The BSP spring meeting is not just offering great talks - we also have an exciting breakout program!
@christina-naula.bsky.social from @glasgow.ac.uk and co-host of @microbetv.bsky.social This Week in Parasitism is interviewing Prof Poppy @lamberton-lab.bsky.social about her scientific career.
Exciting 4-yr Postdoc opportunity on our new project (DRIVERS): Identifying drivers of #schistosomiasis treatment failure & recommendations for treatment strategies.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
Exciting 4-yr Postdoc opportunity on our new project (DRIVERS): Identifying drivers of #schistosomiasis treatment failure & recommendations for treatment strategies.
PDRA will analyse individual-level factors behind poor efficacy & reinfection.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Apply by 26 Jan.
One of our objectives w/ #WickedSchisto is to understand what #WASH interventions are popular and cost-effective in #schistosomiasis endemic communities.
Securing govt & district-level buy-in was one of our first steps, to ensure the project is rooted in local systems, priorities & leadership.
Each community has its own story, its own systems, and its own challenges.
We visited yet another subcounty to engage its community leaders and health team on #WickedSchisto. Sustainable #research starts w/ meaningful engagement at the grassroots level.
Before data collection begins, there’s one thing we never skip: community entry.
Earlier today, the #WickedSchisto team met w/ subcounty leaders to introduce our work and ensure communities are fully informed and involved from the start.
Collaboration first, data later. 🤝
#WASH #NTDs #Uganda
We are starting off strong in #Mayuge district of #Uganda with a #WickedSchisto stakeholder engagement meeting.
We believe collaborating 🫱🏼🫲🏾 w/ all stakeholders at the national, district and local levels can lead to sustainable change in #WASH interventions for #schistosomiasis. 🪱🧪
At the Stakeholders Meeting, Dr Alfred Mubangizi (Ag. Asst Commissioner, Vector-borne and NTDs at the Uganda MoH) in his welcome remarks, underscored the timely nature of #WickedSchisto and shared that the MoH was proud to be collaborating with @lamberton-lab.bsky.social on this very important work.
1,2,3… and we’re live!
Excited to share that our much anticipated project #WickedSchisto has officially kicked off in Uganda!
This is an interdisciplinary project, aimed at developing a framework to identify cost-effective interventions for #WASH-associated diseases.
At #NNN2025? 👀 Curious about our #WickedSchisto project on the most cost-effective and affordable #WASH intervention for schistosomiasis control? Come chat with us! 💬
Any of our lab members will be glad to share what we’re working on.
At the ongoing European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health conference, Dr Osakunor, a Newton Intl Fellow at the #LambertonLab shared about our #capability study on #schistosomiasis.
This is a game changer for how we measure health outcomes for #schisto interventions.
#ECTMIH2025
SBOHVM's @poppylamberton.bsky.social @lamberton-lab.bsky.social
and partners will lead a global collaboration to tackle #Schistosomiasis
Read the full story @ gla.ac.uk/schools/bohv...
Also watch an interview with Poppy👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62CHi4daTY
#tropicaldiseases #OneHealth
We are happy to have some of our lab members are at the 16th Annual #NTD #NGO Network (NNN) Conference in Uganda.
You can spot them in our “Ask me about #WickedSchisto” T-shirts tomorrow!
#NNN2025
Great to visit with the Town Clerk of Jinja, before starting. @lamberton-lab.bsky.social
🎉 A preschool-aged child has been treated with the new paediatric formulation of #praziquantel in #Uganda, by the Paediatric Praziquantel Consortium.
This is a much anticipated milestone towards the control & elimination of #schistosomiasis 👏🏾.
www.pediatricpraziquantelconsortium.org/newsroom/fir...
💡Lazaaro @mlazaaro.bsky.social has been a member of the lab since 2017. A seasoned #socialscientist, he studied #schistosomiasis perceptions & co-developed a health education intervention in #Uganda. Now a #PhD student, his focus is on people's lived experiences w/ #WASH in schisto-endemic areas 🌟
💡 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 🌟
Such a good way to celebrate the #WorldNTDDay!
Congratulations, Niger!
#Onchocerciasis #RiverBlindness
This #WorldNTDDay, we are reminded to UNITE with other researchers, governments and professionals as we generate evidence that drives action. By translating research into practice, we empower implementers to ACT, bringing us closer to our goal to ELIMINATE #NTDs.
#BeatNTDs
💡 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 🌟
If 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... 🧪
💡 Dr Sam Fenton @thefentagon.bsky.social is a population geneticist who joined the lab in 11/2024. Having previously worked on a range of different systems, his work in the group focuses on using #wholegenomesequencing #WGS to test the efficacy of drugs tackling #Onchocerciasis (#RiverBlindness)🌟
We 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 🧪
We are very proud of our #LambertonLab #PostDoc @lydiatrippler.bsky.social! Way to go, Lydia! 💪
#InCORNTD
💡Rivka @rivkamlim.bsky.social a final-year @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded PhD researcher, is passionate about advancing the #epidemiological evaluation of #schistosomiasis control programs and #interventions. She hopes her work will make a real difference in the lives of those affected by #NTDs
💡 @praiseadeyemo.bsky.social is a PhD student at the lab researching facilitators & barriers to implementing #NTD policies. B4 her PhD, she worked on #HealthSystemsStrengthening & #AMR in Nigeria. She previously researched #OneHealth economic implications of #livestockschistosomiasis in N. Senegal
Check out our lab account! We are introducing ourselves in the coming days. 💡
💡Dr. Lydia Trippler @lydiatrippler.bsky.social is a field #epidemiologist w/ expertise in implementing #schistosomiasis #interventions. She joined the lab in 07/2024 funded by @snsf-ch.bsky.social She combines #healtheconomics with #geospatial analyses to assess interventions' impact on schisto🌟
💡Poppy @poppylamberton.bsky.social is a Prof of #GlobalHealth leading an #interdisciplinaryteam of #epidemiologists, #socialscientists, #healtheconomists, #engineers & #populationgeneticists. The team's research focuses on improving the lives of those affected by #NTDs, particularly schisto & oncho
Happy New Year from the Lamberton Lab! 🌍 We study transmission & control of #Schistosomiasis, #Onchocerciasis & more. Looking forward to sharing relevant #NTD research and collaborating w/ more researchers! Follow us for more insights.
Learn more 👉 https://www.poppylamberton.com/ ✨🧬
#GlobalHealth