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Minttu Rönn

@mintturonn.bsky.social
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Infectious disease epidemiologist at Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Public health, math models & coffee. Focus on STIs, HIV, reproductive health. hsph.harvard.edu/profile/minttu-ronn

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APHA @apha.org · 27/05/2026
📣 Calling all health and science creators: APHA and @Burness are bringing digital storytellers to our Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, November 1-4. Creators who want to help shape the future of journalism and public health should apply for the Burness Public Health Creator Fellowship.
The first group of Burness Public Health Creator Fellows poses for a photo behind a table with flowers on it at the APHA 2025 Annual Meeting. On the far left is the moderator of their panel, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD. The fellows from left to right are: Pari Chowdhary’s, MPH, Rahmatu Kassimu, PhD, MPH, M.Ed, Faith N. Adjei-Sarpong, MPH, Tambra Raye Stevenson, MPH, MA, and Elisabeth Marnik, PhD and  Nikki Sapiro Vinckier, PA-C.
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Annals of Epidemiology @annalsofepi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Frontier research highlights proposals for new approaches to measuring PrEP need. Estimations of how many people may benefit from PrEP vary widely by estimation approach. These estimates provide a framework for assessing PrEP need at population and program levels. @mintturonn.bsky.social
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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
In meta-analysis of national and subnational #TB prevalence surveys, we found that between 2000-2024, tuberculosis epidemics are rapidly urbanising. doi.org/10.1371/jour... @plosmedicine.org @uofgshw.bsky.social @kchorton.bsky.social
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Urban and rural prevalence of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Seyed Alireza Mortazavi and colleagues investigate urban versus rural differences in adult pulmonary tuberculosis prevalence between 2000 and 2024 in 26 low- ...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control @ecdc.europa.eu · 20/01/2026
Based on the current evidence, 𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗖 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘅𝘆-𝗣𝗘𝗣 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. Any use should be considered case by case by clinicians, and aligned with national guidance. Where used, it needs to be part of a broader sexual health approach. Read more: bit.ly/45fcsna
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Yonatan Grad @yhgrad.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
New preprint: with increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last recommended antibiotic for gonorrhea, we urgently need new drugs. Two--zoliflodacin & gepotdiacin--are up for approval by the FDA in Dec. Here we show a point mutation can result in cross-resistance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Zoliflodacin and gepotidacin cross-resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Resistance to zoliflodacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for gonorrhea treatment, can occur through gyrBD429N, but this mutation's impact on fitness and resistance to other topoisomerase targeting drug...
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HIVMA @hivma.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
We need your voice! CDC is requesting comments on the National HIV Surveillance System. Share how NHSS data informs HIV prevention & care in your community. Submit your comments by Dec. 1: idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/143786
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Opportunity to comment on the National HIV Surveillance System
The deadline to comment is Dec. 1, 2025.
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Eric Schneider @ericbschneider.com · 05/11/2025
Curious about using census microdata in your research? 📊 Join us for a webinar on IPUMS International, the world’s leading repository of harmonized census data. 🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕒 15:15–16:30 UK | 💻 Zoom Register: forms.gle/oqTDNU4Zpn2s... Hosted by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group.
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Register for IPUMs International Online Session
Please use this form to register for the IPUMs International Session hosted by the Historical Economic Demography Group at LSE. The session will be on Zoom from 15:15-16:30 UK Time on 12 November 202...
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Minttu Rönn @mintturonn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The CDC runs the National HIV Surveillance System, which is a foundational resource for tracking HIV trends and improving prevention and care. They are seeking public feedback to keep this important effort going. Comments open until Dec 1, 2025. 🛟🧪 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other ...
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply
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CCDD @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New study led by Salome Kuchukhidze, @mintturonn.bsky.social & @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social finds that over 1 in 4 US women living w/ HIV reported past-year intimate partner violence, with pregnant women at a particularly high risk. bit.ly/47YX2F2
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Juho Leinonen @juholeinonen.com · 22/10/2025
Interested in generative AI and computing education? We are looking for a PhD student to work on developing and studying tools that help novice programmers learn how to use generative AI at @csaalto.bsky.social. Find out more & apply here: www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...
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PhD Position in Educational Tools for Teaching Generative AI Use to Novice Programmers | Aalto University
To apply, please prepare a cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications for the position, a CV, and degree & study transcripts. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found, so don't delay.
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LynnBlewett @lynnblewett.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
IPUMS MEPS (Medical Expenditure Household Survey) now offers 1,100 new variables from the 2023 survey. Easily accessible! @ipums.bsky.social @umn-idim.bsky.social View data here: meps.ipums.org/meps/
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IPUMS MEPS
MEPS is a project dedicated to collecting and distributing census data from around the world. Its goals are to Collect and preserve data and documentation, Harmonize data, Disseminate the data absolut...
