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drtoniho.bsky.social
Professor of Infectious Diseases @UofGlasgow @CVRinfo & Honorary Consultant. Interests #epidemiology #respiratoryviruses #ARI #GlobalHealth ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ. Also ๐Ÿถ! Views are my own. #IDSky #EpiSky #DogSky
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Itโ€™s been a fantastic meeting between @KEMRI_Kenya & @cvrinfo.bsky.social Centres for Virus Research - lots of stimulating discussions & exciting projects planned! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ @cvrbioinfo.bsky.social

Really nice overview of the HPAI situation in US dairy cattle, with a focus on transmission modalities between cows within herds, the spread of the virus between dairy farms, and exposure risks for humans. Highlights key gaps. ๐Ÿ‘‰ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Early data from @publichealthscot.bsky.social show that RSV vaccination (Pfizer ABRYSVO) in older adults aged 75-79 years was associated with 62% โฌ‡๏ธ (95%CI 35-80%) in #RSV hospitalisation. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‘ Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% by end of Nov 2024.

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The global impact of the aid cutoff is โ€œtectonicโ€ pretty much sums up the devastation that the freezing of USAID funds & activities are and will cause ๐Ÿ˜ข www.science.org/content/arti...

Well that was fun ๐Ÿคฉ #RTI2025 Such a great conference with fab speakers, and was so delighted that my #CharismaStudy poster won a prize ๐ŸŽ‰ Massive thanks to all involved especially my super supervisor @drtoniho.bsky.social

Really enjoyed #RTI2025 & chatting all things ๐Ÿซ infection. Many thanks to the organisers for asking me to speak. Also super proud of Elen Vink for winning the poster prize for her work on the CHARISMA Study. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ™Œ @lenagroup4resp.bsky.social @profjdchalmers.bsky.social @dbogaert.bsky.social

Great turnout from the @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group at #RTI2025. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿซ @mhairijan.bsky.social & Elen Vink presenting their #PhD work tomorrow.

7 years at @cvrinfo.bsky.social!! ๐ŸŽ‚ Time flies when youโ€™re having fun researching viruses. ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ˜Š

Love this stadium! Come on Scotland!! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿ’ช @scottishrugby.bsky.social #AsOne

Happy New Year!! ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚!! May the Year of the Snake bring you good health, happiness and prosperity. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿงง๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿฎ

Very sad to hear of US intent to withdraw from @who.int. My lecture to @uofglasgow students today highlighted WHOโ€™s critical role in facing global infection challenges, from supporting countries to build strong health & surveillance systems, to detecting & responding to health emergencies.

A few more days to apply for our @uofglasgow.bsky.social #CollegeFutures #PhD project on 'Developing rapid & sensitive assays for neutralising antibodies to emerging/re-emerging/escalating viruses of global importance'! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฉธ๐ŸŒ Details ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl... Deadline: 12 Jan 2025

Happy New Year all! ๐ŸŽ‰ My aim is to approach 2025 with the same enthusiasm as my Border Terrier. ๐Ÿถ

Late-Breaking Abstract submissions for #RTI2025 is NOW OPEN! ๐Ÿ’กTopics: Covid-19, Tuberculosis, Vaccines, & more Accepted presenters: poster presentation, live Q&A, feedback from experts ๐Ÿ“… Submit by 13 Jan 2025: rti-forum.org/2025/?page_i... Share your work & advance your career! #RespiratoryResearch

#flu cases are at an all-time high โฌ†๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿฆ , putting enormous pressures on GPs & hospitals. Do stay at home if you are unwell, practice good hand hygiene & get vaccinated if you are eligible for the flu vaccine. ๐Ÿ’‰ Stay safe & protect vulnerable people around you for the festive period! ๐Ÿ™

Interested in hearing the latest research on respiratory tract infections? Join us in Glasgow 3-5 Feb 2025 ๐Ÿ‘‡

Ho Ho Ho!! Merry Christmas from the @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group!! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„โœจ

Proud of my group for winning best group performance at the @cvrinfo.bsky.social Xmas party! ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿฅธ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ’ช #VillagePeople

Scientists, academics, researchers: Weโ€™re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! ๐Ÿงช

๐Ÿ’ฏ% this! ๐Ÿ‘‡

Really looking forward to the flutastic chat! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ’‰

Deadline for this @uofglasgow.bsky.social Clinical Lecturer post has been extended to 9 December 2024. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ Apply now! ๐Ÿ‘‡ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKI902/c...

Recently joined ๐Ÿฆ‹ & keen to find fellow #GlobalHealth enthusiasts? madhupai.bsky.social has put together these starter packs to get you started ๐Ÿ‘‡

Interested in pursuing virus research? The 2025 intake for the @cvrinfo.bsky.social #PhD programme now open to applications! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ #AcademicSky #IDSky

UKHSA hiring a Deputy Director of Modelling: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

I love this! ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ

Proud to have showcased our event that celebrated those who participated in the research investigation of unexplained paediatric hepatitis in Scotland at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Celebrating Knowledge Exchange & Innovation event ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ @cvrinfo.bsky.social #GlasgowChangingFutures

#AcademicSky One week left to apply to do a #PhD with us @cvrinfo.bsky.social! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ฃNew Precision Medicine #PhD opportunity ๐Ÿ“ฃ Winter respiratory risk prediction model in adults ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ“ˆ Co-supervised by @Dr_Ting_Shi, Ahmar Shah & I @EdinUniUsher @cvrinfo.bsky.social usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me... #AcademicSky please share ๐Ÿ™

Starter pack to find University of Glasgow related people... Please post if you want to be added/removed. go.bsky.app/PgJ23HK

Uche Okpara, Seth Amanfo & Arish Rakshasa-Loots kicking off the first session on Grant writing & Fundraising at the Royal Society of Edinburgh workshop on โ€œSupporting Early-Career Researchers working on Scotland-Africa academic collaborationsโ€ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ŸŒ

Interested in a #PhD at @CVRinfo on developing rapid antibody assays for emerging, re-emerging & escalating viruses?๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿฉธ Apply for our project on the UoG College Futures PhD programme! bit.ly/rapidabassay... Co-supervised by Prof Brian Willett, Margaret Hosie & Deb Williamson Closing 12 Jan 2025

Join our team at U. Glasgow Weโ€™re hiring a Research Associate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology for the Wellcome Discovery ZAMSA-TB study in ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ideal for candidates with strong quant & modelling skills. Apply & help transform #TB transmission science! #IDsky ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ›Ÿ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO357/r...

๐Ÿ“ฃ1st paper from the CHARISMA study now out in Journal of Infection! Near real-time severe acute respiratory illness surveillance characterising #flu and #COVID19 epidemiology in hospitalised adults, 2021-22 โžก๏ธ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A ๐Ÿงต

@CVRinfo Clinical Viral Epiemiology Group @CVRGenomics PhD student, Kirsty Kwok, presenting preliminary data at #VGE24 from her project, applying metagenomic sequencing to improve aerological characterisation of pneumonia in Malawi ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿงฌ

Are you a clinical trainee interested in undertaking a PhD in virology? ๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงซ A 3-year Clinical PhD Fellowship is available @CVRinfo Aug 2025 Prog details, inc current fellows: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Apply www.bmj.com/careers/job/... Closing date: 26 Nov 2025