Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Hi, did you change the deadline for oral presentations to the same day as poster ones? This is what it looks like on the website now? 100
Reposted by Rivka LimWallace Marshall @wallaceucsf.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Cell biology is producing mountains of microscopy data, usually a given paper got that data for some purpose, but what if you could find relevant data that you could use to answer your own questions? in her new preprint, @marymirvis.bsky.social develops Systematic Review methods to do just that 1374
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Congratulations Aidan and Petra, you guys are amazing!!! 020
Reposted by Rivka LimScience Magazine @science.org · 19/02/2025Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/4328LADscim.ag‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protestsNew group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies 2722360
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I just looked at my student loan statement. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT!! So much interest, that thing is never going away. #UK #student 010
Reposted by Rivka LimThe Lamberton Lab @lamberton-lab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025💡 On today's post of #MeetOurLabMembers is Marina @marinakglr.bsky.social, a final-year #PhD student funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social. Her #research is a multidisciplinary study investigating the transmission and the risk of the Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever #CCHF Virus in #Uganda 🌟 041
Reposted by Rivka LimThe Lamberton Lab @lamberton-lab.bsky.social · 30/01/2025💡 Moses @arimoz3.bsky.social is a PhD student at the #LambertonLab. An #epidemiologist with a background in #parasitology, he's passionate about #populationhealth equity & equality. He has extensive experience in implementation and operational research targeting #NTD control and elimination 🌟 072
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 24/01/2025If you missed the webinar for @isntd.bsky.social it is now possible to see the interesting talk on #test and #treat strategies for #schistosomiasis control and #elimination featuring our colleague @lydiatrippler.bsky.social @lamberton-lab.bsky.social www.infontd.org/practical-ma... 🧪infontd.orgTest & Treat Strategies for Schistosomiasis | InfoNTDISNTD Connect session in collaboration with the Global Schistosomiasis Alliance, which will outline some exciting advances in Test & Treat strategies for schistosomiasis. As schistosomiasis prevalence... 082
Reposted by Rivka LimThe Lamberton Lab @lamberton-lab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025We were in Rwanda at the International Conference on #NTD #Research in #Africa to share and learn more about the ever-growing knowledge on NTDs. #InCORNTD is always a great time meeting with friends and collaborators in the #schistosomiasis 🪱 research space 🧪 0172
Reposted by Rivka LimAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2025Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals" 1514323658577
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Oh. Trump has been in office one day and is making a terrifying statement on how he is going to run things. Especially on science and gender rights. Urgh. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhat Trump’s flurry of executive orders means for scienceThe new president signed decrees designed to shift the US government’s stance on climate and public health. 000
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 19/01/2025There’s a stain on the stairs at my work. I’ve been there for years and it’s always been there. It always makes me think of Freddy Mercury!! 140
Reposted by Rivka LimThe Lamberton Lab @lamberton-lab.bsky.social · 25/12/2024It’s been a long and rewarding year at the Lamberton Lab, and we’re excited to wind down for the holidays 💃🏽💃🕺🏽🕺 ! Wishing everyone a #MerryChristmas 🎄 and a #HappyNewYear 🥳! 1121
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Great new paper published in Parasites and Vectors. Looking at distribution of snail vector of #schistosomiasis pre and post snail control treatment. 🧪 0101
Reposted by Rivka LimBluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 13/12/2024In the past month alone, over 12M people joined Bluesky, with daily active users growing 10x. We received more reports in two days than in all of last year, and have integrated new systems and quadrupled our moderation team to try and keep up. Sometimes, we have to work quickly to correct errors. 99490971305
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Vote for Go Jauntly as the walkers’ app of the year! Haven’t downloaded @gojauntly.bsky.social yet? Download it now and then vote for it! 242
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 12/12/2024This is a really interesting article about the complexities involved in developing a diagnotic test in a global health setting. They highlight that the perceived value and purpose may vary with different stakeholders and settings pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govEquivocal diagnostics: Making a ‘good’ point-of-care test for elimination in global healthWhat is a diagnostic test for? We might assume the answer to this question is straightforward. A good test would help identify what disease someone suffers from, assist health providers to determine t... 010
Reposted by Rivka LimOliver Koch @okoch.bsky.social · 09/12/2024www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comWHO sends experts to help Congo diagnose mystery diseaseThe World Health Organization said on Friday it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. 011
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Oh what a great supervisory team this would be AND a great project! 010
Rivka Lim @rivkamlim.bsky.social · 09/12/2024This is a really interesting read about the gender bias in academia retention - specifically post-PhD. Apparently women are more likely than men to leave as they feel pushed out or disrespected. And this gender gap gets worse with seniority. 🧪 3257