Professor of Parasitology interested in #Toxoplasma #art #toxoplasmosis #graffiti #Acanthamoeba #architecture #immunoendocrine #immunology #photography
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined August 2016
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Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Fancy supporting the exciting phage work we are doing at Leicester? Also supporting teaching. Permanent job as a research technician is on offer 🙂...
The Dep of Genetics & Genome Biology at the @uniofleicester is looking to recruit a technician, supporting the student teaching programme & research labs. In this role, you'll oversee the day-to-day operation of the recently created Phage Research Centre.
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Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Come work with us! We have a 3 year BBSRC postdoc position on identifying metal transporters in T. gondii
Go to gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ and
search vacancy reference: 103328
Closing date 13th Dec
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Our Wellcome Trust funded PhD programme 'Immunomatrix in Complex Disease' is open for applications. Exciting science at the interface of immunology and matrix biology in an inclusive and supportive research environment. bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/r…
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Russians against Putin are waving a new flag without the red stripe to symbolize the removal of blood from the flag. This is a trend Putin won't want going viral in Russia.
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𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟰: In Oct '73, Dr Dan Jones of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami introduced Acanthamoeba spp. as a human ocular pathogen to a meeting of the Ocular Microbiology & Immunology Group in the USA. Months later, in 1974, Nagington et al. would publish the 1st case studies
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
If you would like to be vaccinated before Christmas, we currently have thousands of appointments available for tomorrow and Thursday, at a range of times, at Scotland's national stadium, Hampden Park in Glasgow. Please book at @NHSInform & we will look forward to seeing you soon.
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
We are fundraising to enable Inverclyde locals to access free counselling services in memory of my Dad ❤️ justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Hello, please find the unroll here: Everyone keeps talking about covid becoming endemic, but as I listen… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1… Talk to you soon. 🤖
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Hallo, here is your unroll: THREAD on a quick Covid update (mainly England): TLDR: two epidemics… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1… Talk to you soon. 🤖
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💡BREAKING—New oral anti-viral drug *molnupiravir* cuts risk of #COVID19 hospitalization and death **in HALF** in a randomized trial. Results so astounding that the trial is being stopped early, and Merck plans to apply for emergency authorization ASAP. 🧵 washingtonpost.com/health/20…
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
NEW: lots of news recently on waning immunity against infection, but a study has now landed from Public Health England on how vaccines are faring against *severe disease & death*
This chart summarises key findings, but the paper is a real goldmine, so let’s dig into more detail:
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Check out our new paper about lactoferrin-bearing gold nanocages for gene delivery in prostate cancer cells, just published in International Journal of Nanomedicine @SIPBS_Strath @UniStrathclyde #nanomedicine #drugdelivery @DovePress dovepress.com/lactoferrin-be…
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Hallo, you can read it here: NEW: B.1617.2 is fuelling a third wave in the UK, with not only cases… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1… Talk to you soon. 🤖
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
NEW—One in three #COVID19 survivors received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six months of infection, an observational study of more than 230,000 patient health records published in @TheLancetPsych estimates. Read hubs.li/H0KD0fx0
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Please RT - I’m looking for a new lab manager/tech! Great opportunity for someone coming out of undergrad or masters program. Learn abt genomics and infectious diseases, w/ on-the-job training. Past techs have gone on to med school and PhD programs.
bit.ly/CHMI-labTech
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Petition: Revoke Government cuts to global health research petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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I just added this chart to the Scotland page! It should help keep track of the new case rates in each age group (although it doesn't account for different levels of testing)
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Good morning, everyone! I'm Leighton Pritchard, a computational biologist at @SIPBS_Strath, and I'm taking over the outreach Twitter account for this week - in case you're wondering why it's going a bit odd ;)
Craig W. Roberts retweeted
Hola, the unroll you asked for: Which places have done the best job of protecting people from Covid? A thread. Best at early action: TAIWAN. Quickly… threadreaderapp.com/thread/1… Talk to you soon. 🤖