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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 5h

Welcome to another year in Cambridge! Happened upon preparations for the matriculation photo in college this morning.

A group of students in gowns queue and are added to a stand that has been set up for a formal photograph, on the edge of the grass of a court in Cambridge (Nevile's Court, Trinity College).

Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Funded PhD in Cambridge: "Mathematical and computational methods to discover and characterise critical genetic features in RNA viruses, with application to Rift Valley Fever Virus" Group: skittrallgroup.org Ad: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/project-refe... Info: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply

Goats in the shade of a thatched hut during an investigation into a Rift Valley fever outbreak in Saudi Arabia, 2000. Courtesy CDC/Abbigail Tumpey

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

UK outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis. tl;dr: investigation still ongoing, but cook your eggs properly - and make sure the places you go out to eat do too. Further information: www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Congratulations and welcome to the final year clinical students in Cambridge who are joining us today as doctors!

A crowd of people in Cambridge academical dress inside the Cambridge Corn Exchange

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Reminder that Cambridge has a Clinical Lecturer post in Virology (MV or ID/MV) with applications closing Monday (8th June). You need to be medically qualified and post-PhD/MD. I am a contact for informal queries. Advertisement: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/nihr-cl...

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NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology

Applications are invited for a Clinical Lecturer in Medical Virology (Department of Medicine or Department of Pathology). Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus this post offers unrivalled opportuni...

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Nick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

First genome sequence from Andes hantavirus strain from ongoing ship outbreak posted on Virological: virological.org/t/complete-s... courtesy Swiss National Reference Centre for Emerging Viral Infections, Geneva University Hospitals, University of Zurich

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Complete sequence of Orthohantavirus andesense virus: Swiss resident 2026

Posted on behalf of the Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Viral Infections, Geneva University Hospitals and the Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich (Partner Laboratory Natio...

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Academic Clinical Fellowship in Medical Virology or MV/ID (for GMC-registered doctors; ST3 entry) in Cambridge open, closes 13/05/2026. Formal advertisement: www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin.... Contact me with queries about this/future virology academic clinical opportunities!

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Melissa Barber @mbarber.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Today, MSF is going public with something we've been fighting behind closed doors for months: Gilead will not sell us their new HIV drug, lenacapavir. The sticking point isn't even price, they just refuse to sell. Open letter linked + explainer 🧵1/ www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/gilea...

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Gilead refuses to sell groundbreaking HIV prevention drug to MSF

Blocking humanitarian organizations from accessing a medical breakthrough puts vulnerable people across the world in danger.

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Dr Edward Hill @edmhill.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

1/ 🚨 Hiring: Postdoctoral researcher at Uni of Warwick working with Matt Keeling & Mike Tildesley #IDsky #EpiSky 🧪 ❓ Use modelling approaches to study historic spread of H5N1 in US dairy industry. Consider future outbreak dynamics for US & UK cattle industry. 📅 Apply by 23:55 UK time, 15 Apr 2026👇

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Research Fellow (111466-0326) - University of Warwick

Title: Research Fellow (111466-0326). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term

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Charlotte Houldcroft @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Things I learned today: The same genetic variant that protects against norovirus, also protects against rotavirus! Protective SNP went up in frequency over last 8.5kya in Europe & Asia We know cows & pigs have their own rotavirus species... doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

“Resource constraints cannot be used to justify withholding proven care in a research study involving people.” @who.int with a much clearer and clearly argued statement than most of what I’ve seen on this. 🧪 www.who.int/news/item/13...

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Statement on the planned hepatitis B birth dose vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau

WHO is aware of the proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the hepatitis B birth dose vaccine in Guinea-Bissau. Based on questions raised in publicly available information and consultation with...

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The UK *is* losing a generation of scientists. I know lots of brilliant people who have left their jobs / the country because of the limited jobs & funding. Once lost, they cannot ever be replaced. The UK government is overseeing the death of UK academic science, and it doesn't seem to care.

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The @rcpath.bsky.social essay competitions are open! One competition for foundation doctors; one for university students. Covering all branches of pathology (including, of course, viruses). Title this year on diagnostics. See www.rcpath.org/discover-pat... for full title and Ts&Cs.

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Essay competitions

Essay competitions open to science, medical and veterinary undergraduates and foundation doctors looking to specialise in pathology.

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Consultant Virologist clinical job in Cambridge (where I do my clinical work): www.healthjobsuk.com/job/v7731235 More details at www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg... and www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

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Job vacancy: Consultant Virologist or Consultant Clinical Scientist in Virology, UK Health Security Agency, Cambridge | trac.jobs

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Four ACF posts in Cambridge in infection, start August 2026, application deadline 30th October: 1 in ID (+GIM/MM/MV) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin... 2 in MM (alone or +ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin... www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin... 1 in MV (alone or + ID) www.oriel.nhs.uk/Web/PermaLin...

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Earlier this year, @rcpath.bsky.social kindly awarded me a research medal. They interviewed me on a broad range of topics, including my flu research, my career, the impact of COVID-19, and my thoughts on where the area is heading. Link: www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...

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Member spotlight – 2024 Silver Research Medal Winner, Dr Jordan Skittrall

Back in April, we announced the winners of the College’s 2024 Trainees’ Gold and Silver Research Medals.

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

New clinical paper! With @mdfortune.bsky.social. What is in those recorded messages you get when you call a hospital switchboard? And who decides those messages? Does anybody check them? More importantly, what is that earbug track that plays when the messages finish? doi.org/10.1016/j.fh... 🧵 1/7

Graphical abstract of paper: Hospital switchboard hold messages, hold music, and time spent waiting.

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

2025 RCPath essay prize competitions open to undergraduates studying any field of pathology, and to Foundation Doctors. Friendly reminder (from a virologist) you can submit covering any pathology specialty! www.rcpath.org/discover-pat...

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Essay competitions

Essay competitions open to science, medical and veterinary undergraduates and Foundation doctors looking to specialise in pathology.

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Review request sent on Christmas Eve, 10-day turnaround. I turned it down today after 2nd reminder on a non-working day. I would have been a suitable reviewer. Sending the request was probably great for editorial KPIs, but surely selected out reviewers willing to turn down something inappropriate?!

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

If you are in the UK, eligible for a 'flu vaccine, and have not yet had one, now is the time to get it!

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Jordan P. Skittrall @skittrallj.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

Still pondering implications of 1st UK COVID Enquiry report <https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/>... initial thoughts keep returning to how to build appropriate adaptability into a system. One key lesson? Recognise when a plan no longer covers the situation on the ground.

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Inquiry Module Reports - UK Covid-19 Inquiry

The Inquiry published its first report and recommendations following its investigation into the UK’s ‘Resilience and preparedness (Module 1).

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