Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
@mimimalhotra.bsky.social
Respiratory trainee | North Central & East London
Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow | LSTM & THRU-Zim.
Investigating the impact of TB & silica dust on the lung health of artisanal miners in Zimbabwe 🫁 👷🏽 🇿🇼
Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow | LSTM & THRU-Zim.
Investigating the impact of TB & silica dust on the lung health of artisanal miners in Zimbabwe 🫁 👷🏽 🇿🇼
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Are you keen on pursuing an MSc in Global Health and Development at IGH? You could be eligible for the African Graduate Scholarship, which provides a one-time award for a year's study at UCL.
Submit your application by May 30th, 2025
#ScholarshipOpportunity #GlobalHealth
Submit your application by May 30th, 2025
#ScholarshipOpportunity #GlobalHealth
Scholarships and Funding
Institute for Global Health
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March 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Are you keen on pursuing an MSc in Global Health and Development at IGH? You could be eligible for the African Graduate Scholarship, which provides a one-time award for a year's study at UCL.
Submit your application by May 30th, 2025
#ScholarshipOpportunity #GlobalHealth
Submit your application by May 30th, 2025
#ScholarshipOpportunity #GlobalHealth
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is an evidence-based, personalized, comprehensive intervention that improves physical and psychological function and reduces healthcare consumption in people with chronic respiratory conditions #PRweek2025 #COPD
March 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pulmonary rehabilitation is an evidence-based, personalized, comprehensive intervention that improves physical and psychological function and reduces healthcare consumption in people with chronic respiratory conditions #PRweek2025 #COPD
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This is a really exciting opportunity. Please consider applying if you are interested in health economics. @thruzim.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social
𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆!
The RADIO-TB trial is offering a @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded PhD in Epidemiology. Based in Zimbabwe & London, this 42-month program focuses on TB management, cost-effectiveness & impact modelling. Apply by 25 March 2025
More info: thruzim.org/opportunities
The RADIO-TB trial is offering a @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded PhD in Epidemiology. Based in Zimbabwe & London, this 42-month program focuses on TB management, cost-effectiveness & impact modelling. Apply by 25 March 2025
More info: thruzim.org/opportunities
OPPORTUNITIES
thruzim.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a really exciting opportunity. Please consider applying if you are interested in health economics. @thruzim.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social
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TB is a disease of poverty, but 70/100 observational TB studies we read didn’t account for deprivation.
We have some ideas about poverty— an oft overlooked confounder in TB research.
Link: bit.ly/4b9oDn4
@tomwingfield.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
@theunion-tblh.bsky.social
We have some ideas about poverty— an oft overlooked confounder in TB research.
Link: bit.ly/4b9oDn4
@tomwingfield.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
@theunion-tblh.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
TB is a disease of poverty, but 70/100 observational TB studies we read didn’t account for deprivation.
We have some ideas about poverty— an oft overlooked confounder in TB research.
Link: bit.ly/4b9oDn4
@tomwingfield.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
@theunion-tblh.bsky.social
We have some ideas about poverty— an oft overlooked confounder in TB research.
Link: bit.ly/4b9oDn4
@tomwingfield.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
@theunion-tblh.bsky.social
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PhD position (London, UK)
Quantify the effects of climate change on TB
with @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2253
Quantify the effects of climate change on TB
with @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2253
February 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
PhD position (London, UK)
Quantify the effects of climate change on TB
with @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2253
Quantify the effects of climate change on TB
with @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
at @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/2253
I had the most incredible time at the TBnet Academy in 2023 ☀️🫁!
An amazing opportunity and experience that I would 100% recommend to any clinicians or academics interested in #Tuberculosis and #NTM.
Applications open for this year until 2nd March www.tbnet.eu/tbnet-academy
An amazing opportunity and experience that I would 100% recommend to any clinicians or academics interested in #Tuberculosis and #NTM.
Applications open for this year until 2nd March www.tbnet.eu/tbnet-academy
TBnet Academy | tbnet
www.tbnet.eu
February 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I had the most incredible time at the TBnet Academy in 2023 ☀️🫁!
