@kkranzer.bsky.social
Professor Infectious Disease Epidemiology LSHTM; Co-director THRU-Zim at BRTI, LMU; Own views
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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄: PhD supervisor training for Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) led by Prof. Liezel Frick & Dr @nompilo.bsky.social (StellenboschUni). The 2-day program will strengthen supervision, research capacity & doctoral success. @kkranzer.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 10:44 AM
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄: PhD supervisor training for Southern Africa Research Capacity Network (SOFAR) led by Prof. Liezel Frick & Dr @nompilo.bsky.social (StellenboschUni). The 2-day program will strengthen supervision, research capacity & doctoral success. @kkranzer.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social
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Finishing TB treatment isn’t the finish line. Our TB Champions are speaking out, showing why #PostTBCare needs urgent research. Their voices are the drivers of change. 💛 #EndTB #PostTB @posttbcare.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Finishing TB treatment isn’t the finish line. Our TB Champions are speaking out, showing why #PostTBCare needs urgent research. Their voices are the drivers of change. 💛 #EndTB #PostTB @posttbcare.bsky.social
@gunkal.bsky.social - thank you! Hope to see you at the TB union conference In Copenhagen.
Congratulations @kkranzer.bsky.social ! So well deserved!
Proud moment for THRU ZIM!
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
June 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
@gunkal.bsky.social - thank you! Hope to see you at the TB union conference In Copenhagen.
Thank you @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social for your v kind words!
Richly deserved @kkranzer.bsky.social! Incredible clarity of thought & precision of action & a mind that can jump from TB transmission to mercury poisoning to AMR to HIV implementation science & all in 5 minutes! Truly committed to training next generation of scientists.
Many many congratulations
Many many congratulations
Proud moment for THRU ZIM!
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
June 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Thank you @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social for your v kind words!
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Proud moment for THRU ZIM!
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
EDCTP prize 2025 Scientific Leadership Prize for a European woman Katharina Kranzer
YouTube video by Global Health EDCTP3
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June 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Proud moment for THRU ZIM!
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
Our Co-Director, Prof. @kkranzer.bsky.social, received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at #EDCTP2025 in Kigali.
Watch the moment here 🎥👇
youtu.be/UqYKkiyUQdE?...
#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership
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Many congrats and a big applause to our affiliated researcher @kkranzer.bsky.social who received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at the EDCTP Forum in Kigali, Rwanda (June 15-20, 2025), and well as to all the other awardees! 🏆 🎊
Photo: Global Health EDCTP3
Photo: Global Health EDCTP3
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Many congrats and a big applause to our affiliated researcher @kkranzer.bsky.social who received the EDCTP Women Scientific Leadership Prize at the EDCTP Forum in Kigali, Rwanda (June 15-20, 2025), and well as to all the other awardees! 🏆 🎊
Photo: Global Health EDCTP3
Photo: Global Health EDCTP3
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I am grateful for the opportunity to present at the #EDCTPforum in Kigali. We had a great session on #Tuberculosis prediction and early TB trajectories, with Shima Abdulgader and Edson Marambire. Chaired by @kkranzer.bsky.social & @willyssengooba.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I am grateful for the opportunity to present at the #EDCTPforum in Kigali. We had a great session on #Tuberculosis prediction and early TB trajectories, with Shima Abdulgader and Edson Marambire. Chaired by @kkranzer.bsky.social & @willyssengooba.bsky.social
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Registrations will close soon for our 2nd edition of the Reimagining Global Health course!
Do check out the agenda & reading list, and register soon, if you are keen!!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Do check out the agenda & reading list, and register soon, if you are keen!!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
April 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Registrations will close soon for our 2nd edition of the Reimagining Global Health course!
Do check out the agenda & reading list, and register soon, if you are keen!!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Do check out the agenda & reading list, and register soon, if you are keen!!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
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We are $5 billion/year short of our needs in TB research. This curable, preventable disease can be eliminated with concerted, sustained attention. The current toddler- tantrum approach is, shall we say, less than helpful. #TBSky
Right? Speaking of TB, had to discuss starting meds for TB case this week. Options are 2 drugs, both 70+ yrs old with side effects and drug interactions issues. Research needs to be done.
April 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We are $5 billion/year short of our needs in TB research. This curable, preventable disease can be eliminated with concerted, sustained attention. The current toddler- tantrum approach is, shall we say, less than helpful. #TBSky
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I'm pleased to announce i've a new paper published. It's a review on dengue diagnosis I did the searches for. It's part of the @lshtm.bsky.social FIEBRE project www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen....
Available on the Lancet Microbe at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#sysrev #dengue #diagnosis
Available on the Lancet Microbe at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#sysrev #dengue #diagnosis
Evaluating the performance of common reference laboratory tests for acute dengue diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RT-PCR, NS1 ELISA, and IgM ELISA
Dengue fever is listed among the top ten global health threats by WHO. Prompt identification of dengue virus can guide clinical management and outbrea…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I'm pleased to announce i've a new paper published. It's a review on dengue diagnosis I did the searches for. It's part of the @lshtm.bsky.social FIEBRE project www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen....
