Brilliant that @emilymartyn.bsky.social is running the #LondonMarathon & fundraising for the #Museum of #Homelessness which tells stories & changes lives of people living with complex challenges. A privilege to support a cause close to my ❤️ @ourmoh.bsky.social
www.justgiving.com/page/emily-m...
Lots of focus on the impact of #funding cuts on #HIV but there are wider repercussions.
Here we report 'Voices from the frontline: how global funding cuts are reshaping the viral #hepatitis response' 🧪
@lancetgastrohep.bsky.social @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
This week we hosted our first LINE+ seminar, with an inspirational talk from @sfauredupuy.bsky.social, bringing together science and impactful outreach! It was a great success!
Thank you all for joining!
We have already lined up a fantastic speaker for our second LINE+ this spring! Stay tuned!
Grateful to see Ana Puentes at @elpais.com spotlight our commentary on US funding cuts and their impact on viral hepatitis elimination.
Visibility and public engagement are essential — especially right now.
elpais.com/planeta-futu...
Frontline evidence in collaboration with @globalhep.bsky.social and @worldhepalliance.bsky.social shows global funding cuts are already hitting viral hepatitis services.
We can’t afford to reverse progress toward elimination. Protect hepatitis funding. Now.
#Hepatitis #GlobalHealth
Our preprint addresses therapeutic drug monitoring for #HBV #hepatitisB. It may sound niche, but is a huge clinical & research gap. Better understanding could inform better #treatment & improve outcomes. 🧪💊
#LiverSky #MedSky #IDSky #Pharmacology #TDM #tenofovir
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
Absolute pleasure to welcome my very first mentor, @sfauredupuy.bsky.social, to kick off our very first LINE+ seminar series ✨
A scientist whose commitment to equity in science and access for all is as inspiring as her passion for viruses and macrophages 🦠💥
#LINE+ #EquityInSTEM #ScienceForAll
MoLo project team photo by the University College London inclusion health outreach van with the Mongolian Community Organisation hosting the project.
Team members set up in advance for point of care testing
Kit for point of care testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis
Our #liver #health project ‘MoLo’ for the #Mongolian Community in #London: #education, assessment for #diabetes, metabolic liver disease #MASLD, #HIV & viral #hepatitis, & linkage to care. Huge team effort with brilliant engagement.
@who.int @crick.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk
#HBV #HCV #LiverSky #MedSky
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#HepatitisC #HCV has been neglected in #Africa but affordable pangenotypic #DAA #treatment, community engagement & #decentralisation offer improved prospects.
We report a #microelimination programme in #Uganda.
@ndm.ox.ac.uk @crick.ac.uk @who.int
🧪🇺🇬🌍💊 #MedSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Strengthening clinical, translational, implementation #research in #Africa for the #elimination of viral #hepatitis is an urgent #PublicHealth priority.
We have the tools, but the field has been neglected.
🧪 #HBV #MedSky
@lancetmicrobe.bsky.social @who.int
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We describe #HBV infection in #Uganda, to determine #treatment eligibility. #Liver assessment by #fibroscan important to determine who should be treated.
Some drug resistance motifs seen in the context of #HIV.
@who.int @crick.ac.uk @ndm.ox.ac.uk #LSHTM #UVRI #MedSky
🇺🇬 🧪
doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...
And here's to another year of ECRs networking! I am so glad of what we achieved this year, and i cannot wait for the new adventures ahead.
#ECRs #LondonInfection #UKinfectiondiseaseresearch
#LINE
Make the wrong decisions for #vaccines & ‘preventable diseases can come roaring back’.
A timely dose of #HBV vaccine at birth is one of our simplest, safest & best anti #cancer strategies.
Universal access matters.
Look at the figure below- a stunning success since roll-out.
@gavi.org
#MedSky 🧪
I was really proud to be part of the #MoLo project this weekend. The #communityengagement was incredible, it was a powerful and inspiring example of how clinical care and multidisciplinary research can come together to make a real impact - huge congrats to @emilymartyn.bsky.social!
📢📢📢 Our next LINE seminar is approaching. This time with a twist:
On Wed the 26th of Nov, we will be meeting in Cambridge @mrclmb.bsky.social! Sina Krokowski and @juliasg.bsky.social will be sharing their science!