An amazing opportunity and experience that I would 100% recommend to any clinicians or academics interested in #Tuberculosis and #NTM.
Applications open for this year until 2nd March www.tbnet.eu/tbnet-academy
An amazing opportunity and experience that I would 100% recommend to any clinicians or academics interested in #Tuberculosis and #NTM.
Applications open for this year until 2nd March www.tbnet.eu/tbnet-academy
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
PhD opportunity @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social modelling intersection of TB (world #1 infectious killer) & climate change. Do apply to be part of a great group doing impactful work! www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a... @lshtm.bsky.social @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
2025-26 UKHSA-LSHTM PhD Scholarship | LSHTM
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2025, held between the Faculty of
www.lshtm.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
PhD opportunity @lshtm-tbmod.bsky.social modelling intersection of TB (world #1 infectious killer) & climate change. Do apply to be part of a great group doing impactful work! www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a... @lshtm.bsky.social @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social @laragosce.bsky.social
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👏🏾 We are delighted to share that we have officially completed the follow up for PreFIT study. HURRAY!! 🙌🏾
PreFIT study addresses the need for better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis.
➡️ Learn more about it: predictingtb.org
PreFIT study addresses the need for better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis.
➡️ Learn more about it: predictingtb.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
👏🏾 We are delighted to share that we have officially completed the follow up for PreFIT study. HURRAY!! 🙌🏾
PreFIT study addresses the need for better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis.
➡️ Learn more about it: predictingtb.org
PreFIT study addresses the need for better diagnostic tools for tuberculosis.
➡️ Learn more about it: predictingtb.org
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Applications for the MSc in Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming are currently open…
The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options.
There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options.
There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
MSc Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming | LSHTM
www.lshtm.ac.uk
January 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Applications for the MSc in Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming are currently open…
The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options.
There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options.
There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa!
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
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Yesterday we met with our TB community advisory board. Their insights & feedback are invaluable. Thank you for making the time to meet us! @thruzim.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social @clairecalderw.bsky.social @mimimalhotra.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Yesterday we met with our TB community advisory board. Their insights & feedback are invaluable. Thank you for making the time to meet us! @thruzim.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social @clairecalderw.bsky.social @mimimalhotra.bsky.social
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@thruzim.bsky.social ran a abstract mentorship day in preparation of the call for abstracts for the 2025 TB Union conference. We had v engaged discussion & plan to continue the mentorship with online sessions. @clairecalderw.bsky.social @mimimalhotra.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
@thruzim.bsky.social ran a abstract mentorship day in preparation of the call for abstracts for the 2025 TB Union conference. We had v engaged discussion & plan to continue the mentorship with online sessions. @clairecalderw.bsky.social @mimimalhotra.bsky.social @emarambire.bsky.social
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New preprint (with all pre-print caveats!) tinyurl.com/589ffhu4 on Mtb infection risk by sex & age.
Men are at higher risk of #tuberculosis v women- but unclear how much driven by higher infection vs progression to disease. We meta-analysed Mtb immunoreactivity surveys to find out more🧵 #tbsky
Men are at higher risk of #tuberculosis v women- but unclear how much driven by higher infection vs progression to disease. We meta-analysed Mtb immunoreactivity surveys to find out more🧵 #tbsky
Sex Differences in the Risk of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Population-Based Immunoreactivity Surveys
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) killed 1·25 million people globally in 2023. Men have a 1·7-fold higher TB incidence than women, but it is not known to what exten
papers.ssrn.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
New preprint (with all pre-print caveats!) tinyurl.com/589ffhu4 on Mtb infection risk by sex & age.