Available on the Lancet Microbe at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#sysrev #dengue #diagnosis
Available on the Lancet Microbe at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#sysrev #dengue #diagnosis
Sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death worldwide & yet in many LMICs we have no or low quality phenotypic diagnostics to guide our therapy. This is particularly problematic in the context of neonatal sepsis where ESBL Kleb pneumo is often implicated. @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
Molecular cartridge based diagnostics have been a game changer for TB diagnostics - why can we not do the same for blood cultures?
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Rapid bacterial identification and resistance detection using a low complexity molecular diagnostic platform in Zimbabwe
Background Sepsis is a major cause of mortality in low-resource settings. Effective microbiological culture services are a bottleneck in diagnosis and surveillance. Aim We aimed to evaluate the perf...
dx.plos.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Sepsis is one of the most frequent causes of death worldwide & yet in many LMICs we have no or low quality phenotypic diagnostics to guide our therapy. This is particularly problematic in the context of neonatal sepsis where ESBL Kleb pneumo is often implicated. @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social
Molecular cartridge based diagnostics have been a game changer for TB diagnostics - why can we not do the same for blood cultures?
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Rapid bacterial identification and resistance detection using a low complexity molecular diagnostic platform in Zimbabwe
Background Sepsis is a major cause of mortality in low-resource settings. Effective microbiological culture services are a bottleneck in diagnosis and surveillance. Aim We aimed to evaluate the perf...
dx.plos.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Molecular cartridge based diagnostics have been a game changer for TB diagnostics - why can we not do the same for blood cultures?
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Please see our newest publication in collaboration with FIND, Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, the NMRL & @thruzim.bsky.social
PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Today I chaired the early career researcher club at UZ in collaboration with @thruzim.bsky.social great presentations about #SRH service integration, infertility & movement of vultures. So much to learn! Thank you to all presenters.
April 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today I chaired the early career researcher club at UZ in collaboration with @thruzim.bsky.social great presentations about #SRH service integration, infertility & movement of vultures. So much to learn! Thank you to all presenters.
Such great work @ioanaolaru.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social
Our manuscript on antibiotic prescriptions in Harare is out Many consultations in primary care result in antibiotic prescriptions highlighting the need for better access to healthcare and diagnostics journals.plos.org/globalpublic... @KatharinaKranz4 @ThruZim @TomDarton1 @rudo_chingono @JustinD_902
Infectious diseases burden and antibiotic prescribing patterns among primary care patients in Harare, Zimbabwe – a cross-sectional analysis
Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) continue to experience a high burden of infectious diseases and disparities in access to and use of antimicrobials, yet data on antibiotic prescribing in outpat...
journals.plos.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health from @emarambire.bsky.social & colleagues from @lshtm.bsky.social and @tropeninstitut.bsky.social :
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
Tuberculosis household contacts are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is highly effective, but implementation is hindered by limited accessibility of diagn...
journals.plos.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health from @emarambire.bsky.social & colleagues from @lshtm.bsky.social and @tropeninstitut.bsky.social :
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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Today 15.00 'The Cost of Treating Tuberculosis' the first in a series of 3 webinars focused on topics related to health economics and TB, hosted by ERA4TB, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and COMBINE.
Register forms.biocom.de/index.php/68...
@sedonasweeney.bsky.social
Register forms.biocom.de/index.php/68...
@sedonasweeney.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today 15.00 'The Cost of Treating Tuberculosis' the first in a series of 3 webinars focused on topics related to health economics and TB, hosted by ERA4TB, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and COMBINE.
Register forms.biocom.de/index.php/68...
@sedonasweeney.bsky.social
Register forms.biocom.de/index.php/68...
@sedonasweeney.bsky.social
Thank you for this important work! While we all know that the US funding cuts will have huge implications, seeing the high number of access TB deaths is shocking & saddening. @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social
New pre-print modelling impact of US funding cuts on HIV, #TB, MCH and family planning. We estimate impact of termination of US funding to NTPs via #USAID & The Global Fund may lead to 2.2 (1.5-2.9) million excess TB deaths between 2025 and 2040, reversing over a decade of progress.
bit.ly/4lowp18
bit.ly/4lowp18
April 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Thank you for this important work! While we all know that the US funding cuts will have huge implications, seeing the high number of access TB deaths is shocking & saddening. @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social
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I presented at the #ZiMA sensitization event, organized by #BRTI TB team.
Representing ERASE TB, I shared our 3-year journey, insights into integrated health screening for TB-affected households—key steps toward shaping policy and programming for impact!
@erasetb.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
Representing ERASE TB, I shared our 3-year journey, insights into integrated health screening for TB-affected households—key steps toward shaping policy and programming for impact!