All info and registration to join in person or online here: tinyurl.com/LINEseminar
#HBV #CDC #NIHfundingcuts
Work presented at the international #HBV meeting & #COLDA highlights high level impact & profound concern around loss of funding for #hepatitis clinical care, public health programmes & research.
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@crick.ac.uk
@mariondelphin.bsky.social
@worldhepalliance.bsky.social
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Photo of Dorcas and Louise with first prize certificate
Photo of members of the Matthews group for hepatitis elimination at COLDA in Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭
Shout out to @lou-downs.bsky.social & Dorcas Okanda for a prize at #COLDA. Their #HBV work in #Kenya expands insights in a neglected space, using #virus #genomics to influence healthcare.
#MedSky #NoHep
@crick.ac.uk @ndm.ox.ac.uk @ucl.ac.uk @wellcometrust.bsky.social
@kemriwellcome.bsky.social
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Work by @mariondelphin.bsky.social & @tongaimaponga.bsky.social to describe #immune signatures associated with diverse treatment outcomes in #HBV infection.
#hepatitis #immunology #LiverSky #MedSky 🧪
@crick.ac.uk @suhealthsci.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📢 Call to anyone working in - or affected by - #HIV #HBV #hepatitis, as we gather data about impact of #funding cuts.
Can you help with a short questionnaire? link here ⬇️
forms.gle/nUJZFpMTdiwB...
Can be anonymous. Preliminary results in this thread.
#PEPFAR #CDC #NIH #MedSky #LiverSky #NoHep 🧪
Funding cuts threaten UK leadership on global health research.
Fewer resources ➡️ damage to partnerships ➡️ loss of scientific output ➡️ reduced influence ➡️ fewer resources...etc 🧪
#MedSky #HepSky #EpiSky #AcademicSky #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth
sciencebusiness.net/news/cuts-th...
Impact of international #funding cuts on #HBV.
Results of a questionnaire to clinical, research & civil society reflect high impact, presented at HBV meeting in #Berlin. 🧪
#PEPFAR #USAID #CDC #NIH #MedSky #LiverSky
@ice-hbv.bsky.social @who.int @worldhepalliance.bsky.social
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
'Aid cuts are hampering UK #science, Crick researcher says...'
reducing overseas development aid is a disaster... for ethics, environment, ecosystem, education, excellence & economy
@crick.ac.uk @uclnews.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
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www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
Photo of sunrise over the canal in Berlin
Slide to show the HBV reservoirs in the liver - the main obstacle for achieving HBV functional cure (HBV cccDNA and HBV DNA integrations). Slide credit Maura Dandri.
International #HBV meeting this morning in #Berlin hosted by @ice-hbv.bsky.social ...targeting the #liver reservoir by gene editing, technologies working for #DNA & #RNA.
Great to see investment in new antiviral therapeutics emerging, aiming for #hepatitis B #cure.
#NoHep #LiverSky #HepSky #MedSky 🧪
Knowledge is power in the fight against viral hepatitis. On #WorldHepatitisDay, catch this quick crash course by @pippa-matt.bsky.social — breaking down the basics of HBV and why it matters. @crick.ac.uk @worldhepalliance.bsky.social #nohep
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFr9...
JUST IN - Our comment on combatting hepatitis stigma and discrimination is on the cover of @thelancet.com!
Read here: bit.ly/45kCjdu
#WorldHepatitisDay
For #WorldHepatitisDay, twin papers explore perspectives on #HBV #treatment expansion:
🦠 Scientific & medical:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
👨👨👦 Patient & public health:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ice-hbv.bsky.social @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social
#HepSky #MedSky #LiverSky
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It’s #WorldHepatitisDay!
We work all through the year with amazing international and interdisciplinary partners to improve awareness, advocacy, training and access to interventions.
Thanks to an amazing team!
@crick.ac.uk @ahri-news.bsky.social @cnwl.nhs.uk #KWTRP #UVRI #NoHep #HBV
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Research is crucial to inform better interventions for #diagnosis, #prevention & #treatment of viral #hepatitis for different people in different settings. Global collaboration essential!
#WorldHepatitisDay #NoHep #HBV
@crick.ac.uk @ahri-news.bsky.social @cnwl.nhs.uk @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
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NEWS ALERT! 🚨 We finally heard back from the UK government which is keen to hear reports of impact of funding cuts on UK-ECRs research - please (if you haven't already)fill in this survey and/or contact us if you want your voice and experience to be reported! docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yoa...
