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Professor Robert Heyderman

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Professor David Goldblatt

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Mr Steven Kuo

Research Unit Manager
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Mr Rodrick Sambakunsi

MPRU Public Engagement Manager
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Dr Asia-Sophia Wolf

Research Associate in Mucosal and Vaccine Immunology
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Dr Brenda Kwambana-Adams

Research Associate in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Genomics
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Dr Elizabeth Chan

Research Associate in Bacterial Pathogenesis and Genomics
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Dr John Ojal

Research Fellow in Infectious Disease Modelling

Dr Caroline Weight

Research Associate in Molecular Microbiology

Dr Andrea Gori

Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics

Modupeh Betts

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Akuzike Kalizang'oma

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Mr Todd Swarthout

Senior Research Fellow - Epidemiology; Principal Investigator
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Editorial on UK’s Global Health Respiratory Network published in Journal of Global Health

10 Jan 2020

Paper on climate effects on invasive Salmonella disease published in Scientific Reports

02 Jan 2020

Updates from the MPRU conference in Dakar

06 Dec 2019

Events

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MPRU Leadership Ethics Workshop 2020

University College London

@NIHR_MPRU Twitter feed

RT @NFIDvaccines: 1 in 5 survivors of meningococcal #meningitis live with permanent disabilities. Talk to a healthcare professional t… https://t.co/0xrvuGLSgh
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RT @ShamezLadhani: Pneumococcal disease in England. Currently 40% of invasive pneumococcal disease is due to serotypes 8, 12F & 9N, wh… https://t.co/cXCQuOoeX4
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@gushamilton @LSHTM Hi @gushamilton, please send a CV and motivational letter to ii.mpru@ucl.ac.uk
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RT @TropMedOxford: Interested in Vaccine evaluation and transfer to policy? Join our @TropMedOxford Webinar with Conall Watson… https://t.co/It4cbr3Ggw
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MPRU will sponsor 2 places on the Epidemiological Evaluation of Vaccines course at LSHTM from 6th to 17th July 2020… https://t.co/GT6jaArTWc
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RT @wellcometrust: Let’s make research a safer place to work. With the help of everyone in the research community, we can… https://t.co/MqsLoFm6Pl
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RT @wellcometrust: Researchers are proud of what they do ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ But today’s #ResearchCulture is putting this at risk. Read… https://t.co/3MwttsEuwh
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RT @PedsID4Life: vaccines don’t cause autism #SeduceSomeoneInFourWords https://t.co/1LE2T3xe7A
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RT @KEMRI_Wellcome: Dr. Christina Obiero discussing “Neonatal infections: challenges and ongoing research” during our weekly seminar. https://t.co/D9HVfDi39o
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RT @bosskhan10: Earlier today, researchers from across Europe, The Middle-East and Africa gathered @mrcunitgambia to discuss issues… https://t.co/qofk8QvSF7
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RT @RHeyderman: MDR Klebsiella: an increasing public health threat in many LMIC countries. The co-presence of virulence and AMR gen… https://t.co/znVzdvoSDO
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RT @wellcometrust: If you're an early career researcher, what are the main challenges you face? For @yacadeuro, it's: Lack of time… https://t.co/rNGeOYxdbS
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This research was commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit on Mucosal Pathogens using UK aid from the UK Government. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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