@erasetb.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I presented at the #ZiMA sensitization event, organized by #BRTI TB team.
Representing ERASE TB, I shared our 3-year journey, insights into integrated health screening for TB-affected households—key steps toward shaping policy and programming for impact!
@erasetb.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
Representing ERASE TB, I shared our 3-year journey, insights into integrated health screening for TB-affected households—key steps toward shaping policy and programming for impact!
@erasetb.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
@emarambire.bsky.social congratulation to not just publishing this paper but also to submitting your #PhD thesis today. I feel v privileged to have v been part of your journey for the last 5 years! Massive congrat! @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
NEW research in PLOS Global Public Health from @emarambire.bsky.social & colleagues from @lshtm.bsky.social and @tropeninstitut.bsky.social :
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Prediction models for Mtb infection among adolescent and adult household contacts in high tuberculosis incidence settings
Tuberculosis household contacts are at high risk of developing tuberculosis. Tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) is highly effective, but implementation is hindered by limited accessibility of diagn...
journals.plos.org
April 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
@emarambire.bsky.social congratulation to not just publishing this paper but also to submitting your #PhD thesis today. I feel v privileged to have v been part of your journey for the last 5 years! Massive congrat! @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social
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Changes in incarceration and #tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the #COVID-19 pandemic in Europe & the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data
Lower than expected #TB notifications! due to missing diagnoses? Lower transmission?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Lower than expected #TB notifications! due to missing diagnoses? Lower transmission?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data
Tuberculosis notifications in prisons from 47 countries in Europe and the Americas
were lower than expected (at times >50% lower) during COVID-19 pandemic years, despite
consistent incarceration level...
www.thelancet.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Changes in incarceration and #tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the #COVID-19 pandemic in Europe & the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data
Lower than expected #TB notifications! due to missing diagnoses? Lower transmission?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Lower than expected #TB notifications! due to missing diagnoses? Lower transmission?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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If you can't afford to use a diagnostic test, then its relative performance characteristics become irrelevant.
Important issue raised re blood cultures 👇 @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
#ClinMicro #IDSky #AMR
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Important issue raised re blood cultures 👇 @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
#ClinMicro #IDSky #AMR
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The cost of blood cultures: a barrier to diagnosis in low-income and middle-income countries
The recent Editorial by The Lancet Microbe, titled Rethinking blood culture, highlights
the blood culture bottle shortage in the USA and the overreliance on single manufacturers.1
The shortages of blo...
www.thelancet.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you can't afford to use a diagnostic test, then its relative performance characteristics become irrelevant.
Important issue raised re blood cultures 👇 @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
#ClinMicro #IDSky #AMR
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Important issue raised re blood cultures 👇 @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social
#ClinMicro #IDSky #AMR
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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We’re thrilled to launch the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗔𝗥) website – a hub dedicated to strengthening research capacity across Africa Visit: www.sofarafrica.org
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
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March 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We’re thrilled to launch the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗔𝗥) website – a hub dedicated to strengthening research capacity across Africa Visit: www.sofarafrica.org
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
Thank you @edctp3-cryptott.bsky.social for funding this transformative consortium which will support researcher in #Mozambique #Zambia and #Zimbabwe across different levels of their career.
We’re thrilled to launch the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗔𝗥) website – a hub dedicated to strengthening research capacity across Africa Visit: www.sofarafrica.org
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
@kkranzer.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social
HOME | Sofar
www.sofarafrica.org
March 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Thank you @edctp3-cryptott.bsky.social for funding this transformative consortium which will support researcher in #Mozambique #Zambia and #Zimbabwe across different levels of their career.
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Academic Clinical Lecturer Posts in Infection now out: for people training in ID in UK & hold/imminently completing PhD.
2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social
shorturl.at/EIUIz
1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings
shorturl.at/8kDY3
If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch.
UK ID people please share!!
2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social
shorturl.at/EIUIz
1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings
shorturl.at/8kDY3
If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch.
UK ID people please share!!
March 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Academic Clinical Lecturer Posts in Infection now out: for people training in ID in UK & hold/imminently completing PhD.
2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social
shorturl.at/EIUIz
1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings
shorturl.at/8kDY3
If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch.
UK ID people please share!!
2 posts @lshtm.bsky.social
shorturl.at/EIUIz
1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings
shorturl.at/8kDY3
If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch.
UK ID people please share!!
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We’re hiring! Looking for a laboratory post-doc fellow to help us disentangle protective and pathogenic T cells in TB, so we can stratify disease-risk after infection, and develop more effective vaccines. Interdisciplinary science in the heart of London. What's not to like? More here: bit.ly/4iIEiwu
March 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We’re hiring! Looking for a laboratory post-doc fellow to help us disentangle protective and pathogenic T cells in TB, so we can stratify disease-risk after infection, and develop more effective vaccines. Interdisciplinary science in the heart of London. What's not to like? More here: bit.ly/4iIEiwu