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Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. C @harvard-iid.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
We are so excited to share that Bailey Bowcutt (@baileybowcutt.bsky.social), PhD student in the Grad Lab, moderated the Harvard Chan Studio event, “Dr. Anthony Fauci: Insights from 50 years of public service.” 🎦 Watch the full interview: youtu.be/qHxR75vO83M?...
Dr. Anthony Fauci in a black suit and tie.
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Ankur Pandya @ankurfactorial.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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Sue Goldie Has Parkinson’s Disease (Gift Article)
An acclaimed researcher is an expert at explaining complicated problems. Now she has to confront the most vexing question: What is happening to her?
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Minttu Rönn @mintturonn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
"no babies were born with HIV or syphilis in 2022 and 2023, while a 2023 national survey confirmed 0 hepatitis B among young children...achievements are backed by universal health coverage, which guarantees free antenatal care, vaccines and diagnostic services for all residents, including migrants"
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Maria Glymour @mariaglymour.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Undergrad Hackathon for Health Equity on infectious diseases. Oct 18 @buhaririinstitute.bsky.social (Boston). Come learn about epidemiology research & dive into real data with fun mentors and epi-curious colleagues. Info: bit.ly/46Na9ca. Register: bit.ly/3KL6pzd. #EpiSky #DataSciSky #PublicHealth
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Hackathon for Health Equity
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STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Join our colleagues at the Centre for History in Public Health on 28th October for a seminar examining the relationship between AIDS and migration controls in Britain during the 1980s & ’90s. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... @lshtmhistory.bsky.social #HIV
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AIDS and the screening debate: race, mobility and migration, 1985-1995 | LSHTM
This presentation explores how efforts to manage the spread of AIDS intersected with broader efforts to restrict African migration in late twentieth century Britain. Its target audience is students
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HIVMA @hivma.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
New CDC guidelines recommend twice-a-year injectable lenacapavir as a new option for #HIV prevention. FDA approved this medication in June 2025, expanding HIV PrEP options with the potential to advance efforts to end the HIV epidemic. #FundHIV. Read the full clinical recommendation: bit.ly/47WMx5P
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Clinical Recommendation for the Use of Injectable Lenacapavir ...
This report describes a clinical recommendation to use injectable lenacapavir as an HIV preexposure prophylaxis.
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Minttu Rönn @mintturonn.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
"It was estimated that, by their 18th birthday, 61% (95% UI, 58%-63%) of US children were ever enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and 42% (95% UI, 38%-46%) were ever uninsured." From Ye Shen et al. @ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Health Insurance Dynamics During Childhood in the US
This decision analytical modeling study aimed to estimate childhood insurance outcomes, including the proportions of those who had ever been enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP or had ever been uninsured.
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Joe Sorg @thejoesorg.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We're hiring! 5 tenure track assistant professors. 2 #microbiology, 2 #Evolution, 1 #biologicalclocks jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675062/f...
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Five Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in Microbiology, Evolution, and Biological Clocks - College Station, Texas job with Department of Biology - TAMU | 675062
Texas A&M University (TAMU) invites applications for five full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions
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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience! It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐 Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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MC Stan @mc-stan.org · 17/09/2025
MC Stan is here! Follow for the latest Stan news, and tag if you want us to repost your posts about new papers, packages, courses, etc. about Stan
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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus on organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT! Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889
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Philippa Matthews @pippa-matt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
📢 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 🧪
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'Plan-B': Impact of changes in the global funding landscape for Hepatitis B clinical and research programmes
We are a team of clinicians and researchers based at the Francis Crick Institute in London, and working with international partners and collaborators to advance progress towards hepatitis B eliminatio...
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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
1/ 🚨 #JobOffer Two fixed term, Senior Executive Officer (PostDoc equivalent) Mathematical Modeller / Research Software Engineer positions at UKHSA. 🗓️ Appointment term: Fixed-term, available until Mar 2028 ⏳ Application deadline: 23:59 BST, Wed 10 Sep 2025 #AcademicJobs #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth
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Whitney Robinson @whitneyepi.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
A Labor Day podcast recommend The biggest changes I’ve made in 2025 all flow back to Robert Putnam’s ideas here: thick, layered social groups —> functional local governments & better personal well-being & healthy national politics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Join or Die with Robert Putnam
Podcast Episode · What Now? with Trevor Noah · 01/23/2025 · 1h 6m
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Peter Aldhous @peteraldhous.com · 29/08/2025
ICYMI: Chicago Has a Huge Lead Pipe Problem—and We Mapped It. Collaboration @insideclimatenews.org @grist.org @wbez.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...
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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Excited to announce a search for an Associate or Full Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling at Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics. Details at link and below. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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IDDjobs @iddjobs.org · 22/08/2025
Other (London, UK) Senior Mathematical Modeller/Research Software Engineer in the NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) at UK HSA More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/2350
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Jonathan Bartlett @jonathan-bartlett.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
We are recruiting a Research Fellow to develop machine learning based methods for handling missing data @lshtm.bsky.social. See jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... for more details.
