Through the KEMIS project, we aim to demonstrate the value of multi-pathogen serosurveillance in Kenya. Since 2021, we have conducted serosurveys among populations residing within health and demographic surveillance sites in Kilifi, Nairobi, Kisumu and Siaya.

📢 Call for abstracts on late-breaking research for #PandemicSciences24 on 1-2 July.
 
Abstracts can cover data & insights that are:
✅ new in the past 3 months
✅ highly relevant & timely
✅ not previously submitted.
 
📅 Deadline: 20 May
 
Submit now:
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Researchers at CAMS Oxford Institute have introduced a new version of all-in-one #CoronavirusVaccine - Quartet #Nanocage , in collaboration with Cambridge University and Caltech. This is an important step towards creating vaccines for #PandemicThreats 💉🦠

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A new study has provided insights into how inflammation is regulated at the cellular level by factors crucial to #InnateImmunity 🧑🏼‍🔬🔬 Benedikt Kessler CAMS Oxford Institute, Centre for Medicines Discovery, Kessler Group Oxford

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Over 200,000 women die from #OvarianCancer worldwide every year. This #WorldOvarianCancerDay , get more info about the disease, symptoms, and precautionary measures from Dr Parinaz Mehdipour Parinaz Mehdipour from Ludwig Cancer Oxford 👩🏻‍🔬🔬

#WOCD2024 #NoWomanLeftBehind

Planning on using artificial skin #TanningProducts this summer? Find out what #melanoma researcher Prof Colin Goding from Ludwig Cancer Oxford says about such tanning products ☀️🧴️👩‍🦰🏖️🏄🏼 #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth

A new study by UCL Faculty of Life Sciences and STRUBIOxford looked at zebrafish to give insights into the development of #BrainAsymmetry . This is crucial for a better understanding of the brain function and #NeurologicalDisorders 🐟🧠🔬

Discover more 👉 ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/new-insig…

Prof Sir Adrian Hill, Director of the Jenner Institute, has been named to the inaugural 2024 #TIME100Health , a new annual list of 100 individuals who most influenced #GlobalHealth . The full list and related tributes appear in the May 13 issue of TIME 👉 time.com/6966808/adrian…

Congratulations to Prof Yang Shi from Ludwig Cancer Oxford on being elected to National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of his continuing achievements in original research on #MyeloidLeukaemia and #glioma 🧑🏼‍🔬🔬

Find out more 👉 ndm.ox.ac.uk/news/prof-yang…

This #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth , find out more about #melanoma from Ludwig Cancer Oxford Professors Richard White and Colin Goding. richard white

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A new study led by Jenner Institute's Prof Helen McShane, has shown that previous infection together with vaccination, offers strong immunity against the original #COVID19 strain. This will help develop better #vaccines . NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

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Can avoiding sunlight and using sunscreen prevent #melanoma ? Not for everyone... This #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth , find out more about this cancer with NDM researchers ☀️🕶️🏖️🧴

The Medawar family has generously donated Sir Peter Medawar's #NobelPrize medal to University of Oxford, for encouraging and inspiring good science at the University 🎖️🧑🏼‍🔬🎓🏫

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From 2000 to 2019 there was a 10X surge in #dengue cases worldwide, increasing from 500,000 to 5.2 million. Urgent action is needed to improve clinical outcomes at a global level 👩🏿‍🔬👨🏾‍🔬💉🦟🌍 #WorldImmunizationWeek OUCRU

A record number of patients have enrolled for a #BubonicPlague clinical trial run by Pandemic Sciences Institute's ISARIC, Institut Pasteur Madagascar🇲🇬, and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine researchers in 🇲🇬. This has raised hope for improvements in #plague research and treatment development 💉🦠

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With irreversible loss of lung function, #PulmonaryFibrosis is a devastating lung disease. That is why it is important to explore the innate #ImmuneSystem for a better understanding of this disease 🫁 #WorldImmunizationWeek #LungFibrosis Respiratory Medicine Research Unit

Controlled human infection studies are a vital tool in helping us understand, prevent and treat a particular disease 😷🦠🔬💊 #WorldImmunizationWeek #CHIM KEMRI-Wellcome Trust

A new Clinical Infectious Diseases supplement with research from NTD_Modelling, Big Data Institute, NDM Centre for Global Health Research and World Health Organization (WHO) experts explores how mathematical models of #NeglectedTropicalDiseases can accelerate progress towards #NTD control and elimination #BeatNTDs

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With over 1.3 million cases every year, #NeonatalSepsis is a significant contributor to neonatal and child deaths. Although the latest vaccines may prevent many causes, neonatal #Sepsis is a challenge in resource-deprived countries 💉🦠👶 KEMRI-Wellcome Trust #WorldImmunizationWeek

NDM has contributed to the global fight against #malaria for decades. This #WorldMalariaDay , find out more about the recent strides our researchers have made in understanding drug resistance, improving treatments and developing #MalariaVaccines 💉🦟🌍 Ric Price Bipin Adhikari