Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Surveillance getting GNASTy! Improving our ability to detect variants that haven’t been seen. This week I got to visit Samuel Horsfield in the lab and learn about their new diagnostic and surveillance methods for Streptococcus pneumonaie. One to watch! 👇 020
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Exciting new episode of #ScienceInContext with Dr Tamyo Mbisa @ukhsa.bsky.social & Vinicius Franceschi @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on the genetic evolution of HIV disease progression, viral load & CD4 count trends across different HIV variants & evidence of more virulent HIV clusters in the UK 👇 000
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Discover the award-winning work at the heart of the pandemic response of @eonore.bsky.social as part of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Celebrating Engagement series 👇 www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/sabi...imperial.ac.ukMaking sense of it all at the heart of Imperial's pandemic response 053
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 24/07/2025NEW EPISODE! @eonore.bsky.social is joined by @thomrawson.bsky.social & Christian Morgenstern to talk about #SARS, differences between SARS-CoV-1 & SARS-CoV-2 (virus causing COVID19), their systematic review of models, outbreaks & parameters to inform future responses👇 youtu.be/dloAOywYrDE 🧵1/3youtu.beEp 127. Science in Context - SARS with Dr Thomas Rawson & Christian Morgenstern (24-07-2025)YouTube video by MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis 145
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 11/07/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @profhelenward.bsky.social about the REACT study & the most important findings from the past five years & the next big questions👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social youtu.be/RoIUiTVqHMIyoutu.be 131
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 04/06/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Camila Llanes-Kidder & @thomrawson.bsky.social about #COVID19 transmission across England. What stood out from the wealth of data available & vaccination coverage, what does this mean for policy planning? youtu.be/G-Y_0YNuE5syoutu.be 111
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandEsther van Kleef @esthervk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Now under review. With @chpoletto.bsky.social @vcolizza.bsky.social @mugkraemer.bsky.social @eonore.bsky.social @sdellicour.bsky.social @mariusgilbert.bsky.social @francescodilauro.bsky.social and others #Episky #IDsky 5/5a.bsky.socialBluesky 011
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 13/03/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Katy Gaythorpe about the Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium, an international community of mathematical modellers providing high quality estimates of public health impact of vaccination 🧵1/3 youtu.be/S6sxqLIUQlkyoutu.be 141
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 04/03/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with @liza-semenova.bsky.social & Samir Bhatt about #AI & modelling infectious disease outbreaks 👉 How can AI contribute to pandemic preparedness? 👉 Examples of AI in modelling & the Nobel Peace Prize youtu.be/8D_v7ldBW9k 🧵1/4youtu.be 152
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandImperial Medicine @imperialmed.bsky.social · 31/01/20255 years since COVID-19 was declared a global emergency—what have we learned? 🤔 Tune in to #ScienceInContext as Ryan O'Hare explores the policy impact of @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social's COVID-19 Response Team with @eonore.bsky.social 🎙️📊 #COVID19 #PublicHealth 031
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 10/02/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social takes you behind the scenes of Bridging the Gap Hackathon bringing together policymakers, technical experts & researchers to create free, open-source resources to inform policy decisions in Kenya @ojwatson.bsky.social youtu.be/ocHGHCLk-L0youtu.beEp 116. Science in Context - Bridging the Gap Hackathon (10-02-2025)YouTube video by MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis 093
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 20/02/2025NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext! This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Dr Cyril Geismar about methods to estimate group transmission assortativity, what exactly is assortativity and how reliable are these newly developed methods in small outbreak settings? youtu.be/Ib5dBunDPN0youtu.beEp 117. Science in Context - Assortativity with Dr Cyril Geismar 20-02-2025YouTube video by MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis 131
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 19/02/2025What is the role of artificial intelligence #AI in infectious disease modelling & preparing for the next pandemic? New study published today in @natureportfolio.nature.com explores how AI saves lives 👇 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/news/261314/...imperial.ac.ukAI could save lives and transform pandemic preparedness | Imperial News | Imperial College LondonAdvances in artificial intelligence can help us prepare for the next pandemic and save lives, a global group of scientists find. 131
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Especially stoked with this week's episode of #ScienceInContext where the roles were reversed and Ryan O'Hare interviewed me about our work on the policy impact of the @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #COVID19 Response Team 121
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Applications to our annual short course are open again! Limited number of full scholarships are available (application deadline 16th of March). Find out more 👇 011
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Brand new episode with @thomaschurcher.bsky.social about effectiveness of bed nets in malaria control 👇 010
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Day one of five exciting days in Nairobi working together with an incredible group of experts 010
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 20/01/2025New episode of #ScienceInContext! Dr Susan Hillis and Dr Oliver Ratmann join me to speak about Orphanhood in the USA and explain trends. Drug overdose was the leading cause of orphanhood. Watch this episode and find out more 👇 010
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Exciting new episode where I get to speak with Prof Joseph Mfutso-Bengo and Prof Timothy Hallett about health systems and their impact on population health 👇 030
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Inspiring conversations about scientific evidence for policy decisionmaking during public health emergencies and the importance of science communication #ICID2024 @eonore.bsky.social @anne-cori.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imperialsph.bsky.social 0173
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Great chat with Dr @drpdoohan.bsky.social about the importance of this recent Lassa fever review to inform future real-time outbreak analysis, & the wider immense effort by the PERG team on outbreaks, methods and parameters of 9 blueprints priority pathogens www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-i...imperial.ac.ukPathogen Epidemiology Review GroupThe Pathogen Epidemiology Review Group (PERG) under the leadership of Dr Anne Cori, are undertaking an ambitious project to make key epidemiological... 031
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Coming home to Cape Town for #ICID2024 I feel inspired by cutting edge global infectious disease research, from clinical & AMR to outbreak prevention & one health to engaging policy discussions 060
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 25/11/2024NEW EPISODE #ScienceInContext This week @eonore.bsky.social speaks with Sara Almeida about the economics of medicine sampling & quality testing: the public health concern posed by substandard & falsified medicines & the STARmeds data visualisation tool 👇 youtu.be/9xkV8Yk8uX0youtu.be 121
Reposted by Sabine van ElslandMRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Engaging presentation on the optimization of wastewater surveillance sample processing for multiple pathogen detection by Shannon Fitz today at #ICID2024 041
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A place of joy: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky👇 @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to BlueskyResearchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with. 030
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Brand new episode of our weekly video podcast providing insight in the most amazing work from across @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social this week I speak with Sara V Almeida about falsified medicine in Indonesia 👇 010
Sabine van Elsland @eonore.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Stoked my first @bsky.app post is this paper on the policy impact of the Imperial College London COVID19 Response Team highlighting the importance of science communication during public health emergencies @anne-cori.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comPolicy impact of the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team: global perspective and United Kingdom case study - Health Research Policy and SystemsBackground Mathematical models and advanced analytics play an important role in policy decision making and mobilizing action. The Imperial College Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response Team (IC... 093