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Viral Persistence from COVID-19? In a recent interview, the head of the NIH mentioned that they now believe viral persistence is one of the major contributors to long-term COVID-19. Studies are now starting to point to the possibility of viral persistence of Sars-cov 2. Why is…
Student Spotlight! 🔦 Keep an eye open for our spotlight posts and see what our postgraduate students are up to. Check out the details of Honours Student Lara Stevens’ project for the upcoming year. @scienceSUN #geotwitter
First for South Africa. zTB in people. nature.com/articles/d4414…
We continue our high level scientific seminars at Stellenbosch University, all welcome to Prof @Thuls_M seminar, Prof Thulani is one of few P-rated (presidential rated) researchers in South Africa 🇿🇦
We continue our high level scientific seminars at Stellenbosch University, all welcome to Prof @Thuls_M seminar, Prof Thulani is one of few P-rated (presidential rated) researchers in South Africa 🇿🇦
US-dosent trap fiets om studente te help netwerk24.com/netwerk24/za/e… via @Netwerk24
Congratulations to Dr Steve Chingwaru, Dr Bjorn von der Heyden, and Dr Margreth Tadie: Their paper is one of the Top 100 Chemistry papers published in Scientific Reports for 2023. Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s41598… @scienceSUN #geotwitter
Stellenbosch laser physicists to develop protocol for production of high-tech radiopharmaceuticals engineeringnews.co.za/article/stelle…
Scientists challenge research showing SA’s white shark population is stable dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…
Calling all Indigenous and minoritized language content creators! Our 2024 #LanguageLodge workshop series begins March 12. This free six-week program will help you co-create media with language communities around the world. Learn more: s.si.edu/3Iue9kw #CulturalVitality
Thank you @BinitaKane @Helen_Oakleigh @doctorasadkhan and @gezmedinger for this feature. @dbkell #teamclots
Thank you @BinitaKane @Helen_Oakleigh @doctorasadkhan and @gezmedinger for this feature. @dbkell #teamclots
Curious about the @WorldBank careers? Join us online or in person this Tuesday at 13:00 SAST to hear from Min Ji Sohn, an Environmental Analyst at the World Bank. Register here:tinyurl.com/46mdkt8r
This sounds so interesting Rowan Walker! But it also sounds like really hard field work in a harsh environment? No more titanium implants for you, we hope! @SUearthsciences @StellenboschUni @FutureMaties
This sounds so interesting Rowan Walker! But it also sounds like really hard field work in a harsh environment? No more titanium implants for you, we hope! @SUearthsciences @StellenboschUni @FutureMaties
How cool is it that our structural lecturer, Prof Alex Kisters, is all the way in Australia, being one of the presenters of the 30th Geology of Gold course, and guest of the University of Melbourne!? We hope you have the best time, Alex! @scienceSUN #geotwitter #suearthscience
Don't just blame the orcas for white shark 'decline', say experts timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-d… via @TimesLIVE
Student Spotlight! 🔦 Keep an eye open for our spotlight posts and see what our postgraduate students are up to. Check out the details of Honours Student Anesu Karadzandima’s project for the upcoming year. @scienceSUN @susanne_fietz
Emergency food crisis! Our peers and students need our help now more than ever. There are many ways to get involved; see below. Online donation: web-apps.sun.ac.za/donor-contribu… GivenGain: givengain.com/campaign/move4… #SU #move4food #givengain #bridgethegap #everylittlebithelps @scienceSUN
Gates Foundation funds African scientists searching for TB and malaria cure engineeringnews.co.za/article/gates-…
Happy to learn more about your work Nina! But why would one want to say the alphabet backwards?!
Happy to learn more about your work Nina! But why would one want to say the alphabet backwards?!
The 400-year-old story of oaks: From cultural icons to invaders and victims phys.org/news/2024-02-y… via @physorg_com
The Department of Physics at Stellenbosch University is looking for applicants for a full-time doctoral scholarship. Applicants must have a masters degree and have lived outside South Africa for the past two years. Apply by 29 Feb. #scholarship bit.ly/3T50pD1
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“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”- Nelson Mandela Happy #FreedomDay 🇿🇦 @scienceSUN
Bird flu risk to humans an ‘enormous concern,’ WHO says. But let’s just wait and see right ? That works like a charm 👌🏻 globalnews.ca/news/10432339/…
Viral Persistence from COVID-19? In a recent interview, the head of the NIH mentioned that they now believe viral persistence is one of the major contributors to long-term COVID-19. Studies are now starting to point to the possibility of viral persistence of Sars-cov 2. Why is…
Fantastic news @PutrinoLab and another share of our paper nature.com/articles/s4159… for those that might have missed it! Check out @polybioRF for the various funding initiatives for viral persistence research initiatives.
