuzotha Nkiwane, who graduated today Cum Laude with a BSc Honors at Stellenbosch University at CERI. Nokuzotha developed Virolocate, a Nextflow-based pipeline for end-to-end viral assembly and discovery
December 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
How do bioinformaticians look like? Please let us introduce Nokuzotha Nkiwane, who graduated today Cum Laude with a BSc Honors at Stellenbosch University at CERI. Nokuzotha developed Virolocate, a Nextflow-based pipeline for end-to-end viral assembly and discovery
Sunday morning is for snorkeling in Brazil...
December 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sunday morning is for snorkeling in Brazil...
Life in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. How many sea turtles can you find?
December 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Life in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil. How many sea turtles can you find?
Wow! High level and small discussion group on advances of AI for biology and health at the top of the modern art museum (MASP). Science, AI and DeepTech coming together in the most beautiful art museum in Brazil, priceless...
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Wow! High level and small discussion group on advances of AI for biology and health at the top of the modern art museum (MASP). Science, AI and DeepTech coming together in the most beautiful art museum in Brazil, priceless...
Raiz dos problemas que IA pode abrir soluções para problemas fundamentais da ciência @GoogleDeepMind
December 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Raiz dos problemas que IA pode abrir soluções para problemas fundamentais da ciência @GoogleDeepMind
Fantastic to hear the big investment of Google on PhD fellowships in Brazil and partnership with Embraer to further develop AI for Science.
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Fantastic to hear the big investment of Google on PhD fellowships in Brazil and partnership with Embraer to further develop AI for Science.
Starting the AI for Science for Brazilian science with Google - 'AI can hide scientists superpower' by Catherine Pollard from @googledeepmind.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Starting the AI for Science for Brazilian science with Google - 'AI can hide scientists superpower' by Catherine Pollard from @googledeepmind.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy
Sunday is tor exercising in one of the largest parks in Brazil, Ibirapuera em Säo Paulo
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Sunday is tor exercising in one of the largest parks in Brazil, Ibirapuera em Säo Paulo
What blast! 40 AI for Science Fellows from AIMS South Africa and Google DeepMind at CERI - Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation. This collaboration aims to advance AI technologies in Africa. We also welcomed the directors of AIMS, Ulrich Paquet and Karin-Therese Howell #AI #Africa #Science
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Over 1,000 applications received for a highly competitive MBA fellowship. It is an honor to announce the selection of the 13 African STARS MBAs. These are the African leaders of tomorrow, winning as the top fellowship applicants! starsfellows.africa
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Over 1,000 applications received for a highly competitive MBA fellowship. It is an honor to announce the selection of the 13 African STARS MBAs. These are the African leaders of tomorrow, winning as the top fellowship applicants! starsfellows.africa
The African STARS Fellowship is developing a generation of scientific leaders. In this video, we offer a glimpse into how the fellowship equips young Africans with scientific skills, leadership training, financial management, entrepreneurship, communication & power of networks. youtu.be/tApAgqvEnRE
Building Africa’s Scientific Future: Inside the African STARS Fellowship
YouTube video by CERI & KRISP Centre Epidemic Response & Innovation
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November 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The African STARS Fellowship is developing a generation of scientific leaders. In this video, we offer a glimpse into how the fellowship equips young Africans with scientific skills, leadership training, financial management, entrepreneurship, communication & power of networks. youtu.be/tApAgqvEnRE
New mantra for South Africa Science & Technology - Placing science, technology and innovation at the centre of government, education, industry and society.
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
New mantra for South Africa Science & Technology - Placing science, technology and innovation at the centre of government, education, industry and society.
The advanced metagenomics for virus discovery workshop is underway in South Africa. Participants from 20 countries, global South such as Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, and Ghana, collaborating with expert teams from CERI, Karolinska Institutet, Germany, Australia, Japan
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The advanced metagenomics for virus discovery workshop is underway in South Africa. Participants from 20 countries, global South such as Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, and Ghana, collaborating with expert teams from CERI, Karolinska Institutet, Germany, Australia, Japan
Today, we start one of the most advanced virus discovery & metagenomics workshop in the world in Stellenbosch. Experts from Australia, America, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Italy, Nederlands, Japan, U.K and Sweden come together to teach participants from 20 countries.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Today, we start one of the most advanced virus discovery & metagenomics workshop in the world in Stellenbosch. Experts from Australia, America, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Italy, Nederlands, Japan, U.K and Sweden come together to teach participants from 20 countries.
Today is the #Health Day at #COP13, time to put health at the centre of climate change as health affect us all now, not in the future and multiple epidemics and pathogens as well as mental health and heat exhaustion affect billions of people worldwide. Act now! climade.health/climade-cop3...
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Today is the #Health Day at #COP13, time to put health at the centre of climate change as health affect us all now, not in the future and multiple epidemics and pathogens as well as mental health and heat exhaustion affect billions of people worldwide. Act now! climade.health/climade-cop3...
Some of the key moments of today at #COP30 - One of my heroes, the Indigenous leader, Cacique Raoni Metuktire asked President Lula @LulaOficial to not explore oil in the Amazon Basin as well as not to build a major highway that will cut the Amazon to export grains.
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some of the key moments of today at #COP30 - One of my heroes, the Indigenous leader, Cacique Raoni Metuktire asked President Lula @LulaOficial to not explore oil in the Amazon Basin as well as not to build a major highway that will cut the Amazon to export grains.
Very good coverage of our CLIMADE report from Vietnam, Hoang Minh (Vietnam News Agency) with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were recently discovered in Chandannath, Nepal, at an elevation of 2,438m above sea level - baonghean.vn/en/bien-doi-... #CLIMATE #CHANGE #EPIDEMICS #COP30 #Health
Climate change causes an increase in infectious diseases worldwide
Climate change is giving rise to new diseases globally, according to a new COP30 synthesis report by Climate Amplified Diseases & Epidemics (Climade), a coalition of leading science and public health ...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Very good coverage of our CLIMADE report from Vietnam, Hoang Minh (Vietnam News Agency) with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus were recently discovered in Chandannath, Nepal, at an elevation of 2,438m above sea level - baonghean.vn/en/bien-doi-... #CLIMATE #CHANGE #EPIDEMICS #COP30 #Health
It is so important that we keep scientific facts on the news in the time of anti-science! New section of the Mail & Guardian - The Green Guardian featuring an article of the report that CLIMADE released for the COP30 on how climate change is affecting health - mg.co.za/section/the-...
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 AM
It is so important that we keep scientific facts on the news in the time of anti-science! New section of the Mail & Guardian - The Green Guardian featuring an article of the report that CLIMADE released for the COP30 on how climate change is affecting health - mg.co.za/section/the-...