Meet the Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee! Based in Scotland, DDU tackles unmet medical needs via small molecule research. As a RAFIKI partner, they share their vast expertise to empower AfricaβEurope drug discovery collaborations. #RAFIKI #DrugDiscovery #HorizonEU
@ddu-dundee.bsky.social
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π First up: Meet @eu-openscreen.bsky.social, RAFIKIβs coordinator!
Headquartered in Berlin, this consortium of 36 EU research institutions powers drug discovery & chemical biology projects across Europe and worldwide.
#RAFIKI #DrugDiscovery #HorizonEU
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Last week we hosted Prof Erick Strauss. He visited @ddu-dundee.bsky.social and our Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation. Always happy to have a visit from our @rafiki-project.bsky.social partners!
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RAFIKI is a #HorizonEU project supporting the growth of the #drugdiscovery community in sub-Saharan Africa π
Over the next 3 years we are:
π‘Investing in early-career talent
π€Building new collaborative infrastructure for drug discovery across #Africa and #Europe
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Looking forward to working in this consortia to support drug discovery across Africa. #drugdiscovery
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π’ The 2025 @rstmh.bsky.social Early Career #Grants Programme is now open for applications.
www.rstmh.org/news-blog/ne...
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Lovely to see you all in person! On behalf of @ddu-dundee.bsky.social we are very pleased to be involved.
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Drug Discovery Biology Coordinator - UOD1860
Closing date: Thursday 3 April 2025, 23:59
Come work with us!
An opportunity is available within our #TB portfolio as a #DrugDiscovery #Biology coordinator. See the attached link for further details and for contact information for informal enquiries.
#BiologyJobs
www.dundee.ac.uk/work-for-us/...
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The H3D Foundation enables and unlocks the potential for sustainable drug discovery and development across Africa.
Based at the University of Exeter, the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology is a research facility focussed on the global threat of fungal infections and anti-fungal resistance.
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/medicalmycology
www.thefungalthreat.com
Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Epidemiology
Working for Doctors without Borders #MSF
Former: #WHO #LSHTM #MarieCurieFellowship
#AMR #medsky #episky #microsky #aidsky #idsky
The Lancet Infectious Diseases is the leading clinical infectious diseases journal for peer-reviewed research and review, comment, and news.
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EUβAfrica Research Infrastructure Alliance to Foster Infectious Disease Research, Knowledge Sharing and Innovation
A Horizon Europe initiative, funded by the European Union and Swiss government, to strengthen drug discovery capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
Putting public health needs at the centre of antibiotic drug development to address the crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
https://gardp.org/this-is-big/
Part of Wellcome Sanger Institute and funded by Wellcome, we develop and deliver genomics-focused learning and training. Our events support scientific careers, as well as the equitable application of genomics into research and healthcare across the globe.
Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. Weβre taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.
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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
Contributing to the social, cultural, and economic wellbeing of Scotland through the advancement of learning and useful knowledge. π‘
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With the future of the world in the balance, everyone has a role to play in making it better. How will you join in?
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Scientific and Pedagogy Lead for WCAIR at University of Dundee. Focused on training in drug discovery
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