I know #LongCovid twitter has been buzzing today bc @NIHDirector has unambiguously named viral persistence as a driver of LC pathobiology. I’m thrilled to see this too and I view it as an historic moment. However, today I’d like to do a little @microbeminded2 appreciation post 1/
"The last hurdle is raising R400 000 to convert this room into a pop-up ICU," explains Sachen Naidu, a core member of Save7 (@SaveSevenLives), a student-led non-profit organisation focused on organ donation awareness.
[THREAD] A group of our students is on a mission to establish a specialised ICU for organ donors at Tygerberg Hospital. This dedicated unit, dubbed the Life Pod, aims to boost the hospital's capacity for posthumous organ transplant, potentially saving up to 100 lives annually.
First zoonotic TB detected in human sputum in South Africa. #tb #zoonotic #zoonotictb #onehealth #bovinetb #zoonotic @WOAH @SUhealthsci @tbgenomics @drwjgoosen @MatiesResearch @StellenboschUni
First for South Africa. zTB in people. nature.com/articles/d4414…
We continue our high level scientific seminars at Stellenbosch University, all welcome to Prof @Thuls_M seminar, Prof Thulani is one of few P-rated (presidential rated) researchers in South Africa 🇿🇦
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Minister @DrBladeNzimande launching South Africa Higher Education Innovation Fund, strategic #ScienceDiplomacy partnership between @dsigovza @HigherEduGovZA @UNDPSouthAfrica to provide support entrepreneurs, boost youth employment
Our microclots methods finding traction! @dbkell Amyloid-Fibrinogen Aggregates ("Microclots") Predict Risks of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Mortality PDF: ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/…
Congratulations to Dr Steve Chingwaru, Dr Bjorn von der Heyden, and Dr Margreth Tadie: Their paper is one of the Top 100 Chemistry papers published in Scientific Reports for 2023. Read it here: doi.org/10.1038/s41598… @scienceSUN #geotwitter
It's Graduation Week! Join us at Coetzenburg Athletics Stadium to celebrate our graduates' achievements. After each ceremony, come and raise a toast with us at the Alumni Clubhouse, Die Stal. See you there! 🎉 #GraduationWeek #MatiesAlumni
Quantum@SUN summitting Chapman’s Peak. Spectacular views over Hout Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. @MatiesResearch @StellenboschUni
Today we're launching Sequencer, a writer-owned science publication. The three best science journalists I know (@laxmevy @d_samorodnitsky @goes_by_kim) and I are putting our experiment out into the world, and we hope you'll follow along: sequencermag.com
Do you know of a researcher who has made a meaningful contribution to SA’s research environment? The NRF invites nominations for the 2024 NRF Awards. Please follow this link for details: nrf.ac.za/2024-nrf-award…. Deadline for nominations: 12 April 2024
NRF-SARAO supports the Botswana International University of Science and Technology to host the first radio telescope in Botswana through the Africa Radio Astronomy Programme. More here: sarao.ac.za/news/sarao-sup…
Calling all Indigenous and minoritized language content creators! Our 2024 #LanguageLodge workshop series begins March 12. This free six-week program will help you co-create media with language communities around the world. Learn more: s.si.edu/3Iue9kw #CulturalVitality
Thank you @BinitaKane @Helen_Oakleigh @doctorasadkhan and @gezmedinger for this feature. @dbkell #teamclots
Here is our Special Feature Presentation 40 min Film "UNDERSTANDING MICRO CLOTS" Subscribe to YouTube channel @LCCWYCD #LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #TeamClots #LongCovidAwarenessDay #LongCovidrecovery #LongCovidKids #IndependantFilm @BinitaKane @resiapretorius @long_covid
Great to see Bettine van Vuuren @UjZoology #SANAP feature in @SCAR_Tweets #IDW2024 post. @dsigovza @environmentza @NRF_News @go2uj
Happy International Women's Day to the incredible polar women out there, both existing and aspiring! #IWD2024 Whether on the ice or off, women excel in various polar careers. Find inspiration in these 200 outstanding women in the polar world: womeninpolarscience.org/100polarwomen/
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