REMINDER

1) Last week to apply for a PhD studentship working on near patient syphilis diagnostics - deadline 5th December.

2) We also have an STI modelling PhD open for applications until mid January.

If interested do get in touch.

PHD Supervisor training in Zimbabwe

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

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.

Thank you @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social for your v kind words!

YouTube video by Global Health EDCTP3 EDCTP prize 2025 Scientific Leadership Prize for a European woman Katharina Kranzer

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 🎥👇
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#WeAreTHRUZIM #WomenInScience #GlobalHealth #Leadership

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

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

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!!

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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

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…

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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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.
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@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

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

@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

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...

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?

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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...

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
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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

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
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1 at St Georges & 1 at Kings
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If interested in @lshtm.bsky.social posts get in touch.
UK ID people please share!!

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

The Involvement of Lived Experience Experts On the Atlas, LEEs have: Simplified language to ensure inclusivity and ease of understanding for all users Contributed to designing a user-friendly platform for quick and intuitive navigation Been actively involved in pilot testing, influencing meaningful changes like enhanced website accessibility. Brought unique experiences and valuable lived experience to the project, significantly shaping its direction. Quote: As a black African, this project helped me communicate what the mental health landscape looks like where I come from - which is sometimes stereotyped and misunderstood. Lived experience advisors remain critical in understanding mental health in communities working towards decolonisation of the understanding of mental health and wellness. Quote: Lived experience has the potential to tailor mental health research priorities, and this project gives a perfect example of research co-production. Logos: Wellcome Trust, MQ Mental Health, King's College London, Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets

#livedexperience experts are essential in the development of the #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets. During pilot testing sessions and via regular feedback, LEEs have ensured that the Atlas uses accessible language and is intuitive to navigate. Find the Atlas here atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk

Qualitative researchers are active listening to people. Sometimes people talk about sad & painful experiences. Providing emotional support to researchers is really important. Thank you Nonhlanhla for your insightful presentation. @thruzim.bsky.social

Rachael Burke: integrating equitable HIV and TB research and care “I think what I've really wanted to do since I was a teenager was work on HIV and TB, and conditions that affected people who were disproportionately poor and vulnerable. And research was a nice way i...

A few months ago, I was honoured to receive the Stephen Lawn prize (with Ali Esmail). The Lancet wrote a profile of me, published today! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan.... I'm v looking forward to being at the Steve Lawn lecture on Thursday, by Dr Tereza Kasaeva. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Hoping post nightshift tactical napping will allow me to catch key sessions

Don't miss Martha Chipinduro's turbo talk!

#IDSky