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Job Opportunity at LSHTM: Research Fellow
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working i...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy. Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky bit.ly/40TZR6J
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Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
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Kat Coyte @coytelab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A new 4 year PostDoc position in our lab! Modeling + experiments to explore dynamics of carbon fixing hot-spring microbiomes. Part of an exciting multidisciplinary team with Sophie Nixon, @brockhurstlab.bsky.social & others Please share & get in touch if interested! tinyurl.com/e7j7bha3
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Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Oxford Road
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Aki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
All three books I've co-authored are freely available online for non-commercial use: - #Bayesian Data Analysis, 3rd ed (aka BDA3) at stat.columbia.edu/~gelman/book/ - #Regression and Other Stories at avehtari.github.io/ROS-Examples/ - Active Statistics at avehtari.github.io/ActiveStatis...
The cover of Bayesian Data Analysis bookThe cover of Regression and Other Stories bookThe cover of Active Statistics book
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Minttu Rönn @mintturonn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
"In interviews, the employees conveyed sadness about the police officer who had died trying to keep them safe, and a feeling of betrayal and devastation at being demonized while working to improve Americans’ health." (OA link) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...
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After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 07/08/2025
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
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CCDD @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
New meta-analysis updates global estimates of perinatal & breastfeeding HIV transmission & effectiveness of prevention strategies. Findings inform new UNAIDS 2025 Epidemic Estimates - aidsinfo.unaids.org. From @mkwalters3.bsky.social‬, @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social & collaborators @ bit.ly/46BpIUw
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AIDSinfo | UNAIDS
UNAIDS leads the world's most extensive data collection on HIV epidemiology, programme coverage and finance and publishes the most authoritative and up-to-date information on the HIV epidemic.
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UW-Madison Sociology @uwsoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
We're hiring! Please share with your networks! The Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in the field of demography of health and aging beginning in August 2026 jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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Sarah Alexander @sarah1alexander.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Benefits and challenges of PoCT #STIHIV2025
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Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
#stihiv2025 🧪 Leading the way on evidence for #STI screening in young people STICH trial Zimbabwe @chidodc.bsky.social Critical issues for a screening programme: - ensuring treatment if positive - partner notification - does it actually reduce morbidity? 👍 Rashida Ferrand @lshtm.bsky.social
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Minttu Rönn @mintturonn.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I am vicariously experiencing #stihiv2025 through social media!
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Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Looking forward to talking #STI 🧪 @stihiv2025.org with @chidodc.bsky.social @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social @oriolmitja.bsky.social @joetucker.bsky.social @picardonhealth.bsky.social @yhgrad.bsky.social @mckline98.bsky.social @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social
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Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
STI & HIV 2025 World Congress #stihiv2025 starts Montreal Sunday 27th July stihiv2025.org/program/ @stihiv2025.org Absolutely delighted for this to be my first 🧪 feed post The world's biggest conference dedicated to research on sexually transmitted infections #chlamydia #gonorrhoea #syphilis 🧵
STI&HIV2025 World Congress starts in Montreal Sunday 27th July https://stihiv2025.org/
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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
📲 Access all oral #abstracts, poster exhibitions, e-posters, late breakers and #mpox abstracts from #IAS2025 for free in our #abstract book: zurl.co/juTQV
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IDDjobs @iddjobs.org · 15/07/2025
2 PhD positions (London, UK) In real-time infectious disease modelling with @‪@sbfnk.bsky.social‬ @‪@anne-cori.bsky.social‬ @‪@seabbs.bsky.social‬ at @‪@lshtm.bsky.social‬ @‪@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social‬ @‪@ukhsa.bsky.social‬ More details: iddjobs.org/jobs/2336
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James Hay @jameshay.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
We're hiring a modelling postdoc at PSI Oxford for two exciting projects: 1) modelling the early immune responses to Nipah vaccination, and 2) joining the PRESTO team working on immunobridging in vaccine evaluation studies. tinyurl.com/5abbxrjh Get in touch for more info! Deadline 4th August.
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 03/07/2025
In which countries do scientists earn the most? Does having a doctorate degree provide greater job security than having a master’s degree? What sectors and jobs do Ph.D.-holders in different parts of the world end up in? These questions and more are now easier to answer, thanks to a new database… ⮛
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How do research careers compare across countries? New global database has some answers
Online tool from the Research and Innovation Careers Observatory allows users to compare salary, typical career destinations, and more
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Peter MacPherson @petermacp.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
In meta analysis of data from nearly half a million people, we found that men have higher M. #tuberculosis immunoreactivity risk than women. Likely to be key driver of sex differences in global tuberculosis morbidity & mortality @hannahrickman.bsky.social 🛟🧪 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
The first page of the Lancet Public Health manuscripts Two graphs showing a) prevalence of MTB immunoreactivity by sex and age and b) ARTI by sex and ageFigure showing male-to-female prevalence ratio in MTB immunoreactivity
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Simon Cauchemez @scauchemez.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Just few days left to apply to one of these postdoc positions in my infectious disease modelling Unit at @pasteur.fr in Paris!
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