@mjdelves.bsky.social
Associate Prof @ LSHTM/Co-Director of LSHTM Malaria Centre @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social/Malaria cell biology and mosquito transmission/DM me for collaboration and culture protocols.
My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
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Don't miss our corporate group discount for #DistanceLearning!
Help support staff development & skills with a 30% bursary available for groups of 3 or more sponsored employees enrolling onto any distance learning programme.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
#Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands🌏
Robert Jones explains #ClimateChange & transmission from people travelling unaware they're infected may be factors behind a recent surge in cases.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
One for the Apicomplexa peeps:
ever wonder how does the IMC grow so fast during progeny formation? Where do all the lipids come from? In our latest work on malaria RBC stages we implicate this monster protein (~6000 residues!) and ER contact sites.
Happy+proud to share and keen to hear thoughts!
The UK is suffering a great loss of influence in the Global South, and other nations such as China and Russia are stepping into the vacuum. The government should not underestimate the value of 'soft power' for national security and influence.
25.07.2025 07:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Helping them grow their economy is obviously a good thing, but surely that is what overseas development aid should be designed to do. By reducing the burden of disease and poverty in a nation, you are enabling more people to work and the local government to invest in other areas of their economy.
25.07.2025 07:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Respectfully, I don't think this is the win you think it is. It's not really resetting the relationship - this implies both sides have agreed. Actually the UK has decided and imposed these funding cuts on the Global South.
25.07.2025 07:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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For those interested in Masters in lab and field based research in infectious disease we have 3 fantastic programmes to choose from MSc Immunology, medical parasitology and entomology and medical microbiology. They benefit from very flexible module choices and summer projects in UK and abroad!
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From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. Dr Fitsum Tadesse @lshtm.bsky.social is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
😭 my scientific publishing career is doomed!
04.07.2025 08:51 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
A new report from Malaria No More UK highlights the vital role malaria programs play in global pandemic preparedness.
It underscores why investing in malaria, and supporting #GlobalFund and @gavi.org, is critical now more than ever.
📊 Read the full report: bit.ly/4dPscQK
In this blog, our Centre member @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social explores the evolving challenge of antimalarial drug resistance, tracing its history and highlighting urgent solutions for sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
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🇧🇼 Botswana’s Health Minister Dr. Stephen Modise visited @lshtm.bsky.social to strengthen ties in global health and infectious disease control.
Discussions focused on malaria elimination and equitable access to health education.
#GlobalHealth #Malaria
Read more 👉 bit.ly/43PcZf1
If you can accept that it is impossible to fry anything with air, and think of it as a small oven that gets hot quickly, then you'll find it suddenly much more useful.
10.05.2025 13:33 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease?
In @telegraphnews.bsky.social, Chris Drakeley comments on efficacy of first-generation #malaria vaccines as GSK say they want to develop a jab that's 3 times as effective by 2035. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
Poster for event. Text reads: Prioritising in a crisis: What's next for malaria research. Friday 25 April at 12:30 BST, 11:30 GMT.
ICYMI: On #WorldMalariaDay, our Chief Executive James Tibenderana was part of an expert panel convened by
@lshtm.bsky.social. The discussion dissected the future of #malaria research amid funding shortfalls.🦟
Watch the webinar recording here 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
#WMD2025
The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Congratulations Margarida!!!
06.05.2025 19:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The @lshtm.bsky.social starter pack is now >120 people:
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On #WorldMalariaDay day explore our specialist short courses🌍🦟
Gain essential skills for precise diagnoses, malaria processing techniques and make impactful contributions to #GlobalHealth.
Running 18 - 20 June 2025
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In this blog post, our @lshtm.bsky.social’s Malaria Centre Co-Directors reflect on #WorldMalariaDay and explore the role researchers must play in the fight to safeguard progress & to protect the vision of a malaria free world in a rapidly shifting global health landscape.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3YcAvQ3
This #WorldMalariaDay, meet the @lshtm.bsky.social women shaping the future of malaria research.
Women bring vital perspectives, innovation, & leadership to the fight against malaria—driving life-saving treatments and scientific breakthroughs.
A malaria-free world starts with women in science.
