Principal Clinical Scientist at West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre. Views my own.
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined June 2016
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Paper finally out on targeted molecular cipro testing in gonorrhoea using the @plexpcr assay. Demonstrating significant shift away from ceftriaxone use
Our work to implement resistance-guided treatment for gonorrhoea in @SandyfordNHSGGC now published - sadly now overtaken by further safety restrictions in the UK on quinolone use. sti.bmj.com/content/early/20…
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Opportunity to publish case reports and case series in a special issue of the British Journal of Biomedical Science - no publishing fees for members of the IBMS! #casereport #biomedicalscience #IBMS #clinicalsci
Do you have a case report in the Biomedical Sciences? Our @IBMScience #OpenAccess journal would like to hear from you:
frontierspartnerships.org/re…
Guest Editors: @EmilyJGoldstein @thanearotas @teachbiomed @JamesA_OConnor
Just a typical Tuesday evening in the kitchen prepping mock faeces samples 💩 for a public engagement activity tomorrow with @imogenrena #STEM #microbiology
First DIY project of the year - made a stair runner from an old bedroom carpet and used an off cut for the landing. Not bad for a days work! (it actually took me four weeks 😆)
And all done with tools borrowed from @GLAtoollibrary
Emily Goldstein retweeted
📢SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness
nature.com/articles/s41579-0…
The authors discuss the mutations of SARS-CoV-2 variants, the impact of mutations on virus infectivity and transmissibility, and SARS-CoV-2 evolution in the context of immunity.
17 years after studying under Dr Sarah Pitt at University of Brighton we are guest editing a special issue in the British Journal of Biomedical Science together. Consider submitting a manuscript, open access fees are waived for IBMS members :)
NEW Special Issue of the BJBS now open for submissions: Zoonoses and One Health (an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems):
frontierspartnerships.org/re… #monkeypox #mycobacteria #zoonoticdiseases
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We are working collaboratively with @UofGlasgow and are looking to recruit a Research Assistant/Associate (Mathematical Modeller / Disease Ecologist / Computational Biologist) to this fixed term post: bit.ly/3BeSbzZ
Closing Date: 10/08/2022
Ref: 091669
The Glasgow Virology team are doing 16 miles of the West Highland Way this weekend in aid of Ukraine. For some this will be an easy walk, but for those who only walk from the car park to the lab (me!) this will be a challenge.
Please donate if you're able justgiving.com/fundraising/d…
Well deserved 👏
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Well done team, so well deserved 👏 Everyone has gone above and beyond over the last two years to ensure the service has remained operating to a high standard, despite the increased workload.
NHSGGC CELEBRATING SUCCESS - LOCAL STAFF AWARDS
Announced: Arwel Williams, Director
Category: Diagnostics
Winner: VIROLOGY LABORATORIES TEAM
Watch the short video to find out more about the winner in this category.
#ggcawards
Eeeek!
A case of #AvianInfluenza (#BirdFlu) has been confirmed in a person in South West England. The risk to the wider public continues to be very low. However, people should not touch sick or dead birds.
Read more: gov.uk/government/news/human…
ALT Quote card from Professor Isabel Oliver, Chief Scientific Officer at UKHSA While the risk of avian flu to the general public is very low, we know that some strains do have the potential to spread to humans and that’s why we have robust systems in place to detect these early and take action. Currently there is no evidence that this strain detected in the UK can spread from person to person, but we know that viruses evolve all the time, and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We have followed up all of this individual’s contacts and have not identified any onward spread. It remains critical that people do not touch sick or dead birds, and that they the DEFRA advice about reporting.
I was on the M8 in Glasgow this morning driving behind this van, which has possibly the best number plate ever - assuming it was on its way to the Lighthouse lab! #TestPCR #numberplates
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Fantastic achievement, and a lovely, and inspiring, grand opening afternoon. Can't wait to get @streetreads library going in Glasgow soon 💕
Thank you so much to Rachel Cowan, AKA @bookwumman and Emma Jardine who have driven @streetreads over the years to the Library we launched today. Thanks to Andrew O'Hagan and @edbookfest for helping to make it such a special afternoon. More info coming soon.
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Exciting opportunity to work in Scottish Government as a Healthcare Science Professional Advisor to join the Chief Healthcare Science Officers Unit - 2 part-time posts available - contact your Healthcare Science Board Lead or Medical Director for further details #HCSscot
As you can see the team is very excited to start VOC testing (esp Alasdair 😜)
As of today Glasgow and Edinburgh labs will be reflex PCR testing all pillar 1 SARS-CoV-2 positives in Scotland to help identify variants of concern and aid the public health response to COVID
Collaborative effort between the sequencing labs in @NHSGGC and @NHS_Lothian, @P_H_S_Official, @NHSNSS and all the referring microbiology labs who continue to work tirelessly on the COVID response 👏 👏 👏
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Come join our fab #NHS #virology team!
We're looking for an enthusiastic clinical scientist to join the West of Scotland Specialist Virology Centre in Glasgow.
#virologyjob #STP #clinicalscience @NHSGGC
apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/displ…