Men are at higher risk of #tuberculosis v women- but unclear how much driven by higher infection vs progression to disease. We meta-analysed Mtb immunoreactivity surveys to find out more🧵 #tbsky
Men are at higher risk of #tuberculosis v women- but unclear how much driven by higher infection vs progression to disease. We meta-analysed Mtb immunoreactivity surveys to find out more🧵 #tbsky
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Our article on HIV & Alcohol Misuse among artisanal miners in Zimbabwe is published 💃🏽
It is a call to action for research in a high risk group where high levels of alcohol abuse, high HIV prevalence & poor access to health services are reported.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
It is a call to action for research in a high risk group where high levels of alcohol abuse, high HIV prevalence & poor access to health services are reported.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
HIV and alcohol misuse among miners in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has successfully reached the UNAIDS 95-95-95 HIV testing, treatment, and viral suppression targets; however, gaps remain particularly among the growing population of artisanal and small-scale miners, who are highly vulnerable to HIV. Sex work, gender-based violence, and sexual harassment, which are all risk factors for HIV infection, are common in artisanal and small-scale miners’ communities in Zimbabwe.1 More than 50% of artisanal and small-scale miners engaging in extramarital sex reported not using condoms.
www.thelancet.com
January 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Our article on HIV & Alcohol Misuse among artisanal miners in Zimbabwe is published 💃🏽
It is a call to action for research in a high risk group where high levels of alcohol abuse, high HIV prevalence & poor access to health services are reported.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
It is a call to action for research in a high risk group where high levels of alcohol abuse, high HIV prevalence & poor access to health services are reported.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Figure 2: Conceptual framework of at-risk individuals, select environmental and occupational exposures, risk mitigation strategies, and adverse health outcomes associated with inhalational exposures in patients with #ILD
January 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Figure 2: Conceptual framework of at-risk individuals, select environmental and occupational exposures, risk mitigation strategies, and adverse health outcomes associated with inhalational exposures in patients with #ILD
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
The IMPACT Scholarship
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you're thinking of applying for a Masters in Public Health & have experience of inequality, consider applying for the IMPACT Scholarship at UCL.
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Happy to answer any questions you have!
www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Out now in @thetxidjournal.bsky.social!
T-SPOT.TB is more likely to produce actionable results than QFT-TB in patients with cancer being screened for latent TB.
#TxID #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
T-SPOT.TB is more likely to produce actionable results than QFT-TB in patients with cancer being screened for latent TB.
#TxID #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
December 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Out now in @thetxidjournal.bsky.social!
T-SPOT.TB is more likely to produce actionable results than QFT-TB in patients with cancer being screened for latent TB.
#TxID #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
T-SPOT.TB is more likely to produce actionable results than QFT-TB in patients with cancer being screened for latent TB.
#TxID #IDSky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Grateful to have the most amazing MPH & now PhD supervisor @kkranzer.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social 🤩 🍰 !
Congratulations to our MSc students at @thruzim.bsky.social who have successfully completed their studies and/or projects while working full time! So impressive. @mimimalhotra.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Grateful to have the most amazing MPH & now PhD supervisor @kkranzer.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social 🤩 🍰 !
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New #BOLDstudy paper –
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"The relation of FVC to age and height varies geographically, but there is no geographical variation in the FEV1/FVC ratio."
#TeamAmaral
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"The relation of FVC to age and height varies geographically, but there is no geographical variation in the FEV1/FVC ratio."
#TeamAmaral
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study
Spirometry is used to determine what is “unusual” lung function compared with what is “usual” for healthy non-smokers. This study aimed to investigate regional variation in the forced vital capacit...
www.tandfonline.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:14 PM
New #BOLDstudy paper –
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"The relation of FVC to age and height varies geographically, but there is no geographical variation in the FEV1/FVC ratio."
#TeamAmaral
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
"The relation of FVC to age and height varies geographically, but there is no geographical variation in the FEV1/FVC ratio."
#TeamAmaral
Reposted by Akanksha Mimi Malhotra
Attended 3 day national #TB conference in #Zimbabwe. Great presentations & discussions. TB caucus breakfast - MPs from all provinces present prioritising #TB control. @mimimalhotra.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Attended 3 day national #TB conference in #Zimbabwe. Great presentations & discussions. TB caucus breakfast - MPs from all provinces present prioritising #TB control. @mimimalhotra.bsky.social