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Cristina Loader (she/her)
@crisloader.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases/GIM registrar and Academic Clinical Lecturer at City St George's. Mum to twin boys, needs constant coffee. Research interests in helminth / TB immunology and co-infection
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Thrilled to share my first PhD paper in European Respiratory Journal! 🎉 Ppl with soil-transmitted helminth infection more likely to have pulmonary TB, and both TB & STH are associated with raised MMPs, which correlate with worse lung pathology. publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #TB #Helminths
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Final reminder 2 Academic Clinical Lecturer Posts in Infection @lshtm.bsky.social
shorturl.at/EIUIz

For people training in ID in UK who hold/imminently completing PhD. Can accommodate a broad range of infection research interests.

Interested? Get in touch.
Applications close this week April 24
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Published vacancies that are available for applicants to apply to. This includes key information suchs as the training programme(s), post type(s), advert information and duration.
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April 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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New editorial: Should science be political?

We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Should science be political?
At this point in time, with US President Trump's administration attacking institutions such as the US CDC, NIH, USAID, WHO, and their people and functions, whether science should be political seems li...
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thrilled to share my first PhD paper in European Respiratory Journal! 🎉 Ppl with soil-transmitted helminth infection more likely to have pulmonary TB, and both TB & STH are associated with raised MMPs, which correlate with worse lung pathology. publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/... #TB #Helminths
publications.ersnet.org
February 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Are you London ID trainee post-PhD & interested in an ACL. May be able to create posts in 2025. Opportunities in Syphilis & STIs (UK & Global), Group A Strep (Global), Leishmaniasis & NTDs. If interested get in touch. @gpollara.bsky.social @drneilstone.bsky.social @thushan-desilva.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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CMV-ologists may be interested to know that a recording of our October meeting on indirect effects is now available on the @royalsociety.bsky.social website

royalsociety.org/science-even...

#IDSky #ViroSky #EpiSky #TxID
The indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection: mechanisms and consequences | Royal Society
Discussion meeting organised by Professor Tom Yates and Professor Helen Payne on the indirect effects of cytomegalovirus infection.
royalsociety.org
November 28, 2024 at 9:47 AM
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️

So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?

We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary

#WomeninSTEM

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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November 25, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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Deadline for this @uofglasgow.bsky.social Clinical Lecturer post has been extended to 9 December 2024. 👩‍⚕️🏥🦠🔬🧬

Apply now! 👇

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKI902/c...
November 26, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Another day, another #IDSky journal on Bluesky!

Welcome @cmijournal.bsky.social 🎊
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM
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An amazing team effort! Thanks to all the eosinophiles involved and @biainfection.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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For parents who may be scared or vaccine hesitant, my go-to resource to direct them for further reading is the Oxford Vaccine Knowedge project

It is an invaluable, comprehensive source of trustworthy information for families

I highly recommend it

#MedSky #IDSky #PedSky 🧪
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November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM