Kenya and Wellcome Trust, an international charitable organisation dedicated to improving health through research, have had a 60-year partnership that has been mutually beneficial. The organisation works with Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in a programme that focuses on fighting malaria, pneumonia, meningitis, HIV and malnutrition. Met Dr @JuliaGillard, the chair of Wellcome Trust and former Prime Minister of Australia, State House, Nairobi. She is in Kenya for the celebration of 60 years of Kenya-Wellcome Trust partnership.

Thrilled to announce the 1ST Women In Malaria conference to be held 22-24th March 2021 with an amazing line-up of speakers👉womeninmalaria.com/speakers/ Registration (open to everyone)👉womeninmalaria.com/registrat… Abstract submission (only #womeninmalaria)👉 womeninmalaria.com/abstract 🙏RT

Applications for the Sanger Prize are now open! This prize gives LMIC undergrad students the opportunity to work in one of our labs for three months, all expenses paid 🏅🧪🔬🥼 📅 Deadline 11 December Full info on how to apply 👉 sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sange… #SciencePrize #Funding

In this #policybrief we attempt to shade light on how and why discordant #C19 test results could occur and how to go about minimising the chances of wrong results - highlighting experience from our @KEMRI_Wellcome Lab in Kilifi #KomeshaCorona , #Ignoretheromoours

PCR testing for COVID - not all kits are equal - especially for specificity - and we can save on reagents by diluting them. wellcomeopenresearch.org/art… Helpful technical information here for anyone running a lab.