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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
19 Mar 2025
Linoleic acid is the most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid in the Western-style diet and has been implicated in promoting inflammation and cancer.
In Science, researchers report a mechanism by which linoleic acid can activate the mTORC1 protein kinase, which coordinates growth and nutrient signals. Learn more: scim.ag/4bxxLSN #SciencePerspective
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Five steps to connect genetic risk variants to disease go.nature.com/4an9gGC
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
4 Apr 2024
Less than 1% of UK professors are black (160 out of 22,855 professors in 2020/21 data).
I am incredibly delighted to share that I have accepted an offer to be a full Professor and Chair of Genomic Diversity at the prestigious @QMUL
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
19 Mar 2024
Diplomics Director Dr Tim Newman explains what 1KSA is all about.
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
Poster sessions currently ongoing, from varying researchers in diverse fields of pure and applied math within the Mathematical Sciences!
#SiyakhulaFestival #AIMS20th #WeAreGrowing
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
“AIMS started with a very simple vision which was that African youth had amazing talent and would be a very fertile cultivating ground for the future of mathematics.” Prof. Neil Turok, Founder #SiyakhulaFestival #AIMS20th #WeAreGrowing
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
28 Dec 2023
TWAS provides nine awards to individual scientists who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years. We are currently inviting nominations.
Learn more: twas.org/opportunity/twas-aw…
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
30 Oct 2023
If you're at the @pha4ge conference this week, look out for our Associate Director @mbishop_uk and our Head of Training and Capacity Building @alicepn @eventsWCS
Both are intending in person, and happy to discuss all things public health, epidemiology, and training related!
30 Oct 2023
I’m not saying that the venue enhances the scientific conversations, but @pha4ge have set the bar high!
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
31 Oct 2023
In this recent publication, we document narratives of stigma and sickle cell disease (SCD); Drivers of SCD-related stigma; and strategies for mitigating stigma. Full text oarticle is available at link.springer.com/article/10…. @juliemakani #sicklecelldisease, #QualityofLife, #Stigma
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
🧪🧫🦠 Glad to read about @JaneNjaramba4 and her inspiring and impactful science! 🧪🧫🦠
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
28 Jun 2023
Incredibly excited & honored to share that I’ll be joining the faculty @UCBerkeleySPH in Jan 2024 as a TT Assistant Professor in Environmental Justice & Health Equity! This is the 🍒 on top of a big cake… 1/4
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
📢 Postdoc recruitment event Sept. 25-26 @fredhutch for Immunology, Medicine, and Data Sciences.
It is a fully funded, all-inclusive event that is open to internatinonal students (subject to visa reqs)!
App deadline: July 15
@MawazoInstitute @AFRICANDIASPOR9 @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT
23 Jun 2023
Calling all postdocs! Join us on Sept. 25-26 in Seattle for this unique opportunity to explore careers in #immunology, #oncology and #datasciences at Fred Hutch. Food, lodging and travel are covered! Apply by June 30: bit.ly/3qIE8iH
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
13 Jun 2023
Failure to effectively control pain remains a challenge in #sicklecelldisease (SCD) patients. This new publication from our Zimbabwe site 🇿🇼 reports on the #pharmacogenetics of SCD patient pain management. #AiBST. doi.org/full/10.2217/pgs-202…. @KuonaPatience
ALT Pharmacogenetics of pain management for sickle cell disease
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
11 May 2023
The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023
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The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023 indico.cern.ch/event/1229551…
11 May 2023
The 3rd African Conference of Fundamental and Applied Physics, ACP2023, will be a hybrid event, organized jointly by Nelson Mandela University at George Campus, in George, South Africa, on September 25-29, 2023
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
12 May 2023
What a wonderful workshop with such brilliant minds. Congratulations to everyone for making this a buzzing success @eventsWCS @EPHIEthiopia Will miss the twice a day coffee ceremonies @TADG_Creavin @libarbaraa_ @LinzyElton @Shav_R @JdaRocha1 @DrLMJackson @tapfumamashe
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
7 May 2023
We just updated our list of PhD fellowships.
There is a myriad of fellowships, beyond the better known NSF-GRFP and NIH fellowships. Our list of 194 fellowships provides description, $ amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria.
Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
8 May 2023
Congrats to Prof Ambroise Wonkam on being awarded the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) African Prize for his contribution to #genomics research. Prof Wonkam's multi-disciplinary research focuses on genomics of sickle cell disease & #genetics of hearing loss. @humangenomeorg
ALT #HGM23. HUGO 2023 meeting and awards/ Prof Ambroise Wonkam, Recipient of the HUGO African prize
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AFRICAN DIASPORA SCIENTISTS FEDERATION retweeted
7 May 2023
We’re live at the #pathogengenomicscapacity workshop warmly welcomed by @EPHIEthiopia Director General and team @eventsWCS @COG_Train @AfricaCDC
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