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The #LambertonLab focuses on understanding transmission dynamics of #NeglectedTropicalDiseases and how best to control them | Combatting #NTDs through #interdisciplinary #research | #Schistosomiasis #Onchocerciasis #SoilTransmittedHelminthiasis 🧪
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💡Lazaaro @mlazaaro.bsky.social has been a member of the lab since 2017. A seasoned #socialscientist, he studied #schistosomiasis perceptions & co-developed a health education intervention in #Uganda. Now a #PhD student, his focus is on people's lived experiences w/ #WASH in schisto-endemic areas 🌟

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💡 On today's post of #MeetOurLabMembers is Marina @marinakglr.bsky.social, a final-year #PhD student funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Her #research is a multidisciplinary study investigating the transmission and the risk of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever #CCHF Virus in #Uganda 🌟

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Such a good way to celebrate the #WorldNTDDay! Congratulations, Niger! #Onchocerciasis #RiverBlindness

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This #WorldNTDDay, we are reminded to UNITE with other researchers, governments and professionals as we generate evidence that drives action. By translating research into practice, we empower implementers to ACT, bringing us closer to our goal to ELIMINATE #NTDs. #BeatNTDs

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💡 Moses @arimoz3.bsky.social is a PhD student at the #LambertonLab. An #epidemiologist with a background in #parasitology, he's passionate about #populationhealth equity & equality. He has extensive experience in implementation and operational research targeting #NTD control and elimination 🌟

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If you missed the webinar for @isntd.bsky.social it is now possible to see the interesting talk on #test and #treat strategies for #schistosomiasis control and #elimination featuring our colleague @lydiatrippler.bsky.social @lamberton-lab.bsky.social www.infontd.org/practical-ma... 🧪

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💡 Dr Sam Fenton @thefentagon.bsky.social is a population geneticist who joined the lab in 11/2024. Having previously worked on a range of different systems, his work in the group focuses on using #wholegenomesequencing #WGS to test the efficacy of drugs tackling #Onchocerciasis (#RiverBlindness)🌟

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We were in Rwanda at the International Conference on #NTD #Research in #Africa to share and learn more about the ever-growing knowledge on NTDs. #InCORNTD is always a great time meeting with friends and collaborators in the #schistosomiasis 🪱 research space 🧪

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We are very proud of our #LambertonLab #PostDoc @lydiatrippler.bsky.social! Way to go, Lydia! 💪 #InCORNTD

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💡Rivka @rivkamlim.bsky.social a final-year @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded PhD researcher, is passionate about advancing the #epidemiological evaluation of #schistosomiasis control programs and #interventions. She hopes her work will make a real difference in the lives of those affected by #NTDs

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💡 @praiseadeyemo.bsky.social is a PhD student at the lab researching facilitators & barriers to implementing #NTD policies. B4 her PhD, she worked on #HealthSystemsStrengthening & #AMR in Nigeria. She previously researched #OneHealth economic implications of #livestockschistosomiasis in N. Senegal

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Check out our lab account! We are introducing ourselves in the coming days. 💡

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💡Dr. Lydia Trippler @lydiatrippler.bsky.social is a field #epidemiologist w/ expertise in implementing #schistosomiasis #interventions. She joined the lab in 07/2024 funded by @snsf-ch.bsky.social She combines #healtheconomics with #geospatial analyses to assess interventions' impact on schisto🌟

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💡Poppy @poppylamberton.bsky.social is a Prof of #GlobalHealth leading an #interdisciplinaryteam of #epidemiologists, #socialscientists, #healtheconomists, #engineers & #populationgeneticists. The team's research focuses on improving the lives of those affected by #NTDs, particularly schisto & oncho

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Happy New Year from the Lamberton Lab! 🌍 We study transmission & control of #Schistosomiasis, #Onchocerciasis & more. Looking forward to sharing relevant #NTD research and collaborating w/ more researchers! Follow us for more insights. Learn more 👉 https://www.poppylamberton.com/ ✨🧬 #GlobalHealth

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It’s been a long and rewarding year at the Lamberton Lab, and we’re excited to wind down for the holidays 💃🏽💃🕺🏽🕺 ! Wishing everyone a #MerryChristmas 🎄 and a #HappyNewYear 🥳!

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Excited to share this study from our lab member @lydiatrippler.bsky.social and her colleagues at @swisstph.bsky.social investigating the distribution of #Bulinus #snails in Pemba, exploring factors linked to higher numbers. Also population changes pre- and post-treatment, including rebound 🧪

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Job opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor of Parasitology at @unm.bsky.social - fantastic opportunity for those interested in parasite natural history collections, ecology, evolution, systematics and teaching and training - and surrounded by a greta group! unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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New samples and data point towards imported Schistosoma bovis infections in cattle on Unguja Island, Zanzibar, in the preprint from @russstothard.bsky.social and colleagues: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...

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This is a super informative video which features one of our lab members @lydiatrippler.bsky.social they explain the interventions that have taken place in Tanzania for the past >15 years to combat #schistosomiasis implemented by @swisstph.bsky.social and the Public Health Lab-IdC in Tanzania.

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Join us for a panel discussion as part of the #WHOAcademy 's inauguration in Lyon. 📅 17 Dec ⏰ 09:30 – 11:00 (CET) 📍 Online & at IARC 🌐 FR & ENG Online link: shorturl.at/BqNxO #ClimateChange #ClimateHealth #GlobalHealth #SantéMondiale @who.int @unitaid.bsky.social

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An interesting paper on #schistosomiasis in goats near Lake Malawi highlights the importance of surveillance of animals with zoonotic potential in control programs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Prospective PhD students... Please check out this exciting opportunity in Prof. Matt Berriman's lab in Glasgow to investigate how #schistosome eggs interact with tissues of their host to cause #granulomas, co-supervised by yours truly 😊 🪱 🧪 #ImmunoSky www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

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One of our PhD students @rivkamlim.bsky.social just submitted her second PhD chapter for publication, check out the preprint. Here she has interesting results on the relationship between #Schistosoma mansoni expelled eggs and morbidity eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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